📍 1625 Park Rd W, Salisbury, Rowan County, 28144
Knox Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Salisbury, Rowan County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8. The school employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 21% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Knox Middle enrolls 514 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% Black or African American, 29% Hispanic or Latino and 13% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 253 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 29% |
| White | 67 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 8.4% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
488 of the school's 514 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 488 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Midsize. 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-13, state senate district 33, state house district 76.
Knox 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 514 students, Knox Middle is close to the district average of about 536 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large