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Overton Elementary

Q: Is Overton Elementary a good school?

Overton Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Overton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Overton Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Overton Elementary?

Students at Overton Elementary are 46% African American, 31% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 10% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Overton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Overton Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Salisbury High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1475^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Overton Elementary is a small PK–5 school in Salisbury, North Carolina, serving about 237 students as part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools. The school ranks 1,475th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, placing it in the 1st percentile. Proficiency rates fall far below district and state averages across nearly every subject and grade. In 2025-2026, only 18.6% of third graders were proficient in math, compared with 51.7% in the district and 66.4% statewide. Reading results follow a similar pattern: 23.3% of third graders were proficient versus 55.6% statewide. While 5th-grade reading reached 42.4% in 2024-2025—above the district average of 36.6%—that improvement has not been sustained.

Attendance is a significant concern. Overton's chronic absenteeism rate reached 47.4% in 2024-2025, meaning nearly half of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent. This is 13 points higher than the district average (34.2%) and 23 points higher than the state average (24.2%). It is also the highest rate among nearby Rowan-Salisbury schools, including Hurley Elementary (40.6%), North Rowan Elementary (38.4%), Dole Elementary (32.5%), and Rockwell Elementary (20.1%). Overton's absenteeism rose sharply from 33.6% the prior year, moving in the wrong direction while district and state rates declined.

Funding is not the barrier. Overton spends about $12,485 per student—among the highest of any nearby school—and its student-teacher ratio of 15.3 is relatively favorable. Yet nearby Rockwell Elementary, serving an even higher-poverty student body (99.4% free/reduced-price lunch versus Overton's 92%), earns three stars and outperforms Overton dramatically, with 5th-grade science proficiency of 74.7% versus Overton's 37.1%. With only 237 students, cohorts are small and scores can swing from year to year, but the overall picture points to persistently low performance. Families considering Overton will want to ask how the school plans to address attendance and academic intervention.

237

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1825 Park Rd W
Salisbury, NC 28144-2400

(704) 639-3000

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.0%

Hispanic:

30.8%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (28% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,475^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 1% (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	3.9	1475 of 1492	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	1451 of 1490	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	1471 of 1505	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.5	1481 of 1502	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1418 of 1514	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1026 of 1489	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.5	1330 of 1473	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1357 of 1434	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.4	1329 of 1429	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.9	1287 of 1425	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	1323 of 1440	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	24.9	1085 of 1390	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	39.5	858 of 1403	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	1005 of 1388	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.4	1095 of 1381	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.1	879 of 1363	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.3	927 of 1354	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.5	973 of 1324	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.8	978 of 1293	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.8	916 of 1276	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	889 of 903	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.6	904 of 918	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	918 of 924	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	917 of 933	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	879 of 927	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	660 of 896	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	905 of 949	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	873 of 927	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	37.2	571 of 878	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.7	748 of 897	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	2.8	1440 of 1447	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.0	1406 of 1451	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	1428 of 1455	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	1429 of 1459	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1412 of 1458	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.7	1322 of 1440	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	1375 of 1424	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.3	1372 of 1405	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	0.7	500 of 500	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.7	971 of 981	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	912 of 961	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	804 of 951	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	891 of 915	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	862 of 893	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.6	1400 of 1434	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	1419 of 1437	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	1400 of 1450	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	1431 of 1437	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	1308 of 1366	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	923 of 1329	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.2	1318 of 1361	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1253 of 1332	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	1405 of 1451	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1423 of 1450	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	1427 of 1464	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	1442 of 1461	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	1307 of 1464	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	844 of 1444	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1192 of 1430	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1280 of 1413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	3.5	86 of 86	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.4	864 of 1194	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	880 of 1183	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1065 of 1178	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)35th percentile+25 vs school

White (2022)28th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)<1st percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)<1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-31 vs state

Reading27%-30 vs state

Mathematics26%-37 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
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
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
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
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
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
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	99.5%	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
Churchland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7571 S NC Hwy 150	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-5690	441	27	16.2	99.3%	318 (72.1%)	16 (3.6%)	77 (17.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.7%)	29.3	1105^th of 1492 public elementary schools	25.9%		27.2	1129^th of 1490 public elementary schools	24.2%	24	61.4	45.6	45.5	54.3	44.1	39.0	57.7	$9,754	$1,111	$8,642
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Overton Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Overton Elementary?

Students at Overton Elementary are 46% African American, 31% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 10% White.

What district is Overton Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

How many students attend Overton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 237 students attended Overton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Overton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Overton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Salisbury High

Is Overton Elementary a good school?

Overton Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.1% of North Carolina elementary schools.

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