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Granite Quarry Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1283^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Granite Quarry Elementary is a PK–5 school in Salisbury, NC, serving 586 students within the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district. The school has experienced a sharp decline over the past six years, falling from a mid-range statewide ranking (between the 43rd and 49th percentiles from 2015–16 through 2018–19) to a 1-star rating at the 14th percentile in 2025–26. The student body is almost entirely economically disadvantaged, with 99.49% qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Yet surrounding schools show that high poverty doesn't have to mean low performance: Bostian Elementary and Rockwell Elementary serve similarly high-poverty populations yet rank at the 75th and 68th percentiles, while Granite Quarry sits in the lower cluster along with schools like Koontz Elementary and Overton Elementary.

Academically, Granite Quarry trails state proficiency benchmarks in most subjects. Math stands out as a particular weakness: only 34.4% of 4th graders were proficient, 27 points below the state's 61.4%, and 3rd grade reading proficiency was 30.5%, far below the state's 55.6%. The school's relative strength is upper-grade reading, with both 4th and 5th graders scoring above the district average in 2025–26. Subgroup effectiveness rankings are low across nearly every group measured, with male students and students from low-income families among those finishing at or below the 13th percentile statewide. The notable exception is special education, which ranked at the 42nd percentile.

Attendance and staffing are also significant concerns. About one in three students (31.3%) was chronically absent in 2024–25—above the state average of 24.2% and roughly triple Bostian Elementary's 11.4% rate, though below the district's 34.2%. Granite Quarry also carries the highest student-teacher ratio (19.9) among the nearby elementary schools, and reported per-pupil spending in 2018–19 was the lowest in the group. Given that comparable schools nearby are achieving much stronger results under similar circumstances, the path forward likely runs through improving attendance, adding instructional staff, and strengthening early literacy and math support.

586

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

118 South Walnut St
Salisbury, NC 28072

(704) 279-2154

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Students who attend Granite Quarry Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Erwin Middle
High:	East Rowan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.5%

African American:

21.8%

Hispanic:

17.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2023 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (44% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school44%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,283^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 30 pts since 2016

From bottom 44% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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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	19.8	1283 of 1492	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	1295 of 1490	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1229 of 1505	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1380 of 1502	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1296 of 1514	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.4	1050 of 1489	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.1	811 of 1473	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	814 of 1434	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	51.2	727 of 1429	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.6	801 of 1425	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.4	820 of 1440	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.9	889 of 1390	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.5	774 of 1403	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.3	885 of 1388	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.4	816 of 1381	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.0	805 of 1363	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.0	795 of 1354	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.0	870 of 1324	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.8	956 of 1293	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.1	1026 of 1276	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	838 of 903	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	17.5	847 of 918	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	781 of 924	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	886 of 933	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	778 of 927	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	628 of 896	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	691 of 949	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	54.1	394 of 927	57.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	23.8	545 of 634	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.4	412 of 646	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	590 of 878	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	500 of 897	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	1074 of 1447	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	1264 of 1451	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	1279 of 1455	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	1365 of 1459	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1235 of 1458	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.5	1069 of 1440	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	726 of 1424	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.6	554 of 1405	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	580 of 743	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.1	632 of 710	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	651 of 669	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	563 of 582	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	439 of 500	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.8	101 of 612	83.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.7	853 of 981	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.0	705 of 961	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	644 of 951	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	744 of 915	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.7	760 of 893	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	716 of 843	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.5	178 of 865	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	1276 of 1434	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	1272 of 1437	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	1238 of 1450	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1376 of 1437	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1132 of 1366	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1104 of 1329	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	783 of 1361	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	716 of 1332	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	1328 of 1451	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.5	1186 of 1450	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1070 of 1464	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	1330 of 1461	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1230 of 1464	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	986 of 1444	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	852 of 1430	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1008 of 1413	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	161 of 175	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	39.6	472 of 815	42.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	1052 of 1146	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.4	1099 of 1172	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	1112 of 1166	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1157 of 1183	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	1116 of 1194	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	989 of 1172	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.5	767 of 1183	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	889 of 1178	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)42nd percentile+28 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile+12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)22nd percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2022)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science56%-12 vs state

Mathematics43%-21 vs state

Reading41%-15 vs state

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
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	—	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
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
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	—	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
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	—	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
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	—	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
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
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	—	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
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	—	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
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
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	—	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Granite Quarry Elementary

What district is Granite Quarry Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

How many students attend Granite Quarry Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 586 students attended Granite Quarry Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Granite Quarry Elementary?

Students at Granite Quarry Elementary are 48% White, 22% African American, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Granite Quarry Elementary a good school?

Granite Quarry Elementary ranks in the bottom 14.0% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Granite Quarry Elementary attend?

Students who attend Granite Quarry Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Erwin Middle
High : East Rowan High

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