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China Grove Elementary

Q: Is China Grove Elementary a good school?

China Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend China Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended China Grove Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of China Grove Elementary?

Students at China Grove Elementary are 55% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of China Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend China Grove Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : China Grove Middle High : Carson High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

China Grove Elementary is a PK–5 public school in China Grove, NC, serving 592 students as part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools. The school serves a very high-need population, with over 99% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch. In the most recent state rankings, China Grove placed in the 15th percentile and earned 1 star — an improvement after three straight years at 0 stars. Longer-term, the school has spent most of the last decade in the bottom 20% of North Carolina elementary schools, and the district itself ranks 199th out of 246 districts statewide.

Academically, proficiency remains well below state averages in most subjects. For example, 4th grade reading sits at 43.3% proficient versus 57.7% statewide, and 5th grade reading is the weakest area at just 33.0% proficiency — 22 points below the state average. The contrast with nearby schools is stark: Bostian Elementary and Millbridge Elementary, just minutes away in the same district with nearly identical poverty levels, ranked in the 75th and 71st percentiles respectively, and posted 5th grade reading proficiency rates of 58.3% and 55.8%. China Grove also has a higher student-teacher ratio (18.5 to 1 vs. roughly 15.5 to 1 at Bostian and Millbridge) and chronic absenteeism of 25.5% — more than double Bostian's 11.4% rate.

There are meaningful signs of recovery. Third grade math roughly doubled from 23.3% to 48.1% in one year, 5th grade science jumped from 39.8% to 58.2%, and the school's state ranking improved from the 4th to 15th percentile. Because neighboring schools like Bostian and Landis Elementary serve similarly high-poverty populations yet perform far better, the gap cannot be explained by poverty alone. Attendance, staffing, and resource allocation appear to be important leverage points for continued improvement.

592

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

514 South Franklin St
China Grove, NC 28023-1900

(704) 857-7708

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Students who attend China Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	China Grove Middle
High:	Carson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.1%

Hispanic:

29.1%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,266^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

199^th of 246Rowan-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
2026	20.6	1266 of 1492	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1433 of 1490	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1392 of 1505	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1424 of 1502	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1228 of 1514	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1017 of 1489	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1244 of 1473	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1144 of 1434	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.8	1145 of 1429	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.1	1198 of 1425	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	1149 of 1440	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.3	993 of 1390	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	1086 of 1403	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	1185 of 1388	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	1070 of 1381	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.1	958 of 1363	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	933 of 1354	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	655 of 1324	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.4	828 of 1293	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.1	1040 of 1276	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	2.3	948 of 949	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	39.9	525 of 897	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.0	503 of 519	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	557 of 563	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	515 of 533	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	505 of 514	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	425 of 485	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	404 of 497	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	260 of 421	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	1335 of 1447	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.9	1401 of 1451	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	1376 of 1455	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1403 of 1459	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1186 of 1458	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.0	911 of 1440	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.3	1145 of 1424	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1050 of 1405	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	719 of 743	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.6	704 of 710	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.0	665 of 669	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	59.6	249 of 500	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	528 of 612	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	767 of 981	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	917 of 961	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	914 of 951	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	903 of 915	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	875 of 893	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.9	532 of 843	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.8	831 of 865	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	807 of 851	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	1294 of 1434	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	1385 of 1437	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1406 of 1450	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1380 of 1437	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1051 of 1366	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.8	572 of 1329	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.5	1306 of 1361	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1083 of 1332	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.8	1087 of 1451	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.8	1360 of 1450	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1321 of 1464	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1351 of 1461	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1194 of 1464	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1073 of 1444	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	1239 of 1430	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1199 of 1413	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	13.2	148 of 159	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	149 of 154	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	595 of 815	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.9	764 of 821	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.4	1109 of 1146	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	1163 of 1172	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	1152 of 1166	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	1163 of 1183	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	1113 of 1194	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1089 of 1172	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1109 of 1183	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1081 of 1178	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2018)41st percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)25th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)8th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)7th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)3rd percentile-12 vs school

African American (2019)<1st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science58%-9 vs state

Mathematics44%-19 vs state

Reading41%-15 vs state

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Friday, March 11, 2022

The new principal Mrs Sechler is in over her head. She fails to perform her most basic duties as a principal. She fails to protect kids from being repeatedly bullied and she fails to punish the kids who are bullying others. She should be ashamed of herself! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
Jackson Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Jackson Street	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2831	476	34	14.0	99.4%	140 (29.4%)	62 (13.0%)	219 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.9%)	59.5	590^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.2	541^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.7%	49	66.7	57.6	87.9	53.3	48.9	60.6	87.9	$9,913	$1,233	$8,680
North Kannapolis Elementary	Public	K-5	800 N Walnut Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2935	296	27	11.0	99.0%	61 (20.6%)	56 (18.9%)	155 (52.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	30.4	1084^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.3%		30	1091^st of 1490 public elementary schools	26.8%	7	55.0	42.9	52.5	32.5	38.8	47.5	80.0	$14,411	$2,811	$11,600
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
GW Carver Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	525 East C St	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 932-4161	503	35	14.3	99.0%	99 (19.7%)	152 (30.2%)	193 (38.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	24	1208^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.6	1195^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.8%	13	66.7	44.3	42.6	45.3	46.8	31.4	54.9	$11,099	$1,459	$9,641
Fred L Wilson Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1401 Pine Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(704) 932-8656	415	30	13.7	99.3%	78 (18.8%)	59 (14.2%)	250 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	18.6	1307^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.4%		26	1157^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%	150	52.4	34.2	45.0	31.7	28.8	47.5	56.3	$10,056	$1,308	$8,748
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	1333 Forest Park Drive	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 932-8121	472	37	12.7	99.4%	96 (20.3%)	165 (35.0%)	147 (31.1%)	12 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (10.8%)	20	1276^th of 1492 public elementary schools	14.5%		26.5	1145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.2%	131	56.8	46.7	43.4	41.9	40.0	33.7	51.8	$10,094	$1,495	$8,599

Frequently Asked Questions about China Grove Elementary

Is China Grove Elementary a good school?

China Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of China Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend China Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : China Grove Middle
High : Carson High

What district is China Grove Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

What is the racial makeup of China Grove Elementary?

Students at China Grove Elementary are 55% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% African American, 8% Two or more races.

How many students attend China Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 592 students attended China Grove Elementary.

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