Carson High High School
290 Kress Venture Dr
China Grove NC, 28023, Rowan County
Phone: 704-855-7297
Ranking: 
(156 out of 287, bottom 46%)*
(156 out of 287, bottom 46%)*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: | 69 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 70 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,176 | 1,156 | 1,177 | 1,173 | 1,181 | 1,178 | 1,056 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 319 | 27.1% | 334 | 28.9% | 316 | 26.8% | 303 | 25.8% | 333 | 28.2% | 379 | 32.2% | 352 | 33.3% |
| Grade 10: | 314 | 26.7% | 288 | 24.9% | 287 | 24.4% | 288 | 24.6% | 292 | 24.7% | 285 | 24.2% | 255 | 24.1% |
| Grade 11: | 274 | 23.3% | 280 | 24.2% | 278 | 23.6% | 294 | 25.1% | 284 | 24.0% | 295 | 25.0% | 260 | 24.6% |
| Grade 12: | 269 | 22.9% | 254 | 22.0% | 296 | 25.1% | 288 | 24.6% | 272 | 23.0% | 219 | 18.6% | 189 | 17.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 604 | 51.4% | 578 | 50.0% | 567 | 48.2% | 587 | 50.0% | 591 | 50.0% | 620 | 52.6% | 549 | 52.0% |
| Female: | 572 | 48.6% | 578 | 50.0% | 610 | 51.8% | 586 | 50.0% | 582 | 49.3% | 550 | 46.7% | 484 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 18 | 1.5% | 15 | 1.3% | 12 | 1.0% | 13 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.2% | 19 | 1.6% | 19 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic: | 122 | 10.4% | 113 | 9.8% | 97 | 8.2% | 85 | 7.2% | 70 | 5.9% | 64 | 5.4% | 49 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 56 | 4.8% | 56 | 4.8% | 70 | 5.9% | 73 | 6.2% | 95 | 8.0% | 93 | 7.9% | 63 | 6.0% |
| White: | 955 | 81.2% | 947 | 81.9% | 968 | 82.2% | 984 | 83.9% | 1,000 | 84.7% | 999 | 84.8% | 904 | 85.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 1.8% | 24 | 2.1% | 25 | 2.1% | 14 | 1.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 440 | 37.4% | 446 | 38.6% | 444 | 37.7% | 416 | 35.5% | 374 | 31.7% | NA | NA | 269 | 25.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 91 | 7.7% | 90 | 7.8% | 95 | 8.1% | 110 | 9.4% | 127 | 10.8% | NA | NA | 95 | 9.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.06 | 15.94 | 16.54 | 15.94 | 15.72 | 15.90 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| EOC | ||||||
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 65.5% | 62.8% | 66.7% |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 53.8% | 67.6% | 69% |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 58.7% | 62.7% | 67.7% |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 76.5% | 68.1% | 77.8% |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 69.7% | 65.9% | 76.7% |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 72.7% | 70.1% | 78.7% |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 27.0% | 27.0% | 36.3% |
| 2007 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 65.1% | 76.2% | 65.1% |
| 2008 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 78.3% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 83% | 80.7% | 72.9% |
| 2010 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | 88.6% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Algebra II | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 79.7% | 82.3% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 65.9% | 64.5% | 65.3% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 71.2% | 68.3% | 68% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 74.8% | 70.6% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 89.8% | 81.9% | 81.2% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 86.3% | 79.2% | 79.9% |
| 2012 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 91.1% | 76.4% | 83% |
| 2013 | Biology | End of course | % met std | 56.0% | 36.4% | 45.6% |
| 2008 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 68.1% | 73.7% | 71.8% |
| 2009 | Chemistry | End of course | % met std | 80.3% | 79.6% | 77.7% |
| 2007 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 75% | 67.3% | 65.8% |
| 2008 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 76% | 67.6% | 68.5% |
| 2009 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 72% | 70.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 84% | 76.5% | 78.7% |
| 2011 | Civics and Economics | End of course | % met std | 86.5% | 79.2% | 80% |
| 2007 | English I | End of course | % met std | 70.3% | 71.6% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | English I | End of course | % met std | 70% | 74.8% | 73.1% |
| 2009 | English I | End of course | % met std | 69.9% | 71.6% | 73.8% |
| 2010 | English I | End of course | % met std | 80.8% | 81.5% | 82.4% |
| 2011 | English I | End of course | % met std | 83.4% | 77.6% | 80.6% |
| 2012 | English I | End of course | % met std | 87.2% | 82.1% | 82.9% |
| 2013 | English II | End of course | % met std | 47.9% | 43.4% | 51.2% |
| 2007 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 76% | 68.9% | 63.3% |
| 2008 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 77% | 74.2% | 67.9% |
| 2009 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 65.6% | 69.3% | 73.3% |
| 2010 | Geometry | End of course | % met std | 86.7% | 81.3% | 82.3% |
| 2008 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 77.1% | 66.5% | 58.4% |
| 2009 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 71.4% | 62.6% | 62.7% |
| 2010 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 86% | 81.9% | 76.4% |
| 2011 | Physical Science | End of course | % met std | 74.4% | 71.2% | 76.5% |
| 2008 | Physics | End of course | % met std | 93.8% | 84.6% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Physics | End of course | % met std | > 95.0% | > 95.0% | 85.9% |
| 2007 | US History | End of course | % met std | 82.7% | 61.1% | 64.6% |
| 2008 | US History | End of course | % met std | 83.2% | 69.4% | 66.5% |
| 2009 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.5% | 71.4% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | US History | End of course | % met std | 84.7% | 80.5% | 81.6% |
| 2011 | US History | End of course | % met std | 87.1% | 79.9% | 81.5% |
| EOG | ||||||
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 30% | 21.6% | 22.6% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 20.6% | 25.1% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 33.3% | 52.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 55.6% | 59.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 47.7% | 43.2% | 51.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 67.2% | 71.9% |
| 2009 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 67.5% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 60.4% | 69.4% |
| 2011 | Writing | 10th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 60.2% | 69.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Carson High High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.