Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231000983
Central Elementary
4083 Wilkesboro Hwy, Statesville, NC 28625 · (704) 876-0746 · Iredell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
323 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
56.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
77.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
66.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
-47 (-12%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.6:1
% White
87%
was 90%
% Hispanic
7%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Central Elementary
Central Elementary is an elementary school of intimate scale in Statesville, North Carolina, part of Iredell-Statesville Schools, enrolling 331 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% below the state mean of about 467.
Within Iredell-Statesville Schools, which oversees 38 schools and 21,017 students, Central Elementary is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Central Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Iredell County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 98% of students at Central Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Iredell County's rate of about 61%.
After controlling for student poverty, Central Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 49.0%; this one delivers 66.3%, a residual of +17.2 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Iredell County) shows that median household income runs about $81,419, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Iredell County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students), of which Central Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: North Iredell High, around 5.2 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Central Elementary comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.7%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Central Elementary's enrollment has decreased 12% since 2018, when it stood at 378 (now 331). Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.6:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.
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Iredell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,544
Census ACS
Median income
$81,419
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
52
31,906 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools
- Lake Norman HighHigh · 1,905 students
- South Iredell HighHigh · 1,768 students
- Statesville HighHigh · 991 students
- North Iredell HighHigh · 983 students
- Troutman ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
Other schools in Statesville
- South Iredell HighHigh · 1,768 students
- Statesville HighHigh · 991 students
- American Renaissance SchoolElementary · 823 students
- West Iredell HighHigh · 767 students
- East Iredell ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- Cloverleaf ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- North Iredell High5.2 mi · 983
- Agriculture and Science Early College5.2 mi · 255
- North Iredell Middle5.5 mi · 556
- Stony Point Elementary6.3 mi · 237
- Scotts Elementary6.5 mi · 283
- Hiddenite Elementary7.4 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Central ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Central Elementary?
Central Elementary enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
Is Central Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary is approximately 14.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary?
At Central Elementary, the student body is approximately 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary in?
Central Elementary is part of Iredell-Statesville Schools.
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