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Best Public Schools in Rowan County, NC

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Schools

19,068

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedCool Spring Elementary125^th of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Morgan Elementary up 331 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Cool Spring Elementary 14.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Henderson High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Faith Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-11	420 North Main Street	Faith	28041	Rowan County	Faith Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 603-8437	938	65	14.4		820 (87.4%)	19 (2.0%)	45 (4.8%)	10 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (4.5%)								(n/a)	51.3	63.0	66.7	41.7	61.8	59.8	82.4	49.4	49.4	44.4	58.8	49.4	63.5	47.0	62.1	43.2	76.5	74.1
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1969 Mocksville Hwy	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-4949	447	31	14.3	99.3%	298 (66.7%)	27 (6.0%)	83 (18.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	89.4	125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		85.1	171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	88.5%	46					84.1	79.2	82.5				81.6	77.9	73.0				82.8		$9,664	$840	$8,824
Bostian Elementary	Public	K-5	4245 Old Beatty Ford Rd	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-2322	342	22	15.6	99.1%	283 (82.7%)	10 (2.9%)	34 (9.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	72	378^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.7%		58.4	592^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	60.3%	214					82.0	68.3	80.0				56.0	58.7	58.3				86.7		$11,138	$1,209	$9,929
Erwin Middle	Public	6-8	170 St Luke's Church Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 279-7265	763	45	17.0	98.4%	517 (67.8%)	104 (13.6%)	93 (12.2%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.4%)	32.6	533^rd of 778 public middle schools	31.5%		21.1	625^th of 773 public middle schools	19.1%	92								47.5	45.9	36.0				45.1	51.8	49.8		57.7	$8,912	$644	$8,268
China Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	514 South Franklin St	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 857-7708	592	32	18.5	99.5%	326 (55.1%)	47 (7.9%)	172 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	20.6	1266^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.1%		9.2	1433^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.8%	167					48.1	39.2	46.2				46.3	43.3	33.0				58.2		$9,544	$1,171	$8,373
China Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1013 North Main St	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-7038	572	30	19.0	99.5%	410 (71.7%)	17 (3.0%)	111 (19.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.6%)	33	528^th of 778 public middle schools	32.1%		36.2	502^nd of 773 public middle schools	35.1%	26								51.4	51.3	30.6				49.2	51.3	42.6		56.9	$9,348	$833	$8,516
Corriher Lipe Middle	Public	6-8	214 West Rice St	Landis	28088	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-7946	457	26	17.9	99.3%	246 (53.8%)	50 (10.9%)	119 (26.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	22.7	629^th of 778 public middle schools	19.2%		22.6	613^th of 773 public middle schools	20.7%	16								44.8	40.0	45.7				45.9	40.6	31.4		43.8	$9,905	$690	$9,216
East Rowan High	Public	9-12	175 St Luke's Church Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 279-5232	986	49	20.0	98.4%	703 (71.3%)	121 (12.3%)	97 (9.8%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (6.2%)	31.7	468^th of 662 public high schools	29.3%		32.3	431^st of 641 public high schools	32.8%	37	49.2	49.8	27.7	66.3															$9,575	$985	$8,590
Granite Quarry Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	118 South Walnut St	Salisbury	28072	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-2154	586	29	19.9	99.5%	284 (48.5%)	128 (21.8%)	105 (17.9%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.4%)	19.8	1283^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	14.0%		19.1	1295^th of 1490 public elementary schools	13.1%	12					50.0	34.4	45.5				30.5	49.0	41.6				55.7		$9,473	$1,028	$8,446
Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Hurley School Rd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3038	466	31	14.8	99.4%	68 (14.6%)	176 (37.8%)	179 (38.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	4.6	1468^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.6%		4	1475^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.0%	7					14.9	9.6	26.9				23.9	24.7	30.8				48.7		$10,704	$1,927	$8,777
Knollwood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3075 Shue Rd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 857-3400	585	31	18.8	99.5%	126 (21.5%)	95 (16.2%)	318 (54.4%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	13.6	1381^st of 1492 public elementary schools	7.4%		6	1459^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.1%	78					36.7	31.0	55.3				26.6	35.3	36.0				50.6		$9,926	$1,540	$8,386
Landis Elementary	Public	K-5	801 West Ryder Ave	Landis	28088	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 857-3111	613	33	18.6	99.5%	304 (49.6%)	91 (14.8%)	174 (28.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	52.7	683^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	54.2%		54.9	657^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.9%	26					69.4	59.5	70.1				46.3	57.8	51.4				68.2		$10,725	$1,433	$9,293
Morgan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3860 Liberty Rd	Gold Hill	28071	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 636-0169	275	18	14.9	98.9%	237 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)	48.1	766^th of 1492 public elementary schools	48.7%		29.4	1097^th of 1490 public elementary schools	26.4%	331					71.1	46.7	50.0				64.4	44.4	58.8				70.6		$10,627	$1,267	$9,360
Mt Ulla Elementary	Public	K-5	13155 NC 801 Hwy	Mount Ulla	28125	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 278-2750	281	17	16.4	98.9%	189 (67.3%)	11 (3.9%)	56 (19.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	76.5	292^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	80.4%		72.6	353^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	76.3%	61					69.2	75.4	92.5				65.4	65.6	65.0				77.5		$11,028	$1,327	$9,701
North Rowan High	Public	9-12	300 North Whitehead Ave	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 636-4420	555	28	20.0	0.5%	117 (21.1%)	214 (38.6%)	177 (31.9%)	9 (1.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	4.7	631^st of 662 public high schools	4.7%		5.9	617^th of 641 public high schools	3.7%	14	21.0	30.4	10.0	23.5															$12,425	$1,166	$11,259
North Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	512 Charles St	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3018	649	43	15.2	99.5%	101 (15.6%)	283 (43.6%)	201 (31.0%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (8.2%)	5.5	747^th of 778 public middle schools	4.0%		7.1	733^rd of 773 public middle schools	5.2%	14								18.8	20.9	19.2				22.3	32.5	30.7		40.4	$11,802	$1,547	$10,255
North Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Charles St	Spencer	28159	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3042	405	27	15.0	99.3%	85 (21.0%)	152 (37.5%)	122 (30.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.9%)	1	1491^st of 1492 public elementary schools	0.1%		1.5	1487^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.2%	4					16.9	12.2	10.6				18.6	18.9	18.2				32.3		$10,610	$1,852	$8,758
Rockwell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	114 Link St	Rockwell	28138	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-3145	502	30	16.8	99.4%	441 (87.8%)	9 (1.8%)	31 (6.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	66.5	475^th of 1492 public elementary schools	68.2%		49.4	752^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	49.5%	277					80.2	74.4	72.0				52.3	59.8	54.7				74.7		$9,665	$1,123	$8,541
South Rowan High	Public	9-12	1655 Patterson St	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-1161	932	43	21.5	99.7%	552 (59.2%)	85 (9.1%)	230 (24.7%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (5.4%)	19	561^st of 662 public high schools	15.3%		16.2	552^nd of 641 public high schools	13.9%	9	42.5	44.8	19.1	50.0															$9,584	$1,002	$8,582
West Rowan High	Public	9-12	8050 NC 801 Hwy	Mount Ulla	28125	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 278-9233	988	46	21.6	99.7%	497 (50.3%)	180 (18.2%)	221 (22.4%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.5%)	21.3	543^rd of 662 public high schools	18.0%		11.8	588^th of 641 public high schools	8.3%	45	46.4	51.5	25.1	40.2															$9,333	$909	$8,424
West Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Statesville Blvd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 633-4775	707	39	18.2	98.9%	335 (47.4%)	157 (22.2%)	144 (20.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.8%)	21.3	644^th of 778 public middle schools	17.2%		18.2	656^th of 773 public middle schools	15.1%	12								35.8	29.2	39.8				35.7	36.3	47.6		62.4	$9,051	$678	$8,373
Overton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Park Rd W	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3000	237	15	15.3	92.0%	24 (10.1%)	109 (46.0%)	73 (30.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (12.7%)	3.9	1475^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.7	1451^st of 1490 public elementary schools	2.6%	24					18.6	28.6	31.4				23.3	26.3	31.4				37.1		$12,485	$2,175	$10,310
Isenberg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2800 Jake Alexander Blvd N	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3009	509	34	15.0	95.3%	95 (18.7%)	249 (48.9%)	109 (21.4%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (9.8%)	19.9	1280^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.2%		25	1185^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.5%	95					51.9	42.2	31.8				45.0	43.4	28.2				61.2		$10,360	$1,726	$8,634
Dole Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Choate Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3046	388	25	15.5	99.2%	87 (22.4%)	138 (35.6%)	120 (30.9%)	9 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	3	1485^th of 1492 public elementary schools	0.5%		5.5	1466^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.6%	19					18.8	17.1	31.1				18.8	29.3	29.7				31.1		$11,955	$1,494	$10,461
Salisbury High	Public	9-12	500 Lincolnton Rd	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 636-1221	930	47	19.5	99.7%	139 (14.9%)	401 (43.1%)	320 (34.4%)	12 (1.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (5.6%)	10.9	599^th of 662 public high schools	9.5%		11.9	586^th of 641 public high schools	8.6%	13	36.5	41.8	18.4	24.6															$11,029	$745	$10,284
Henderson High	Public	6-12	1215 North Main St	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3134	71	7	10.2	95.8%	15 (21.1%)	38 (53.5%)	7 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (15.5%)	0.9	658^th of 662 public high schools	0.6%					(n/a)	7.1	5.3	536.1							< 5%						6.7		7.7	$25,678	$1,458	$24,220
Southeast Middle	Public	6-8	1570 Peeler Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 638-5561	628	35	18.2	99.5%	191 (30.4%)	118 (18.8%)	271 (43.2%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.0%)	13.4	695^th of 778 public middle schools	10.7%		9.3	723^rd of 773 public middle schools	6.5%	28								41.1	25.6	33.5				31.9	33.8	38.1		43.8	$8,744	$966	$7,779
Millbridge Elementary	Public	K-5	155 Ed Deal Rd	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 855-5591	547	35	15.4	99.5%	410 (75.0%)	10 (1.8%)	94 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.5%)	69.1	432^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	71.0%		70	394^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.6%	38					75.0	69.8	71.2				62.0	61.3	55.8				78.8		$10,417	$1,251	$9,166
Shive Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Holshouser Rd	Rockwell	28138	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 279-2899	413	28	14.5	99.3%	307 (74.3%)	22 (5.3%)	61 (14.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.3%)	47.2	781^st of 1492 public elementary schools	47.7%		44.8	836^th of 1490 public elementary schools	43.9%	55					65.1	43.8	62.1				58.7	44.9	56.9				84.5		$11,083	$1,861	$9,222
Koontz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	685 East Ritchie Rd	Salisbury	28146	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 216-0273	554	38	14.7	92.8%	65 (11.7%)	278 (50.2%)	164 (29.6%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (7.4%)	8.5	1440^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.5%		0.9	1490^th of 1490 public elementary schools	0.0%	50					57.0	10.0	9.8				41.9	18.9	15.2				22.5		$10,522	$1,875	$8,647
Carson High	Public	9-12	290 Kress Venture Dr	China Grove	28023	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 855-7297	1,063	46	22.9	99.7%	677 (63.7%)	67 (6.3%)	253 (23.8%)	12 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.1%)	53.7	298^th of 662 public high schools	55.0%		44.2	343^rd of 641 public high schools	46.5%	45	91.5	56.7	63.7	65.5															$8,570	$767	$7,803
Rowan County Early College	Public	9-12	1333 Jake Alexander Blvd S	Salisbury	28145	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 216-3873	235	7	32.9	98.7%	93 (39.6%)	31 (13.2%)	91 (38.7%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.3%)	83.1	123^rd of 662 public high schools	81.4%		88	91^st of 641 public high schools	85.8%	32	79.4	85.7	64.9	98.3															$7,268	$298	$6,970
West Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Mimosa St	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 278-2131	611	41	15.0	99.5%	343 (56.1%)	70 (11.5%)	129 (21.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.6%)	21.8	1255^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.9%		34.8	1005^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.6%	250					40.4	53.1	50.5				37.4	40.6	39.4				55.0		$7,522	$730	$6,792
Summit Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1636 Parkview Circle	Salisbury	28144	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(704) 630-7274	241	13	18.2	80.5%	125 (51.9%)	44 (18.3%)	51 (21.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.3%)								(n/a)	12.7	26.2	17.9	13.9		26.3	35.7	24.2	31.4	16.2		36.8	57.1	27.3	45.7	36.1	71.4	44.4

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