Summary:
The Mooresville Graded School District serves roughly 5,917 students across 8 schools in Mooresville, North Carolina, covering grades PK–12 through three PK/K–2 primary schools, two 3–5 intermediate schools, two 6–8 middle schools, and one high school. The district ranks in the 79th percentile of North Carolina districts with a 4-star rating, and it outperforms the state average in roughly 91% of tested subject-grade combinations.
Among the rated schools, Mooresville Middle and Selma Burke Middle are nearly tied at the top (73rd and 72nd percentiles), but they are mirror images in grade-level strengths: Selma Burke excels in 7th-grade math at 79.8% proficiency, while Mooresville Middle dominates 8th-grade math (73.8%) and 8th-grade science (77.6%). At the elementary level, East Mooresville Intermediate is the rising academic standout, posting the district's highest proficiency rates in 5th-grade science (80.8%) and 5th-grade math (77.9%), including an 18.7-point single-year gain in science. Mooresville Intermediate holds the district's lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 13.0% and beats state averages in every subject, though its ranking slipped to the 69th percentile after a strong prior year.
Mooresville High School presents the biggest mismatch in the district: its 94.9% graduation rate far exceeds the state's 88.8%, yet its 50th-percentile ranking and 2-star rating are the lowest among rated schools, paired with a 20.5% chronic absenteeism rate, the highest in the district. The three primary schools—South Elementary, Rocky River Elementary, and Park View Elementary—enroll about 23% of district students and receive the smallest class sizes (12.0–13.0 to 1) and highest per-pupil spending ($10,490–$11,774), reflecting a strong investment in early grades. Poverty alone does not predict performance here, as higher-poverty schools like East Mooresville Intermediate and Selma Burke Middle are among the district's strongest academic performers.
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