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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231001880
Lake Norman Elementary
255 Oak Tree Road, Mooresville, NC 28117 · (704) 662-8261 · Iredell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
124 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 144 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
54%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
68.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
84.1%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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
77.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Lake Norman Elementary
Lake Norman Elementary's state test result (77.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Norman Elementary this school | 641 | 19.3% | 77.1% |
| Beverly Woods Elementary Charlotte | 645 | 18.9% | 82.3% |
| Chatham Grove Elementary Pittsboro | 683 | 18.0% | 77.7% |
| Holly Springs Elementary Holly Springs | 751 | 20.4% | 82.2% |
| Grand Oak Elementary Huntersville | 549 | 21.3% | 88.6% |
| J.V. Washam Elementary Cornelius | 818 | 23.2% | 77.8% |
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 Lake Norman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #111 of 1,297 | #2 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #66 of 1,296 | #1 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #161 of 1,300 | #3 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #280 of 1,485 | #9 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #726 of 1,377 | #16 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #887 of 1,379 | #17 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #1,361 of 1,414 | #23 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.1% | #41 of 369 | #4 of 10 |
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
641
+32 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 921
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 641 | 43 | 14.9:1 | 19% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 654 | 43 | 15.2:1 | 19% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 689 | 42.2 | 16.3:1 | 18% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 14% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 25.7 | 17.4:1 | 14% (62) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 27 | 17.6:1 | 15% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 593 | 33 | 18.0:1 | 9% (52) |
| 2000-01 | 921 | 38 | 24.2:1 | 7% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Norman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (448 to 641); teachers up 68% (25.7 to 43).
About Lake Norman Elementary
Among the schools in Mooresville, North Carolina, is Lake Norman Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 641 students. The school is 37% bigger than the average for elementary schools in North Carolina.
The district, Iredell-Statesville Schools, operates 38 schools serving 21,017 students.
More than half of the students at Lake Norman Elementary are White (64%). The next largest groups are 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 5% Black. In Iredell County overall, about 74% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lake Norman Elementary scores 54%.
Its ratio of 14.9:1 is based on 43 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is close to this figure. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 19%. It compares with 61% for public schools in Iredell County.
Lake Norman Elementary earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 72.9%. Lake Norman Elementary scores 77.1%.
In Iredell County, median household income comes to about $81,419, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Iredell County counts 52 public schools with about 31,906 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, The Brawley School, is the closest to Lake Norman Elementary. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Lake Norman Elementary is ahead of the 69.3% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
Lake Norman Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment rose by 5% across 4 years, from 609 in 2020-21 to 641 in 2024-25.
Lake Norman Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Mooresville
- Mooresville High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Lake Norman HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Pine Lake PreparatoryCombined · 1,888 students
- Langtree Charter AcademyCombined · 1,376 students
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Shepherd ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- The Brawley School1.1 mi · 641
- Lake Norman High1.2 mi · 1,905
- Woodland Heights Middle1.6 mi · 581
- Woodland Heights Elementary1.6 mi · 594
- Lakeshore Elementary1.9 mi · 658
- Lakeshore Middle2.0 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Norman ElementaryHow many students attend Lake Norman Elementary?
Lake Norman Elementary enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lake Norman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lake Norman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lake Norman Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lake Norman Elementary is approximately 14.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Norman Elementary?
At Lake Norman Elementary, the student body is approximately 64% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Black, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lake Norman Elementary public or private?
Lake Norman Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.