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How has Mooresville High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,923
High
DISTRICT 740 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 370312001333
Mooresville High School
659 E Center Ave, Mooresville, NC 28115 · (704) 658-2580 · Iredell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,923 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of North Carolina public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
19.2:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
792 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 | 476 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 507 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 444 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 496 | 26% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Mooresville Graded School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
59.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
27.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 66% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Mooresville High School
Mooresville High School's state test result (44.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooresville High School this school | 1,923 | 41.2% | 44.8% |
| Pinecrest High Southern Pines | 2,290 | 34.9% | 58.9% |
| D H Conley High Greenville | 1,757 | 33.3% | 59.0% |
| John T Hoggard High Wilmington | 2,082 | 36.2% | 52.7% |
| Sanderson High Raleigh | 1,648 | 43.4% | 39.2% |
| Gray's Creek High Hope Mills | 1,458 | 46.2% | 54.3% |
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 Mooresville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.8% | #263 of 468 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #307 of 464 | #6 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #199 of 448 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,923 | #43 of 598 | #1 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #271 of 473 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #209 of 474 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #423 of 527 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #139 of 164 | 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
1,923
-42 (-2%) vs 2020
+292% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
19.2:1
was 18.7:1
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 | 1,923 | 100.3 | 19.2:1 | 41% (792) |
| 2023-24 | 1,972 | 105.8 | 18.6:1 | 40% (798) |
| 2022-23 | 1,969 | 105.1 | 18.7:1 | 36% (716) |
| 2020-21 | 1,965 | 105 | 18.7:1 | 27% (521) |
| 2017-18 | 1,870 | 106.1 | 17.6:1 | 31% (571) |
| 2015-16 | 1,881 | 81 | 23.2:1 | 31% (576) |
| 2010-11 | 1,586 | 75 | 21.1:1 | 32% (505) |
| 2000-01 | 1,170 | 58 | 20.2:1 | 11% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 43 | 11.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mooresville High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (1,870 to 1,923); teachers down 5% (106.1 to 100.3).
About Mooresville High School
At 659 E Center Ave in Mooresville, North Carolina, Mooresville High School operates as a high-enrollment high school. The school enrolls 1,923 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in North Carolina is about 761, so this school runs 153% bigger than that.
Mooresville High School reports to Mooresville Graded School District, which has 8 schools and 5,917 students.
A majority of students at Mooresville High School, 55%, are White. Next come 19% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Mooresville High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 63%.
Teachers at the school number 100.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.2:1. Across high schools in North Carolina, the average ratio is about 19.6:1. The school's lunch program data list 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Iredell County is 61%.
Measured against North Carolina public high schools, Mooresville High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 44.8%, is 21.5 points below the 66.3% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Iredell County, median household income is 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%. Mooresville High School is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County, which together enroll about 31,906 students.
Nearby, Park View Elementary is about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Mooresville High School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
Locale data from NCES put Mooresville High School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 1,923, starting from 1,965.
Community posts for Mooresville High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Mooresville Graded School District
- Mooresville MiddleMiddle · 696 students
- Mooresville IntermediateElementary · 690 students
- Selma Burke MiddleMiddle · 649 students
- East Mooresville IntermediateElementary · 612 students
- South ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Rocky River ElementaryElementary · 460 students
Other schools in Mooresville
- 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
- Mooresville MiddleMiddle · 696 students
Other Mooresville High schools
One other US public school is named Mooresville High. Mooresville High School is the largest of the 2.
- Mooresville High SchoolMooresville, IN · 1,372 students
Nearby schools
- Park View Elementary0.8 mi · 421
- South Elementary1.1 mi · 466
- Mooresville Middle1.8 mi · 696
- Mooresville Intermediate2.0 mi · 690
- East Mooresville Intermediate2.2 mi · 612
- Rocky River Elementary2.3 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Mooresville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mooresville High School?
Mooresville High School enrolls approximately 1,923 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mooresville High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mooresville High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Mooresville High School have?
Mooresville High School employs 100 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mooresville High School?
At Mooresville High School, the student body is approximately 55% White, 16% Hispanic, 19% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mooresville High School public or private?
Mooresville High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mooresville Graded School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.