📍 4245 Old Beatty Ford Rd, China Grove, Rowan County, 28023
Bostian Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in China Grove, Rowan County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bostian Elementary enrolls 333 students across grades K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 277 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 3.6% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 2.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 333 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 142 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bostian Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-60, state senate district 33, state house district 83.
Bostian Elementary is one of 33 schools in Rowan-Salisbury Schools, based in Salisbury, North Carolina. The district serves 17,683 students district-wide and employs 1,129 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 333 students, Bostian Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe