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Granite Quarry Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

118 South Walnut St, Salisbury, NC 28146 · (704) 279-2154 · Part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools

Granite Quarry’s School Grade C better than 27% of North Carolina school districts

Students
586
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Granite Quarry Elementary

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 26% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 38.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Granite Quarry kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Granite Quarry kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Granite Quarry ElementaryYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts35%
State average 47.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among North Carolina’s 2,529 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

118 South Walnut St, Salisbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K31
Kindergarten78
Grade 179
Grade 296
Grade 3109
Grade 491
Grade 5102
Enrollment over time
424’20
513’21
560’22
541’23
586’24

Up 38.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 48%Black 22%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 10%Asian 1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Granite Quarry Elementary from Granite Quarry families.

Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools

The district →
West Rowan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cleveland
C
611 students15:1
China Grove Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · China Grove
C
592 students19:1
Knollwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
D
585 students19:1
Koontz Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
D−
554 students15:1
Isenberg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
D
509 students15:1
Rockwell Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockwell
B−
502 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against North Carolina’s other public schools; Granite Quarry’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.