Lakeshore Middle

Lakeshore Middle is one of the average-sized junior highs in Mooresville, North Carolina, one of the schools within Iredell-Statesville Schools, with 531 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Iredell-Statesville Schools comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 21,017 students; Lakeshore Middle is among them.

On the student-mix side, Lakeshore Middle records that 64% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 7% Black, 5% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 74%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Iredell County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lakeshore Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.5%, the actual is 54.5%, a residual of -12.0 points.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Iredell County indicate median household income runs about $81,419, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Iredell County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students), of which Lakeshore Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Lakeshore Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lakeshore Middle comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.5%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 530 students in 2018 compared to 531 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 78% to 64% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.