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Erwin Middle

Public Grades 6-8

625^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 19% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Erwin Middle is a public middle school in Salisbury, North Carolina, serving 812 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which is ranked 207 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Erwin Middle consistently ranks in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools, with a statewide ranking between 594-733 out of 741-793 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state standardized tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Erwin Middle struggles to effectively serve its diverse student population, with the school's rankings for African American, Hispanic, White, and Economically Disadvantaged students all in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools. The school's performance for English Language Learners, Students with Disabilities, and Gifted and Talented students is particularly concerning, with rankings in the bottom 10-20% of the state.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools in the Rowan-Salisbury district, such as West Rowan Middle, Corriher Lipe Middle, China Grove Middle, and Southeast Middle, also struggle academically, with most ranking in the bottom quarter of North Carolina middle schools. This suggests that the challenges faced by Erwin Middle may be part of a broader, systemic issue within the district. While the school's overall performance is poor, there are a few areas where Erwin Middle performs slightly better than the district and state averages, such as 8th-grade science proficiency, and the school's rankings for Multi-racial students are somewhat higher than for other subgroups.

763

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,912

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 St Luke's Church Rd
Salisbury, NC 28146

(704) 279-7265

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Students who attend Erwin Middle usually attend:

High:

East Rowan High

Feeder schools for Erwin Middle:

Elementary:	Granite Quarry Elementary
	Morgan Elementary
	Rockwell Elementary
	Shive Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

African American:

13.6%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (37% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg34%

North Carolina avg54%

625^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools

207^th of 242Rowan-Salisbury Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.1	625 of 773	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	672 of 793	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	611 of 784	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	644 of 786	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	594 of 741	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	600 of 737	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	533 of 691	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.1	503 of 694	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	505 of 692	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.8	525 of 705	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.2	418 of 627	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	390 of 673	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	408 of 662	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.4	380 of 648	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.9	367 of 640	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.5	321 of 630	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.3	339 of 620	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.2	296 of 606	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	59.4	266 of 598	55.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	536 of 546	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	521 of 560	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	454 of 559	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	376 of 550	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.9	498 of 533	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	417 of 519	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	412 of 494	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	441 of 449	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	385 of 504	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	392 of 475	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	20.2	328 of 356	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	611 of 733	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	660 of 738	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	582 of 731	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	631 of 733	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	563 of 706	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	556 of 684	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	574 of 656	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	443 of 458	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	429 of 461	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	405 of 452	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	446 of 450	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	432 of 448	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	379 of 416	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	56.8	60 of 127	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	524 of 562	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.6	554 of 564	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	462 of 553	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	414 of 541	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	344 of 522	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	449 of 493	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	363 of 472	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	653 of 729	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	659 of 743	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	606 of 735	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	594 of 689	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	548 of 633	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	489 of 639	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	426 of 604	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	579 of 733	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	628 of 751	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	592 of 747	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	593 of 748	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	570 of 711	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	595 of 697	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	484 of 665	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	59 of 64	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	317 of 328	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	268 of 306	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	271 of 302	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	233 of 283	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.3	246 of 248	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	434 of 473	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	595 of 649	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	628 of 652	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	633 of 656	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	649 of 658	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	606 of 632	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	608 of 624	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	577 of 596	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-7 vs school

Military Connected (2025)8th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)3rd percentile-16 vs school

African American (2025)2nd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Reading40%-13 vs state

Science35%-25 vs state

Mathematics34%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)			EOG Reading (2025)			EOG Science (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	21.1	625^th of 773 public middle schools	19.1%		18.6	672^nd of 793 public middle schools	15.3%	47	48.5	36.4	19.3	45.5	39.4	36.1	34.7	$8,912	$644	$8,268
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%)	9.3	723^rd of 773 public middle schools	6.5%		10.9	727^th of 793 public middle schools	8.3%	4	36.3	29.4	6.5	30.7	36.6	22.2	22.7	$8,744	$966	$7,779
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%)	7.1	733^rd of 773 public middle schools	5.2%		6.2	762^nd of 793 public middle schools	3.9%	29	19.1	19.5	23.3	26.7	28.0	30.7	31.3	$11,802	$1,547	$10,255
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%)	36.2	502^nd of 773 public middle schools	35.1%		29.2	568^th of 793 public middle schools	28.4%	66	53.3	50.5	27.7	42.6	46.2	48.4	50.8	$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%)	22.6	613^th of 773 public middle schools	20.7%		19.8	658^th of 793 public middle schools	17.0%	45	36.7	40.0	36.4	41.8	35.7	40.1	38.7	$9,905	$690	$9,216
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%)	18.2	656^th of 773 public middle schools	15.1%		17.5	683^rd of 793 public middle schools	13.9%	27	34.9	35.9	23.9	35.6	42.7	33.7	43.0	$9,051	$678	$8,373
Mount Pleasant Middle	Public	6-8	466 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6530	660	39	16.9	47.9%	461 (69.8%)	49 (7.4%)	116 (17.6%)	12 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	67	231^st of 773 public middle schools	70.1%		57.9	307^th of 793 public middle schools	61.3%	76	62.2	61.9	57.8	58.7	56.3	57.0	72.2	$8,999	$443	$8,556
Concord Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	1500 Gold Rush Drive	Concord	28025	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 260-6430	583	36	16.2	99.5%	108 (18.5%)	218 (37.4%)	219 (37.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.0%)	7.5	732^nd of 773 public middle schools	5.3%		11	725^th of 793 public middle schools	8.6%	7	18.0	17.3	15.3	33.3	21.4	30.4	36.0	$9,893	$515	$9,378
Tyro Middle	Public	6-8	2946 Michael Road	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 853-7795	528	31	17.3	98.5%	394 (74.6%)	31 (5.9%)	73 (13.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.5%)	42.8	453^rd of 773 public middle schools	41.4%		39	493^rd of 793 public middle schools	37.8%	40	51.1	47.3	45.5	48.3	42.5	53.3	56.9	$7,746	$737	$7,010
Kannapolis Middle School 6	Public	6	1445 Oakwood Ave.	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 932-4102	358	18	20.0	99.2%	78 (21.8%)	107 (29.9%)	139 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)								(n/a)	31.6			27.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Erwin Middle

How many students attend Erwin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 763 students attended Erwin Middle.

Is Erwin Middle a good school?

Erwin Middle ranks in the bottom 19.1% of North Carolina middle schools.

What district is Erwin Middle in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

What is the racial makeup of Erwin Middle?

Students at Erwin Middle are 68% White, 14% African American, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Erwin Middle attend?

Students who attend Erwin Middle usually go on to attend East Rowan High

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