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East Iredell Middle

Public Grades 6-8

739^th

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of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

East Iredell Middle is a small public middle school in Statesville, North Carolina, serving 328 students in grades 6–8 within the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. The school serves one of the most economically disadvantaged student bodies in the region, with 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school ranks in the 5th percentile of North Carolina middle schools, a decline from the 23rd percentile a decade ago. Proficiency rates on state tests in math, reading, and science run 25–35 percentage points below district averages. For example, only 21.8% of 6th graders were proficient in math in 2025–2026, compared to 58.2% across the district. Nearby Oakwood Middle IB School provides a striking contrast: it serves a virtually identical high-poverty population (99% free lunch) yet ranks in the 91st percentile statewide. One clear difference is attendance—the school's chronic absenteeism rate was 29.6% in 2024–2025, versus just 6.5% at Oakwood.

On a positive note, the school has significantly lowered its student-teacher ratio to 13.3, the lowest among nearby middle schools, and English Language Learner students have shown meaningful academic gains in recent years. However, these improvements have not yet translated into higher overall scores. Per-pupil spending is actually higher than at some higher-performing schools in the district, suggesting that money alone isn't the answer. The school's decade-long slide, paired with persistent attendance issues, points to a need for a focused turnaround strategy—one that prioritizes getting students to school and building foundational skills, much as Oakwood Middle IB School has successfully done.

328

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

590 Chestnut Grove Road
Statesville, NC 28625

(704) 872-4666

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend East Iredell Middle usually attend:

High:

North Iredell High

Feeder schools for East Iredell Middle:

Elementary:	Cool Spring Elementary
	East Iredell Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

36.0%

Hispanic:

32.3%

White:

23.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (27% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 18 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg58%

739^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 23% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

121^st of 246Iredell-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
2026	6.2	739 of 778	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	735 of 773	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	769 of 793	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	712 of 784	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	651 of 786	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	588 of 741	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	617 of 737	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	588 of 691	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	543 of 694	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	532 of 692	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.2	553 of 705	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	26.0	471 of 627	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.9	459 of 673	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.8	365 of 662	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.0	393 of 648	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.4	386 of 640	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.6	233 of 630	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.5	320 of 620	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	60.6	270 of 606	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	275 of 598	54.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	12.6	527 of 553	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.6	516 of 546	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	546 of 560	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	502 of 559	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.9	457 of 550	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.2	470 of 533	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	445 of 519	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	387 of 494	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	15.1	440 of 449	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	326 of 478	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	355 of 504	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.1	280 of 475	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	292 of 363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.4	358 of 371	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	353 of 356	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	294 of 312	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	50.7	72 of 236	69.5%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	144 of 211	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.3	47 of 151	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.8	714 of 731	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	691 of 733	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	725 of 738	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	676 of 731	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	637 of 733	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	558 of 706	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	612 of 684	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	609 of 656	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.0	559 of 566	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	547 of 562	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.8	563 of 564	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	546 of 553	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	524 of 541	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	425 of 522	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	442 of 493	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	461 of 472	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	695 of 725	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.3	667 of 729	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	726 of 743	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	676 of 735	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	538 of 689	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	436 of 633	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	510 of 639	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	512 of 604	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.7	699 of 736	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	711 of 733	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	738 of 751	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	677 of 747	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	615 of 748	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	563 of 711	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	568 of 697	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	537 of 665	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.6	210 of 283	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	203 of 248	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.9	631 of 644	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	640 of 649	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	648 of 652	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	567 of 656	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	530 of 658	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	477 of 632	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	499 of 624	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	494 of 596	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2022)26th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)5th percentile~ school

African American (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-15 vs school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science33%-36 vs state

Reading30%-26 vs state

Mathematics23%-33 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/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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
East Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	590 Chestnut Grove Road	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-4666	328	25	13.3	—	77 (23.5%)	118 (36.0%)	106 (32.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	6.2	739^th of 778 public middle schools	5.0%		7	735^th of 773 public middle schools	4.9%	4	21.8	25.7	22.9	27.8	33.0	29.4	33.0	$8,932	$824	$8,108
Oakwood Middle IB School	Public	6-8	321 Clegg Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-7354	516	33	15.4	—	329 (63.8%)	45 (8.7%)	106 (20.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	87.6	73^rd of 778 public middle schools	90.6%		88	71^st of 773 public middle schools	90.8%	2	75.0	81.3	70.3	70.1	79.9	79.4	85.7	$7,885	$316	$7,568
Third Creek Middle	Public	6-8	359 East Barkley Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-2135	402	25	15.9	—	75 (18.7%)	155 (38.6%)	134 (33.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	5	752^nd of 778 public middle schools	3.3%		6.2	740^th of 773 public middle schools	4.3%	12	29.0	34.4	13.2	19.6	28.8	20.7	19.9	$11,158	$789	$10,369
North Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	2467 Jennings Rd	Olin	28660	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-4802	556	31	17.9	—	409 (73.6%)	24 (4.3%)	98 (17.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	40.3	476^th of 778 public middle schools	38.8%		36.2	501^st of 773 public middle schools	35.2%	25	60.7	57.6	38.4	45.5	62.7	49.3	49.8	$8,318	$681	$7,637
Troutman Middle	Public	6-8	305 Rumple St	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 528-5137	470	24	20.0	—	252 (53.6%)	92 (19.6%)	82 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	32	539^th of 778 public middle schools	30.7%		13.2	700^th of 773 public middle schools	9.4%	161	53.5	41.0	20.2	51.7	54.2	42.0	53.4	$10,019	$865	$9,154
West Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	303 Watermelon Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2887	521	28	18.6	—	280 (53.7%)	63 (12.1%)	122 (23.4%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	29.7	560^th of 778 public middle schools	28.0%		24.9	589^th of 773 public middle schools	23.8%	29	41.0	42.1	43.5	38.8	46.4	42.4	69.4	$8,394	$737	$7,657
South Davie Middle	Public	6-8	197 South Davie Drive	Mocksville	27028	Davie County	Davie County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 751-5941	492	39	12.7	72.4%	263 (53.5%)	62 (12.6%)	122 (24.8%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	37.9	496^th of 778 public middle schools	36.2%		42.4	454^th of 773 public middle schools	41.3%	42	51.4	62.5	51.7	40.0	44.4	38.6	65.0	$9,624	$664	$8,960
West Rowan Middle	Public	6-8	5925 Statesville Blvd	Salisbury	28147	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 633-4775	707	39	18.2	—	335 (47.4%)	157 (22.2%)	144 (20.4%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (8.8%)	21.3	644^th of 778 public middle schools	17.2%		18.2	656^th of 773 public middle schools	15.1%	12	35.8	29.2	39.8	35.7	36.3	47.6	62.4	$9,051	$678	$8,373
Selma Burke Middle	Public	6-8	235 Rinehardt Rd	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 658-2670	649	38	17.1	49.9%	337 (51.9%)	137 (21.1%)	105 (16.2%)	14 (2.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.9%)	69.5	214^th of 778 public middle schools	72.5%		65.9	244^th of 773 public middle schools	68.4%	30	71.6	79.8	62.4	58.8	59.6	60.6	71.1
Lakeshore Middle	Public	6-8	244 Lakeshore School Drive	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 799-0187	531	35	15.3	40.5%	342 (64.4%)	37 (7.0%)	84 (15.8%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	54.1	357^th of 778 public middle schools	54.1%		52.5	361^st of 773 public middle schools	53.3%	4	61.8	58.7	42.3	48.5	61.3	57.1	75.0	$6,951	$238	$6,712

Frequently Asked Questions about East Iredell Middle

What high school do graduates of East Iredell Middle attend?

Students who attend East Iredell Middle usually go on to attend North Iredell High

What district is East Iredell Middle in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

Is East Iredell Middle a good school?

East Iredell Middle ranks in the bottom 5.0% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of East Iredell Middle?

Students at East Iredell Middle are 36% African American, 32% Hispanic, 23% White, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend East Iredell Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 328 students attended East Iredell Middle.

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