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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at East Iredell Elementary this year?
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Enrollment
663
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231000985
East Iredell Elementary
400 E Elementary Rd, Statesville, NC 28625 · (704) 872-9541 · Iredell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL663 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
660 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
36.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
39.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like East Iredell Elementary
East Iredell Elementary's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Iredell Elementary this school | 663 | 99.5% | 38.3% |
| Wolf Meadow Elementary Concord | 655 | 99.5% | 31.8% |
| Rocky River Elementary Concord | 652 | 99.5% | 58.5% |
| Vandora Springs Elementary Garner | 582 | 99.5% | 60.8% |
| Gardner Park Elementary Gastonia | 560 | 99.5% | 40.7% |
| Don D Steed Elementary Raeford | 628 | 99.5% | 63.6% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where East Iredell Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #1,140 of 1,297 | #17 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,153 of 1,296 | #17 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,066 of 1,300 | #17 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 663 | #230 of 1,485 | #7 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #479 of 1,377 | #12 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.4% | #74 of 1,379 | #1 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #87 of 1,414 | #3 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #236 of 937 | #5 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
663
-52 (-7%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 1,060
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 663 | 47.3 | 14.0:1 | 100% (660) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 42.3 | 16.1:1 | 100% (678) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 46.1 | 14.8:1 | 75% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 55% (390) |
| 2017-18 | 849 | 53.6 | 15.8:1 | 66% (563) |
| 2015-16 | 880 | 50 | 17.6:1 | 68% (595) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 44 | 13.8:1 | 75% (456) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 56% (320) |
| 1990-91 | 1,060 | 40 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Iredell Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (849 to 663); teachers down 12% (53.6 to 47.3).
About East Iredell Elementary
East Iredell Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Statesville, North Carolina, one of the schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools. It teaches 663 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in North Carolina have about 467 students on average; enrollment here is 42% higher.
District-wide, Iredell-Statesville Schools has 38 schools and 21,017 students.
Hispanic students make up 35% of enrollment at East Iredell Elementary, the largest share of any group. The remaining shares are 30% Black, 22% White, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Iredell County's population at about 9%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 72%.
The school has 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.0 students per teacher. Elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1, 0.8 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at East Iredell Elementary, 100% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Iredell County.
East Iredell Elementary holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
East Iredell Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.3% is 10.2 points below the 48.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Iredell County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $81,419, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 31,906, East Iredell Elementary among them.
A public school about 1.7 miles away, ISS Virtual Academy, is the closest to East Iredell Elementary. East Iredell Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 4 nearby schools that report test results, East Iredell Elementary ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Fringe, means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 663, down from 715 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to East Iredell Elementary can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Cloverleaf ElementaryElementary · 568 students
- Celeste Henkel ElementaryElementary · 558 students
Nearby schools
- ISS Virtual Academy1.7 mi · 138
- Discovery School1.7 mi · 32
- Cloverleaf Elementary2.0 mi · 568
- Oakwood Middle IB School2.3 mi · 516
- Northview Academy2.6 mi · 108
- American Renaissance School3.1 mi · 823
Frequently asked questions
About East Iredell ElementaryHow many students attend East Iredell Elementary?
East Iredell Elementary enrolls approximately 663 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does East Iredell Elementary serve?
East Iredell Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Iredell Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Iredell Elementary is approximately 14.0:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Iredell Elementary?
At East Iredell Elementary, the student body is approximately 22% White, 35% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is East Iredell Elementary in?
East Iredell Elementary is part of Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.