Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231000992
Sharon Elementary
880 Sharon Sch Rd, Statesville, NC 28677 · (704) 872-3401 · Iredell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
248 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
0
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 | 2 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
44%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
57.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Sharon Elementary
Sharon Elementary's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharon Elementary this school | 251 | 98.8% | 63.9% |
| Perry W Harrison Elementary Pittsboro | 262 | 98.9% | 77.2% |
| Banoak Elementary Vale | 291 | 99.0% | 62.4% |
| Farmer Elementary School Asheboro | 230 | 98.7% | 50.6% |
| Pumpkin Center Intermediate Lincolnton | 295 | 99.0% | 60.5% |
| Mull Elementary Morganton | 291 | 98.6% | 63.5% |
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 Sharon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #386 of 1,297 | #10 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #431 of 1,296 | #9 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #388 of 1,300 | #7 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #1,294 of 1,485 | #23 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #360 of 1,377 | #8 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.8% | #1,119 of 1,379 | #21 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #743 of 1,414 | #11 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #259 of 369 | #9 of 10 |
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
251
+23 (+10%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 251 | 18.5 | 13.6:1 | 99% (248) |
| 2023-24 | 234 | 17.8 | 13.1:1 | 99% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 17.7 | 13.4:1 | 61% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | 17 | 13.4:1 | 39% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 238 | 13.2 | 18.0:1 | 50% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 48% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 17 | 17.8:1 | 45% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 268 | 12 | 22.3:1 | 33% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 12 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sharon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (238 to 251); teachers up 40% (13.2 to 18.5).
About Sharon Elementary
Sharon Elementary is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Statesville, North Carolina. It had 251 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in North Carolina enroll about 467 students on average.
Iredell-Statesville Schools operates 38 schools. Combined enrollment is 21,017 students.
The share of White students at Sharon Elementary is 74%, a majority. Other students are 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 5% Black. Census estimates put Iredell County at about 74% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Sharon Elementary are from different groups.
There are about 13.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sharon Elementary, which has 18.5. The school's 13.6:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 99%. That is higher than the 61% average for public schools in Iredell County.
On the allk12 Grade, Sharon Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 77% of North Carolina public elementary schools.
Compared with North Carolina schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sharon Elementary's results are 15.2 points above predicted: 63.9% against 48.7%.
For Iredell County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $81,419 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Iredell County number 52, with about 31,906 students.
Sharon Elementary's nearest public school is River Bend Middle (about 3.3 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. On average proficiency, Sharon Elementary is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% rise, from 228 to 251.
The discussion board for Sharon Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 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
Other Sharon Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Sharon Elementary. Sharon Elementary is the 6th largest of the 8.
- Sharon ElementaryCharlotte, NC · 688 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolSuwanee, GA · 865 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolNewburgh, IN · 724 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolLoganville, GA · 712 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolWadsworth, OH · 627 students
Nearby schools
- River Bend Middle3.3 mi · 450
- Bunker Hill High3.5 mi · 845
- West Iredell High4.2 mi · 767
- West Iredell Middle4.3 mi · 521
- Catawba Elementary School4.8 mi · 450
- Catawba Rosenwald Education Center4.8 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Sharon ElementaryHow many students attend Sharon Elementary?
Sharon Elementary enrolls approximately 251 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sharon Elementary serve?
Sharon Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Sharon Elementary?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Sharon Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sharon Elementary?
At Sharon Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Sharon Elementary public or private?
Sharon 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.