West Rowan High School

West Rowan High School is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Mount Ulla, North Carolina. It is one of seven high schools in the Rowan-Salisbury School System.

West Rowan High School
Front of West Rowan High from Hwy 801
Address
8050 NC 801 Highway

Mount Ulla
,
North Carolina
28125

United States
Coordinates35°41′58″N 80°38′36″W
Information
TypePublic
Established1960 (1960)
CEEB code342810
NCES School ID370405001630[1]
PrincipalJamie Durant
Teaching staff64.67 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment1,078 (2017–18)[2]
Student to teacher ratio16.67[2]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Light blue and white
  
Athletics conferenceNorth Piedmont Conference
NicknameFalcons
Websitewww.rssed.org/wrhs

School information

For the 2010–2011 school year, West Rowan High School had a total population of 1,154 students and 68.57 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 51.96% male to 48.04% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 64.02%; Black, 22.10%; Hispanic, 10.78%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.37%; and American Indian, 0.27% (two or more races, 2.47%). For the same school year, 48.95% of the students received free or reduced-cost lunches.[1]

Graduations are generally held at Catawba College's Keppel Auditorium.[3]

Athletics

West Rowan is a 3A school in the South Piedmont Conference.[4]

The school's men's basketball team has won three state titles overall, including consecutive championships in 2002 & 2003.[5]

From 2008 to 2010, the football team won three straight State 3A Championships. They made it to the State Championship in 2011 where they lost to Havelock. They went undefeated in 2009 and 2010 and had a 46-game winning streak that was broken in 2011.[6][7]

Awards

In the 1990–91 school year, West Rowan was listed as a Blue Ribbon School.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Public Schools - West Rowan High School (370405001630)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
  2. "West Rowan High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  3. "News & Events". Catawba.edu. Catawba College. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
  4. "NCHSAA website". North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  5. "Men's Basketball State Championships Won" (PDF). North Carolina High School Athletic Association. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  6. "West Rowan Football Year-by-Year Results". MaxPreps. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  7. Fowler, Scott (December 2, 2011). "West Rowan a blue-collar football dynasty". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  8. "Blue Ribbon Schools 1982–2002" (PDF). US Dept. of Education. Retrieved September 15, 2012.
  9. Dave Drechsler Stats. Retrieved Nov 29, 2019.
  10. John Milem Stats. Retrieved Nov 29, 2019.
  11. Keshun Sherrill - Augusta University Athletics - PrestoSports. Retrieved Mar 5, 2020.
  12. Chris Smith Stats. Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved Nov 29, 2019.
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