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How has Lake Norman High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,905
High
DISTRICT 803 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231002633
Lake Norman High
186 Doolie Road, Mooresville, NC 28117 · (704) 799-8555 · Iredell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,905 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of North Carolina public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
377 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 472 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 457 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 498 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 478 | 25% |
Student demographics
47%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
72.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
45.8%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 High
Lake Norman High's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Norman High this school | 1,905 | 19.8% | 62.8% |
| William Amos Hough High Cornelius | 2,518 | 20.1% | 70.6% |
| Holly Springs High Holly Springs | 2,018 | 13.8% | 68.9% |
| Topsail High Hampstead | 1,945 | 23.5% | 69.7% |
| Fuquay-Varina High Fuquay-Varina | 1,858 | 25.1% | 51.0% |
| Ronald W Reagan High School Pfafftown | 2,122 | 29.8% | 67.2% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #108 of 468 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #156 of 464 | #2 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #104 of 448 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,905 | #44 of 598 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #375 of 473 | #6 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.8% | #377 of 474 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.8% | #508 of 527 | #9 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.4% | #232 of 277 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,905
-75 (-4%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 1,946
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 1,905 | 83.9 | 22.7:1 | 20% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 1,964 | 83.6 | 23.5:1 | 18% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 1,986 | 85.3 | 23.3:1 | 16% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 1,980 | 85 | 23.3:1 | 9% (186) |
| 2017-18 | 1,972 | 88.1 | 22.4:1 | 9% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 1,851 | 82 | 22.6:1 | 10% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 1,946 | 94 | 20.7:1 | 9% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lake Norman High.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,972 to 1,905); teachers down 5% (88.1 to 83.9).
About Lake Norman High
Located in Mooresville, North Carolina, Lake Norman High is a large high school. It reported 1,905 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. By comparison, high schools in North Carolina enroll about 761 students on average.
Lake Norman High sits within Iredell-Statesville Schools, which has 38 schools and 21,017 students.
More than half of the students at Lake Norman High are White (71%). The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is in line with Iredell County, where about 74% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
Lake Norman High has 83.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 22.7:1. The school's 22.7:1 compares with an average of 19.6:1 for high schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Iredell County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lake Norman High lands at B+, ahead of 65% of North Carolina public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Lake Norman High is 10.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools.
Iredell County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $81,419 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Lake Norman High shares Iredell County with 51 other public schools.
Lake Norman High's closest public school neighbor is Lakeshore Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 62.8% is below the 70.1% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 75 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lake Norman High. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- South Iredell HighHigh · 1,768 students
- Statesville HighHigh · 991 students
- North Iredell HighHigh · 983 students
- Troutman ElementaryElementary · 902 students
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- West Iredell HighHigh · 767 students
Other schools in Mooresville
- Mooresville High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Pine Lake PreparatoryCombined · 1,888 students
- Langtree Charter AcademyCombined · 1,376 students
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Shepherd ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Mooresville MiddleMiddle · 696 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeshore Elementary1.1 mi · 658
- Lakeshore Middle1.1 mi · 531
- Lake Norman Elementary1.2 mi · 641
- The Brawley School1.7 mi · 641
- Woodland Heights Elementary2.2 mi · 594
- Woodland Heights Middle2.2 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Lake Norman HighWhat is the total enrollment at Lake Norman High?
Lake Norman High enrolls approximately 1,905 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lake Norman High serve?
Lake Norman High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Lake Norman High have?
Lake Norman High employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lake Norman High?
At Lake Norman High, the student body is approximately 71% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lake Norman High in?
Lake Norman High is part of Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.