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West Rowan Elementary

Q: Is West Rowan Elementary a good school?

West Rowan Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend West Rowan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended West Rowan Elementary.

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

Students at West Rowan Elementary are 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% African American, 11% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of West Rowan Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Rowan Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : West Rowan Middle High : West Rowan High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

West Rowan Elementary is a PK–5 school in Cleveland, NC, serving 611 students as part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Its state ranking has dropped sharply in recent years — from the 49th percentile in 2018–19 to the 33rd percentile last year, and now to the 16th percentile statewide, which is a 1-star result. Nearly all students (99.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Chronic absenteeism is 25.1%, which is below the district's 34.2% but slightly above the state's 24.2%.

Nearby schools show that demographics do not tell the whole story. Mt Ulla Elementary, 4.9 miles away, serves a nearly identical student population yet ranks in the 80th percentile, while Millbridge Elementary, 8.9 miles away, ranks in the 71st. Cool Spring Elementary — an Iredell-Statesville Schools campus just 8.6 miles away — also serves a nearly all-low-income population and ranks in the 92nd percentile. West Rowan's average EOG math/reading proficiency of 43.6% trails these schools by roughly 22 to 29 percentage points. Locally, it outranks only Isenberg Elementary, Knollwood Elementary, and Hurley Elementary.

There are bright spots. Fourth-grade math has exceeded the district average for four straight years, with 53.1% proficiency in the latest year versus the district's 42.2%. Overall, however, West Rowan improved in only two of seven tested subject/grade combinations while its district improved in all seven, which helps explain its steep percentile fall. Chronic absenteeism rose from 18.3% to 25.1% and remains far above the rates at high-performing nearby schools such as Mt Ulla Elementary (15.1%) and Millbridge Elementary (15.4%). Subgroup outcomes are concerning: special education students rank at the 0th percentile statewide, and several other student groups are in the bottom decile. West Rowan also spent less per student ($7,522) than nearby schools in the most recent spending data. The success of demographically similar schools a few miles away suggests that higher achievement is possible and that the school's biggest challenges may be instructional and operational.

611

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

480 Mimosa St
Cleveland, NC 27013

(704) 278-2131

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Students who attend West Rowan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Rowan Middle
High:	West Rowan High

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.1%

Hispanic:

21.1%

African American:

11.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2019 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2019

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg46%

North Carolina avg61%

1,255^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 33 pts since 2019

From bottom 49% (2019) to bottom 16% (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	21.8	1255 of 1492	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	1005 of 1490	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1117 of 1505	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	1016 of 1502	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	865 of 1514	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1034 of 1489	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	747 of 1473	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.4	866 of 903	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	743 of 918	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	780 of 924	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.5	391 of 896	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.9	281 of 949	70.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	23.6	562 of 646	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	625 of 878	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	477 of 519	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	526 of 563	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.3	1135 of 1447	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	947 of 1451	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1067 of 1455	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1073 of 1459	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.5	862 of 1458	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	947 of 1440	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	614 of 1424	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.6	373 of 743	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.7	496 of 710	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.9	626 of 669	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	561 of 582	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.3	425 of 500	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.2	340 of 612	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	14.3	937 of 981	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.8	806 of 961	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	882 of 951	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	631 of 915	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	707 of 893	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	749 of 843	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	350 of 865	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	1255 of 1434	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.5	1029 of 1437	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1228 of 1450	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	926 of 1437	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.8	603 of 1366	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	834 of 1329	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	611 of 1361	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	1271 of 1451	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	1017 of 1450	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1118 of 1464	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	928 of 1461	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	825 of 1464	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1033 of 1444	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	821 of 1430	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.8	178 of 181	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	158 of 175	9.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	121 of 154	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	11.1	813 of 815	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	23.2	729 of 821	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	55.9	256 of 801	68.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	935 of 1146	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	847 of 1172	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1007 of 1166	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1031 of 1183	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.1	918 of 1194	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	1076 of 1172	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	844 of 1183	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+34 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)18th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2021)13th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)12th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)8th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)4th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)<1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science55%-13 vs state

Mathematics49%-15 vs state

Reading39%-17 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
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
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	98.9%	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
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
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1969 Mocksville Hwy	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-4949	447	31	14.3	99.3%	298 (66.7%)	27 (6.0%)	83 (18.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	89.4	125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		85.1	171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	88.5%	46	84.1	79.2	82.5	81.6	77.9	73.0	82.8	$9,664	$840	$8,824
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
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
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
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
Third Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 East Barkley Road	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-3002	526	40	13.3	99.2%	118 (22.4%)	175 (33.3%)	183 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	8.8	1434^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.9%		10	1421^st of 1490 public elementary schools	4.6%	13	47.6	36.8	40.4	30.1	27.6	31.1	36.7	$10,568	$1,819	$8,748
East Iredell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Elementary Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-9541	663	47	14.0	99.5%	148 (22.3%)	201 (30.3%)	234 (35.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	18.8	1298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.5	1334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%	36	40.2	47.1	42.3	42.2	43.7	41.2	49.0	$8,556	$1,296	$7,260

Frequently Asked Questions about West Rowan Elementary

Is West Rowan Elementary a good school?

West Rowan Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.9% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is West Rowan Elementary in?

Rowan-Salisbury Schools

How many students attend West Rowan Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 611 students attended West Rowan Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of West Rowan Elementary?

Students at West Rowan Elementary are 56% White, 21% Hispanic, 11% African American, 11% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of West Rowan Elementary attend?

Students who attend West Rowan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Rowan Middle
High : West Rowan High

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