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Enrollment
707
Middle
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROWAN-SALISBURY SCHOOLS·NCES 370405001631
West Rowan Middle
5925 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury, NC 28147 · (704) 633-4775 · Rowan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of North Carolina public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
699 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 235 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 252 | 36% |
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
36.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
31.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West Rowan Middle
West Rowan Middle's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Rowan Middle this school | 707 | 98.9% | 36.0% |
| W C Friday Middle School Dallas | 618 | 99.5% | 39.9% |
| Leland Middle Leland | 806 | 99.6% | 46.7% |
| J E Holmes Middle Eden | 612 | 99.5% | 34.8% |
| Southern Middle Aberdeen | 620 | 98.9% | 56.1% |
| Holly Shelter Middle Castle Hayne | 801 | 99.1% | 57.8% |
Matched among North Carolina middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West Rowan Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Rowan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #382 of 463 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #403 of 461 | #4 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.7% | #369 of 463 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #151 of 478 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #383 of 456 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #118 of 456 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #250 of 472 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.8% | #79 of 143 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
707
+148 (+26%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 707 | 38.8 | 18.2:1 | 99% (699) |
| 2023-24 | 716 | 39 | 18.4:1 | 97% (691) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 60% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 39 | 14.3:1 | 40% (225) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 39.3 | 16.7:1 | 61% (398) |
| 2015-16 | 645 | 38 | 17.0:1 | 56% (360) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 54% (372) |
| 2000-01 | 1,027 | 62 | 16.6:1 | 25% (253) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 31 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Rowan Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (656 to 707); teachers down 1% (39.3 to 38.8).
About West Rowan Middle
West Rowan Middle operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Salisbury, North Carolina. The school enrolls 707 students in grades 6 through 8.
Rowan-Salisbury Schools includes 32 schools. Together they enroll 17,683 students.
The biggest share of students at West Rowan Middle, 47%, is White. Next come 22% Black, 20% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Rowan County residents. The diversity index for West Rowan Middle is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1. Compared with the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 99% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, West Rowan Middle lands at C-, ahead of 16% of North Carolina public middle schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for West Rowan Middle is -12.7 points: 36.0% actual, 48.6% predicted.
The school's county is Rowan County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $65,725, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,917, West Rowan Middle among them.
Of the public schools around it, West Rowan Middle is closest to Hurley Elementary, about 1.8 miles away. West Rowan Middle has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts West Rowan Middle at 3rd of 8.
Federal data place West Rowan Middle in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 559 to 707, a 26% gain. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.3:1 to 18.2:1.
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Rowan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
149,875
Census ACS
Median income
$65,725
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,917 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools
- Carson HighHigh · 1,063 students
- West Rowan HighHigh · 988 students
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- South Rowan HighHigh · 932 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
Other schools in Salisbury
- East Rowan HighHigh · 986 students
- Salisbury HighHigh · 930 students
- Erwin MiddleMiddle · 763 students
- Southeast MiddleMiddle · 628 students
- Granite Quarry ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Knollwood ElementaryElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Hurley Elementary1.8 mi · 466
- West Rowan High3.4 mi · 988
- Isenberg Elementary4.7 mi · 509
- West Rowan Elementary5.4 mi · 611
- Summit Virtual Academy6.3 mi · 241
- Overton Elementary6.5 mi · 237
Frequently asked questions
About West Rowan MiddleHow large is West Rowan Middle?
West Rowan Middle enrolls approximately 707 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does West Rowan Middle serve?
West Rowan Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does West Rowan Middle have?
West Rowan Middle employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Rowan Middle?
At West Rowan Middle, the student body is approximately 47% White, 20% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is West Rowan Middle in?
West Rowan Middle is part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
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