Gold Hill’s public schools
Rowan-Salisbury Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gold Hill. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in North Carolina’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Gold Hill’s schools, in brief
School by school
7 of Gold Hill’s 30 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools. Rowan Co Early College places highest (better than 87%); Koontz Elementary lowest (3%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
17 elementary schools serve Gold Hill, graded from D− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then six middle schools and seven high schools: Carson High, West Rowan High, East Rowan High, South Rowan High, Salisbury High, North Rowan High and Rowan Co Early College. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Gold Hill, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Gold Hill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the North Carolina towns that share Gold Hill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Hill | — | Rowan-Salisbury Schools |
Every school in Gold Hill
30 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with North Carolina’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Gold Hill’s schools
Are Gold Hill’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Gold Hill. Rowan-Salisbury Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Gold Hill. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 30 district schools with test results score above the middle of North Carolina’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Gold Hill in?
Rowan-Salisbury Schools.
Where do Gold Hill kids go to high school?
One of seven high schools, depending on your address: Carson High, West Rowan High, East Rowan High, South Rowan High, Salisbury High, North Rowan High and Rowan Co Early College.
Parents talk
What Gold Hill families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Gold Hill → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.