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Central Elementary

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Central Elementary ranks 374 th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

374^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary is a public elementary school located in Statesville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 344 students. The school is part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, which is ranked 102 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Central Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in North Carolina, with a statewide ranking between 38 and 374 over the past 10 years. The school has maintained a 4 or 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating strong academic performance. Central Elementary outperforms the Iredell-Statesville Schools district and the state of North Carolina in proficiency rates for Mathematics, Reading, and Science across all grade levels. However, the school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as White students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, is more mixed, with rankings ranging from 328 to 821 in recent years.

Compared to nearby schools, Central Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger. The school outperforms Celeste Henkel Elementary, Harmony Elementary, East Iredell Elementary, and N.B. Mills Elementary in academic proficiency across most subject areas and grade levels. However, the school's performance is more mixed when compared to Cloverleaf Elementary, Union Grove Elementary, and out-of-district schools like American Renaissance School and Hiddenite Elementary.

331

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,200

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4083 Wilkesboro Hwy
Statesville, NC 28625-9239

(704) 876-0746

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend Central Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Iredell Middle
High:	North Iredell High

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.7%

Hispanic:

6.6%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (67% vs 57% meeting standards)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools

✓Above the North Carolina median (75th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

374^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 17Elementary 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	374 of 1490	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	74.0	343 of 1505	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	269 of 1502	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	81 of 1514	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.2	38 of 1489	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	76 of 1473	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	90.2	92 of 1434	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	92.2	60 of 1429	95.8%	★★★★★
2016	87.0	127 of 1425	91.1%	★★★★★
2015	81.0	223 of 1440	84.5%	★★★★☆
2014	81.6	210 of 1390	84.9%	★★★★☆
2013	78.1	253 of 1403	82.0%	★★★★☆
2012	57.9	647 of 1388	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	74.1	320 of 1381	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	67.9	438 of 1363	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	79.5	217 of 1354	84.0%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	347 of 1324	73.8%	★★★★☆
2007	81.9	139 of 1293	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	76.0	231 of 1276	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	393 of 1451	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.5	431 of 1455	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	263 of 1459	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	91 of 1458	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	38 of 1440	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.7	53 of 1424	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.4	129 of 1405	90.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	467 of 710	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.8	72 of 669	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.4	457 of 582	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	77.0	22 of 494	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	821 of 1437	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	735 of 1450	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	396 of 1437	72.4%	★★★★☆
2022	94.3	24 of 1366	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.9	9 of 1329	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	29 of 1361	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	37 of 1332	97.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	348 of 1450	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	255 of 1464	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.3	278 of 1461	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.2	90 of 1464	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	59 of 1444	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	95 of 1430	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	72 of 1413	94.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	540 of 1172	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	424 of 1166	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	328 of 1183	72.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	119 of 1194	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	56 of 1172	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	152 of 1183	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	155 of 1178	86.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)76th percentile~ school

Female (2025)73rd percentile~ school

White (2025)54th percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-32 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)34th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics78%+17 vs state

Science62%~ state avg

Reading57%+5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Central Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4083 Wilkesboro Hwy	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 876-0746	331	23	14.7	97.6%	287 (86.7%)	7 (2.1%)	22 (6.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.3%)	71	374^th of 1490 public elementary schools	74.9%		74	343^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	77.2%	31	83.3	73.1	77.8				58.3	67.3	47.6				61.9		$8,200	$351	$7,848
Stony Point Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Stony Point School Road	Stony Point	28678	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 585-6981	237	14	17.4	98.7%	171 (72.2%)	9 (3.8%)	41 (17.3%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.5%)	51	731^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%		44.6	843^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	44.0%	112	73.7	60.0	65.4				42.1	35.0	53.8				53.8		$11,469	$1,103	$10,366
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%)	45.3	825^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.6%		49.6	752^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	50.0%	73	79.5	55.2	44.7				51.3	55.2	29.8				59.6		$10,123	$1,453	$8,669
Hiddenite Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	374 Sulphur Springs Road	Hiddenite	28636	Alexander County	Alexander County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 632-2503	370	25	14.7	99.2%	235 (63.5%)	10 (2.7%)	100 (27.0%)	12 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)	35.2	997^th of 1490 public elementary schools	33.1%		33.2	1043^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	30.7%	46	46.4	46.0	47.5				30.4	66.7	47.5				52.5		$9,824	$1,202	$8,623
Union Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1314 Sloans Mill Rd	Union Grove	28689	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 920-5858	247	18	13.6	98.8%	199 (80.6%)	1 (0.4%)	35 (14.2%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.6%)	60.4	558^th of 1490 public elementary schools	62.6%		65.2	487^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.6%	71	64.1	55.3	77.4				48.7	55.3	51.6				80.6		$10,609	$1,078	$9,531
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%)	27.6	1118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%		27.7	1147^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.8%	29	51.5	52.9	39.0				37.9	51.8	33.3				49.5		$10,739	$1,474	$9,265
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%)	5.1	1471^st of 1490 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.9	1474^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.1%	3	38.6	31.4	11.1				20.0	29.4	17.8				22.2		$11,468	$2,044	$9,423
Harmony Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	139 Harmony School Road	Harmony	28634	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(980) 781-3058	371	26	14.0	99.2%	231 (62.3%)	10 (2.7%)	99 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.4%)	65.6	475^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.1%		61.8	547^th of 1505 public elementary schools	63.7%	72	72.9	63.1	75.5				48.3	52.3	57.4				77.4		$8,973	$1,140	$7,833
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%)	28.2	1114^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.2%		33.6	1037^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.1%	77	32.6	42.4	39.3	43.1	25.9	23.5	37.2	51.1	50.6	41.5	37.9	44.1	55.1	44.1
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%)	16.5	1334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%		16.5	1335^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.3%	1	40.9	37.1	39.8				29.6	44.0	36.1				42.1		$8,556	$1,296	$7,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary

How many students attend Central Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Central Elementary.

Is Central Elementary a good school?

Central Elementary ranks 374^th of 1490 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary attend?

Students who attend Central Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Iredell Middle
High : North Iredell High

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary?

Students at Central Elementary are 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Central Elementary in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

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