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Enrollment
402
Middle
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231002302
Third Creek Middle
359 East Barkley Rd, Statesville, NC 28677 · (704) 872-2135 · Iredell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of North Carolina public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
16.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
399 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 124 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 139 | 35% |
Student demographics
70%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
20.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
24.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
21.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-26.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Third Creek Middle
Third Creek Middle's state test result (21.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Third Creek Middle this school | 402 | 99.3% | 21.7% |
| Dunn Middle Dunn | 388 | 99.0% | 43.0% |
| East Iredell Middle Statesville | 328 | 99.1% | 25.1% |
| York Chester Middle Gastonia | 398 | 99.2% | 40.3% |
| Lucas Middle Durham | 400 | 99.3% | 41.4% |
| Mount Olive Middle Mount Olive | 329 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
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 Third Creek Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.7% | #459 of 463 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #437 of 461 | #10 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #461 of 463 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #374 of 478 | #10 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #206 of 456 | #5 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #65 of 456 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.3% | #182 of 472 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #63 of 143 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
402
-65 (-14%) vs 2020
-33% since 2000-01, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 402 | 25.2 | 16.0:1 | 99% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 391 | 26.5 | 14.8:1 | 99% (387) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 88% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 79% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 28.7 | 12.5:1 | 87% (313) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 84% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 430 | 31 | 13.9:1 | 80% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 39 | 15.3:1 | 49% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Third Creek Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (360 to 402); teachers down 12% (28.7 to 25.2).
About Third Creek Middle
Third Creek Middle is a small middle school in Statesville, North Carolina, administered by Iredell-Statesville Schools. The school had 402 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (middle schools in North Carolina) has about 605 students.
Third Creek Middle is a school in Iredell-Statesville Schools. The district has 38 schools and 21,017 students.
Black students form the largest group at Third Creek Middle, 39% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 33% Hispanic, 19% White, and 8% multiracial. Among people living in Iredell County, the Black share is about 11%. Third Creek Middle has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Third Creek Middle operates with 25.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.0:1. Middle schools in North Carolina have a similar average ratio of 15.9:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Third Creek Middle is 99%. That is 38 points above the 61% average for public schools in Iredell County.
The allk12 Grade for Third Creek Middle is F. Compared with North Carolina public middle schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Third Creek Middle is in the bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.5%. The school's actual rate is 21.7%, 26.8 points lower.
According to the American Community Survey, in Iredell County, median household income is about $81,419, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Third Creek Middle is one of 52 public schools in Iredell County, which together enroll about 31,906 students.
Third Creek Elementary is located less than a tenth of a mile from Third Creek Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 21.7% average proficiency ranks 4th among 4 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 467 in 2020-21 and 402 in 2024-25, a decrease of 65 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.6:1 to 16.0:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Third Creek Middle. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Nearby schools
- Third Creek Elementary0.1 mi · 526
- Success Institute Charter1.7 mi · 90
- Oakwood Middle IB School2.8 mi · 516
- American Renaissance School3.0 mi · 823
- Career Academy and Technical School3.0 mi · 103
- Collaborative College for Technology3.2 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Third Creek MiddleHow many students attend Third Creek Middle?
Third Creek Middle enrolls approximately 402 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Third Creek Middle serve?
Third Creek Middle serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Third Creek Middle have?
Third Creek Middle employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
How diverse is Third Creek Middle?
Third Creek Middle reports a student body of 19% White, 33% Hispanic, 39% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Third Creek Middle in?
Third Creek Middle is part of Iredell-Statesville Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.