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The Brawley School

132 Swift Arrow Drive, Mooresville, NC 28117 · (704) 892-4711 · Iredell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of North Carolina public middle schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
641
Middle
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 605
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
55 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 620031%
Grade 723236%
Grade 820933%
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 71% · US 70%
White
45471%
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 42% · US 43%
Hispanic
508%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 22% · US 30%
Black
132%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 25% · US 15%
Asian
7311%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
498%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31549%
Female
32651%

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Test scores

NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)
English Language Arts
81.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
92.1%
NC avg 52.2%

What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
88.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 The Brawley School

The Brawley School's state test result (88.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
The Brawley School this school6418.6%88.0%
Northwest Guilford Middle
Greensboro
91521.0%79.5%
Heritage Middle
Wake Forest
94716.9%78.3%
Holly Grove Middle
Holly Springs
97917.7%75.5%
Apex Middle
Apex
86724.8%73.0%
South Charlotte Middle
Charlotte
77023.1%75.2%
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 The Brawley School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn North CarolinaIn Iredell County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
88.0%#4 of 463#1 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
92.1%#2 of 461#1 of 11
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
81.7%#9 of 463#1 of 11
Enrollment
ranked largest first
641#193 of 478#3 of 11
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.6:1#336 of 456#8 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.3%#371 of 456#10 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
8.6%#468 of 472#11 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+43.4%#10 of 143N/A
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
641
+96 (+18%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 526
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2564136.517.6:19% (55)
2023-2467737.218.2:19% (58)
2022-2363932.919.4:19% (59)
2020-215452918.8:16% (34)
2017-1844723.419.1:15% (23)
2015-164452418.5:15% (23)
2010-115282719.6:16% (34)
2000-015093116.4:117% (85)
1990-915262223.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Brawley School.

Since 2017-18: students up 43% (447 to 641); teachers up 56% (23.4 to 36.5).

About The Brawley School

The Brawley School is a medium-sized middle school in Mooresville, North Carolina. A total of 641 students attend the school, which covers grades 6 through 8.

The Brawley School is one of the 38 schools that make up Iredell-Statesville Schools (21,017 students in total).

By race and ethnicity, The Brawley School is 71% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 11% Asian, 8% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. The White share in Iredell County as a whole is similar, at about 74%. By the diversity index, The Brawley School comes in at 47%.

The school employs the equivalent of 36.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 17.6:1. Among middle schools in North Carolina, the typical ratio is 15.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 9%. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Iredell County.

The Brawley School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of North Carolina public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, The Brawley School is 11.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 88.0% actual, 76.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in North Carolina.

Among Iredell County residents, median household income is about $81,419, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The Brawley School is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County, which together enroll about 31,906 students.

The next-closest public school is Lake Norman Elementary, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts The Brawley School at 1st of 8.

The Brawley School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

The 2024-25 enrollment of 641 was 18% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 545. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.8:1 to 17.6:1.

The Brawley School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Iredell County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
The Brawley School
District
Iredell-Statesville Schools
Address
132 Swift Arrow Drive, Mooresville, NC 28117
Phone
(704) 892-4711
County
Iredell County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
641
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student–teacher ratio
17.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
55 (9%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
370231000989
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About The Brawley School
How large is The Brawley School?
The Brawley School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades 06-08.
Is The Brawley School an elementary, middle, or high school?
The Brawley School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does The Brawley School have?
The Brawley School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the student diversity at The Brawley School?
Student demographics at The Brawley School are roughly 71% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is The Brawley School in?
The Brawley School is part of Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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