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Hurley Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1468^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Hurley Elementary in Salisbury, NC, is a PK–5 public school serving 466 students in Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Located in a high-poverty area of Rowan County, it serves a student body where 99% of children qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently holds the 2nd percentile ranking in North Carolina (bottom 2%) with a sustained 0-star rating over the past five years. Test scores remain dramatically below state averages in nearly every subject. For example, only 9.6% of 4th graders scored proficient in math compared to 61.4% statewide.

Because Hurley has a nearly all-low-income student body, comparing it to Millbridge Elementary, located under nine miles away, is striking. Millbridge serves an equally high-poverty population, yet ranks in the 71st percentile statewide. While Hurley scores in the single digits to twenties in mathematics proficiency, Millbridge achieves 70-75% proficiency across grades 3-5. A clear differentiator in the data is chronic absenteeism: 40.6% of Hurley students are chronically absent, nearly double the state average and more than 2.5 times Millbridge’s rate of 15.4%. Over in Davie County Schools, Cooleemee Elementary serves a high-poverty community and reaches roughly the 40th percentile, showing other schools face similar demographics and achieve stronger results. These comparisons prove poverty alone is not destiny and that significant improvement is achievable.

Encouragingly, the data point to foundational strengths. Fifth graders at Hurley hit 48.7% in science proficiency, approaching the district average, and reading scores consistently outpace math across every tested grade. Still, all student subgroups find themselves in the bottom 2-6 percentile, pointing to a systemic school-wide challenge rather than an issue confined to one population. Urgent priorities should include tackling the extreme chronic absenteeism through community outreach, adopting effective instructional strategies from high-achieving high-poverty peers like Millbridge, and providing targeted early mathematics interventions. With immediate support and district attention, Hurley has the potential to reverse its trajectory.

466

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

625 Hurley School Rd
Salisbury, NC 28147-7007

(704) 639-3038

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Students who attend Hurley Elementary usually attend:

High:

West Rowan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.4%

African American:

37.8%

White:

14.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 13th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (26% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,468^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 2% (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	4.6	1468 of 1492	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	1475 of 1490	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	1483 of 1505	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	1485 of 1502	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1456 of 1514	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	1420 of 1489	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1454 of 1473	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	1379 of 1434	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	1360 of 1429	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1246 of 1425	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.6	1239 of 1440	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	1123 of 1390	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.1	1113 of 1403	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	1188 of 1388	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	1216 of 1381	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.0	986 of 1363	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.2	811 of 1354	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.1	678 of 1324	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.5	930 of 1293	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.4	936 of 1276	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	882 of 903	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.8	909 of 918	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	913 of 924	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	931 of 933	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	902 of 927	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	802 of 896	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	916 of 949	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.0	878 of 927	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	28.1	706 of 878	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.8	486 of 519	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	541 of 563	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	493 of 533	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	435 of 514	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	456 of 485	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	475 of 497	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	359 of 421	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.0	1416 of 1447	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.3	1448 of 1451	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.1	1448 of 1455	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1440 of 1459	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1407 of 1458	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1346 of 1440	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.0	1419 of 1424	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1373 of 1405	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	13.3	944 of 981	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	946 of 961	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	930 of 951	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	898 of 915	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	878 of 893	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	784 of 843	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	860 of 865	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	819 of 851	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	1420 of 1434	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.2	1407 of 1437	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1429 of 1450	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1422 of 1437	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	1360 of 1366	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	1235 of 1329	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1351 of 1361	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1291 of 1332	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	1437 of 1451	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.5	1398 of 1450	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	1425 of 1464	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	1437 of 1461	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.6	1419 of 1464	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	1371 of 1444	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1397 of 1430	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	1336 of 1413	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2023	13.8	146 of 154	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	771 of 801	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	1110 of 1146	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	1148 of 1172	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	1136 of 1166	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	1108 of 1183	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	1156 of 1194	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1159 of 1172	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	1179 of 1183	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.9	1166 of 1178	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2019)20th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)5th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)4th percentile~ school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science49%-19 vs state

Reading27%-30 vs state

Mathematics17%-46 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/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
Hurley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Hurley School Rd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 639-3038	466	31	14.8	99.4%	68 (14.6%)	176 (37.8%)	179 (38.4%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	4.6	1468^th of 1492 public elementary schools	1.6%		4	1475^th of 1490 public elementary schools	1.0%	7	14.9	9.6	26.9	23.9	24.7	30.8	48.7	$10,704	$1,927	$8,777
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
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
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
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
West Rowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Mimosa St	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 278-2131	611	41	15.0	99.5%	343 (56.1%)	70 (11.5%)	129 (21.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (10.6%)	21.8	1255^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.9%		34.8	1005^th of 1490 public elementary schools	32.6%	250	40.4	53.1	50.5	37.4	40.6	39.4	55.0	$7,522	$730	$6,792
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	99.3%	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
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	99.2%	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
Cooleemee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	136 Marginal St	Cooleemee	27014	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 753-1118	462	31	14.8	83.1%	260 (56.3%)	49 (10.6%)	131 (28.4%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	40.5	897^th of 1492 public elementary schools	39.9%		36.7	970^th of 1490 public elementary schools	34.9%	73	65.1	50.6	62.3	47.6	36.7	49.3	72.9	$10,266	$1,331	$8,935
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hurley Elementary

How many students attend Hurley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 466 students attended Hurley Elementary.

What district is Hurley Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Is Hurley Elementary a good school?

Hurley Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hurley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hurley Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : West Rowan High

What is the racial makeup of Hurley Elementary?

Students at Hurley Elementary are 38% Hispanic, 38% African American, 15% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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