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North Rowan High High School
300 North Whitehead Ave
Spencer NC, 28159, Rowan County
Phone: 704-636-4420
Ranking: 
(283 out of 287, bottom 1%)*
(283 out of 287, bottom 1%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 46 | 53 | 50 | 50 | 48 | 56 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 677 | 720 | 689 | 662 | 665 | 710 | 686 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 164 | 24.2% | 190 | 26.4% | 198 | 28.7% | 211 | 31.9% | 222 | 33.4% | 223 | 31.4% | 234 | 34.1% |
| Grade 10: | 182 | 26.9% | 199 | 27.6% | 184 | 26.7% | 178 | 26.9% | 163 | 24.5% | 185 | 26.1% | 156 | 22.7% |
| Grade 11: | 181 | 26.7% | 177 | 24.6% | 178 | 25.8% | 151 | 22.8% | 151 | 22.7% | 162 | 22.8% | 174 | 25.4% |
| Grade 12: | 150 | 22.2% | 154 | 21.4% | 129 | 18.7% | 122 | 18.4% | 129 | 19.4% | 140 | 19.7% | 122 | 17.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 343 | 50.7% | 368 | 51.1% | 357 | 51.8% | 327 | 49.4% | 342 | 51.4% | 364 | 51.3% | 324 | 47.2% |
| Female: | 334 | 49.3% | 352 | 48.9% | 332 | 48.2% | 335 | 50.6% | 315 | 47.4% | 338 | 47.6% | 341 | 49.7% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 8 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.9% |
| Asian: | 16 | 2.4% | 18 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.5% | 18 | 2.7% | 20 | 3.0% | 18 | 2.5% | 16 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 56 | 8.3% | 57 | 7.9% | 48 | 7.0% | 35 | 5.3% | 36 | 5.4% | 33 | 4.6% | 32 | 4.7% |
| Black: | 312 | 46.1% | 323 | 44.9% | 325 | 47.2% | 318 | 48.0% | 331 | 49.8% | 354 | 49.9% | 320 | 46.6% |
| White: | 249 | 36.8% | 285 | 39.6% | 267 | 38.8% | 261 | 39.4% | 275 | 41.4% | 299 | 42.1% | 295 | 43.0% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 33 | 4.9% | 32 | 4.4% | 27 | 3.9% | 23 | 3.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 399 | 58.9% | 427 | 59.3% | 412 | 59.8% | 366 | 55.3% | 352 | 52.9% | NA | NA | 312 | 45.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 67 | 9.9% | 67 | 9.3% | 66 | 9.6% | 69 | 10.4% | 83 | 12.5% | NA | NA | 63 | 9.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.72 | 13.51 | 13.72 | 13.15 | 13.73 | 12.70 | 11.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 78% | 84.2% | 82.6% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 46.1% | 62.8% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53.2% | 67.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 36.2% | 62.7% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 32.9% | 68.1% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 47.8% | 65.9% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 52.6% | 70.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 9.0% | 27.0% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 77% | 89.7% | 80.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 76.9% | 76.2% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 49.5% | 78.3% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 60% | 80.7% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 57.6% | 88.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 72.4% | 79.7% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 42.9% | 56.5% | 63.4% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.2% | 64.5% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.8% | 68.3% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 40.6% | 70.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 56.1% | 81.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 51.7% | 79.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 48.5% | 76.4% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 11.7% | 36.4% | 45.6% |
| 2006 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 86.4% | 79.8% | 77.1% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 79.7% | 73.7% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 78.3% | 79.6% | 77.7% |
| 2006 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 45.5% | 56.8% | 60.1% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 46.4% | 67.3% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 55.3% | 67.6% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 55.4% | 70.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 50.3% | 76.5% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 64.5% | 79.2% | 80% |
| 2006 | English I | End of course | % met std | 76.1% | 83.6% | 82.8% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 63.8% | 71.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 65% | 74.8% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 56.1% | 71.6% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 65.9% | 81.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 65.2% | 77.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 67.2% | 82.1% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 28.3% | 43.4% | 51.2% |
| 2006 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 71.1% | 76.7% | 68.8% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 59.1% | 68.9% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 68.6% | 74.2% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 50% | 69.3% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 56.3% | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| 2006 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 52.3% | 64.3% | 69.1% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 51.3% | 66.5% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 43.4% | 62.6% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 70.1% | 81.9% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 67.1% | 71.2% | 76.5% |
| 2006 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 85.5% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 50% | 84.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 83.3% | > 95.0% | 85.9% |
| 2006 | US History | End of course | % met std | 34.8% | 53.1% | 56.8% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 40% | 61.1% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 53.1% | 69.4% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 53.6% | 71.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 59.7% | 80.5% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 52.5% | 79.9% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 12.3% | 17.6% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 5.9% | 21.6% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 20.6% | 25.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | < 5.0% | 7.1% | 18.5% |
| 2006 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 39.3% | 48.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 36.4% | 43.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 67.2% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 67.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 40% | 60.4% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 45.5% | 60.2% | 69.9% |
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* North Rowan High High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.