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Enrollment
581
Middle
DISTRICT 505 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IREDELL-STATESVILLE SCHOOLS·NCES 370231000981
Woodland Heights Middle
272 Forest Lake Blvd, Mooresville, NC 28117 · (704) 664-4430 · Iredell County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL581 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of North Carolina public middle schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
137 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 | 209 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 186 | 32% |
Student demographics
50%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
61.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
70.6%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.7%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Woodland Heights Middle
Woodland Heights Middle's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Heights Middle this school | 581 | 23.6% | 67.6% |
| Margaret B. Pollard Middle Chapel Hill | 736 | 20.8% | 72.4% |
| Moyock Middle Moyock | 635 | 29.6% | 67.0% |
| New Century Middle Cameron | 602 | 32.4% | 72.6% |
| Camden Middle Camden | 461 | 25.8% | 69.1% |
| First Flight Middle School Kill Devil Hills | 604 | 32.8% | 69.6% |
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 Woodland Heights Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Iredell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #69 of 463 | #3 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #54 of 461 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #92 of 463 | #3 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 581 | #247 of 478 | #4 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #166 of 456 | #3 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #355 of 456 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #449 of 472 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.1% | #69 of 300 | 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
581
-40 (-6%) vs 2020
+42% since 1990-91, when it was 410
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 581 | 37.7 | 15.4:1 | 24% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 35.9 | 14.7:1 | 26% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 35.1 | 15.5:1 | 22% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 621 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 17% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | 39.2 | 18.3:1 | 14% (98) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 36 | 20.4:1 | 13% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 13% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 49 | 14.1:1 | 18% (124) |
| 1990-91 | 410 | 19 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodland Heights Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (718 to 581); teachers down 4% (39.2 to 37.7).
About Woodland Heights Middle
Woodland Heights Middle is a middle school located in Mooresville, North Carolina, in Iredell County. It teaches 581 students in grades 6 through 8.
Woodland Heights Middle is among 38 schools run by Iredell-Statesville Schools, which serves 21,017 students.
At Woodland Heights Middle, 69% of students are White. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
The school had 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 24%. The 61% average for public schools in Iredell County is 37 points higher.
Among North Carolina public middle schools, Woodland Heights Middle outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Woodland Heights Middle falls in the middle 80% of North Carolina schools: 67.6% actual against 71.7% predicted.
In Iredell County, home to about 196,544 people, the median household earns about $81,419 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Iredell County number 52, with about 31,906 students.
Woodland Heights Elementary is the nearest public school to Woodland Heights Middle, less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodland Heights Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 70.9% proficiency; Woodland Heights Middle posts 67.6%.
The NCES locale for Woodland Heights Middle is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 6% across 4 years, from 621 in 2020-21 to 581 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.4:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Mooresville
- Mooresville High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Lake Norman HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Pine Lake PreparatoryCombined · 1,888 students
- Langtree Charter AcademyCombined · 1,376 students
- Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · 808 students
- Shepherd ElementaryElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Woodland Heights Elementary0.1 mi · 594
- Lake Norman Elementary1.6 mi · 641
- Lake Norman High2.2 mi · 1,905
- The Brawley School2.6 mi · 641
- Lakeshore Elementary3.3 mi · 658
- Lakeshore Middle3.3 mi · 531
Frequently asked questions
About Woodland Heights MiddleHow many students attend Woodland Heights Middle?
Woodland Heights Middle enrolls approximately 581 students in grades 06-08.
Is Woodland Heights Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodland Heights Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Woodland Heights Middle have?
Woodland Heights Middle employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Woodland Heights Middle?
Student demographics at Woodland Heights Middle are roughly 69% White, 13% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Woodland Heights Middle in?
Woodland Heights Middle is part of Iredell-Statesville Schools.
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