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East Rowan High

Q: Is East Rowan High a good school?

East Rowan High ranks 468 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend East Rowan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended East Rowan High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of East Rowan High?

Students at East Rowan High are 71% White, 12% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into East Rowan High?

East Rowan High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Granite Quarry Elementary Elementary : Morgan Elementary Elementary : Rockwell Elementary Middle : Erwin Middle

Public Grades 9-12

468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

East Rowan High is a public high school in Salisbury, NC, serving 986 students in grades 9-12 as part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools, a district ranked 199th out of 246 in North Carolina. The school itself ranks in the 29th percentile statewide (468th out of 662 high schools), placing it in the lower third. Academically, East Rowan outperforms its district in most subjects but lags the state. For example, Math III proficiency is 66.3% versus a state average of 68.9%, while Math I proficiency is just 27.7% compared with 42.1% statewide. The school educates a high-poverty population, with roughly 98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In local comparisons, East Rowan falls in the middle of a wide spectrum. Rowan County Early College (81st percentile) and Carson High (55th percentile) are the highest-ranking options, while Mount Pleasant High (49th) and Concord High (36th) also sit above East Rowan. South Rowan High (15th), Salisbury High (10th), and North Rowan High (5th) all rank lower. Within Rowan-Salisbury Schools, East Rowan is the third-highest traditional high school. Its graduation rate of 88.1% nearly matches the state's 88.8% and exceeds the district's 86.6%, showing that the school gets many students to graduation despite its test-score profile. Chronic absenteeism, however, is high at 31.2%, affecting about one in three students.

One intriguing strength is East Rowan's work with English Language Learners, who score at the 80th percentile compared with their peers statewide—a top-20% showing. Special education students also rank near the middle of the state. But overall performance has been stable rather than improving, with the school bouncing between the 19th and 34th percentiles for nearly a decade. Meanwhile, Carson High, in the same district, has risen from the 24th to the 55th percentile in just two years, highlighting a contrast. For parents, East Rowan offers a familiar choice: a school that does better than its struggling district, though it has significant room to grow in foundational math and chronic attendance issues.

986

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,575

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

175 St Luke's Church Rd
Salisbury, NC 28146

(704) 279-5232

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Feeder schools for East Rowan High:

Elementary:	Granite Quarry Elementary
	Morgan Elementary
	Rockwell Elementary
Middle:	Erwin Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.3%

African American:

12.3%

Hispanic:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 34th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 60% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 24% North Carolina)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg42%

North Carolina avg60%

468^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 34% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7High Schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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	31.7	468 of 662	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	431 of 641	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	436 of 640	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.7	434 of 626	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.9	471 of 621	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	482 of 594	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	353 of 514	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	314 of 469	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	23.8	346 of 476	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	333 of 507	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.7	325 of 531	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.2	230 of 451	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.3	139 of 505	72.5%	★★★★☆
2012	66.1	93 of 502	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	55.4	231 of 506	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.5	176 of 499	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.4	105 of 490	78.6%	★★★★☆
2008	68.6	79 of 477	83.4%	★★★★☆
2007	65.5	101 of 453	77.7%	★★★★☆
2006	53.1	211 of 431	51.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	400 of 450	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.9	309 of 440	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	323 of 437	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.2	175 of 434	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	291 of 430	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.9	364 of 364	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	264 of 369	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	335 of 359	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	23.2	291 of 334	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	243 of 364	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.8	122 of 349	65.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.4	58 of 289	79.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.3	472 of 629	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	416 of 610	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	429 of 602	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	426 of 588	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	502 of 594	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	386 of 475	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	375 of 475	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	318 of 449	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.6	348 of 407	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	284 of 412	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.5	363 of 403	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.8	338 of 403	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	357 of 398	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	287 of 337	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	221 of 325	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	85 of 100	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	273 of 474	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	261 of 462	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	192 of 454	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	21.9	381 of 449	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	415 of 436	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	342 of 370	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	215 of 354	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	120 of 340	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	509 of 620	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.1	488 of 606	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	415 of 613	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	413 of 597	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	347 of 544	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.9	329 of 432	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	309 of 446	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	260 of 424	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	446 of 624	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	442 of 601	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	420 of 607	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	420 of 602	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	424 of 585	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	385 of 481	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	311 of 488	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	330 of 463	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	228 of 265	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.9	208 of 253	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	220 of 261	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	234 of 249	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	210 of 226	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.2	189 of 199	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	44.4	184 of 372	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	37.4	204 of 352	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.9	462 of 551	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	455 of 542	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	473 of 553	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	472 of 537	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	481 of 534	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	408 of 439	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	392 of 444	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	387 of 427	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)80th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2026)51st percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile+13 vs school

Male (2026)29th percentile~ school

Female (2026)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)16th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)14th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)14th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2021)13th percentile-6 vs school

African American (2026)11th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III66%-3 vs state

English II50%-15 vs state

Biology49%-9 vs state

Math I28%-14 vs state

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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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Gray Stone Day	Public, Charter	6-12	49464 Merner Terrace	Misenheimer	28109	Stanly County	Gray Stone Day School	Yes	No	No	No	(704) 463-0567	728	42	17.3		600 (82.4%)	16 (2.2%)	47 (6.5%)	23 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.6%)	78.2	147^th of 662 public high schools	77.8%		78.6	140^th of 641 public high schools	78.2%	7	82.7	92.1	42.6	85.9	87.4	84.5	84.5	81.1	81.2	87.3	94.5
A L Brown High	Public	9-12	415 Martin Luther King Jr Ave	Kannapolis	28083	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 932-6125	1,753	94	18.6	99.8%	422 (24.1%)	497 (28.4%)	702 (40.0%)	10 (0.6%)	4 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	118 (6.7%)	9.2	606^th of 662 public high schools	8.5%		11.4	591^st of 641 public high schools	7.8%	15	26.5	42.0	7.7	36.4								$9,314	$705	$8,609
Mount Pleasant High	Public	9-12	700 Walker Road	Mount Pleasant	28124	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6690	894	51	17.4	38.4%	689 (77.1%)	51 (5.7%)	114 (12.8%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.0%)	49.3	336^th of 662 public high schools	49.2%		50.1	295^th of 641 public high schools	54.0%	41	63.5	68.2	36.3	68.9								$9,787	$661	$9,125

Frequently Asked Questions about East Rowan High

How many students attend East Rowan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 986 students attended East Rowan High.

What is the racial makeup of East Rowan High?

Students at East Rowan High are 71% White, 12% African American, 10% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is East Rowan High a good school?

East Rowan High ranks 468^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into East Rowan High?

East Rowan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Granite Quarry Elementary
Elementary : Morgan Elementary
Elementary : Rockwell Elementary
Middle : Erwin Middle

What district is East Rowan High in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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