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Isenberg Elementary

Summary:

Isenberg Elementary is a public elementary school located in Salisbury, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 464. The school is part of the Rowan-Salisbury Schools district, which is ranked 212 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Isenberg Elementary faces significant challenges compared to nearby schools. The school has a significantly higher percentage of African American (48.71%) and Hispanic (18.1%) students, and consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of North Carolina elementary schools with a 1-star rating. Proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Isenberg Elementary has an extremely high percentage of students (over 90%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance has been consistently poor, with proficiency rates declining or remaining stagnant over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools like Churchland Elementary, Cooleemee Elementary, and Granite Quarry Elementary, Isenberg Elementary consistently performs worse academically, despite having a lower student-teacher ratio. This suggests that factors beyond just staffing and resources may be contributing to the school's poor performance, such as school culture, leadership, and targeted interventions for struggling students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2800 Jake Alexander Blvd N
       Salisbury, NC  28147-8971

(704) 639-3009

District: Rowan-Salisbury Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
1303rd of 1,505 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,360 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  486

Racial breakdown:

African American:
52.1%
Hispanic:
19.5%
White:
16.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.4% Help


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Compare Details Isenberg Elementary ranks worse than 86.6% of elementary schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 10th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.52. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Isenberg Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (52.1%), Hispanic (19.5%), White (16.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Isenberg Elementary is 13.5, which is the lowest among 17 elementary schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Isenberg Elementary is $10,360. 11 elementary schools in the Rowan-Salisbury Schools District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Isenberg Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Isenberg Elementary 1303rd of 1505 North Carolina public elementary schools. (See Isenberg Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Rowan-Salisbury Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Rowan-Salisbury Schools 212th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Isenberg Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 22.27 1091st 1276 14.5%
2007 18.27 1151st 1293 11.0%
2008 11.88 1224th 1324 7.6%
2009 7.31 1293rd 1354 4.5%
2010 13.12 1248th 1363 8.4%
2011 14.35 1270th 1381 8.0%
2012 18.86 1226th 1388 11.7%
2013 17.73 1225th 1403 12.7%
2014 9.41 1300th 1390 6.5%
2015 9.13 1350th 1440 6.3%
2016 14.90 1269th 1425 10.9%
2017 9.55 1338th 1429 6.4%
2018 15.30 1271st 1434 11.4%
2019 20.36 1257th 1473 14.7%
2021 14.19 1325th 1489 11.0%
2022 19.58 1279th 1514 15.5%
2023 17.40 1300th 1502 13.4%
2024 18.52 1303rd 1505 13.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.15 101st 154 34.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.10 459th 497 7.6%
2022 50.75 186th 485 61.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.18 1143rd 1332 14.2%
2019 18.94 1223rd 1361 10.1%
2021 24.82 1051st 1329 20.9%
2022 28.20 1072nd 1366 21.5%
2023 21.37 1249th 1437 13.1%
2024 25.72 1211th 1450 16.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.25 1255th 1405 10.7%
2019 20.24 1231st 1424 13.6%
2021 11.90 1332nd 1440 7.5%
2022 23.34 1195th 1458 18.0%
2023 18.15 1277th 1459 12.5%
2024 20.93 1242nd 1455 14.6%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 23.78 772nd 878 12.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.82 1255th 1413 11.2%
2019 22.25 1209th 1430 15.5%
2021 19.31 1195th 1444 17.2%
2022 21.75 1197th 1464 18.2%
2023 17.83 1275th 1461 12.7%
2024 16.98 1302nd 1464 11.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.59 828th 927 10.7%
2019 28.63 757th 949 20.2%
2021 33.30 601st 896 32.9%
2022 33.59 645th 927 30.4%
2023 17.95 853rd 933 8.6%
2024 30.63 703rd 924 23.9%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for African American Students!

Rank History for Hispanic students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.26 708th 851 16.8%
2019 41.40 528th 865 39.0%
2021 13.40 820th 843 2.7%
2022 25.10 762nd 893 14.7%
2023 24.39 763rd 915 16.6%
2024 23.99 817th 951 14.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Elementary Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for White students at Isenberg Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.49 853rd 1178 27.6%
2019 35.23 847th 1183 28.4%
2021 26.08 935th 1172 20.2%
2024 27.98 925th 1166 20.7%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Isenberg Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1990 147 232 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1991 137 133 3 3 0 n/a n/a 0 276
1992 146 139 4 0 0 n/a n/a 0 289
1993 130 128 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 259
1994 125 151 3 0 0 n/a n/a 0 279
1995 115 174 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1996 115 174 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 291
1997 111 174 3 4 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1998 121 183 4 2 0 n/a n/a 0 310
1999 121 203 6 1 0 n/a n/a 0 331
2000 122 204 7 4 0 n/a n/a 0 337
2001 117 203 6 5 0 n/a n/a 0 331
2002 125 252 10 12 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2003 125 252 10 12 0 n/a n/a 0 399
2004 118 248 13 18 0 n/a n/a 0 397
2005 145 311 18 29 0 n/a n/a 0 503
2006 145 324 22 47 0 n/a n/a 0 538
2007 115 290 17 43 1 n/a n/a 34 500
2008 104 307 10 52 0 n/a n/a 29 502
2009 80 319 12 60 0 n/a n/a 0 471
2010 71 298 10 59 1 n/a n/a 0 439
2011 76 249 11 67 1 0 9 0 413
2012 67 235 8 66 2 0 11 0 389
2013 67 229 11 70 2 0 22 0 401
2014 63 237 18 77 2 0 26 0 423
2015 64 226 23 91 2 0 24 0 430
2016 61 207 21 85 2 0 26 0 402
2017 57 224 21 81 2 2 26 0 413
2018 68 196 11 73 2 0 23 0 373
2019 83 224 8 87 1 0 25 0 428
2020 78 210 6 94 2 0 50 0 440
2021 59 144 4 76 1 0 26 0 310
2022 66 232 4 83 3 0 38 0 426
2023 86 226 3 84 2 0 63 0 464
2024 79 253 2 95 2 0 55 0 486

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Isenberg Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 381 15.0 25.4 n/a
1991 276 15.0 18.4 0
1992 289 15.0 19.2 22.1
1993 259 17.0 15.2 39
1994 279 18.0 15.5 40.1
1995 291 20.0 14.6 45.7
1996 291 20.0 14.6 45.7
1997 292 22.0 13.3 42.8
1998 310 22.0 14.1 46.5
1999 331 23.0 14.4 51.1
2000 337 23.0 14.7 57.9
2001 331 23.0 14.4 55
2002 399 22.0 18.1 0
2003 399 22.0 18.1 0
2004 397 22.0 18.0 64.7
2005 503 22.0 22.9 68.8
2006 538 22.0 24.5 65.1
2007 500 n/a n/a 67
2008 502 32.2 15.6 75.5
2009 471 34.1 13.8 n/a
2010 439 29.6 14.8 81.8
2011 413 31.6 13.0 84
2012 389 28.7 13.5 84.3
2013 401 28.9 13.8 84.3
2014 423 27.8 15.2 83
2015 430 28.0 15.3 82.6
2016 402 27.0 14.8 99.3
2017 413 26.8 15.3 99.3
2018 373 27.8 13.4 99.2
2019 428 28.8 14.8 98.1
2020 440 28.4 15.4 99.3
2021 310 26.5 11.6 99
2022 426 29.0 14.6 99.3
2023 464 33.0 14.0 93.1
2024 486 35.8 13.5 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Isenberg Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1990 381 15.0 25.4 n/a
1991 276 15.0 18.4 0
1992 289 15.0 19.2 22.1
1993 259 17.0 15.2 39
1994 279 18.0 15.5 40.1
1995 291 20.0 14.6 45.7
1996 291 20.0 14.6 45.7
1997 292 22.0 13.3 42.8
1998 310 22.0 14.1 46.5
1999 331 23.0 14.4 51.1
2000 337 23.0 14.7 57.9
2001 331 23.0 14.4 55
2002 399 22.0 18.1 0
2003 399 22.0 18.1 0
2004 397 22.0 18.0 64.7
2005 503 22.0 22.9 68.8
2006 538 22.0 24.5 65.1
2007 500 n/a n/a 67
2008 502 32.2 15.6 75.5
2009 471 34.1 13.8 n/a
2010 439 29.6 14.8 81.8
2011 413 31.6 13.0 84
2012 389 28.7 13.5 84.3
2013 401 28.9 13.8 84.3
2014 423 27.8 15.2 83
2015 430 28.0 15.3 82.6
2016 402 27.0 14.8 99.3
2017 413 26.8 15.3 99.3
2018 373 27.8 13.4 99.2
2019 428 28.8 14.8 98.1
2020 440 28.4 15.4 99.3
2021 310 26.5 11.6 99
2022 426 29.0 14.6 99.3
2023 464 33.0 14.0 93.1
2024 486 35.8 13.5 99.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Isenberg Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,726 (16.7%) $8,634 (83.3%) $10,360

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Isenberg Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1257th of 1473 Elementary schoolsRanks 1300th of 1502 Elementary schools
 1.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Isenberg Elementary)35.211.3
 23.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)47.634.9
 12.7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)64.361.1
 3.2%
3rd Grade Reading (Isenberg Elementary)39.420.8
 18.6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)46.230.1
 16.1%
   3rd Grade Reading (North Carolina)56.848
 8.8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Isenberg Elementary)30.715.8
 14.9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)40.637.9
 2.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
4th Grade Reading (Isenberg Elementary)5033.3
 16.7%
   4th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)50.639.3
 11.3%
   4th Grade Reading (North Carolina)57.355.3
 2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Isenberg Elementary)37.823.7
 14.1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)45.739.2
 6.5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)60.255.9
 4.3%
5th Grade Reading (Isenberg Elementary)45.928.8
 17.1%
   5th Grade Reading (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)44.633.2
 11.4%
   5th Grade Reading (North Carolina)54.648
 6.6%
5th Grade Science (Isenberg Elementary)63.581.4
 17.9%
   5th Grade Science (Rowan-Salisbury Schools)56.746.8
 9.9%
   5th Grade Science (North Carolina)72.665.3
 7.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students428464
 8.4%
African American224226
 0.9%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic8784
 3.4%
Pacific Islander00
White8386
 3.6%
Two or More Races2563
 152%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients98.1%93.1%
 5%

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Students at Isenberg Elementary are 52% African American, 20% Hispanic, 16% White, 11% Two or more races.

Isenberg Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of North Carolina elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 486 students attended Isenberg Elementary.


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