Third Creek Elementary

Located at 361 East Barkley Road, in Statesville, North Carolina, Third Creek Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that educates 526 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Iredell-Statesville Schools.

Iredell-Statesville Schools comprises 38 schools with combined enrollment of 21,017 students; Third Creek Elementary is among them.

On demographics, Third Creek Elementary records that 35% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Black, 22% White, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Iredell County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Third Creek Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.5%, the actual is 32.4%, a residual of -16.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Iredell County put median household earnings sit near $81,419, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Iredell County runs 52 public schools (combined enrollment of about 31,906 students), of which Third Creek Elementary is one.

Third Creek Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Third Creek Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Third Creek Elementary at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 53.3%.

Third Creek Elementary operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Third Creek Elementary has showed little movement, going from 534 students in 2018 to 526 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 31% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

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