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Koontz Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
685 East Ritchie Rd
Salisbury, NC 28146
Phone
(704) 216-0273
District
Rowan-Salisbury Schools
County
ROWAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
515
Classroom Teachers
37

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to North Carolina

1

(10 is best)

Better than 4.1% of all NC schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Koontz Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
18%
54%
20%
48%
15%
61%
18%
54%
20%
48%
15%
61%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
55%
27%
55%
28%
55%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
14%
52%
12%
48%
16%
56%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 15 2.9%
Kindergarten 96 18.6%
Grade 1 84 16.3%
Grade 2 96 18.6%
Grade 3 77 15.0%
Grade 4 79 15.3%
Grade 5 68 13.2%
Total 515 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 14.1% 54.3% 46.6%
Black 53.4% 20.5% 26.2%
Hispanic 31.6% 23.9% 21.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 1.0% 4.2%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.3% 1.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.4% 66.0% 59.0%
Free lunch eligible 94.4% 66.0% 56.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 2.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 138,302 10,698,973
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 273.2 217
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 19.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.2% 32.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 27.1% 25.9%
65 OR OLDER 18.1% 16.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 53,438 4,105,232
Single Parent Households With Children 8.9% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 87.9% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.4% 33.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 11.1% 15.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.3% 15.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 17.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.7% 16.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 14.3% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 10.2% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,707 $122,237,000 55.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $671 $12,227,000 5.6%
Staff $408 $7,427,000 3.4%
General Administration $102 $1,857,000 0.8%
School Administration $665 $12,113,000 5.5%
Operation $973 $17,740,000 8.1%
Transportation $315 $5,742,000 2.6%
Other $392 $7,152,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,526 $64,258,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,845 $33,622,000 15.3%
Total Expenditures $12,078 $220,117,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,564 $10,129,255,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $960,884,000 5.4%
Staff $394 $608,502,000 3.4%
General Administration $179 $276,069,000 1.5%
School Administration $651 $1,005,083,000 5.6%
Operation $803 $1,239,070,000 6.9%
Transportation $337 $520,307,000 2.9%
Other $350 $540,157,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,338 $5,150,072,000 28.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,737 $2,680,931,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $11,639 $17,960,258,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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