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Enrollment
902
Elementary
DISTRICT 527 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231000995
Troutman Elementary
220 S Main St, Troutman, NC 28166 · (704) 528-4526 · Iredell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL902 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- BTest 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
20.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
899 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 14 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 164 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 157 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 164 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (164).
Student demographics
65%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
52.3%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
65.4%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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
59.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Troutman Elementary
Troutman Elementary's state test result (59.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troutman Elementary this school | 902 | 99.7% | 59.7% |
| Cleveland Elementary Clayton | 851 | 98.6% | 76.6% |
| Thanksgiving Elementary Selma | 870 | 99.5% | 68.8% |
| Belville Elementary Leland | 812 | 99.6% | 62.1% |
| River Dell Elementary Clayton | 981 | 99.7% | 68.9% |
| Beulaville Elementary Beulaville | 877 | 99.5% | 39.8% |
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 Troutman Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #506 of 1,297 | #12 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.4% | #461 of 1,296 | #10 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #537 of 1,300 | #10 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 902 | #28 of 1,485 | #1 of 25 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #1,355 of 1,377 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.9% | #478 of 1,379 | #10 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.7% | #7 of 1,414 | #1 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.1% | #77 of 369 | #6 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
902
+275 (+44%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 719
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 902 | 43.5 | 20.7:1 | 100% (899) |
| 2023-24 | 796 | 49 | 16.2:1 | 100% (793) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 47.8 | 14.6:1 | 54% (378) |
| 2020-21 | 627 | 40 | 15.7:1 | 41% (258) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 39.5 | 18.3:1 | 46% (334) |
| 2015-16 | 777 | 42 | 18.5:1 | 51% (393) |
| 2010-11 | 775 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 54% (420) |
| 2000-01 | 811 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 42% (342) |
| 1990-91 | 719 | 25 | 28.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Troutman Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (721 to 902); teachers up 10% (39.5 to 43.5).
About Troutman Elementary
Troutman Elementary is the name of a large elementary school in Troutman, North Carolina. The school serves 902 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in North Carolina is roughly 467 students; this school is 93% larger than that.
A total of 38 schools make up Iredell-Statesville Schools, with 21,017 students enrolled.
Roughly 52% of students at Troutman Elementary are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 9% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 74%. Pick two students at random and there is a 65% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Troutman Elementary operates with 43.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 20.7:1. That is higher than the 14.9:1 average for elementary schools in North Carolina. About 100% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 61% average for public schools in Iredell County is 39 points lower.
Troutman Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 68% of North Carolina public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Troutman Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.4%. Troutman Elementary scores 59.7%, 11.3 points above that line.
Among Iredell County residents, the median household income is $81,419, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Besides Troutman Elementary, Iredell County has 51 other public schools.
Nearby, Troutman Middle is about 0.2 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Troutman Elementary ranks 2nd of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 59.7% against a local average of 42.6%.
Under the NCES locale system, Troutman Elementary is Suburb: Large.
Troutman Elementary reported 627 students in 2020-21 and 902 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.7:1 to 20.7:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Troutman Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- West Iredell HighHigh · 767 students
Other schools in Troutman
- Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &ScienceElementary · 795 students
- Troutman MiddleMiddle · 470 students
- Career Academy and Technical SchoolHigh · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Troutman Middle0.2 mi · 470
- Career Academy and Technical School1.0 mi · 103
- South Iredell High1.8 mi · 1,768
- Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science3.2 mi · 795
- Third Creek Middle3.8 mi · 402
- Third Creek Elementary3.8 mi · 526
Frequently asked questions
About Troutman ElementaryHow many students attend Troutman Elementary?
Troutman Elementary enrolls approximately 902 students in grades PK-05.
Is Troutman Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Troutman Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Troutman Elementary have?
Troutman Elementary employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Troutman Elementary?
At Troutman Elementary, the student body is approximately 52% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Troutman Elementary public or private?
Troutman 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.