China Grove Middle

Summary:

China Grove Middle is a public middle school located in China Grove, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a student population of 524 and is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district.

China Grove Middle faces several academic challenges, with proficiency rates on End-of-Grade (EOG) tests generally lower than state and district averages. The school's racial makeup is predominantly white, with 70.23% of students identifying as white, significantly higher than nearby schools like North Rowan Middle (23.18% white) and Concord Middle (20.48% white). The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggling the most. Overall, China Grove Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to other middle schools in the area, such as Mooresville Middle in the Mooresville Graded School District, China Grove Middle generally underperforms academically. This may be due in part to the school's relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (48.85%), suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families. Additionally, China Grove Middle has a higher student-teacher ratio than some nearby schools, which may indicate fewer resources available to provide individualized attention and support to its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1013 North Main St
       China Grove, NC  28023-2223


(704) 857-7038

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
568th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,348 Help


Feeder schools for China Grove Middle:

Elementary:    Bostian Elementary
    China Grove Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.7 Help
Number of students:  524

Racial breakdown:

White:
70.2%
Hispanic:
19.1%
Two or more races:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  48.9% Help


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Compare Details China Grove Middle ranks worse than 71.6% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks first among 6 ranked middle schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.25. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (70.2%), Hispanic (19.1%), two or more races (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 48.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at China Grove Middle is 19.7, which is the highest among 6 middle schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at China Grove Middle is $9,348, which is the 3rd highest among 6 middle schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

China Grove Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks China Grove Middle 568th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See China Grove Middle 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 Middle

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Rank History for all students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 46.82 373rd 598 37.6%
2007 49.95 363rd 606 40.1%
2008 49.47 353rd 620 43.1%
2009 52.14 365th 630 42.1%
2010 55.04 347th 640 45.8%
2011 54.87 347th 648 46.5%
2012 57.34 336th 662 49.2%
2013 44.84 364th 673 45.9%
2014 44.61 338th 627 46.1%
2015 37.28 450th 705 36.2%
2016 41.50 424th 692 38.7%
2017 44.18 413th 694 40.5%
2018 42.19 428th 691 38.1%
2019 40.33 471st 737 36.1%
2021 31.54 505th 741 31.8%
2022 30.40 561st 786 28.6%
2023 36.09 499th 784 36.4%
2024 29.25 568th 793 28.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 26.99 244th 302 19.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 32.34 225th 312 27.9%
2024 10.68 356th 356 0.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 16.35 464th 473 1.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.54 360th 604 40.4%
2019 39.25 417th 639 34.7%
2021 36.19 407th 633 35.7%
2022 29.49 513th 689 25.5%
2023 26.01 583rd 735 20.7%
2024 15.48 685th 743 7.8%
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Rank History for Female students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.38 451st 656 31.3%
2019 36.81 468th 684 31.6%
2021 31.49 484th 706 31.4%
2022 32.30 500th 733 31.8%
2023 36.17 466th 731 36.3%
2024 26.41 565th 738 23.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.49 330th 475 30.5%
2019 22.62 458th 504 9.1%
2021 16.94 467th 478 2.3%
2022 21.05 413th 449 8.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.18 204th 416 51.0%
2021 25.85 405th 448 9.6%
2022 30.71 405th 450 10.0%
2023 38.56 364th 452 19.5%
2024 26.19 420th 461 8.9%
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Rank History for Male students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.80 392nd 665 41.1%
2019 41.16 431st 697 38.2%
2021 30.79 500th 711 29.7%
2022 27.30 558th 748 25.4%
2023 34.28 501st 747 32.9%
2024 30.48 544th 751 27.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.72 401st 472 15.0%
2019 24.97 417th 493 15.4%
2021 12.96 503rd 522 3.6%
2022 14.18 511th 541 5.5%
2023 18.76 491st 553 11.2%
2024 15.88 517th 564 8.3%
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Rank History for White students at China Grove Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.50 510th 596 14.4%
2019 21.53 542nd 624 13.1%
2021 15.74 574th 632 9.2%
2022 15.19 610th 658 7.3%
2023 23.82 535th 656 18.4%
2024 15.62 590th 652 9.5%
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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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Enrollment information for China Grove Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 533 47 4 1 0 n/a n/a 0 585
1989 529 40 1 1 1 n/a n/a 0 572
1990 531 40 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1991 585 47 2 4 3 n/a n/a 0 641
1992 580 54 1 5 1 n/a n/a 0 641
1993 478 35 4 6 1 n/a n/a 0 524
1994 485 29 5 4 1 n/a n/a 0 524
1995 522 30 3 11 1 n/a n/a 0 567
1996 522 30 3 11 1 n/a n/a 0 567
1997 525 40 7 18 2 n/a n/a 0 592
1998 496 40 14 19 1 n/a n/a 0 570
1999 516 42 15 30 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2000 521 40 12 30 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2001 587 34 13 46 1 n/a n/a 0 681
2002 596 26 5 34 0 n/a n/a 0 661
2003 596 26 5 34 0 n/a n/a 0 661
2004 558 28 11 34 0 n/a n/a 0 631
2005 533 35 8 34 0 n/a n/a 0 610
2006 521 41 7 42 3 n/a n/a 0 614
2007 515 28 3 47 2 n/a n/a 20 615
2008 516 21 5 52 3 n/a n/a 23 620
2009 499 42 7 57 2 n/a n/a 0 607
2010 516 33 10 48 1 n/a n/a 0 608
2011 498 23 9 50 1 0 9 0 590
2012 502 21 8 57 0 0 10 0 598
2013 491 16 11 58 0 0 14 0 590
2014 500 21 13 64 0 1 18 0 617
2015 487 24 4 68 0 0 15 0 598
2016 429 19 3 68 0 0 16 0 535
2017 386 12 2 70 0 0 14 0 484
2018 382 14 5 71 0 0 15 0 487
2019 399 11 3 71 0 0 23 0 507
2020 419 14 5 67 0 0 36 0 541
2021 346 12 6 66 0 0 17 0 447
2022 405 16 9 93 0 0 20 0 543
2023 368 20 6 100 0 0 30 0 524

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 585 39.0 15.0 12.1
1989 572 39.0 14.6 23.3
1990 575 39.0 14.7 20.7
1991 641 39.0 16.4 18.6
1992 641 46.0 13.9 9.2
1993 524 40.0 13.1 16
1994 524 41.0 12.8 12.6
1995 567 40.0 14.2 11.8
1996 567 40.0 14.2 11.8
1997 592 44.0 13.5 14
1998 570 47.0 12.1 15.1
1999 604 47.0 12.9 24.3
2000 603 47.0 12.8 27.7
2001 681 47.0 14.5 23.5
2002 661 47.0 14.1 0
2003 661 47.0 14.1 0
2004 631 47.0 13.4 31.9
2005 610 47.0 13.0 34.6
2006 614 47.0 13.1 34.7
2007 615 44.5 13.8 38
2008 620 44.5 13.9 44.6
2009 607 43.8 13.9 n/a
2010 608 41.4 14.6 48.8
2011 590 41.5 14.2 50.7
2012 598 40.0 14.9 49.5
2013 590 40.2 14.6 51
2014 617 42.5 14.5 48.8
2015 598 34.0 17.5 52.8
2016 535 32.0 16.7 48
2017 484 31.5 15.3 47.5
2018 487 30.5 15.9 44.8
2019 507 30.5 16.6 47.3
2020 541 29.4 18.3 43.6
2021 447 26.2 17.0 39.4
2022 543 27.5 19.7 43.5
2023 524 26.5 19.7 48.9

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 Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 585 39.0 15.0 12.1
1989 572 39.0 14.6 23.3
1990 575 39.0 14.7 20.7
1991 641 39.0 16.4 18.6
1992 641 46.0 13.9 9.2
1993 524 40.0 13.1 16
1994 524 41.0 12.8 12.6
1995 567 40.0 14.2 11.8
1996 567 40.0 14.2 11.8
1997 592 44.0 13.5 14
1998 570 47.0 12.1 15.1
1999 604 47.0 12.9 24.3
2000 603 47.0 12.8 27.7
2001 681 47.0 14.5 23.5
2002 661 47.0 14.1 0
2003 661 47.0 14.1 0
2004 631 47.0 13.4 31.9
2005 610 47.0 13.0 34.6
2006 614 47.0 13.1 34.7
2007 615 44.5 13.8 38
2008 620 44.5 13.9 44.6
2009 607 43.8 13.9 n/a
2010 608 41.4 14.6 48.8
2011 590 41.5 14.2 50.7
2012 598 40.0 14.9 49.5
2013 590 40.2 14.6 51
2014 617 42.5 14.5 48.8
2015 598 34.0 17.5 52.8
2016 535 32.0 16.7 48
2017 484 31.5 15.3 47.5
2018 487 30.5 15.9 44.8
2019 507 30.5 16.6 47.3
2020 541 29.4 18.3 43.6
2021 447 26.2 17.0 39.4
2022 543 27.5 19.7 43.5
2023 524 26.5 19.7 48.9

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 Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $833 (8.9%) $8,516 (91.1%) $9,348

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

Impact of COVID-19 on China Grove Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 471st of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 499th of 784 Middle schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (China Grove Middle)48.151.5
 3.4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)36.832.9
 3.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (China Grove Middle)59.652.1
 7.5%
   6th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)44.633
 11.6%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (China Grove Middle)47.144.3
 2.8%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)33.528.5
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (China Grove Middle)56.340
 16.3%
   7th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)4233.5
 8.5%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (China Grove Middle)29.228.4
 0.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)25.918.6
 7.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (China Grove Middle)51.239.3
 11.9%
   8th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)3933.3
 5.7%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (China Grove Middle)78.453
 25.4%
   8th Grade Science (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)64.349.9
 14.4%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students507524
 3.4%
African American1120
 81.8%
American Indian00
Asian36
 100%
Hispanic71100
 40.8%
Pacific Islander00
White399368
 7.8%
Two or More Races2330
 30.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.3%48.9%
 1.5%


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China Grove Middle ranks 568th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 524 students attended China Grove Middle.

Students at China Grove Middle are 70% White, 19% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.


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