📍 5925 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury, Rowan County, 28147
West Rowan Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Salisbury, Rowan County. The school has 648 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Rowan Middle enrolls 648 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 19% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 51% |
| Black or African American | 125 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 119 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 65 | 10% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
388 of the school's 648 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 388 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.
West Rowan Middle 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 77.
West Rowan Middle 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 648 students, West Rowan Middle is larger than the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe