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What's something Mooresville Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
696
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 370312001332
Mooresville Middle
233 Kistler Farm Rd, Mooresville, NC 28115 · (704) 658-2720 · Iredell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public middle schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
285 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 249 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 221 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 32% |
Student demographics
57%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
Students here typically continue to
Mooresville Middle→Mooresville High School
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
60.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
71.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
66.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Mooresville Middle
Mooresville Middle's state test result (66.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooresville Middle this school | 696 | 40.9% | 66.2% |
| M C S Noble Middle Wilmington | 690 | 38.3% | 64.9% |
| Belmont Middle Belmont | 770 | 42.2% | 65.3% |
| East Lincoln Middle Iron Station | 738 | 37.8% | 61.9% |
| Northern Guilford Middle Greensboro | 780 | 33.8% | 69.7% |
| Asheville Middle Asheville | 670 | 50.9% | 53.3% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #78 of 463 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.4% | #46 of 461 | #3 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #102 of 463 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #161 of 478 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #250 of 456 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #291 of 456 | #6 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.9% | #407 of 472 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #50 of 300 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle 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
696
-241 (-26%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 641
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 696 | 42.1 | 16.5:1 | 41% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 45.2 | 14.2:1 | 42% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 933 | 53 | 17.6:1 | 45% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 937 | 61 | 15.4:1 | 35% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 915 | 55.2 | 16.6:1 | 33% (298) |
| 2015-16 | 969 | 57 | 17.0:1 | 36% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 829 | 50 | 16.6:1 | 42% (346) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 46 | 13.6:1 | 24% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 35 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mooresville Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (915 to 696); teachers down 24% (55.2 to 42.1).
About Mooresville Middle
Located in Mooresville, North Carolina, Mooresville Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It reported 696 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25.
Mooresville Graded School District, which runs Mooresville Middle, has 8 schools and 5,917 students.
Of every 100 students at Mooresville Middle, about 62 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Black, 12% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 74%. The diversity index for Mooresville Middle is 57%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.5:1. It is about the same as the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Mooresville Middle, 41% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Iredell County.
Mooresville Middle earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.3% for Mooresville Middle. The school posts 66.2%, within a point of the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Iredell County, the median household earns about $81,419 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Counting Mooresville Middle, Iredell County has 52 public schools.
Mooresville Intermediate, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Mooresville Middle is 1st among 5 schools close by.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Small. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 696, from 937 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 15.4 to 16.5 over 4 years.
The Mooresville Middle discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,923 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
- 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
Nearby schools
- Mooresville Intermediate0.3 mi · 690
- Rocky River Elementary0.5 mi · 460
- South Elementary1.0 mi · 466
- Mooresville High School1.8 mi · 1,923
- Park View Elementary2.5 mi · 421
- Coddle Creek Elementary2.9 mi · 808
Frequently asked questions
About Mooresville MiddleHow large is Mooresville Middle?
Mooresville Middle enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Mooresville Middle serve?
Mooresville Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Mooresville Middle have?
Mooresville Middle employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Mooresville Middle?
Student demographics at Mooresville Middle are roughly 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mooresville Middle public or private?
Mooresville Middle 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.