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South Iredell High

Q: Is South Iredell High a good school?

South Iredell High ranks 276 th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 58% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

South Iredell High is a large comprehensive public high school in Statesville, NC, serving 1,768 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. The school currently ranks in the 58th percentile of North Carolina high schools with a 3-star rating — a solid improvement from its 42nd-percentile ranking in 2023-2024, though still below the 80th-percentile performance it achieved about a decade ago.

South Iredell has several standout strengths worth noting. Its 81.5% proficiency rate on the NC Biology End-of-Course exam far exceeds district and state averages, and is higher than nearby Lake Norman High (67.9%), Mooresville High School (55.4%), and Bandys High (63.8%). The school's 94.3% graduation rate also tops the district (91.6%) and state (88.8%), and ranks among the best in the area. In addition, South Iredell earns high marks for supporting students with disabilities, ranking in the 83rd percentile for that group.

The main challenges are in foundational math and consistency. Math I proficiency is just 35.8%, well below the state average of 42.1% and behind Mooresville High (46.6%), Lake Norman High (56.9%), and Bandys High (60.2%). Chronic absenteeism improved to 25.2% but still affects about one in four students. Outcomes for English Language Learners and low-income students also trail statewide comparisons. Notably, South Iredell achieves these results while spending less per student than several lower-performing nearby schools, suggesting instructional quality and course offerings play a bigger role than funding alone. Ultimately, this is a solid, improving school with impressive science and graduation outcomes, but it still has work to do in early high school math and reaching all student groups equally.

1,768

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,902

Per pupil spending ?

33.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

299 Old Mountain Rd
Statesville, NC 28677-9810

(704) 528-4536

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Feeder schools for South Iredell High:

Elementary:	Shepherd Elementary
	Third Creek Elementary
	Troutman Elementary
Middle:	Third Creek Middle
	Troutman Middle

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Hispanic:

17.0%

African American:

12.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 42nd percentile in 2024 → 58th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (65% vs 60% meeting standards)

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the North Carolina average (89%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 58th (2026) from a 42nd-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg60%

276^th of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Top 42%▼ down 24 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 42% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools

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	56.4	276 of 662	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.8	300 of 641	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	373 of 640	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	308 of 626	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	237 of 621	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.0	137 of 594	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	56.3	167 of 514	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.4	73 of 469	84.4%	★★★★☆
2017	68.5	90 of 476	81.1%	★★★★☆
2016	65.0	88 of 507	82.6%	★★★★☆
2015	70.6	75 of 531	85.9%	★★★★☆
2014	68.8	72 of 451	84.0%	★★★★☆
2013	53.8	124 of 505	75.4%	★★★★☆
2012	62.9	121 of 502	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	55.9	224 of 506	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.0	305 of 499	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	56.2	202 of 490	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	57.2	181 of 477	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.5	215 of 453	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.3	120 of 431	72.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	308 of 450	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	251 of 440	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	366 of 437	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.5	258 of 434	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	229 of 430	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.2	53 of 364	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	178 of 369	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	67 of 359	81.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	80.2	27 of 103	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	41 of 106	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	39 of 101	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	53 of 98	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	76.9	21 of 91	76.9%	★★★★☆
2021	84.9	13 of 83	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	76.9	22 of 89	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	84.2	6 of 77	92.2%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	41.6	159 of 330	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.0	91 of 334	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	26.9	283 of 364	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	260 of 349	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.7	211 of 289	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.9	239 of 273	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	247 of 262	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	113 of 226	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	71 of 156	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.7	141 of 173	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	266 of 629	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.6	302 of 610	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.5	338 of 602	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	280 of 588	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.1	210 of 594	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	79 of 475	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	177 of 475	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	82 of 449	81.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	224 of 407	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	71.3	131 of 412	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	306 of 403	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.2	185 of 403	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	111 of 398	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	25 of 337	92.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	255 of 474	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.6	247 of 462	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.6	298 of 454	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	262 of 449	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	201 of 436	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.3	53 of 370	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	33.6	224 of 354	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	73.6	44 of 340	87.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	385 of 620	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.5	377 of 606	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	455 of 613	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	354 of 597	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	297 of 544	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.9	77 of 432	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	34.9	255 of 446	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.0	93 of 424	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.9	274 of 624	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.0	295 of 601	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	391 of 607	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	334 of 602	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.1	236 of 585	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	63 of 481	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	55.9	164 of 488	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.3	70 of 463	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	78 of 265	70.6%	★★★★☆
2025	58.4	96 of 253	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	132 of 261	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.0	63 of 249	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	56.5	78 of 226	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.1	29 of 199	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	72 of 195	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	79.1	29 of 185	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	66.4	62 of 372	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	32.7	236 of 352	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.9	296 of 349	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.1	263 of 551	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.5	304 of 542	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.7	398 of 553	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	332 of 537	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	230 of 534	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.3	105 of 439	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	48.4	199 of 444	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	117 of 427	72.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile+25 vs school

Asian (2026)74th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)71st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2026)58th percentile~ school

Male (2026)56th percentile~ school

White (2026)52nd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2026)32nd percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)27th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Biology81%+23 vs state

Math III76%+8 vs state

English II69%+4 vs state

Math I36%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	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	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Iredell High	Public	9-12	299 Old Mountain Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 528-4536	1,768	83	21.3	33.2%	1,072 (60.6%)	219 (12.4%)	301 (17.0%)	61 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	112 (6.3%)	56.4	276^th of 662 public high schools	58.3%		49.8	300^th of 641 public high schools	53.2%	24	81.5	68.6	35.8	76.5				$7,902	$590	$7,312
Career Academy and Technical School	Public	6-12	350 Old Murdock Rd	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-2791	103	17	6.1	18.4%	90 (87.4%)	7 (6.8%)	4 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	14.3	585^th of 662 public high schools	11.6%		49.9	299^th of 641 public high schools	53.4%	286	45.0	47.4	13.6	26.1	17.4	50.0	63.6	$13,148	$1,046	$12,102
Collaborative College for Technology	Public	9-12	500 West Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-5450	232	10	23.6	23.7%	141 (60.8%)	15 (6.5%)	54 (23.3%)	10 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.2%)	95.6	4^th of 662 public high schools	99.4%		96.1	9^th of 641 public high schools	98.6%	5	100.0	98.0	100.0					$7,803	$118	$7,685
Statesville High	Public	9-12	474 N Center St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-3491	991	54	18.3	99.7%	156 (15.7%)	465 (46.9%)	293 (29.6%)	13 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.5%)	14	588^th of 662 public high schools	11.2%		20.1	523^rd of 641 public high schools	18.4%	65	28.1	34.2	30.4	47.2				$10,092	$819	$9,273
Crossroads Arts and Science Early Colleg	Public	9-12	476 N Center St	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 978-0034	225	9	25.9	28.9%	131 (58.2%)	28 (12.4%)	38 (16.9%)	18 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)	94.4	11^th of 662 public high schools	98.3%		96.3	7^th of 641 public high schools	98.9%	4	100.0	98.0	100.0	99.9				$7,670	$103	$7,567
West Iredell High	Public	9-12	213 Warrior Dr	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2181	767	43	17.7	99.1%	398 (51.9%)	130 (16.9%)	153 (19.9%)	25 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (7.8%)	25.7	515^th of 662 public high schools	22.2%		20.6	520^th of 641 public high schools	18.9%	5	42.4	52.0	28.6	56.9				$9,961	$600	$9,361
Lake Norman High	Public	9-12	186 Doolie Road	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 799-8555	1,905	84	22.7	19.8%	1,358 (71.3%)	132 (6.9%)	230 (12.1%)	78 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (5.6%)	63.4	230^th of 662 public high schools	65.3%		69.1	182^nd of 641 public high schools	71.6%	48	67.9	71.4	56.9	76.1				$6,712	$326	$6,386
NF Woods Campus	Public	6-12	574 W McLelland Ave	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2500	0	9	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Bandys High	Public	9-12	5040 E Bandys Road	Catawba	28609	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1471	935	40	23.1	40.5%	696 (74.4%)	42 (4.5%)	116 (12.4%)	17 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.8%)	66.7	206^th of 662 public high schools	68.9%		69.2	181^st of 641 public high schools	71.8%	25	63.8	73.8	60.2	83.0				$8,843	$732	$8,111
Mooresville High School	Public	9-12	659 E Center Ave	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2580	1,923	100	19.1	41.2%	1,061 (55.2%)	374 (19.4%)	305 (15.9%)	38 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (7.4%)	49.5	334^th of 662 public high schools	49.5%		47.5	325^th of 641 public high schools	49.3%	9	55.4	66.0	46.6	71.0				$8,785	$417	$8,368

Frequently Asked Questions about South Iredell High

What schools feed into South Iredell High?

South Iredell High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Shepherd Elementary
Elementary : Third Creek Elementary
Elementary : Troutman Elementary
Middle : Third Creek Middle
Middle : Troutman Middle

What is the racial makeup of South Iredell High?

Students at South Iredell High are 61% White, 17% Hispanic, 12% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend South Iredell High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,768 students attended South Iredell High.

Is South Iredell High a good school?

South Iredell High ranks 276^th of 662 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is South Iredell High in?

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