Woodland Heights Elementary

Woodland Heights Elementary, a medium-sized primary school in Mooresville, North Carolina, part of Iredell-Statesville Schools, serves 594 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 27% above the state mean of about 467.

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

In terms of who attends, Woodland Heights Elementary reports that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 7% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black. By comparison, Iredell County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 17% of students at Woodland Heights Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Iredell County (around 61%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Woodland Heights Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 73.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Iredell County put median household earnings sit near $81,419, 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 Woodland Heights Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Woodland Heights Middle, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Woodland Heights Elementary comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 69.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 25%: 788 students in 2018 compared to 594 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 88% to 83% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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