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North Iredell High

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North Iredell High ranks 380 th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 41% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

North Iredell High is a public high school in Olin, North Carolina, serving 989 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, which is ranked 102 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Iredell High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, typically between 300-400 out of over 600 schools, and has maintained a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with relatively strong performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students, but struggles with other subgroups, including White, Hispanic, and Gifted and Talented students. North Iredell High's test scores are generally below the district and state averages, particularly in Biology and Math I, where proficiency rates are around 35-40%.

Interestingly, North Iredell High is located very close (0.06 miles) to the Agriculture and Science Early College, a high-performing school within the same district that consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina high schools. Additionally, the school has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 31.29% in 2021-2022 to 98.89% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Addressing these challenges through targeted interventions and support programs may be crucial for improving North Iredell High's overall academic outcomes.

983

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,856

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

156 Raider Road
Olin, NC 28660-9706

(704) 876-4191

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Feeder schools for North Iredell High:

Elementary:	Central Elementary
	Cool Spring Elementary
	Harmony Elementary
	Union Grove Elementary
Middle:	East Iredell Middle
	North Iredell Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.4%

Hispanic:

23.1%

African American:

6.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 44th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Biology scores 14 pts below the North Carolina average

!Near the bottom of Iredell-Statesville Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg53%

North Carolina avg53%

380^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9High Schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools

102^nd of 242Iredell-Statesville Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	380 of 641	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	360 of 640	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	383 of 626	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	345 of 621	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.7	334 of 594	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	379 of 514	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	364 of 469	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	339 of 476	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	297 of 507	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.7	300 of 531	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.7	304 of 451	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.3	255 of 505	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	63.0	120 of 502	76.1%	★★★★☆
2011	61.6	162 of 506	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.5	128 of 499	74.3%	★★★★☆
2009	61.8	150 of 490	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.1	131 of 477	72.5%	★★★★☆
2007	47.9	245 of 453	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	56.6	175 of 431	59.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	292 of 440	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	256 of 437	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	288 of 434	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	239 of 430	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.5	293 of 364	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	245 of 369	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	251 of 359	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	256 of 330	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.9	210 of 334	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	165 of 364	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	235 of 349	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	72 of 273	73.6%	★★★★☆
2024	54.8	77 of 262	70.6%	★★★★☆
2023	27.6	169 of 226	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	138 of 156	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	65 of 173	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	376 of 610	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	365 of 602	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.6	379 of 588	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	355 of 594	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	295 of 475	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	380 of 475	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	387 of 449	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	364 of 412	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	295 of 403	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.2	317 of 403	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	76.3	67 of 398	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	118 of 337	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.7	144 of 325	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	326 of 462	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	296 of 454	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	330 of 449	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	348 of 436	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	233 of 370	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	12.5	341 of 354	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	338 of 340	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	312 of 606	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	312 of 613	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	429 of 597	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	317 of 544	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.2	130 of 432	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	26.0	326 of 446	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	359 of 424	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	360 of 601	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	323 of 607	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	370 of 602	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	308 of 585	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	199 of 481	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.4	368 of 488	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	357 of 463	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	167 of 253	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.0	246 of 261	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	58.7	82 of 352	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	48.7	130 of 349	62.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	386 of 542	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	364 of 553	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	404 of 537	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	321 of 534	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	262 of 439	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.9	391 of 444	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	398 of 427	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-22 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)12th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

English II68%+8 vs state

Math III53%-14 vs state

Math I36%~ state avg

Biology34%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	EOG Mathematics (2025)	EOG Reading (2025)	EOG Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Iredell High	Public	9-12	156 Raider Road	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4191	983	50	19.5	99.7%	643 (65.4%)	60 (6.1%)	227 (23.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (4.6%)	39.6	380^th of 641 public high schools	40.7%		41.8	360^th of 640 public high schools	43.8%	20	34.5	68.0	36.0	52.9				$9,856	$719	$9,137
Agriculture and Science Early College	Public	9-12	158 Raider Rd	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4056	255	9	28.0	26.3%	178 (69.8%)	23 (9.0%)	40 (15.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	85.3	109^th of 641 public high schools	83.0%		77.6	141^st of 640 public high schools	78.0%	32	77.6	92.0	88.4	73.2				$7,260	$104	$7,155
Crossroads Arts and Science Early Colleg	Public	9-12	476 N Center St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-0034	225	9	25.9	28.9%	131 (58.2%)	28 (12.4%)	38 (16.9%)	18 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	96.3	7^th of 641 public high schools	98.9%		97.2	2^nd of 640 public high schools	99.7%	5	95.8	100.0	100.0	100.0				$7,670	$103	$7,567
Statesville High	Public	9-12	474 N Center St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-3491	991	54	18.3	99.7%	156 (15.7%)	465 (46.9%)	293 (29.6%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.5%)	20.1	523^rd of 641 public high schools	18.4%		14.1	559^th of 640 public high schools	12.7%	36	17.9	32.2	22.9	61.0				$10,092	$819	$9,273
Collaborative College for Technology	Public	9-12	500 West Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-5450	232	10	23.6	23.7%	141 (60.8%)	15 (6.5%)	54 (23.3%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	96.1	9^th of 641 public high schools	98.6%		95.7	14^th of 640 public high schools	97.8%	5	89.8	96.0	99.9					$7,803	$118	$7,685
West Iredell High	Public	9-12	213 Warrior Dr	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2181	767	43	17.7	99.1%	398 (51.9%)	130 (16.9%)	153 (19.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.8%)	20.6	520^th of 641 public high schools	18.9%		11.5	579^th of 640 public high schools	9.5%	59	36.9	49.7	15.3	34.3				$9,961	$600	$9,361
South Iredell High	Public	9-12	299 Old Mountain Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 528-4536	1,768	83	21.3	33.2%	1,072 (60.6%)	219 (12.4%)	301 (17.0%)	61 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (6.3%)	49.8	300^th of 641 public high schools	53.2%		39.5	373^rd of 640 public high schools	41.7%	73	49.8	61.5	41.4	62.9				$7,902	$590	$7,312
Career Academy and Technical School	Public	6-12	350 Old Murdock Rd	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-2791	103	17	6.1	18.4%	90 (87.4%)	7 (6.8%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	49.9	299^th of 641 public high schools	53.4%		17.3	536^th of 640 public high schools	16.3%	237	50.0	76.9		40.0	25.0	85.7	85.7	$13,148	$1,046	$12,102
Alexander Early College	Public	9-12	345 Industrial Blvd	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-8221	172	6	28.6	98.3%	122 (70.9%)	3 (1.7%)	34 (19.8%)	9 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	87.2	96^th of 641 public high schools	85.0%		86.3	106^th of 640 public high schools	83.4%	10	66.7	85.4	78.1	97.5				$6,455	$116	$6,339
Alexander Central High	Public	9-12	223 School Drive	Taylorsville	28681	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 632-7063	1,254	79	15.9	99.8%	992 (79.1%)	59 (4.7%)	129 (10.3%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (4.9%)	48.8	310^th of 641 public high schools	51.6%		54.2	269^th of 640 public high schools	58.0%	41	41.5	57.1	39.9	76.0				$10,255	$776	$9,479

Frequently Asked Questions about North Iredell High

How many students attend North Iredell High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 983 students attended North Iredell High.

Is North Iredell High a good school?

North Iredell High ranks 380^th of 641 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of North Iredell High?

Students at North Iredell High are 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is North Iredell High in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

What schools feed into North Iredell High?

North Iredell High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Central Elementary
Elementary : Cool Spring Elementary
Elementary : Harmony Elementary
Elementary : Union Grove Elementary
Middle : East Iredell Middle
Middle : North Iredell Middle

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