Lake Norman Elementary

Lake Norman Elementary operates as a medium-sized K-5 school in Mooresville, North Carolina, overseen by Iredell-Statesville Schools. Current enrollment sits at 641 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% above the state mean of about 467.

Iredell-Statesville Schools runs 38 schools in total, collectively educating 21,017 students. Lake Norman Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Lake Norman Elementary reports that 64% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 19% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 6% Asian, 5% Black. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

On the resource side, Lake Norman Elementary logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Iredell County's rate of about 61%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lake Norman Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.9%; this one delivers 77.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Iredell County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $81,419 per year, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Iredell County's 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students), Lake Norman Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: The Brawley School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lake Norman Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 69.3%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lake Norman Elementary has edged up 43%, going from 448 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 64% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 today.

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