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Sharon Elementary

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Sharon Elementary ranks 495 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Sharon Elementary is a small PK–5 school in Statesville, NC, serving about 251 students in the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. The school currently ranks 495th out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools — the 67th percentile, earning 3 stars — a step down from its 85th–88th-percentile rankings a few years ago, but still well above most nearby schools. What makes that standing especially notable is who the school serves: 98.8% of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Sharon's most distinctive academic strength is 5th-grade science, which has beaten district and state averages by wide margins for four straight years — most recently with 81.3% proficiency versus 68.2% for the district and 67.7% statewide. Reading is also strong, exceeding district and state averages in every tested grade in 2025–2026. In 3rd-grade math, 75.8% of students were proficient, nearly 50 points higher than N B Mills Elementary (26.4%) despite nearly identical poverty rates in both schools. Similar gaps appear when the school is compared with Scotts Elementary, Celeste Henkel Elementary, Hiddenite Elementary, and Catawba Elementary School. Only Shuford Elementary clearly tops Sharon's statewide rank among elementary schools within 10 miles.

The school is especially effective with economically disadvantaged students: its low-income subgroup ranked in the 87th percentile statewide in 2025–2026, and as high as the 93rd percentile in 2023–2024. Sharon has also cut chronic absenteeism from 36.8% in 2021–2022 to 15.4% in 2024–2025 — better than both the district and state averages. Results can swing from grade to grade because the student body is small, so one year's cohort heavily influences the data; for instance, 4th-grade math dipped in 2025–2026 while 3rd- and 5th-grade math stayed near 75%. Still, the overall picture is of a high-poverty school beating the odds, with a recent dip from its peak ranking that looks manageable rather than alarming.

251

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

880 Sharon Sch Rd
Statesville, NC 28677-9655

(704) 872-3401

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend Sharon Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Iredell Middle
High:	West Iredell High

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.7%

Hispanic:

8.8%

Two or more races:

7.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 89th percentile in 2017 → 67th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 89th-percentile peak (2017) to 67th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg61%

495^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 42% (2016) to top 33% (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	65.7	495 of 1492	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.7	453 of 1490	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	83.7	192 of 1505	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.3	178 of 1502	88.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	185 of 1514	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	81.5	223 of 1489	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	213 of 1473	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.5	265 of 1434	81.5%	★★★★☆
2017	84.3	161 of 1429	88.7%	★★★★☆
2016	56.9	603 of 1425	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	71.9	381 of 1440	73.5%	★★★★☆
2014	70.6	378 of 1390	72.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.5	221 of 1403	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	525 of 1388	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.2	754 of 1381	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	857 of 1363	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.3	452 of 1354	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	86.3	109 of 1324	91.8%	★★★★★
2007	83.2	119 of 1293	90.8%	★★★★★
2006	83.3	129 of 1276	89.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	55.9	197 of 634	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.8	475 of 1447	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.1	487 of 1451	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.2	256 of 1455	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	184 of 1459	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.3	250 of 1458	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	81.0	206 of 1440	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.9	351 of 1424	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	303 of 1405	78.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	183 of 1434	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	234 of 1437	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	97 of 1450	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	39 of 1437	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	70 of 1366	94.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.2	56 of 1329	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	100 of 1361	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	126 of 1332	90.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.6	515 of 1451	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.9	407 of 1450	71.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	163 of 1464	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	229 of 1461	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.3	147 of 1464	90.0%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	304 of 1444	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	76.6	266 of 1430	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	295 of 1413	79.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	47.7	630 of 1146	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.7	635 of 1172	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.5	364 of 1166	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	388 of 1183	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.6	338 of 1194	71.7%	★★★★☆
2021	67.2	347 of 1172	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.0	376 of 1183	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.5	423 of 1178	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)69th percentile-19 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile~ school

Male (2026)65th percentile~ school

White (2026)45th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science81%+14 vs state

Mathematics68%+4 vs state

Reading60%+4 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 Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sharon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	880 Sharon Sch Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-3401	251	19	13.5	98.8%	185 (73.7%)	12 (4.8%)	22 (8.8%)	13 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.6%)	65.7	495^th of 1492 public elementary schools	66.8%		66.7	453^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	69.6%	42	75.8	55.0	75.0		57.6	60.0	62.5		81.3	$11,007	$1,103	$9,904
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	99.3%	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
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
Oxford Elementary	Public	K-6	5915 Oxford School Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7220	540	33	16.3	98.7%	311 (57.6%)	29 (5.4%)	84 (15.6%)	71 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	34	1028^th of 1492 public elementary schools	31.1%		25.1	1184^th of 1490 public elementary schools	20.5%	156	73.2	50.0	41.9	47.9	48.5	40.7	39.2	33.8	71.6	$9,354	$1,609	$7,745
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
Claremont Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 E Main Street	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 459-7921	462	29	16.0	99.4%	227 (49.1%)	47 (10.2%)	92 (19.9%)	51 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.7%)	48.7	752^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	49.6%		48	780^th of 1490 public elementary schools	47.7%	28	78.8	49.2	60.0	72.2	57.6	44.3	46.7	37.0	72.0	$10,074	$1,575	$8,498
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%)	29.5	1104^th of 1492 public elementary schools	26.0%		51	731^st of 1490 public elementary schools	50.9%	373	56.4	44.4	78.3		38.5	38.9	34.8		65.2	$11,469	$1,103	$10,366
Lyle Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1845 Edgewater Drive NW	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-0299	458	31	14.6	99.3%	167 (36.5%)	14 (3.1%)	114 (24.9%)	109 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (11.8%)	47	782^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	47.6%		47.2	795^th of 1490 public elementary schools	46.6%	13	74.6	45.2	49.1	58.6	59.3	50.0	52.7	50.0	70.9	$10,199	$1,523	$8,677
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
Shuford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	810 Hunsucker Drive	Conover	28613	Catawba County	Newton Conover City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 464-1973	402	27	15.1	96.3%	161 (40.0%)	26 (6.5%)	120 (29.9%)	47 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.9%)	75.5	313^th of 1492 public elementary schools	79.0%		65.9	468^th of 1490 public elementary schools	68.6%	155	74.3	79.2	85.5		55.7	63.9	59.4		87.0	$8,223	$1,056	$7,167

Frequently Asked Questions about Sharon Elementary

How many students attend Sharon Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 251 students attended Sharon Elementary.

What district is Sharon Elementary in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

What is the racial makeup of Sharon Elementary?

Students at Sharon Elementary are 74% White, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% African American.

Is Sharon Elementary a good school?

Sharon Elementary ranks 495^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Sharon Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sharon Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Iredell Middle
High : West Iredell High

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