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Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231002298
N B Mills Elementary
1410 Pearl St, Statesville, NC 28677 · (704) 873-8498 · Iredell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
375 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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 12% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
65%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
22.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.0%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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
24.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% 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 N B Mills Elementary
N B Mills Elementary's state test result (24.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| N B Mills Elementary this school | 378 | 99.2% | 24.9% |
| Moss Street Elementary Reidsville | 354 | 97.5% | 23.5% |
| W H Knuckles Lumberton | 382 | 99.2% | 36.8% |
| Montclair Elementary Fayetteville | 433 | 99.3% | 46.9% |
| Lingerfeldt Elementary Gastonia | 450 | 99.3% | 27.4% |
| Sherwood Park Elementary Fayetteville | 335 | 95.5% | 57.9% |
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 N B Mills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #1,282 of 1,297 | #19 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,262 of 1,296 | #19 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #1,266 of 1,300 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #972 of 1,485 | #19 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #345 of 1,377 | #7 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #476 of 1,379 | #9 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.2% | #499 of 1,414 | #7 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #716 of 937 | #12 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
378
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 395
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 378 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 99% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 29.5 | 13.2:1 | 98% (382) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 32.5 | 12.7:1 | 98% (401) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 80% (304) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 30.2 | 13.5:1 | 90% (367) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 35 | 13.4:1 | 90% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 36 | 13.3:1 | 79% (378) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 58% (231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for N B Mills Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (406 to 378); teachers down 7% (30.2 to 28).
About N B Mills Elementary
N B Mills Elementary is a small elementary school in North Carolina, with an address in Statesville. The latest federal count shows 378 students in pre-K through 5.
Iredell-Statesville Schools is responsible for 38 schools, N B Mills Elementary included, with 21,017 students in all.
N B Mills Elementary's enrollment is 52% Black. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 13% White, and 12% multiracial. By comparison, Iredell County residents are about 11% Black. By the diversity index, N B Mills Elementary comes in at 65%.
The school reported 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. The 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 99% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 38 points above the 61% average for public schools in Iredell County.
Measured against North Carolina public elementary schools, N B Mills Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
N B Mills Elementary scores 23.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 24.9% actual versus 48.5% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
N B Mills Elementary is located in Iredell County, where median household income is about $81,419, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 52 public schools in Iredell County, with a combined enrollment of about 31,906.
Collaborative College for Technology is located about 1.1 miles from N B Mills Elementary. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Fringe: the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 380 in 2020-21, 378 in 2024-25. The ratio was 12.3:1 in 2020-21 and 13.5:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for N B Mills Elementary covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Statesville
- South Iredell HighHigh · 1,768 students
- Statesville HighHigh · 991 students
- American Renaissance SchoolElementary · 823 students
- West Iredell HighHigh · 767 students
- East Iredell ElementaryElementary · 663 students
- Cloverleaf ElementaryElementary · 568 students
Nearby schools
- Collaborative College for Technology1.1 mi · 232
- Crossroads Arts and Science Early Colleg1.1 mi · 225
- Statesville High1.1 mi · 991
- American Renaissance School1.4 mi · 823
- Northview Academy2.0 mi · 108
- Oakwood Middle IB School2.2 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About N B Mills ElementaryHow large is N B Mills Elementary?
N B Mills Elementary enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does N B Mills Elementary serve?
N B Mills Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at N B Mills Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at N B Mills Elementary is approximately 13.5:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is N B Mills Elementary?
N B Mills Elementary reports a student body of 13% White, 23% Hispanic, 52% Black, 0% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is N B Mills Elementary public or private?
N B Mills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.