West Rowan Middle

Summary:

West Rowan Middle is a public middle school in Salisbury, North Carolina, serving 648 students in grades 6-8. 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.

Academically, West Rowan Middle consistently underperforms compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for mathematics, reading, and science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in mathematics ranged from 21.6% to 37.1% across grades, compared to the state averages of 46.9% to 54.3%. The school's reading proficiency rates were also significantly lower than the state's. Additionally, the school's racial demographics have shifted, with a decrease in White students and an increase in African American and Hispanic students. West Rowan Middle also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 59.88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

When compared to nearby middle schools in the Rowan-Salisbury district, such as Corriher Lipe Middle and Erwin Middle, West Rowan Middle is underperforming academically. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, as well as students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds, who rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups in the state.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 5925 Statesville Blvd
       Salisbury, NC  28147-7478


(704) 633-4775

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
683rd of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,051 Help


Students who attend West Rowan Middle usually attend:

High:    West Rowan High

Feeder schools for West Rowan Middle:

Elementary:    Mt Ulla Elementary
    West Rowan Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.5 Help
Number of students:  648

Racial breakdown:

White:
51.1%
African American:
19.3%
Hispanic:
18.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.9% Help


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Compare Details West Rowan Middle ranks worse than 86.1% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 4th 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 17.48. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at West Rowan Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (51.1%), African American (19.3%), Hispanic (18.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Rowan Middle is 17.5, which is the 2nd best 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 West Rowan Middle is $9,051. 3 middle schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

West Rowan Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks West Rowan Middle 683rd of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See West Rowan 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 West Rowan Middle

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Rank History for all students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 57.58 292nd 598 51.2%
2007 61.79 256th 606 57.8%
2008 62.04 253rd 620 59.2%
2009 63.82 249th 630 60.5%
2010 61.50 280th 640 56.3%
2011 64.55 256th 648 60.5%
2012 62.91 278th 662 58.0%
2013 51.29 321st 673 52.3%
2014 50.29 298th 627 52.5%
2015 39.02 438th 705 37.9%
2016 30.49 496th 692 28.3%
2017 21.36 559th 694 19.5%
2018 14.06 607th 691 12.2%
2019 27.27 574th 737 22.1%
2021 23.73 574th 741 22.5%
2022 19.09 658th 786 16.3%
2023 19.84 651st 784 17.0%
2024 17.48 683rd 793 13.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.47 212th 237 10.5%
2021 15.15 236th 248 4.8%
2022 15.69 268th 283 5.3%
2023 21.11 264th 302 12.6%
2024 22.66 267th 306 12.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.65 137th 151 9.3%
2022 14.88 308th 312 1.3%
2023 21.16 300th 318 5.7%
2024 22.30 317th 356 11.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 13.49 564th 604 6.6%
2019 26.52 518th 639 18.9%
2021 19.29 552nd 633 12.8%
2022 19.93 606th 689 12.0%
2023 19.36 648th 735 11.8%
2024 13.17 692nd 743 6.9%
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Rank History for Female students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.93 619th 656 5.6%
2019 21.98 579th 684 15.4%
2021 26.84 537th 706 23.9%
2022 19.61 622nd 733 15.1%
2023 17.23 641st 731 12.3%
2024 18.28 636th 738 13.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.15 453rd 475 4.6%
2019 21.06 465th 504 7.7%
2021 14.38 474th 478 0.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.63 106th 127 16.5%
2019 43.65 324th 416 22.1%
2021 26.56 404th 448 9.8%
2022 13.84 439th 450 2.4%
2023 20.43 431st 452 4.6%
2024 16.02 448th 461 2.8%
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Rank History for Male students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.35 578th 665 13.1%
2019 29.67 526th 697 24.5%
2021 21.14 574th 711 19.3%
2022 17.83 641st 748 14.3%
2023 21.46 615th 747 17.7%
2024 15.70 666th 751 11.3%
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Rank History for African American students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 10.11 477th 494 3.4%
2019 23.09 453rd 519 12.7%
2021 21.53 468th 533 12.2%
2022 19.25 491st 550 10.7%
2023 15.62 527th 559 5.7%
2024 11.90 536th 560 4.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 5.91 469th 472 0.6%
2019 11.13 478th 493 3.0%
2021 20.50 461st 522 11.7%
2022 9.55 529th 541 2.2%
2023 15.23 514th 553 7.1%
2024 9.69 552nd 564 2.1%
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Rank History for White students at West Rowan Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.54 572nd 596 4.0%
2019 21.67 541st 624 13.3%
2021 17.02 565th 632 10.6%
2022 12.16 627th 658 4.7%
2023 14.43 610th 656 7.0%
2024 15.05 595th 652 8.7%
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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 West Rowan Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 292 94 3 1 0 n/a n/a 3 393
1989 316 84 2 1 1 n/a n/a 0 404
1990 307 85 5 2 0 n/a n/a 0 399
1991 323 85 3 2 0 n/a n/a 0 413
1992 326 62 2 0 0 n/a n/a 1 391
1993 629 111 3 6 1 n/a n/a 0 750
1994 663 119 3 10 0 n/a n/a 0 795
1995 717 129 3 12 1 n/a n/a 0 862
1996 717 129 3 12 1 n/a n/a 0 862
1997 722 139 3 9 1 n/a n/a 0 874
1998 762 140 3 18 3 n/a n/a 0 926
1999 792 145 3 11 4 n/a n/a 0 955
2000 813 168 2 18 6 n/a n/a 0 1007
2001 814 186 1 23 3 n/a n/a 0 1027
2002 579 201 3 35 2 n/a n/a 0 820
2003 579 201 3 35 2 n/a n/a 0 820
2004 589 193 4 41 3 n/a n/a 0 830
2005 556 199 4 46 5 n/a n/a 0 810
2006 561 186 8 40 3 n/a n/a 0 798
2007 502 147 9 67 1 n/a n/a 22 748
2008 493 153 6 55 2 n/a n/a 22 731
2009 471 171 7 69 3 n/a n/a 0 721
2010 447 170 7 73 4 n/a n/a 0 701
2011 480 130 0 71 4 3 7 0 695
2012 496 112 3 80 4 2 14 0 711
2013 484 122 5 84 0 0 16 0 711
2014 484 128 6 97 0 1 17 0 733
2015 461 121 3 94 2 1 15 0 697
2016 419 95 3 111 1 1 15 0 645
2017 402 86 5 144 0 0 16 0 653
2018 370 101 6 158 3 0 18 0 656
2019 356 111 5 136 4 0 39 0 651
2020 364 120 8 121 4 0 62 0 679
2021 318 84 5 102 4 0 46 0 559
2022 362 112 8 127 4 0 51 0 664
2023 331 125 5 119 3 0 65 0 648

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 West Rowan Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 393 31.0 12.6 16.3
1989 404 31.0 13.0 22.3
1990 399 31.0 12.8 20.1
1991 413 31.0 13.3 19.4
1992 391 30.0 13.0 10.2
1993 750 46.0 16.3 7.3
1994 795 48.0 16.6 14.6
1995 862 55.0 15.7 14.8
1996 862 55.0 15.7 14.8
1997 874 57.0 15.3 17.3
1998 926 62.0 14.9 17.2
1999 955 62.0 15.4 26.3
2000 1007 62.0 16.2 26.7
2001 1027 62.0 16.6 24.6
2002 820 62.0 13.2 0
2003 820 62.0 13.2 0
2004 830 62.0 13.4 40.2
2005 810 62.0 13.1 43.5
2006 798 62.0 12.9 45.2
2007 748 52.9 14.1 47.9
2008 731 51.3 14.2 45.4
2009 721 50.5 14.3 n/a
2010 701 46.9 14.9 50.9
2011 695 46.1 15.0 53.5
2012 711 44.4 16.0 56.5
2013 711 43.3 16.3 61.3
2014 733 44.6 16.4 57
2015 697 40.0 17.4 56.1
2016 645 38.0 16.9 55.8
2017 653 37.8 17.2 60.2
2018 656 39.2 16.7 60.7
2019 651 39.5 16.4 58.1
2020 679 41.5 16.3 57
2021 559 39.1 14.2 40.3
2022 664 37.5 17.7 48.6
2023 648 37.0 17.5 59.9

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 West Rowan Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 393 31.0 12.6 16.3
1989 404 31.0 13.0 22.3
1990 399 31.0 12.8 20.1
1991 413 31.0 13.3 19.4
1992 391 30.0 13.0 10.2
1993 750 46.0 16.3 7.3
1994 795 48.0 16.6 14.6
1995 862 55.0 15.7 14.8
1996 862 55.0 15.7 14.8
1997 874 57.0 15.3 17.3
1998 926 62.0 14.9 17.2
1999 955 62.0 15.4 26.3
2000 1007 62.0 16.2 26.7
2001 1027 62.0 16.6 24.6
2002 820 62.0 13.2 0
2003 820 62.0 13.2 0
2004 830 62.0 13.4 40.2
2005 810 62.0 13.1 43.5
2006 798 62.0 12.9 45.2
2007 748 52.9 14.1 47.9
2008 731 51.3 14.2 45.4
2009 721 50.5 14.3 n/a
2010 701 46.9 14.9 50.9
2011 695 46.1 15.0 53.5
2012 711 44.4 16.0 56.5
2013 711 43.3 16.3 61.3
2014 733 44.6 16.4 57
2015 697 40.0 17.4 56.1
2016 645 38.0 16.9 55.8
2017 653 37.8 17.2 60.2
2018 656 39.2 16.7 60.7
2019 651 39.5 16.4 58.1
2020 679 41.5 16.3 57
2021 559 39.1 14.2 40.3
2022 664 37.5 17.7 48.6
2023 648 37.0 17.5 59.9

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 West Rowan Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $678 (7.5%) $8,373 (92.5%) $9,051

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

Impact of COVID-19 on West Rowan Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 574th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 651st of 784 Middle schools
 5.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (West Rowan Middle)42.328.4
 13.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)36.832.9
 3.9%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (West Rowan Middle)54.628
 26.6%
   6th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)44.633
 11.6%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (West Rowan Middle)3626.7
 9.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)33.528.5
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (West Rowan Middle)5033.5
 16.5%
   7th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)4233.5
 8.5%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (West Rowan Middle)34.113.9
 20.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)25.918.6
 7.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (West Rowan Middle)42.539.3
 3.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)3933.3
 5.7%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (West Rowan Middle)67.764
 3.7%
   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 Students651648
 0.5%
African American111125
 12.6%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian55
Hispanic136119
 12.5%
Pacific Islander00
White356331
 7%
Two or More Races3965
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients58.1%59.9%
 1.8%


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West Rowan Middle ranks in the bottom 13.9% of North Carolina middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 648 students attended West Rowan Middle.

Students who attend West Rowan Middle usually go on to attend West Rowan High

Students at West Rowan Middle are 51% White, 19% African American, 18% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.


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