The Brawley School

The Brawley School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Mooresville, North Carolina, run under Iredell-Statesville Schools. The school works with 641 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 38 schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools (21,017 students total), The Brawley School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, The Brawley School reports that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Iredell County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, The Brawley School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.9:1 average. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Iredell County's rate of about 61%.

With demographic context factored in, The Brawley School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.2%; this one delivers 88.0%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Iredell County indicate the typical household earns roughly $81,419 per year, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Iredell County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students), of which The Brawley School is one.

Lake Norman Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts The Brawley School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 66.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 43%: 447 students in 2018 compared to 641 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 71% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

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