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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