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Salisbury High
C+

Salisbury High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

500 Lincolnton Rd, Salisbury, NC 28144 · (704) 636-1221 · Part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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

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Photo: JoannaSerah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
930
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Salisbury High

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Salisbury HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts47%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

500 Lincolnton Rd, Salisbury

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9254
Grade 10259
Grade 11223
Grade 12194
Enrollment over time
875’20
903’21
959’22
1,014’23
930’24

Up 6.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%Hispanic 34%White 15%Two or more races 6%Asian 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Salisbury High from Salisbury 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
Granite Quarry Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Salisbury
C
586 students20:1
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

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; Salisbury’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.