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Shepherd Elementary

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Shepherd Elementary ranks 716 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

716^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Shepherd Elementary is a mid-sized public elementary school in Mooresville, NC, serving 738 students in grades PK–5 in the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. It currently earns a 3-star state rating and ranks at the 52nd percentile of North Carolina elementary schools, consistent with a stable recent history of mid-tier results. Nearly all of its students (99.6%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a very high-poverty context compared with nearby schools.

Even with that challenge, Shepherd Elementary has genuine strengths. Only 15.1% of students are chronically absent, better than the district’s 19.9% and the state’s 24.2%. Fifth grade stands out, with 66.1% proficiency in math and 57.0% in reading, both at or above state averages. Shepherd Elementary also outperforms its closest high-poverty district peer, Troutman Elementary, in most reading and science results, and it posted stronger elementary end-of-grade results than the nearby Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Science, which serves a lower share of low-income students.

The biggest concerns are 4th grade reading (48.9% proficiency, nearly nine points below the state average) and sliding outcomes for high-need groups. Special education and low-income students have both seen their statewide rankings drop over the past three years, with special education falling from the 57th percentile to the 14th percentile. That trend matters because almost every Shepherd Elementary student is low-income. Nearby schools show what is possible: Mt Ulla Elementary, similarly high-poverty and part of Rowan-Salisbury Schools, posts far higher proficiency rates, while lower-poverty schools like Lake Norman Elementary and Lakeshore Elementary outpace Shepherd in most subjects. Overall, Shepherd is a stable, mid-tier school with strong attendance and solid 5th grade results, but its future depends on improving outcomes for its highest-need students.

738

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

1748 Charlotte Hwy
Mooresville, NC 28115-9541

(704) 664-2582

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend Shepherd Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeshore Middle
High:	South Iredell High

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.2%

Hispanic:

14.4%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg61%

716^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▼ down 16 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 48% (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	50.8	716 of 1492	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.2	723 of 1490	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	666 of 1505	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	767 of 1502	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.0	643 of 1514	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	79.3	253 of 1489	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.0	485 of 1473	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	509 of 1434	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.1	400 of 1429	72.0%	★★★★☆
2016	66.1	455 of 1425	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	76.9	294 of 1440	79.6%	★★★★☆
2014	77.8	275 of 1390	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	74.1	306 of 1403	78.2%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	360 of 1388	74.1%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	322 of 1381	76.7%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	367 of 1363	73.1%	★★★★☆
2009	79.4	220 of 1354	83.8%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	256 of 1324	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.5	272 of 1293	79.0%	★★★★☆
2006	81.5	153 of 1276	88.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	20.7	796 of 903	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	823 of 918	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	680 of 924	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.4	617 of 933	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	59.5	175 of 646	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	46.4	425 of 897	52.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	283 of 563	49.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	799 of 1447	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	53.0	675 of 1451	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	750 of 1455	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	824 of 1459	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	743 of 1458	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.3	362 of 1440	74.9%	★★★★☆
2019	67.7	431 of 1424	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.8	376 of 1405	73.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	330 of 743	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.1	391 of 710	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.4	44 of 669	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	34.7	529 of 582	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	70.2	14 of 500	97.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.5	116 of 494	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	65.3	118 of 612	80.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	73.7	177 of 981	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	60.3	318 of 961	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	243 of 951	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	37.1	599 of 915	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	489 of 893	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	72.5	149 of 843	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	53.3	385 of 865	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.2	1040 of 1434	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.4	818 of 1437	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	897 of 1450	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	917 of 1437	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	550 of 1366	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.6	100 of 1329	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	53.7	604 of 1361	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	391 of 1332	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.3	649 of 1451	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.5	753 of 1450	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	567 of 1464	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.2	643 of 1461	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	551 of 1464	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.2	192 of 1444	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	58.9	575 of 1430	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	576 of 1413	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	136 of 175	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	113 of 159	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	116 of 154	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	22.8	704 of 815	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.8	520 of 821	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	341 of 801	57.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	776 of 1146	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	717 of 1172	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	760 of 1166	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	760 of 1183	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	772 of 1194	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	414 of 1172	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.8	632 of 1183	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.7	642 of 1178	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)82nd percentile+30 vs school

Disabled (2021)73rd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)56th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2026)45th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)32nd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)22nd percentile-29 vs school

Special Education (2026)14th percentile-38 vs school

African American (2026)12th percentile-40 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science66%~ state avg

Mathematics63%~ state avg

Reading54%~ state avg

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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
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
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
Park View Elementary	Public	K-2	217 W McNeely Ave	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 658-2550	421	35	12.0	55.8%	214 (50.8%)	80 (19.0%)	97 (23.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)								(n/a)															$10,490	$723	$9,768
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
East Mooresville Intermediate	Public	3-5	1711 Landis Highway	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 658-2700	612	39	15.7	49.8%	302 (49.3%)	129 (21.1%)	100 (16.3%)	21 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.6%)	70.4	408^th of 1492 public elementary schools	72.7%		67.9	429^th of 1490 public elementary schools	71.2%	21	70.6	75.2	77.9				55.0	58.3	63.8				80.8		$8,203	$736	$7,467
South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	839 S Magnolia St	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 658-2650	466	36	13.0	63.3%	211 (45.3%)	110 (23.6%)	87 (18.7%)	9 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (10.1%)								(n/a)															$11,774	$934	$10,840
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
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
Mooresville Intermediate	Public	3-5	1438 Coddle Creek Hwy	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 658-2680	690	41	16.6	44.9%	433 (62.8%)	117 (17.0%)	87 (12.6%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.5%)	67.5	462^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	69.0%		73	345^th of 1490 public elementary schools	76.8%	117	68.2	73.5	69.2				63.1	65.7	57.8				70.7		$8,814	$741	$8,073
Rocky River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	483 Rocky River Rd	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2740	460	37	12.4	41.3%	294 (63.9%)	64 (13.9%)	57 (12.4%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (8.5%)								(n/a)															$11,429	$629	$10,800

Frequently Asked Questions about Shepherd Elementary

Is Shepherd Elementary a good school?

Shepherd Elementary ranks 716^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Shepherd Elementary in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

What is the racial makeup of Shepherd Elementary?

Students at Shepherd Elementary are 64% White, 14% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 9% African American, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Shepherd Elementary attend?

Students who attend Shepherd Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeshore Middle
High : South Iredell High

How many students attend Shepherd Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Shepherd Elementary.

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