Scotts Elementary

Scotts Elementary, a tight-knit elementary school in Statesville, North Carolina, part of Iredell-Statesville Schools, instructs 283 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 39% smaller than the typical public school in North Carolina, which averages around 467 students.

Within Iredell-Statesville Schools, which oversees 38 schools and 21,017 students, Scotts Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Scotts Elementary reports that the most-represented group is White (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% Hispanic, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Iredell County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Scotts Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 53.6%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Iredell County put median household earnings sit near $81,419, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Scotts Elementary is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students).

Nearest neighbor: Stony Point Elementary, around 2.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Scotts Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Scotts Elementary at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 49.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Scotts Elementary's enrollment has contracted 26% since 2018, when it stood at 382 (now 283). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 42%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.