Schools in Gold Hill · Rowan-Salisbury Schools
Gold Hill’s public schools score below 66% of North Carolina districts
The public schools Gold Hill’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 66% of North Carolina’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
17%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
35%
▼ 12 pts vs NC 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▼ 16 pts vs NC 42%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
▲ 1 pts vs NC 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.4K
▲ 3% vs NC $13.0K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Gold Hill compares
C− Test scoresB− Graduation
North Carolina school districts we grade (318)Better than 34%
Lower resultsHigher results
North Carolina towns with similar household incomes (307)Better than 17%
High confidence. Built on 8,608 tested students and a graduating class of 1,596; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on North Carolina’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of North Carolina only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Gold Hill.
12 schools teach Pre-K in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: West Rowan Elementary, China Grove Elementary, Granite Quarry Elementary and Knollwood Elementary and more.
17 schools teach K in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Landis Elementary, West Rowan Elementary, China Grove Elementary and Granite Quarry Elementary and more.
17 schools teach 1st grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Landis Elementary, West Rowan Elementary, China Grove Elementary and Granite Quarry Elementary and more.
17 schools teach 2nd grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Landis Elementary, West Rowan Elementary, China Grove Elementary and Granite Quarry Elementary and more.
17 schools teach 3rd grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Landis Elementary, West Rowan Elementary, China Grove Elementary and Granite Quarry Elementary and more.
17 schools teach 4th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Landis Elementary, West Rowan Elementary, China Grove Elementary and Granite Quarry Elementary and more.
17 schools teach 5th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Landis Elementary, West Rowan Elementary, China Grove Elementary and Granite Quarry Elementary and more.
6 schools teach 6th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Erwin Middle, West Rowan Middle, North Rowan Middle and Southeast Middle and more.
6 schools teach 7th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Erwin Middle, West Rowan Middle, North Rowan Middle and Southeast Middle and more.
6 schools teach 8th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Erwin Middle, West Rowan Middle, North Rowan Middle and Southeast Middle and more.
7 schools teach 9th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Carson High, West Rowan High, East Rowan High and South Rowan High and more.
7 schools teach 10th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Carson High, West Rowan High, East Rowan High and South Rowan High and more.
7 schools teach 11th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Carson High, West Rowan High, East Rowan High and South Rowan High and more.
7 schools teach 12th grade in Gold Hill’s district. Which one depends on your address: Carson High, West Rowan High, East Rowan High and South Rowan High and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–517 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Well below the state in reading
Reading35%
State average 47.2%
Math26%
State average 41.9%
Every school in Gold Hill
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Gold Hill · in other towns
Landis Elementary
B+613 students19:1Rate it →
West Rowan Elementary
C611 students15:1Rate it →
China Grove Elementary
C592 students19:1Rate it →
Granite Quarry Elementary
C586 students20:1Rate it →
Knollwood Elementary
D585 students19:1Rate it →
Koontz Elementary
D−554 students15:1Rate it →
Millbridge Elementary
B547 students15:1Rate it →
Isenberg Elementary
D509 students15:1Rate it →
Rockwell Elementary
B−502 students17:1Rate it →
Hurley Elementary
D466 students15:1Rate it →
Shive Elementary
B−413 students15:1Rate it →
North Rowan Elementary
D405 students15:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Gold Hill
There’s no college in Gold Hill, but 12 are within 30 miles. The closest is Pfeiffer University in Misenheimer, 4.3 miles away.
Pfeiffer UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Misenheimer
4.3 mi755 students
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Salisbury
11.3 mi3,353 students
Hood Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salisbury
11.5 mi48 students
Livingstone CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salisbury
13 mi814 students
Stanly Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Albemarle
13.8 mi858 students
Catawba CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Salisbury
14.2 mi1,054 students
Cabarrus College of Health SciencesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Concord
15.3 mi597 students
Davidson-Davie Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Thomasville
25.7 mi2,579 students
University of North Carolina at CharlotteUniversity or college · Public · Charlotte
26.1 mi27,318 students
Davidson CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Davidson
28 mi1,904 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Gold Hill. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 2 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within North Carolina. Stars are from neighbors.