South Rowan High

Summary:

South Rowan High is a public high school located in China Grove, North Carolina, serving 952 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which is ranked 212 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

South Rowan High has a predominantly white student population, with 67.54% of students identifying as white, which is significantly higher than the racial diversity seen in nearby schools like Salisbury High (14.39% white) and Concord High (30.39% white). Academically, the school's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in End-of-Course (EOC) exams, is consistently lower than the state and district averages. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 27.8% of students were proficient or better in EOC/Biology, compared to the state average of 53.4% and the district average of 32.4%. This has resulted in South Rowan High ranking in the bottom 10% of high schools in North Carolina, with a ranking of 578 out of 640 in the 2023-2024 school year.

The academic challenges at South Rowan High are particularly pronounced for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 416 out of 437 North Carolina high schools for its African American student population and 442 out of 454 for its Hispanic student population. This underperformance is in stark contrast to the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Rowan County Early College and Cabarrus-Kannapolis Early College, both of which have over 80% of students proficient or better in EOC exams. Addressing the significant performance gaps at South Rowan High, particularly for underserved student populations, will be crucial for improving educational outcomes and providing students with the resources and support they need to succeed.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1655 Patterson St
       China Grove, NC  28023-5705


(704) 857-1161

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
578th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,584 Help


Feeder schools for South Rowan High:

Elementary:    Landis Elementary
    Millbridge Elementary
Middle:    Corriher Lipe Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  17.6 Help
Number of students:  989

Racial breakdown:

White:
63.8%
Hispanic:
22.8%
African American:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  96.6% Help


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Compare Details South Rowan High ranks worse than 90.3% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th among 7 ranked high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 11.92. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (63.8%), Hispanic (22.8%), African American (7.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 96.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at South Rowan High is 17.6, which is the 3rd best among 7 high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Rowan High is $9,584, which is the 4th highest among 7 high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Rowan High:

SchoolDigger ranks South Rowan High 578th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See South Rowan High 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 South Rowan High

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Rank History for all students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 50.44 230th 431 46.6%
2007 56.20 181st 453 60.0%
2008 66.40 95th 477 80.1%
2009 57.33 195th 490 60.2%
2010 49.98 281st 499 43.7%
2011 49.63 291st 506 42.5%
2012 31.35 366th 502 27.1%
2013 26.14 334th 505 33.9%
2014 21.70 343rd 451 23.9%
2015 24.07 374th 531 29.6%
2016 20.04 384th 507 24.3%
2017 24.12 345th 476 27.5%
2018 30.38 316th 469 32.6%
2019 20.77 399th 514 22.4%
2021 17.13 499th 594 16.0%
2022 16.11 529th 621 14.8%
2023 10.97 570th 626 8.9%
2024 11.92 578th 640 9.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 3.46 247th 249 0.8%
2024 6.02 259th 261 0.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.15 17th 147 88.4%
2019 21.59 161st 173 6.9%
2021 37.64 74th 124 40.3%
2022 19.28 153rd 156 1.9%
2023 20.54 210th 226 7.1%
2024 22.51 241st 262 8.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 23.60 299th 349 14.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.73 289th 424 31.8%
2019 20.23 370th 446 17.0%
2021 19.93 366th 432 15.3%
2022 18.16 483rd 544 11.2%
2023 13.22 557th 597 6.7%
2024 11.45 582nd 613 5.1%
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Rank History for Female students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.10 353rd 449 21.4%
2019 21.73 381st 475 19.8%
2021 19.05 380th 475 20.0%
2022 17.71 500th 594 15.8%
2023 13.23 530th 588 9.9%
2024 11.94 548th 602 9.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.07 273rd 349 21.8%
2019 25.93 291st 364 20.1%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.15 136th 325 58.2%
2021 33.83 259th 337 23.1%
2022 19.84 362nd 398 9.0%
2023 28.93 348th 403 13.6%
2024 4.77 397th 403 1.5%
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Rank History for Male students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.83 311th 463 32.8%
2019 17.66 406th 488 16.8%
2021 15.04 420th 481 12.7%
2022 13.99 529th 585 9.6%
2023 8.86 566th 602 6.0%
2024 10.70 565th 607 6.9%
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Rank History for African American students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.35 270th 359 24.8%
2019 24.08 300th 369 18.7%
2022 17.57 397th 430 7.7%
2023 20.14 375th 434 13.6%
2024 15.50 416th 437 4.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.45 293rd 340 13.8%
2019 11.32 348th 354 1.7%
2021 14.74 349th 370 5.7%
2022 11.63 423rd 436 3.0%
2023 9.11 442nd 449 1.6%
2024 10.65 442nd 454 2.6%
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Rank History for White students at South Rowan High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.68 375th 427 12.2%
2019 12.42 406th 444 8.6%
2021 10.05 415th 439 5.5%
2022 8.90 506th 534 5.2%
2023 4.42 523rd 537 2.6%
2024 5.46 535th 553 3.3%
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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 South Rowan High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1083 96 8 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1188
1989 1010 97 9 0 1 n/a n/a 0 1117
1990 922 86 8 1 2 n/a n/a 0 1019
1991 1212 105 10 4 1 n/a n/a 4 1336
1992 1209 95 10 7 3 n/a n/a 0 1324
1993 1218 107 5 8 1 n/a n/a 0 1339
1994 1228 113 11 12 1 n/a n/a 0 1365
1995 1281 118 21 20 5 n/a n/a 0 1445
1996 1281 118 21 20 5 n/a n/a 0 1445
1997 1265 121 19 27 5 n/a n/a 0 1437
1998 1320 129 18 35 5 n/a n/a 0 1507
1999 1295 120 18 46 0 n/a n/a 0 1479
2000 1306 121 14 58 2 n/a n/a 0 1501
2001 1285 111 19 65 2 n/a n/a 0 1482
2002 1395 123 20 81 2 n/a n/a 0 1621
2003 1395 123 20 81 2 n/a n/a 0 1621
2004 1456 125 27 80 0 n/a n/a 0 1688
2005 1522 125 22 82 2 n/a n/a 0 1753
2006 1512 134 26 74 3 n/a n/a 0 1749
2007 1024 82 10 60 3 n/a n/a 14 1193
2008 870 81 11 63 2 n/a n/a 10 1037
2009 856 93 5 70 2 n/a n/a 0 1026
2010 829 94 2 79 1 n/a n/a 0 1005
2011 791 62 0 87 6 3 17 0 966
2012 805 81 2 91 4 1 19 0 1003
2013 796 84 3 87 4 1 22 0 997
2014 769 69 5 80 3 1 25 0 952
2015 766 85 8 81 2 1 27 0 970
2016 727 77 7 92 1 1 29 0 934
2017 724 69 8 114 0 1 32 0 948
2018 720 75 6 146 1 0 34 0 982
2019 706 88 5 150 0 0 30 0 979
2020 673 68 5 180 0 0 29 0 955
2021 675 53 4 183 0 0 24 0 939
2022 668 55 7 200 1 0 40 0 971
2023 643 61 9 191 2 0 46 0 952
2024 631 77 5 225 3 0 48 0 989

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 South Rowan High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1188 71.0 16.7 4.6
1989 1117 71.0 15.7 8.9
1990 1019 71.0 14.3 8.8
1991 1336 71.0 18.8 6.7
1992 1324 82.0 16.1 3.9
1993 1339 75.0 17.9 4.6
1994 1365 81.0 16.9 6.7
1995 1445 87.0 16.6 5.8
1996 1445 87.0 16.6 5.8
1997 1437 92.0 15.6 5.7
1998 1507 101.0 14.9 7.5
1999 1479 101.0 14.6 10.1
2000 1501 101.0 14.9 14.1
2001 1482 101.0 14.7 16.7
2002 1621 101.0 16.0 0
2003 1621 101.0 16.0 0
2004 1688 101.0 16.7 29.3
2005 1753 101.0 17.4 27.7
2006 1749 101.0 17.3 29.6
2007 1193 79.9 14.9 33.9
2008 1037 74.2 14.0 33.2
2009 1026 69.7 14.7 n/a
2010 1005 67.6 14.8 40.7
2011 966 66.1 14.6 43.8
2012 1003 63.6 15.7 49
2013 997 63.8 15.6 49.4
2014 952 59.3 16.0 50
2015 970 61.0 15.9 51
2016 934 60.0 15.5 51.1
2017 948 59.3 15.9 47.6
2018 982 59.2 16.5 49.5
2019 979 57.2 17.0 49.9
2020 955 54.2 17.6 48.3
2021 939 55.2 17.0 33.3
2022 971 56.0 17.3 42.5
2023 952 51.4 18.5 52.2
2024 989 56.0 17.6 96.6

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 South Rowan High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1188 71.0 16.7 4.6
1989 1117 71.0 15.7 8.9
1990 1019 71.0 14.3 8.8
1991 1336 71.0 18.8 6.7
1992 1324 82.0 16.1 3.9
1993 1339 75.0 17.9 4.6
1994 1365 81.0 16.9 6.7
1995 1445 87.0 16.6 5.8
1996 1445 87.0 16.6 5.8
1997 1437 92.0 15.6 5.7
1998 1507 101.0 14.9 7.5
1999 1479 101.0 14.6 10.1
2000 1501 101.0 14.9 14.1
2001 1482 101.0 14.7 16.7
2002 1621 101.0 16.0 0
2003 1621 101.0 16.0 0
2004 1688 101.0 16.7 29.3
2005 1753 101.0 17.4 27.7
2006 1749 101.0 17.3 29.6
2007 1193 79.9 14.9 33.9
2008 1037 74.2 14.0 33.2
2009 1026 69.7 14.7 n/a
2010 1005 67.6 14.8 40.7
2011 966 66.1 14.6 43.8
2012 1003 63.6 15.7 49
2013 997 63.8 15.6 49.4
2014 952 59.3 16.0 50
2015 970 61.0 15.9 51
2016 934 60.0 15.5 51.1
2017 948 59.3 15.9 47.6
2018 982 59.2 16.5 49.5
2019 979 57.2 17.0 49.9
2020 955 54.2 17.6 48.3
2021 939 55.2 17.0 33.3
2022 971 56.0 17.3 42.5
2023 952 51.4 18.5 52.2
2024 989 56.0 17.6 96.6

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 South Rowan High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,002 (10.5%) $8,582 (89.5%) $9,584

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

Impact of COVID-19 on South Rowan High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 399th of 514 High schoolsRanks 570th of 626 High schools
 13.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (South Rowan High)47.325.8
 21.5%
   End of Course Biology (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)4530.7
 14.3%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (South Rowan High)39.134
 5.1%
   End of Course English II (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)48.738.7
 10%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (South Rowan High)20.418.8
 1.6%
   End of Course Math I (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)19.219.8
 0.6%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (South Rowan High)25.821.2
 4.6%
   End of Course Math III (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)28.428.7
 0.3%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students979952
 2.8%
African American8861
 30.7%
American Indian02
Asian59
 80%
Hispanic150191
 27.3%
Pacific Islander00
White706643
 8.9%
Two or More Races3046
 53.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients49.9%52.2%
 2.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about South Rowan High

In the 2023-24 school year, 989 students attended South Rowan High.

Students at South Rowan High are 64% White, 23% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Two or more races.

South Rowan High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Landis Elementary
Elementary : Millbridge Elementary
Middle : Corriher Lipe Middle

South Rowan High ranks in the bottom 9.7% of North Carolina high schools.


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