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North Rowan Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

600 Charles St, Spencer, NC 28159 · (704) 639-3042 · Part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools

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

Directions
Students
405
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
99%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about North Rowan Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of North Carolina’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 30 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 35% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Spencer kids: North Rowan Middle

On the path

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

PK–5North Rowan ElementaryYou are here
6–8North Rowan Middle649 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 41.8%
Reading / language arts27%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

600 Charles St, Spencer

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten63
Grade 153
Grade 266
Grade 369
Grade 468
Grade 569
Enrollment over time
300’20
400’21
426’22
413’23
405’24

Up 35% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 38%Hispanic 30%White 21%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about North Rowan Elementary from Spencer 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; Spencer’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.