Enrollment
649
Middle
DISTRICT 673 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOORESVILLE GRADED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 370312003572
Selma Burke Middle
235 Rinehardt Rd, Mooresville, NC 28115 · (704) 658-2670 · Iredell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
17.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
324 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 213 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 225 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 211 | 33% |
Student demographics
65%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
Selma Burke 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
57.0%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
64.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Selma Burke Middle
Selma Burke Middle's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selma Burke Middle this school | 649 | 49.9% | 60.5% |
| Northwoods Park Middle Jacksonville | 633 | 52.8% | 53.9% |
| Asheville Middle Asheville | 670 | 50.9% | 53.3% |
| Grover C Fields Middle New Bern | 542 | 46.1% | 64.5% |
| Ledford Middle Thomasville | 651 | 53.0% | 60.1% |
| Hunters Creek Middle Jacksonville | 856 | 57.2% | 51.5% |
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 Selma Burke Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #124 of 463 | #5 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #99 of 461 | #5 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #130 of 463 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #188 of 478 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #307 of 456 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #170 of 456 | #3 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.9% | #382 of 472 | #7 of 11 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 649 | 37.9 | 17.1:1 | 50% (324) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 39.9 | 16.1:1 | 51% (325) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Selma Burke Middle.
About Selma Burke Middle
This page covers Selma Burke Middle, a mid-sized middle school in Mooresville, North Carolina. It has an enrollment of 649 students in grades 6 through 8.
Mooresville Graded School District runs 8 schools with a combined 5,917 students. Selma Burke Middle is one of them.
About 52% of the student body at Selma Burke Middle is White. Smaller groups are 21% Black, 16% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 74% of Iredell County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
There are about 17.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Selma Burke Middle, which has 37.9. By comparison, the average for middle schools in North Carolina is 15.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Selma Burke Middle is about 50%. That rate is below the 61% average among public schools in Iredell County.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Selma Burke Middle outscored 60%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Selma Burke Middle is 3.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 60.5% actual, 63.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.
In Iredell County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $81,419, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. There are 52 public schools in the county, enrolling about 31,906, Selma Burke Middle among them.
Selma Burke Middle is about 1.7 miles from Park View Elementary, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Selma Burke Middle is 4th of 7 on proficiency.
Selma Burke Middle falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Selma Burke Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 MiddleMiddle · 696 students
- Mooresville IntermediateElementary · 690 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
- Park View Elementary1.7 mi · 421
- Shepherd Elementary2.0 mi · 738
- Mooresville High School2.4 mi · 1,923
- East Mooresville Intermediate2.8 mi · 612
- South Elementary3.3 mi · 466
- The Brawley School3.5 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Selma Burke MiddleHow many students attend Selma Burke Middle?
Selma Burke Middle enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 06-08.
Is Selma Burke Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Selma Burke Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Selma Burke Middle have?
Selma Burke Middle employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Selma Burke Middle?
At Selma Burke Middle, the student body is approximately 52% White, 16% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Selma Burke Middle?
Selma Burke Middle is overseen by Mooresville Graded School District in Iredell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.