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Success Institute Charter

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Success Institute Charter ranks 983 rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

983^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Success Institute Charter is a very small K-8 charter school in Statesville, NC, enrolling roughly 90 students and serving a predominantly low-income community, with 95.6% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch. In the most recent statewide ranking, Success Institute Charter placed 983rd out of 1,492 schools — the 34th percentile, earning 2 stars. That is mid-to-low statewide, but it marks a real improvement from the 26th percentile rankings of the past two years and a dramatic climb from the 1st or 2nd percentile rankings in 2012-2013 and 2016-2017. The school operates as its own single-school district, the Success Institute Charter School district.

The school's clearest strengths are reading and attendance. In 2025-2026, 3rd grade reading proficiency (54.5%) nearly matched the state average (55.6%), while 4th grade reading (66.7%) ran about 9 points above the state. Chronic absenteeism was just 11.0% — far below the 24.2% state average and lower than every nearby school in the comparison, including Celeste Henkel Elementary (12.7%) and American Renaissance School (29.0%). Despite its modest overall rank, Success Institute outperforms several close traditional public schools, such as N B Mills Elementary and Third Creek Elementary, and it ranks above American Renaissance even though Success Institute serves a much higher share of low-income students. State subgroup data also show strong results for low-income students, placing at the 54th percentile in 2023-2024.

Math is the school's biggest academic challenge. Proficiency stood at 40% in 3rd grade and 33.3% in 4th grade, compared to 66.4% and 61.4% statewide; by 7th grade, only 18.2% were proficient versus 56.2% statewide. The student-teacher ratio of 21.9:1 is also higher than at most nearby elementary schools within the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, where ratios typically fall between 11:1 and 15:1. Because grade-level cohorts are extremely small, test scores can swing sharply from year to year — for example, 5th grade reading dropped from 50% to 8.3% in a single year — so individual grade results should be interpreted cautiously. Still, the combination of low absenteeism, improving state rank, and solid early-grade reading makes Success Institute a noteworthy option within the Statesville area.

Students ?

21.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

95.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Cochran St
Statesville, NC 28687

(704) 881-0441

District: Success Institute Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.0%

Hispanic:

5.6%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (43% vs 59% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 31 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

North Carolina avg59%

983^rd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 34% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

170^th of 246Success Institute Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	983 of 1492	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1115 of 1505	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1106 of 1502	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.1	982 of 1514	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1122 of 1473	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1209 of 1434	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	2.5	1408 of 1429	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	1210 of 1425	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.5	1204 of 1440	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	6.3	1371 of 1403	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	41.5	914 of 1388	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	770 of 1381	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	68.4	425 of 1363	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.1	649 of 1354	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.4	888 of 1324	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.2	842 of 1293	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.1	1134 of 1276	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	247 of 927	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	49.4	447 of 949	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	517 of 927	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	51.6	660 of 1450	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	531 of 793	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	448 of 784	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.6	587 of 741	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	619 of 737	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	559 of 691	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	643 of 692	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.8	539 of 705	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.5	511 of 673	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	65.1	249 of 662	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.1	412 of 648	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	66.1	226 of 640	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	26.4	516 of 630	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.8	528 of 620	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.9	430 of 606	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	35.5	446 of 598	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	71.6	136 of 743	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.5	271 of 735	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

African American (2022)73rd percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)54th percentile+29 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)82nd percentile+49 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+4 vs state

Mathematics30%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)						EOG Reading (2026)						EOG Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Success Institute Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Cochran St	Statesville	28687	Iredell County	Success Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 881-0441	90	4	21.9	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	81 (90.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	36	983^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.1%					(n/a)	40.0	33.3			18.2		54.5	66.7			543.4
American Renaissance School	Public, Charter	K-8	132 East Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	American Renaissance School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 924-8870	823	60	13.7	51.3%	426 (51.8%)	167 (20.3%)	158 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.0%)	28	1135^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.9%		28.2	1114^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.2%	21	36.4	41.7	50.6	47.7	34.5	16.7	49.5	47.6	48.3	51.2	41.8	46.3	52.9	61.1
Third Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 East Barkley Road	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-3002	526	40	13.3	99.2%	118 (22.4%)	175 (33.3%)	183 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	8.8	1434^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.9%		10	1421^st of 1490 public elementary schools	4.6%	13	47.6	36.8	40.4				30.1	27.6	31.1				36.7		$10,568	$1,819	$8,748
N B Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1410 Pearl St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-8498	378	28	13.5	99.2%	49 (13.0%)	195 (51.6%)	86 (22.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (12.4%)	3.3	1482^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.1	1471^st of 1490 public elementary schools	1.3%	11	26.4	35.8	21.6				19.4	18.9	23.1				42.3		$11,468	$2,044	$9,423
East Iredell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Elementary Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-9541	663	47	14.0	99.5%	148 (22.3%)	201 (30.3%)	234 (35.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	18.8	1298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.5	1334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%	36	40.2	47.1	42.3				42.2	43.7	41.2				49.0		$8,556	$1,296	$7,260
Cloverleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 James Farm Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 978-2111	568	41	13.7	99.5%	220 (38.7%)	139 (24.5%)	143 (25.2%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	27.7	1146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.2%		27.6	1118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%	28	52.1	50.0	55.7				44.6	43.3	43.2				56.8		$10,739	$1,474	$9,265
Troutman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	220 S Main St	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 528-4526	902	44	20.7	99.7%	472 (52.3%)	166 (18.4%)	170 (18.8%)	15 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (8.5%)	45.2	822^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	44.9%		59.4	575^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.4%	247	71.5	60.3	63.7				48.3	45.8	48.4				63.1		$8,537	$922	$7,615
Celeste Henkel Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1503 Old Mountain Road	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-7333	558	42	13.4	98.9%	342 (61.3%)	69 (12.4%)	93 (16.7%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (7.9%)	40.8	893^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	40.1%		55.5	643^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.8%	250	41.8	59.7	61.3				50.6	59.7	48.8				60.0		$10,624	$1,544	$9,080
Iredell Charter Academy of Arts &Science	Public, Charter	K-8	251 Home Improvement Street	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Scienc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 508-0104	795	20	40.1	55.3%	410 (51.6%)	133 (16.7%)	142 (17.9%)	21 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	86 (10.8%)	35.7	987^th of 1492 public elementary schools	33.8%		39	939^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.0%	48	57.0	53.3	42.7	57.0	57.1	49.2	46.5	58.7	47.9	51.2	58.4	59.0	51.0	83.6
Scotts Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4743 Taylorsville Hwy	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-6526	283	25	11.3	98.9%	119 (42.0%)	35 (12.4%)	85 (30.0%)	16 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.9%)	48.7	753^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	49.5%		45.3	825^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.6%	72	60.0	53.5	72.5				48.6	40.9	51.0				78.4		$10,123	$1,453	$8,669

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What is the racial makeup of Success Institute Charter?

Students at Success Institute Charter are 90% African American, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Success Institute Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 90 students attended Success Institute Charter.

Is Success Institute Charter a good school?

Success Institute Charter ranks 983^rd of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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