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Landis Elementary

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Landis Elementary ranks 657 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

657^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Landis Elementary is a public elementary school located in Landis, North Carolina, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 621 students. The school is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which is ranked 207 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Landis Elementary consistently outperforms the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Landis Elementary had 73.1% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. The school also performs well in other subjects, such as 5th-grade Science, where 52.7% of students were proficient or better, compared to 49.2% for the district and 62% for the state. Landis Elementary has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom quarter of North Carolina elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the middle third in 2024-2025.

Landis Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 90.83% to 97.91% over the past few years, indicating that the school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population. When compared to other nearby schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district and the Kannapolis City Schools district, Landis Elementary consistently outperforms its peers in academic measures, such as 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency. While the school performs well overall, there are a few areas where it could potentially improve, such as 5th-grade Reading proficiency and performance in the Gifted and Talented student subgroup.

613

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,725

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 West Ryder Ave
Landis, NC 28088-1244

(704) 857-3111

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Students who attend Landis Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Corriher Lipe Middle
High:	South Rowan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

49.6%

Hispanic:

28.4%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 43 percentile points since 2015

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

✓Above the North Carolina median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg41%

North Carolina avg57%

657^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 43 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 17Elementary 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	54.9	657 of 1490	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	792 of 1505	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	888 of 1502	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.2	755 of 1514	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.5	419 of 1489	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.3	669 of 1473	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.5	846 of 1434	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	993 of 1429	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.1	1132 of 1425	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	1254 of 1440	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.5	1180 of 1390	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	1245 of 1403	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.8	1180 of 1388	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	1183 of 1381	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.6	1029 of 1363	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.8	1229 of 1354	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.8	1110 of 1324	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.9	1164 of 1293	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	1016 of 1276	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	295 of 918	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	353 of 924	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	448 of 933	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.3	532 of 927	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	93.3	32 of 896	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	102 of 949	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	333 of 927	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	458 of 634	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	469 of 646	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	489 of 878	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	670 of 897	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	295 of 563	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	355 of 533	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	404 of 514	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.9	320 of 485	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	226 of 497	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	708 of 1451	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.1	885 of 1455	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	909 of 1459	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	810 of 1458	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.2	541 of 1440	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	615 of 1424	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	619 of 1405	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	570 of 710	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	70.5	35 of 669	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	24.3	471 of 500	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	456 of 961	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	496 of 951	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	529 of 915	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.3	491 of 893	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	370 of 843	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.2	317 of 865	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.4	429 of 851	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	552 of 1437	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	552 of 1450	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	696 of 1437	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	581 of 1366	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.5	122 of 1329	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	54.7	585 of 1361	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	647 of 1332	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	610 of 1450	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	710 of 1464	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	808 of 1461	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.4	670 of 1464	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.8	320 of 1444	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	53.5	681 of 1430	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	1005 of 1413	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	84 of 821	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	53.5	283 of 801	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	651 of 1172	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	780 of 1166	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	895 of 1183	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.1	775 of 1194	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.0	364 of 1172	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	812 of 1183	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.7	960 of 1178	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)90th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)44th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)20th percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+7 vs state

Science53%-9 vs state

Reading49%-3 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 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
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%)	54.9	657^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.9%		47.3	792^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	47.4%	135	73.1	63.4	66.3	48.7	57.4	40.9	52.7	$10,725	$1,433	$9,293
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%)	9.2	1433^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.8%		12.7	1392^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	7.5%	41	23.3	23.5	31.2	30.8	33.7	31.2	39.8	$9,544	$1,171	$8,373
North Kannapolis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 N Walnut Street	Kannapolis	28081	Rowan 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	1091^st of 1490 public elementary schools	26.8%		15.8	1349^th of 1505 public elementary schools	10.4%	258	35.7	38.9	57.4	32.1	41.7	42.6	68.1	$14,411	$2,811	$11,600
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%)	61.2	541^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.7%		74.2	336^th of 1505 public elementary schools	77.7%	205	63.3	78.9	74.2	35.6	59.2	51.6	79.0	$9,913	$1,233	$8,680
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%)	70	394^th of 1490 public elementary schools	73.6%		64.5	496^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.0%	102	75.5	66.7	74.4	51.9	60.0	59.0	69.2	$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%)	24.6	1195^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.8%		13.8	1382^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	8.2%	187	50.0	46.0	51.1	30.3	31.0	40.0	53.3	$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%)	26	1157^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%		25.3	1186^th of 1505 public elementary schools	21.2%	29	42.4	56.8	38.9	24.2	51.9	29.2	54.2	$10,056	$1,308	$8,748
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%)	58.4	592^nd of 1490 public elementary schools	60.3%		65.9	477^th of 1505 public elementary schools	68.3%	115	68.3	54.8	60.7	57.1	54.8	48.2	73.2	$11,138	$1,209	$9,929
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%)	6	1459^th of 1490 public elementary schools	2.1%		2.9	1494^th of 1505 public elementary schools	0.7%	35	32.3	16.0	27.7	19.2	36.2	19.0	39.8	$9,926	$1,540	$8,386
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%)	26.5	1145^th of 1490 public elementary schools	23.2%		22.9	1231^st of 1505 public elementary schools	18.2%	86	41.8	48.1	52.1	32.9	46.2	41.9	48.6	$10,094	$1,495	$8,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Landis Elementary

What schools do graduates of Landis Elementary attend?

Students who attend Landis Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Corriher Lipe Middle
High : South Rowan High

What is the racial makeup of Landis Elementary?

Students at Landis Elementary are 50% White, 28% Hispanic, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Landis Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

How many students attend Landis Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 613 students attended Landis Elementary.

Is Landis Elementary a good school?

Landis Elementary ranks 657^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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