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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231002463
Lakeshore Elementary
252 Lakeshore School Road, Mooresville, NC 28117 · (704) 660-5970 · Iredell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
193 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
48%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
57.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.9%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Lakeshore Elementary
Lakeshore Elementary's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Elementary this school | 658 | 29.3% | 64.3% |
| Belmont Central Elementary Belmont | 693 | 33.9% | 69.0% |
| Cornelius Elementary Cornelius | 542 | 29.0% | 75.0% |
| Glenn C Marlow Elementary Mills River | 562 | 30.2% | 80.5% |
| New Hope Elementary Gastonia | 571 | 34.3% | 73.0% |
| Matthews Elementary Matthews | 726 | 31.0% | 72.2% |
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 Lakeshore Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #367 of 1,297 | #7 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #473 of 1,296 | #11 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #404 of 1,300 | #8 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #239 of 1,485 | #8 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #843 of 1,377 | #17 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #1,021 of 1,379 | #20 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #1,307 of 1,414 | #21 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #929 of 937 | #14 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
658
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+39% since 2000-01, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
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 | 658 | 43 | 15.3:1 | 29% (193) |
| 2023-24 | 673 | 44.9 | 15.0:1 | 30% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 671 | 47.4 | 14.2:1 | 28% (186) |
| 2020-21 | 652 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 16% (106) |
| 2017-18 | 660 | 39.2 | 16.8:1 | 16% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 669 | 39 | 17.1:1 | 22% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 712 | 42 | 16.9:1 | 24% (168) |
| 2000-01 | 473 | 22 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeshore Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (660 to 658); teachers up 10% (39.2 to 43).
About Lakeshore Elementary
This page covers Lakeshore Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Mooresville, North Carolina. The student body numbers 658 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in North Carolina is about 467, so this school runs 41% above that.
Iredell-Statesville Schools runs Lakeshore Elementary along with 37 other schools, enrolling 21,017 students in total.
White students are the majority at Lakeshore Elementary, with 70% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is close to the 74% White share among all Iredell County residents. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Lakeshore Elementary operates with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina average 14.9:1. Lakeshore Elementary reports 29% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Iredell County.
The allk12 Grade for Lakeshore Elementary is B-. Compared with North Carolina public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 50% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Lakeshore Elementary is 5.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.3% actual, 69.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
Iredell County has about 196,544 residents, and the median household income is $81,419, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Besides Lakeshore Elementary, Iredell County has 51 other public schools.
Lakeshore Middle is located less than a tenth of a mile from Lakeshore Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Lakeshore Elementary is behind the 68.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 9.
Lakeshore Elementary falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 652 to 658, a small change.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lakeshore Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Other Lakeshore Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lakeshore Elementary. Lakeshore Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Lakeshore Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 862 students
- Lakeshore Elementary SchoolHOLLAND, MI · 440 students
- LAKESHORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLROCHESTER, NY · 387 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryFond du Lac, WI · 354 students
- Lakeshore ElementaryEau Claire, WI · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeshore Middle0.0 mi · 531
- Lake Norman High1.1 mi · 1,905
- The Brawley School1.8 mi · 641
- Lake Norman Elementary1.9 mi · 641
- Woodland Heights Middle3.3 mi · 581
- Woodland Heights Elementary3.3 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeshore ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lakeshore Elementary?
Lakeshore Elementary enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lakeshore Elementary serve?
Lakeshore Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lakeshore Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Lakeshore Elementary.
How diverse is Lakeshore Elementary?
Lakeshore Elementary reports a student body of 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lakeshore Elementary in?
Lakeshore Elementary is part of Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.