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Sherrills Ford Elementary

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Sherrills Ford Elementary ranks 471 st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

471^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sherrills Ford Elementary is a K-6 school in Sherrills Ford, North Carolina, serving 633 students as part of Catawba County Schools. It ranks 471st of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 68th percentile with a three-star rating — a step down from the five-star, 82nd–93rd-percentile results it posted from 2015–16 through 2021–22. The school hasn't collapsed: it still beats district and state averages in most tested subjects. What changed is its relative standing, as statewide proficiency has risen faster than its own scores. With 42.3% of students receiving free or reduced lunch, it serves a more economically diverse population than Lake Norman-area schools to the south, though far less disadvantaged than many Newton/Statesville-area schools.

Parents will find bright spots. Sixth grade reading is the clearest standout: 66% proficient versus 54.8% statewide and 52.6% in the district. Students with disabilities and economically disadvantaged students have ranked in roughly the 70th-to-80th percentile statewide in recent years — meaningful signs that the school is serving its most vulnerable learners well. Chronic absenteeism, at 12.1%, also runs well below the district's 18.0% and the state's 24.2%. Areas to watch: 5th grade math and reading dipped noticeably in the latest year, and 5th grade science proficiency (67.4%) trails high-performing neighbors like Woodland Heights Elementary (92.7%) and Rock Springs Elementary (90.6%) by a wide margin. Gifted-learner results have swung sharply from one year to the next — likely reflecting a small cohort.

Nearby comparisons put the school in an interesting middle position. Balls Creek Elementary, eight miles away with a much higher-poverty student body, ranks at the 71st percentile and posts stronger 5th grade science (79.4%) and 6th grade math (88.1% vs. 73.2%). Meanwhile, the low-poverty Lake Norman schools to the south rank in the 91st–95th percentile range — territory this school occupied just a few years ago. The student-to-teacher ratio has risen from 15.6 to 17.9 in two years. Bottom line: a solid, above-average school and a reasonable choice for local families, though no longer performing at its own historical peak.

633

Students ?

17.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

42.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8103 Sherrills Ford Road
Sherrills Ford, NC 28673-0010

(828) 478-2662

District: Catawba County Schools

Students who attend Sherrills Ford Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mill Creek Middle
High:	Bandys High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.3%

Hispanic:

11.2%

Two or more races:

7.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg60%

471^st of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 14% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

87^th of 246Catawba County 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
2026	66.9	471 of 1492	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	75.4	312 of 1490	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	365 of 1505	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	174 of 1502	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.0	131 of 1514	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	90.9	110 of 1489	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	81.2	217 of 1473	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	176 of 1434	87.7%	★★★★☆
2017	78.2	256 of 1429	82.1%	★★★★☆
2016	81.4	202 of 1425	85.8%	★★★★☆
2015	83.7	175 of 1440	87.8%	★★★★☆
2014	81.5	217 of 1390	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	61.1	507 of 1403	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	79.1	232 of 1388	83.3%	★★★★☆
2011	81.4	180 of 1381	87.0%	★★★★☆
2010	80.6	183 of 1363	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	79.9	208 of 1354	84.6%	★★★★☆
2008	79.1	202 of 1324	84.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	306 of 1293	76.3%	★★★★☆
2006	72.8	292 of 1276	77.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	70.1	97 of 646	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	159 of 878	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.8	113 of 897	87.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.9	519 of 1447	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	69.3	376 of 1451	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.1	381 of 1455	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	202 of 1459	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	112 of 1458	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	108 of 1440	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	75.6	288 of 1424	79.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.2	168 of 1405	88.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	487 of 743	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.6	3 of 710	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	65.0	212 of 669	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.4	2 of 612	99.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	488 of 981	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	265 of 961	72.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	436 of 1434	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	73.1	263 of 1437	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	60.8	486 of 1450	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	288 of 1437	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	260 of 1366	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	125 of 1329	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	64.3	405 of 1361	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	232 of 1332	82.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	400 of 1451	72.4%	★★★★☆
2025	76.7	275 of 1450	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	326 of 1464	77.7%	★★★★☆
2023	84.4	162 of 1461	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	179 of 1464	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	90.3	104 of 1444	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	83.4	175 of 1430	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	202 of 1413	85.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	52.5	52 of 103	49.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	195 of 815	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	66.5	162 of 821	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.5	172 of 801	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	520 of 1146	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	418 of 1172	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	437 of 1166	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.4	273 of 1183	76.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.7	223 of 1194	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.6	220 of 1172	81.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.5	431 of 1183	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	330 of 1178	72.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Disabled (2021)85th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)76th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)70th percentile~ school

Female (2026)64th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)55th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)50th percentile-36 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)34th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics73%+11 vs state

Science67%~ state avg

Reading59%+3 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 1, 2017

We are ecstatic with our children's experience at Sherrills Ford Elementary! We moved here right before our 5th grader started kindergarten and looked closely at schools before deciding on our neighborhood. We toured many elementary, middle, and high schools and settled on SFES after seeing how engaged the teachers and students were. In the last 6 years, we have been even more impressed every single year! Our oldest has gotten into Lincoln Charter twice, Pine Lake Charter twice (separate years), and each year, we have turned down their offers because we have been so happy with SFES. People think we are nuts until we show them the numbers we found off of the NC Department of Public Instruction's website. We are huge researchers and found that our Sherrills Ford Elementary, Mill Creek Middle, and Bandys High School perform as good as Lincoln Charter and better than Pine Lake Prep, Langtree (by far), and Iredell Charter on every measure. Plus, our kids get to go to school with their friends and neighbors and they can take the bus! (BTW, the buses in Catawba County are all driven by our Teaching Assistants so the kids and parents know them very well. It sure makes us feel more comfortable about putting our 5-year-old on the bus!)

Our 4th-6th grade has a 1:1 Chromebook:Student ratio - it's amazing to see the kinds of things the students are doing at such a young age! The Chromebooks are tools for hands-on teaching and allow the teachers to personalize each student's learning style and experience whether they need a little extra time and support or they are fast learners and desire extra information on the subject. Our school also has close to a 1:1 ratio of robotics:students. I have observed the robotics being used for literacy lessons, math lessons, and STEAM/STEM projects - it's incredible! But what we also love is that our kids are still learning in traditional methods - our kindergartner goes outside every possible day for real-world, hands-on science lessons (they even dissected owl pellets - I didn't do that until high school in Fairfax County Public Schools - one of the best in the country!), our 5th grader experimented with dry ice and bubbles to learn about gas/solids/liquids and on and on and on.... I could clearly keep going!

We highly recommend Catawba County Schools - in particular, Sherrills Ford Elementary, Mill Creek Middle, and Bandys High School! Do your research like we did and you will see the same. Feel free to call each school and ask for a tour - we did and we were so impressed! Close Quote

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Sherrills Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	8103 Sherrills Ford Road	Sherrills Ford	28673	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 478-2662	633	35	17.9	42.3%	464 (73.3%)	38 (6.0%)	71 (11.2%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)	66.9	471^st of 1492 public elementary schools	68.4%		75.4	312^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.1%	159	78.9	75.0	65.3	73.2			55.8	59.8	54.7	66.0			67.4		$8,556	$592	$7,964
Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	288 Forest Lake Boulevard	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 663-1370	594	39	15.4	16.7%	493 (83.0%)	13 (2.2%)	41 (6.9%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	92.5	78^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.5	103^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	93.1%	25	84.3	90.1	88.1				69.7	78.2	85.3				92.7		$7,823	$341	$7,482
Lakeshore Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	252 Lakeshore School Road	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 660-5970	658	43	15.3	29.3%	462 (70.2%)	45 (6.8%)	81 (12.3%)	32 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.5%)	70.3	410^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.5%		68.5	414^th of 1490 public elementary schools	72.2%	4	77.6	68.8	68.2				63.8	57.8	59.8				84.1		$8,282	$591	$7,691
Lake Norman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Oak Tree Road	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 662-8261	641	43	14.9	19.3%	411 (64.1%)	33 (5.1%)	119 (18.6%)	36 (5.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	39 (6.1%)	88.7	135^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.0%		87.8	140^th of 1490 public elementary schools	90.6%	5	90.0	85.2	90.5				70.0	68.9	73.7				86.3		$8,170	$300	$7,869
Rock Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3633 Hwy 16 N	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 483-2281	639	40	16.1	21.4%	520 (81.4%)	28 (4.4%)	49 (7.7%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.2%)	89.8	118^th of 1492 public elementary schools	92.1%		91.1	96^th of 1490 public elementary schools	93.6%	22	87.5	80.9	85.5				77.5	70.2	71.8				90.6		$7,824	$403	$7,420
Catawba Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5415 Hudson Chapel Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 241-3131	450	26	17.0	—	279 (62.0%)	33 (7.3%)	75 (16.7%)	24 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.7%)	54.4	662^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	55.6%		52.2	707^th of 1490 public elementary schools	52.6%	45	59.3	64.9	63.3	76.6			59.3	44.2	50.0	62.5			66.7		$9,663	$1,298	$8,365
Balls Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2620 Balls Creek Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-4766	686	42	16.4	—	508 (74.1%)	29 (4.2%)	65 (9.5%)	36 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.0%)	69.3	429^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.2%		68.4	418^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.9%	11	69.9	70.6	75.5	88.1			55.3	65.7	57.8	51.5			79.4		$9,471	$1,315	$8,156
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	—	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
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
Shepherd Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1748 Charlotte Hwy	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 664-2582	738	47	15.7	—	474 (64.2%)	64 (8.7%)	106 (14.4%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.9%)	50.8	716^th of 1492 public elementary schools	52.0%		51.2	723^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	51.5%	7	66.4	57.1	66.1				56.3	48.9	57.0				65.8		$8,911	$1,046	$7,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Sherrills Ford Elementary

How many students attend Sherrills Ford Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Sherrills Ford Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sherrills Ford Elementary?

Students at Sherrills Ford Elementary are 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sherrills Ford Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sherrills Ford Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mill Creek Middle
High : Bandys High

Is Sherrills Ford Elementary a good school?

Sherrills Ford Elementary ranks 471^st of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Sherrills Ford Elementary in?

Catawba County Schools

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