China Grove Elementary

Summary:

China Grove Elementary is a public elementary school serving 618 students in grades PK-5 in China Grove, North Carolina, which is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district.

While China Grove Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (58.25%) compared to nearby schools like Koontz Elementary (48.54% African American) and Millbridge Elementary (76.68% white), the school's academic performance is generally lower than state and district averages. For example, China Grove's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 28.6%, compared to the state average of 62.7% and the district average of 40.8%. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 7% of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

China Grove Elementary's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and those from low-income families. The school's declining academic performance over the past several years, coupled with the high percentage of students (68.45%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, suggests that the school faces significant socioeconomic challenges. However, the diverse student population and the presence of nearby high-performing schools, such as Bostian Elementary, indicate that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and support systems.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 514 South Franklin St
       China Grove, NC  28023-1900


(704) 857-7708

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1392nd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,544 Help


Students who attend China Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    China Grove Middle
High:    Carson High

Student/teacher ratio:  18.7 Help
Number of students:  618

Racial breakdown:

White:
58.3%
Hispanic:
26.2%
Two or more races:
8.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  68.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details China Grove Elementary ranks worse than 92.5% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 11th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.73. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details China Grove Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District. Racial makeup is: White (58.3%), Hispanic (26.2%), two or more races (8.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 68.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at China Grove Elementary is 18.7. 15 elementary schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at China Grove Elementary is $9,544. 14 elementary schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

China Grove Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks China Grove Elementary 1392nd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See China Grove Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rowan-Salisbury Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rowan-Salisbury Schools 212th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for China Grove Elementary

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Rank History for all students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 27.08 1040th 1276 18.5%
2007 44.39 828th 1293 36.0%
2008 53.56 655th 1324 50.5%
2009 38.65 933rd 1354 31.1%
2010 38.07 958th 1363 29.7%
2011 29.97 1070th 1381 22.5%
2012 22.50 1185th 1388 14.6%
2013 26.39 1086th 1403 22.6%
2014 31.28 993rd 1390 28.6%
2015 25.02 1149th 1440 20.2%
2016 21.07 1198th 1425 15.9%
2017 25.80 1145th 1429 19.9%
2018 25.43 1144th 1434 20.2%
2019 21.39 1244th 1473 15.5%
2021 30.46 1017th 1489 31.7%
2022 21.79 1228th 1514 18.9%
2023 9.64 1424th 1502 5.2%
2024 12.73 1392nd 1505 7.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 8.30 149th 154 3.2%
2024 13.18 148th 159 6.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.37 260th 421 38.2%
2019 28.16 404th 497 18.7%
2022 23.74 425th 485 12.4%
2023 13.68 505th 514 1.8%
2024 15.85 515th 533 3.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.00 1083rd 1332 18.7%
2019 11.52 1306th 1361 4.0%
2021 50.77 572nd 1329 57.0%
2022 29.02 1051st 1366 23.1%
2023 12.04 1380th 1437 4.0%
2024 10.49 1406th 1450 3.0%
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Rank History for Female students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.20 1050th 1405 25.3%
2019 26.31 1145th 1424 19.6%
2021 35.00 911th 1440 36.7%
2022 23.98 1186th 1458 18.7%
2023 8.65 1403rd 1459 3.8%
2024 11.65 1376th 1455 5.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.91 525th 897 41.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 43.15 528th 612 13.7%
2022 59.62 249th 500 50.2%
2024 0.97 665th 669 0.6%
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Rank History for Male students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.51 1199th 1413 15.1%
2019 19.40 1239th 1430 13.4%
2021 25.53 1073rd 1444 25.7%
2022 21.88 1194th 1464 18.4%
2023 12.78 1351st 1461 7.5%
2024 15.91 1321st 1464 9.8%
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Rank History for African American students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 2.31 948th 949 0.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.51 807th 851 5.2%
2019 14.77 831st 865 3.9%
2021 36.89 532nd 843 36.9%
2022 11.87 875th 893 2.0%
2023 9.59 903rd 915 1.3%
2024 13.29 914th 951 3.9%
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Rank History for White students at China Grove Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.28 1081st 1178 8.2%
2019 14.28 1109th 1183 6.3%
2021 15.56 1089th 1172 7.1%
2022 14.00 1113th 1194 6.8%
2023 4.63 1163rd 1183 1.7%
2024 4.85 1152nd 1166 1.2%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Open Quote The new principal Mrs Sechler is in over her head. She fails to perform her most basic duties as a principal. She fails to protect kids from being repeatedly bullied and she fails to punish the kids who are bullying others. She should be ashamed of herself! Close Quote



Enrollment information for China Grove Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 653 67 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 723
1989 718 67 4 0 1 n/a n/a 0 790
1990 719 77 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 803
1991 635 65 3 2 1 n/a n/a 0 706
1992 633 57 5 10 1 n/a n/a 0 706
1993 652 74 3 11 1 n/a n/a 0 741
1994 682 64 8 18 1 n/a n/a 0 773
1995 672 76 8 36 1 n/a n/a 0 793
1996 672 76 8 36 1 n/a n/a 0 793
1997 675 68 10 40 0 n/a n/a 0 793
1998 697 61 10 56 0 n/a n/a 0 824
1999 680 60 12 60 0 n/a n/a 0 812
2000 664 67 18 60 0 n/a n/a 0 809
2001 647 79 17 64 0 n/a n/a 0 807
2002 565 93 19 98 0 n/a n/a 0 775
2003 565 93 19 98 0 n/a n/a 0 775
2004 570 98 21 95 0 n/a n/a 0 784
2005 609 74 21 95 0 n/a n/a 0 799
2006 561 81 19 113 3 n/a n/a 0 777
2007 523 45 17 100 3 n/a n/a 26 714
2008 505 43 22 115 2 n/a n/a 28 715
2009 470 65 18 96 2 n/a n/a 0 651
2010 441 63 19 111 0 n/a n/a 0 634
2011 414 33 11 129 0 0 19 0 606
2012 386 35 7 117 0 0 18 0 563
2013 371 34 8 117 0 0 22 0 552
2014 408 30 10 115 0 1 23 0 587
2015 405 40 7 115 0 0 30 0 597
2016 408 42 10 117 1 0 31 0 609
2017 392 29 8 129 0 0 33 0 591
2018 367 37 13 142 0 0 44 0 603
2019 361 29 13 148 0 0 33 0 584
2020 354 28 8 140 0 0 39 0 569
2021 277 11 4 120 0 0 36 0 448
2022 328 29 1 149 0 0 48 0 555
2023 360 40 3 162 0 0 53 0 618

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at China Grove Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 723 38.0 19.0 15.1
1989 790 38.0 20.7 26.1
1990 803 38.0 21.1 26
1991 706 38.0 18.5 29.6
1992 706 34.0 20.7 14.7
1993 741 42.0 17.6 25
1994 773 45.0 17.2 25.7
1995 793 45.0 17.6 23.3
1996 793 45.0 17.6 23.3
1997 793 43.0 18.4 26.4
1998 824 48.0 17.2 23.9
1999 812 48.0 16.9 38.7
2000 809 48.0 16.9 38.4
2001 807 48.0 16.8 36.9
2002 775 48.0 16.1 0
2003 775 48.0 16.1 0
2004 784 48.0 16.3 49
2005 799 48.0 16.6 49.2
2006 777 48.0 16.2 51.5
2007 714 n/a n/a 53.3
2008 715 47.4 15.1 57.9
2009 651 44.2 14.7 n/a
2010 634 42.4 15.0 63.1
2011 606 41.8 14.4 64.7
2012 563 37.1 15.1 65.9
2013 552 36.0 15.3 71.6
2014 587 34.2 17.1 67.1
2015 597 37.0 16.1 66.2
2016 609 37.0 16.4 98.7
2017 591 37.0 15.9 99.5
2018 603 38.6 15.6 96.7
2019 584 39.0 14.9 99.5
2020 569 40.6 14.0 63.1
2021 448 33.1 13.5 49.8
2022 555 37.5 14.8 54.2
2023 618 33.0 18.7 68.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio China Grove Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 723 38.0 19.0 15.1
1989 790 38.0 20.7 26.1
1990 803 38.0 21.1 26
1991 706 38.0 18.5 29.6
1992 706 34.0 20.7 14.7
1993 741 42.0 17.6 25
1994 773 45.0 17.2 25.7
1995 793 45.0 17.6 23.3
1996 793 45.0 17.6 23.3
1997 793 43.0 18.4 26.4
1998 824 48.0 17.2 23.9
1999 812 48.0 16.9 38.7
2000 809 48.0 16.9 38.4
2001 807 48.0 16.8 36.9
2002 775 48.0 16.1 0
2003 775 48.0 16.1 0
2004 784 48.0 16.3 49
2005 799 48.0 16.6 49.2
2006 777 48.0 16.2 51.5
2007 714 n/a n/a 53.3
2008 715 47.4 15.1 57.9
2009 651 44.2 14.7 n/a
2010 634 42.4 15.0 63.1
2011 606 41.8 14.4 64.7
2012 563 37.1 15.1 65.9
2013 552 36.0 15.3 71.6
2014 587 34.2 17.1 67.1
2015 597 37.0 16.1 66.2
2016 609 37.0 16.4 98.7
2017 591 37.0 15.9 99.5
2018 603 38.6 15.6 96.7
2019 584 39.0 14.9 99.5
2020 569 40.6 14.0 63.1
2021 448 33.1 13.5 49.8
2022 555 37.5 14.8 54.2
2023 618 33.0 18.7 68.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for China Grove Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,171 (12.3%) $8,373 (87.7%) $9,544

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on China Grove Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1244th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1424th of 1502 Elementary schools
 10.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (China Grove Elementary)3421.4
 12.6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)47.634.9
 12.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (China Grove Elementary)36.223.8
 12.4%
   3rd Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)46.230.1
 16.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (China Grove Elementary)36.326.7
 9.6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)40.637.9
 2.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (China Grove Elementary)4929.7
 19.3%
   4th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)50.639.3
 11.3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (China Grove Elementary)56.827.7
 29.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)45.739.2
 6.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (China Grove Elementary)38.128.7
 9.4%
   5th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)44.633.2
 11.4%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (China Grove Elementary)56.444.7
 11.7%
   5th Grade Science (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)56.746.8
 9.9%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students584618
 5.8%
African American2940
 37.9%
American Indian00
Asian133
 76.9%
Hispanic148162
 9.5%
Pacific Islander00
White361360
 0.3%
Two or More Races3353
 60.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients99.5%68.4%
 31%


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Students who attend China Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : China Grove Middle
High : Carson High

China Grove Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of North Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 618 students attended China Grove Elementary.

Students at China Grove Elementary are 58% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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