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North Rowan High
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North Rowan High

PublicHighGrades 9–12

300 North Whitehead Ave, Spencer, NC 28159 · (704) 636-4420 · Part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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

Photo: JoannaSerah · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
555
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
1%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about North Rowan High

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 39 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8North Rowan Middle649 students
9–12North Rowan HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 47.2%

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

300 North Whitehead Ave, Spencer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9140
Grade 10141
Grade 11146
Grade 12128
Enrollment over time
555’20
559’21
589’22
592’23
555’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 39%Hispanic 32%White 21%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Rowan High from Spencer families.

Other schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools

The district →

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