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West Rowan High

Q: Is West Rowan High a good school?

West Rowan High ranks in the bottom 8.3% of North Carolina high schools.

Q: How many students attend West Rowan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended West Rowan High.

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

Students at West Rowan High are 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Q: What schools feed into West Rowan High?

West Rowan High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Hurley Elementary Elementary : Mt Ulla Elementary Elementary : West Rowan Elementary Middle : West Rowan Middle

Public Grades 9-12

588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 8% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

West Rowan High is a public high school located in Mount Ulla, North Carolina, serving 1,105 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which is ranked 207 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Rowan High consistently performs below the state and district averages on end-of-course exams, with only 17.6% of students proficient or better in Biology EOC, compared to 30% for the district and 48.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate of 87-91% is also slightly below the state average. Additionally, West Rowan High ranks in the bottom 20-25% of North Carolina high schools for the performance of various student groups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

While the nearby North Rowan High, Carson High, and Salisbury High generally perform better than West Rowan High on academic metrics, they also serve student populations with similarly high rates of free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. However, the Rowan County Early College, a small high school in the district, significantly outperforms West Rowan High, suggesting that a more personalized, college-focused approach may be beneficial for students in the Rowan-Salisbury district.

988

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,333

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8050 NC 801 Hwy
Mount Ulla, NC 28125-8619

(704) 278-9233

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Feeder schools for West Rowan High:

Elementary:	Hurley Elementary
	Mt Ulla Elementary
	West Rowan Elementary
Middle:	West Rowan Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.3%

Hispanic:

22.4%

African American:

18.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 36th percentile in 2015 → 8th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (26% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg35%

North Carolina avg53%

588^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 36% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7High 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	11.8	588 of 641	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	580 of 640	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	592 of 626	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	548 of 621	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	529 of 594	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	425 of 514	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	340 of 469	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.6	349 of 476	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.5	290 of 507	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.7	338 of 531	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.7	354 of 451	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.2	308 of 505	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	33.3	358 of 502	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.3	367 of 506	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	46.7	309 of 499	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.8	266 of 490	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.0	262 of 477	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.6	259 of 453	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.2	206 of 431	52.2%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	418 of 440	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	405 of 437	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	425 of 434	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	358 of 430	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.4	340 of 364	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	322 of 369	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	232 of 359	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	44.6	144 of 330	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	14.6	329 of 334	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	168 of 364	53.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	13.3	260 of 262	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	106 of 156	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.4	167 of 173	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	560 of 610	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	543 of 602	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	571 of 588	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	546 of 594	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	410 of 475	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	416 of 475	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	329 of 449	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	354 of 412	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	396 of 403	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	392 of 403	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.4	394 of 398	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	300 of 337	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	308 of 325	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	55.8	47 of 100	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	461 of 462	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	448 of 454	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	448 of 449	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	418 of 436	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.4	367 of 370	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	346 of 354	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	324 of 340	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	572 of 606	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	580 of 613	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	583 of 597	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	475 of 544	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	385 of 432	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	383 of 446	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	356 of 424	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	570 of 601	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	571 of 607	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	559 of 602	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	508 of 585	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	438 of 481	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	413 of 488	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	366 of 463	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	244 of 253	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	258 of 261	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	245 of 249	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	220 of 226	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	192 of 199	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	263 of 352	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.1	519 of 542	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	528 of 553	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.7	517 of 537	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	501 of 534	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.5	416 of 439	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.4	411 of 444	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	370 of 427	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)56th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II43%-17 vs state

Math III30%-36 vs state

Biology18%-31 vs state

Math I10%-24 vs state

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Schools Near West Rowan High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	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
West Rowan High	Public	9-12	8050 NC 801 Hwy	Mount Ulla	28125	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 278-9233	988	46	21.6	99.7%	497 (50.3%)	180 (18.2%)	221 (22.4%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (7.5%)	11.8	588^th of 641 public high schools	8.3%		11.5	580^th of 640 public high schools	9.4%	8	17.6	42.9	10.1	30.3				$9,333	$909	$8,424
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%)	16.2	552^nd of 641 public high schools	13.9%		11.9	578^th of 640 public high schools	9.7%	26	32.0	38.3	15.0	37.0				$9,584	$1,002	$8,582
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%)	11.9	586^th of 641 public high schools	8.6%		10.8	587^th of 640 public high schools	8.3%	1	26.7	35.7	15.8	22.3				$11,029	$745	$10,284
Rowan County Early College	Public	9-12	1333 Jake Alexander Blvd S	Salisbury	28146	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%)	88	91^st of 641 public high schools	85.8%		82.8	121^st of 640 public high schools	81.1%	30	77.2	89.5	68.6	90.5				$7,268	$298	$6,970
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%)								(n/a)		12.5			7.1	12.5	12.5	$25,678	$1,458	$24,220
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%)	44.2	343^rd of 641 public high schools	46.5%		24.8	487^th of 640 public high schools	23.9%	144	35.0	59.4	48.8	61.6				$8,570	$767	$7,803
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%)	5.9	617^th of 641 public high schools	3.7%		4.8	621^st of 640 public high schools	3.0%	4	21.1	30.1		13.5				$12,425	$1,166	$11,259
Mooresville High School	Public	9-12	659 E Center Ave	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2580	1,923	100	19.1	41.2%	1,061 (55.2%)	374 (19.4%)	305 (15.9%)	38 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (7.4%)	47.5	325^th of 641 public high schools	49.3%		55.5	261^st of 640 public high schools	59.2%	64	47.8	59.2	27.7	72.5				$8,785	$417	$8,368
NF Woods Campus	Public	6-12	574 W McLelland Ave	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2500	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Davie County Early College High	Public	9-12	1211 Salisbury Road	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 753-0888	131	3	47.1	55.7%	74 (56.5%)	10 (7.6%)	38 (29.0%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	83	120^th of 641 public high schools	81.3%		69.7	181^st of 640 public high schools	71.7%	61	72.0	84.6	60.0	85.7				$5,779	$197	$5,583

Frequently Asked Questions about West Rowan High

What district is West Rowan High in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

What is the racial makeup of West Rowan High?

Students at West Rowan High are 50% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend West Rowan High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 988 students attended West Rowan High.

Is West Rowan High a good school?

West Rowan High ranks in the bottom 8.3% of North Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into West Rowan High?

West Rowan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hurley Elementary
Elementary : Mt Ulla Elementary
Elementary : West Rowan Elementary
Middle : West Rowan Middle

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