Summary
The Brawley School serves 641 students in grades 6–8 in Mooresville, North Carolina, as part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. It is one of the state's highest-performing middle schools, earning a 5-star rating and a 2025–2026 statewide rank of #26 out of 778 middle schools (97th percentile). That puts it far above its home district, which ranks only 121st out of 246 districts statewide. Among nearby alternatives, Harris Road Middle (#27) is the closest competitor, while Bailey Middle (#50), Woodland Heights Middle (#138), Mooresville Middle (#210), and Selma Burke Middle (#214) all trail significantly. Two same-district schools a few miles away — Troutman Middle (#539) and Third Creek Middle (#752) — sit near the bottom of the state.
Brawley's End-of-Grade test scores tell the same story. In 2025–2026, 8th-grade math proficiency reached 95.0%, versus 48.9% for the district and 53.0% statewide; 8th-grade science hit 95.4% compared with 64.9% and 68.6%; and 8th-grade reading reached 91.4% versus 55.3% and 56.1%, respectively. Even 6th-grade reading, Brawley's lowest subject at 77.8%, is far above the district's 51.3% and the state's 54.8%. Chronic absenteeism, another important measure of school health, is just 6.3% — roughly a quarter of the state average (24.2%) and well below the district's 19.9%. Even Harris Road Middle, which matches Brawley academically in several subjects, posts a higher absenteeism rate of 8.3%.
Brawley also stands out for serving groups that many schools find challenging. It ranks #11 of 725 schools in the state for low-income student performance, #17 of 566 for Hispanic students, and #4 of 333 for multiracial students. Male and female subgroup rankings are similarly elite, placed at the 98th and 96th percentiles, respectively. One nuance: the gifted and talented subgroup ranks a modest #279 of 465 schools (40th percentile), suggesting Brawley's highest-identified students may not be stretched as far as its other groups. And these results come without any spending advantage — Brawley spends $7,657 per pupil, less than Troutman Middle's $10,019 or Third Creek Middle's $11,158.
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