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Millbridge Elementary

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Millbridge Elementary ranks 432 nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

432^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Millbridge Elementary is a K-5 public school in China Grove, NC, serving 547 students in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district. Although that district is rated just 1 star and ranks 199th out of 246 statewide, Millbridge itself has earned 4 stars and ranks 432nd out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools (71st percentile) — an upper-tier result. Nearly all of its students (99.45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making it a standout high-poverty, high-performing campus whose proficiency rates regularly beat the district and often beat the state.

Millbridge's academic results outpace the district by wide margins in every subject and grade. In the most recent year, 3rd-grade math proficiency reached 75.0% compared with 51.7% for the district and 66.4% for the state, and 5th-grade science hit 78.8% — more than 20 points above the district's 58.0%. Reading is solid but closer to state averages, especially in 5th grade (55.8% versus 55.3% statewide). The gaps among similar high-poverty schools in the same district are dramatic: Millbridge and Mt Ulla Elementary rank in the top quartile statewide, while China Grove Elementary (15th percentile) and Knollwood Elementary (7th percentile) sit near the bottom. Millbridge even matches or beats schools in the wealthier Mooresville Graded School District, including Mooresville Intermediate and East Mooresville Intermediate, despite serving a far higher percentage of low-income families.

Attendance stands out as a likely driver of success. Millbridge's chronic absenteeism rate was just 15.4% in 2024-2025 — less than half the district's 34.2% and well below the state's 24.2% — while nearby China Grove Elementary (25.5%) and Knollwood Elementary (30.0%) had far higher rates. Low-income students rank in the 76th percentile statewide, and special education results jumped from the 27th to the 71st percentile in a single year. English learners (21st percentile) and gifted students (19th percentile) are areas needing attention. For parents, the takeaway is clear: Millbridge has climbed steadily from the 40s percentile a decade ago to a sustained top-quartile position, proving that high poverty does not have to mean low performance — and making it an especially compelling option among China Grove area elementary schools.

547

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

155 Ed Deal Rd
China Grove, NC 28023

(704) 855-5591

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Students who attend Millbridge Elementary usually attend:

High:

South Rowan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.0%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Two or more races:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 48th percentile in 2016 → 71st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the North Carolina median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school68%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

432^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 23 pts since 2016

From bottom 48% (2016) to top 29% (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	69.1	432 of 1492	71.0%	★★★★☆
2025	70.0	394 of 1490	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	496 of 1505	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.8	625 of 1502	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.5	765 of 1514	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.5	563 of 1489	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	905 of 1473	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.3	865 of 1434	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.4	737 of 1429	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	49.6	738 of 1425	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.9	857 of 1440	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.5	499 of 1390	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.9	523 of 1403	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.1	348 of 1388	74.9%	★★★★☆
2011	80.0	202 of 1381	85.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.0	261 of 1363	80.9%	★★★★☆
2009	67.2	456 of 1354	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.8	824 of 1324	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	33.3	986 of 1293	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.6	830 of 1276	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.0	531 of 634	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.8	341 of 646	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	653 of 878	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	620 of 897	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	445 of 563	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.8	355 of 1447	75.5%	★★★★☆
2025	64.3	462 of 1451	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	443 of 1455	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.2	573 of 1459	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.3	527 of 1458	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.7	455 of 1440	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	839 of 1424	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.0	799 of 1405	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	601 of 743	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	55.3	423 of 710	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	527 of 669	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.3	385 of 582	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.4	203 of 500	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	460 of 612	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	581 of 981	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.9	440 of 961	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.9	537 of 951	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	492 of 915	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	585 of 893	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.3	203 of 843	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	25.5	731 of 865	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	710 of 851	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.9	347 of 1434	75.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.2	363 of 1437	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	61.5	469 of 1450	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	940 of 1437	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.8	453 of 1366	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.6	244 of 1329	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	39.0	894 of 1361	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	795 of 1332	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	500 of 1451	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	71.5	352 of 1450	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	561 of 1464	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	650 of 1461	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.4	969 of 1464	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	608 of 1444	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.8	966 of 1430	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	914 of 1413	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	51.2	62 of 133	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	236 of 821	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	30.8	584 of 801	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	508 of 1146	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.9	553 of 1172	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	660 of 1166	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	788 of 1183	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	916 of 1194	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	704 of 1172	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1064 of 1183	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	969 of 1178	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)75th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2026)66th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)56th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)53rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile-30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile-53 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)19th percentile-52 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science79%+11 vs state

Mathematics72%+8 vs state

Reading60%+3 vs state

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Monday, June 13, 2022

Millbridge is an amazing school! The teachers are so amazing! Close Quote

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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
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	—	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
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	—	304 (49.6%)	91 (14.8%)	174 (28.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.5%)	52.7	683^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	54.2%		54.9	657^th of 1490 public elementary schools	55.9%	26	69.4	59.5	70.1	46.3	57.8	51.4	68.2	$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	—	326 (55.1%)	47 (7.9%)	172 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.8%)	20.6	1266^th of 1492 public elementary schools	15.1%		9.2	1433^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	3.8%	167	48.1	39.2	46.2	46.3	43.3	33.0	58.2	$9,544	$1,171	$8,373
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
Mt Ulla Elementary	Public	K-5	13155 NC 801 Hwy	Mount Ulla	28125	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 278-2750	281	17	16.4	—	189 (67.3%)	11 (3.9%)	56 (19.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.8%)	76.5	292^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	80.4%		72.6	353^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	76.3%	61	69.2	75.4	92.5	65.4	65.6	65.0	77.5	$11,028	$1,327	$9,701
East Mooresville Intermediate	Public	3-5	1711 Landis Highway	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 658-2700	612	39	15.7	49.8%	302 (49.3%)	129 (21.1%)	100 (16.3%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	70.4	408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.7%		67.9	429^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.2%	21	70.6	75.2	77.9	55.0	58.3	63.8	80.8	$8,203	$736	$7,467
North Kannapolis Elementary	Public	K-5	800 N Walnut Street	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 933-2935	296	27	11.0	—	61 (20.6%)	56 (18.9%)	155 (52.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (7.8%)	30.4	1084^th of 1492 public elementary schools	27.3%		30	1091^st of 1490 public elementary schools	26.8%	7	55.0	42.9	52.5	32.5	38.8	47.5	80.0	$14,411	$2,811	$11,600
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	—	78 (18.8%)	59 (14.2%)	250 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.0%)	18.6	1307^th of 1492 public elementary schools	12.4%		26	1157^th of 1490 public elementary schools	22.3%	150	52.4	34.2	45.0	31.7	28.8	47.5	56.3	$10,056	$1,308	$8,748
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	—	140 (29.4%)	62 (13.0%)	219 (46.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (10.9%)	59.5	590^th of 1492 public elementary schools	60.5%		61.2	541^st of 1490 public elementary schools	63.7%	49	66.7	57.6	87.9	53.3	48.9	60.6	87.9	$9,913	$1,233	$8,680
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 (19.7%)	152 (30.2%)	193 (38.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (10.9%)	24	1208^th of 1492 public elementary schools	19.0%		24.6	1195^th of 1490 public elementary schools	19.8%	13	66.7	44.3	42.6	45.3	46.8	31.4	54.9	$11,099	$1,459	$9,641

Frequently Asked Questions about Millbridge Elementary

What schools do graduates of Millbridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Millbridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : South Rowan High

How many students attend Millbridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Millbridge Elementary.

Is Millbridge Elementary a good school?

Millbridge Elementary ranks 432^nd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Millbridge Elementary?

Students at Millbridge Elementary are 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Millbridge Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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