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China Grove Middle

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China Grove Middle ranks 502 nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

502^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 35% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

China Grove Middle is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, located in China Grove, North Carolina. With 562 students, the school faces significant challenges in academic performance, student subgroup support, and socioeconomic factors that appear to be impacting its overall effectiveness.

China Grove Middle consistently underperforms compared to the state and district averages in standardized test scores, with proficiency rates in Math, Reading, and Science that are significantly lower than the state and district averages. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with the school's rankings for Hispanic, White, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students among the lowest in the state. Additionally, China Grove Middle has an exceptionally high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, reaching nearly 100% in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a high concentration of students from low-income families.

When compared to other middle schools in the Rowan-Salisbury district, such as Corriher Lipe Middle and West Rowan Middle, China Grove Middle consistently underperforms, with these nearby schools having significantly higher academic achievement and better support for student subgroups. The relatively low spending per student at China Grove Middle, compared to some of the higher-performing nearby schools, may also suggest that the school is not receiving adequate resources to support student learning and address the unique needs of its student population.

572

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,348

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1013 North Main St
China Grove, NC 28023-2223

(704) 857-7038

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Feeder schools for China Grove Middle:

Elementary:	Bostian Elementary
	China Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

19.4%

Two or more races:

5.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 36th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg34%

North Carolina avg54%

502^nd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	36.2	502 of 773	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	568 of 793	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	499 of 784	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	561 of 786	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	505 of 741	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	471 of 737	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	428 of 691	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	44.2	413 of 694	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.5	424 of 692	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.3	450 of 705	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.6	338 of 627	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.8	364 of 673	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	57.3	336 of 662	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.9	347 of 648	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.0	347 of 640	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.1	365 of 630	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	49.5	353 of 620	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.0	363 of 606	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.8	373 of 598	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.1	413 of 449	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	467 of 478	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	458 of 504	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	330 of 475	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.3	355 of 371	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	356 of 356	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	225 of 312	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	474 of 733	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	565 of 738	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	466 of 731	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	500 of 733	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.5	484 of 706	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	468 of 684	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	451 of 656	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	428 of 458	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	420 of 461	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.6	364 of 452	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	405 of 450	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	405 of 448	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	204 of 416	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	497 of 562	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	517 of 564	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	491 of 553	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	511 of 541	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	503 of 522	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	417 of 493	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	401 of 472	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	624 of 729	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	685 of 743	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	583 of 735	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	513 of 689	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	407 of 633	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	417 of 639	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.5	360 of 604	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	498 of 733	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.5	544 of 751	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	501 of 747	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	558 of 748	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	500 of 711	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.2	431 of 697	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.8	392 of 665	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	266 of 328	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	244 of 302	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	449 of 478	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	464 of 473	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	534 of 649	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	590 of 652	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	535 of 656	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	610 of 658	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	574 of 632	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	542 of 624	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	510 of 596	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)19th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile-23 vs school

Disabled (2022)8th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science51%-9 vs state

Reading46%-7 vs state

Mathematics44%-9 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
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
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
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
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
Kannapolis Middle School 7/8	Public	7-8	1000 Virginia Dare Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-4102	782	47	16.5	99.6%	211 (27.0%)	189 (24.2%)	322 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.4%)	13.8	694^th of 773 public middle schools	10.2%		15.9	700^th of 793 public middle schools	11.7%	6		32.1	26.7		28.0	34.3	38.0	$9,092	$930	$8,162
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
Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Public	6-8	5140 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6550	825	40	20.4	33.0%	323 (39.2%)	173 (21.0%)	121 (14.7%)	156 (18.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.5%)	81.5	124^th of 773 public middle schools	84.0%		44.7	442^nd of 793 public middle schools	44.3%	318	73.6	73.0	59.1	69.3	68.3	66.7	74.5	$8,575	$473	$8,102
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about China Grove Middle

How many students attend China Grove Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended China Grove Middle.

What district is China Grove Middle in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

What is the racial makeup of China Grove Middle?

Students at China Grove Middle are 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is China Grove Middle a good school?

China Grove Middle ranks 502^nd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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