Overview of Dole Elementary: Dole Elementary is a public school situated in Salisbury, NC, which is in a fringe rural environment. The learner population of Dole Elementary is 506, and the school serves PK-5. At Dole Elementary, 23% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 24% scored above or at that level for reading. The school’s minority learner population is 73%. The learner-teacher ratio is 13:1, which is better than that of the district. The learner population is made up of 48% female learners and 52% male learners. The school serves 99% economically disadvantaged learners. There are 39 equivalent full-time teachers and 1 full-time school counselor.

Test Scores at Dole Elementary: At Dole Elementary, 23% of learners scored above or at the proficient (mastery) level for math, and 24% scored above or at that level for reading. Juxtaposed with the district, the school did worse in math and worse in reading, according to this measure. In Rowan-Salisbury Schools, 34% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 33% tested above or at that level for math.

Dole Elementary did worse in math and worse in reading in this measure juxtaposed with learners around the state. In North Carolina, 43% of learners tested above or at the proficient (mastery) level for reading, and 46% tested above or at that level for math.