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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 28147

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School

707

Students

Top rankedWest Rowan Middle656^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools

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Summary:

The 28147 zip code in North Carolina is home to a single middle school, West Rowan Middle School, which serves grades 6-8 with an enrollment of 716 students. 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 Middle School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a 2024-2025 ranking of 656 out of 773 schools. The school's academic performance is significantly below state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 23.9% of 8th graders proficient in Math compared to the state average of 48.7%. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 96.51% in 2023-2024, and per-student spending was $9,051 in 2018-2019.

The data suggests that West Rowan Middle School and the broader Rowan-Salisbury Schools district face significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to students in the 28147 zip code. Addressing these issues should be a priority to ensure that students in the area have access to the resources and support they need to succeed academically.

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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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	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 Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Statesville Blvd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 633-4775	707	39	18.2	98.9%	335 (47.4%)	157 (22.2%)	144 (20.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.8%)	18.2	656^th of 773 public middle schools	15.1%		17.5	683^rd of 793 public middle schools	13.9%	27	34.9	35.9	23.9	35.6	42.7	33.7	43.0	$9,051	$678	$8,373

Cities Near Zip Code 28147

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salisbury	2.68 mi	15	445^th
Spencer	6.18 mi	3	478^th
Faith	6.53 mi	1
Mount Ulla	6.54 mi	2	314^th
China Grove	6.58 mi	6	335^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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