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Troutman Middle

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Troutman Middle ranks 539 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

539^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 31% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Troutman Middle serves 470 students in grades 6–8 in Troutman, NC, as part of Iredell-Statesville Schools, and in 2025-2026 it ranked 539th of 778 North Carolina middle schools — the 31st percentile with a 2-star rating. That places the school in the bottom third of the state, below the district’s 51st-percentile overall standing. Troutman serves a very high-need population: 99.4% of students qualified for free/reduced-price lunch in 2024-2025, and 20.5% were chronically absent — a sharp improvement from 50.4% a few years ago, but still about one in five students.

Test scores trail district and state averages in nearly every subject. The most concerning trend is a steady decline in math proficiency by grade level: 53.5% of 6th graders are proficient, falling to 41.0% in 7th grade and just 20.2% in 8th grade — roughly 33 points below the state. Reading proficiency also drops by 8th grade, from about 52% in 6th grade to 42.0%. Nearby schools show the gap clearly. The Brawley School (7.9 miles away) ranks at the 97th percentile with 95.0% 8th-grade math proficiency, and Woodland Heights Middle sits at the 82nd percentile. The most telling comparison is Oakwood Middle IB School: with nearly the same poverty rate (98.8% free/reduced lunch), Oakwood ranked at the 91st percentile and posted 85.7% proficiency in 8th-grade science versus Troutman’s 53.4%.

There are bright spots. Troutman rebounded in 2025-2026 after a very challenging year, and English Language Learners (39th percentile) and Gifted/Talented students (64th percentile) show relative strength. However, students with disabilities rank at the 7th percentile — the most urgent concern. Troutman also has the highest student-teacher ratio (20.0) among nearby middle schools, despite spending more per pupil ($10,019) than several higher-performing neighbors. The bottom line: this is a school making progress, but significant work remains in 8th-grade math, attendance, special education, and closing the gap with high-performing schools serving similar students nearby.

470

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

305 Rumple St
Troutman, NC 28166

(704) 528-5137

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend Troutman Middle usually attend:

High:

South Iredell High

Feeder schools for Troutman Middle:

Elementary:

Troutman Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

African American:

19.6%

Hispanic:

17.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (46% vs 58% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg58%

539^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 31% (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	32.0	539 of 778	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.2	700 of 773	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	633 of 793	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	521 of 784	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.6	307 of 786	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.2	384 of 741	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	491 of 737	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	461 of 691	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.1	438 of 694	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.9	420 of 692	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	423 of 705	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	54.1	274 of 627	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.3	241 of 673	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.7	244 of 662	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	61.4	283 of 648	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.1	321 of 640	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	73.0	170 of 630	73.0%	★★★★☆
2008	62.2	251 of 620	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.8	255 of 606	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.0	199 of 598	66.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	455 of 553	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	528 of 546	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	515 of 560	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	468 of 559	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.3	216 of 550	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.9	342 of 533	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.9	467 of 519	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	430 of 494	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	29.9	326 of 449	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.7	380 of 478	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	371 of 504	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	407 of 475	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	222 of 363	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.1	269 of 371	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	312 of 356	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	516 of 731	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	694 of 733	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	643 of 738	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	548 of 731	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.5	338 of 733	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	381 of 706	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	487 of 684	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	494 of 656	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	168 of 465	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	10.1	450 of 458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	443 of 461	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	69.0	107 of 452	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.3	39 of 448	91.3%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	479 of 566	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.3	474 of 562	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	506 of 564	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	427 of 553	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.2	272 of 541	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.4	166 of 522	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	25.2	416 of 493	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	404 of 472	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	562 of 725	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	699 of 729	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	652 of 743	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	540 of 735	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	65.2	172 of 689	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	55.5	228 of 633	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	446 of 639	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	428 of 604	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	535 of 736	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	636 of 733	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	577 of 751	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	466 of 747	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	256 of 748	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.0	362 of 711	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.5	466 of 697	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.3	409 of 665	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	233 of 333	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	17.9	299 of 328	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	71.5	50 of 283	82.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	443 of 478	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	506 of 644	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	628 of 649	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	561 of 652	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	515 of 656	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.1	323 of 658	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.3	428 of 632	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	504 of 624	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	471 of 596	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)64th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)30th percentile~ school

Female (2026)29th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-34 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)21st percentile-9 vs school

African American (2026)18th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile~ school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science53%-15 vs state

Reading50%-6 vs state

Mathematics40%-16 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Troutman Middle	Public	6-8	305 Rumple St	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 528-5137	470	24	20.0	99.4%	252 (53.6%)	92 (19.6%)	82 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	32	539^th of 778 public middle schools	30.7%		13.2	700^th of 773 public middle schools	9.4%	161	53.5	41.0	20.2	51.7	54.2	42.0	53.4	$10,019	$865	$9,154
Third Creek Middle	Public	6-8	359 East Barkley Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-2135	402	25	15.9	99.3%	75 (18.7%)	155 (38.6%)	134 (33.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	5	752^nd of 778 public middle schools	3.3%		6.2	740^th of 773 public middle schools	4.3%	12	29.0	34.4	13.2	19.6	28.8	20.7	19.9	$11,158	$789	$10,369
Lakeshore Middle	Public	6-8	244 Lakeshore School Drive	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 799-0187	531	35	15.3	40.5%	342 (64.4%)	37 (7.0%)	84 (15.8%)	25 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.1%)	54.1	357^th of 778 public middle schools	54.1%		52.5	361^st of 773 public middle schools	53.3%	4	61.8	58.7	42.3	48.5	61.3	57.1	75.0	$6,951	$238	$6,712
Oakwood Middle IB School	Public	6-8	321 Clegg Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-7354	516	33	15.4	98.8%	329 (63.8%)	45 (8.7%)	106 (20.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	87.6	73^rd of 778 public middle schools	90.6%		88	71^st of 773 public middle schools	90.8%	2	75.0	81.3	70.3	70.1	79.9	79.4	85.7	$7,885	$316	$7,568
Selma Burke Middle	Public	6-8	235 Rinehardt Rd	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 658-2670	649	38	17.1	49.9%	337 (51.9%)	137 (21.1%)	105 (16.2%)	14 (2.2%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (7.9%)	69.5	214^th of 778 public middle schools	72.5%		65.9	244^th of 773 public middle schools	68.4%	30	71.6	79.8	62.4	58.8	59.6	60.6	71.1
The Brawley School	Public	6-8	132 Swift Arrow Drive	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 892-4711	641	37	17.5	8.6%	454 (70.8%)	13 (2.0%)	50 (7.8%)	73 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.6%)	95.9	26^th of 778 public middle schools	96.7%		96.7	23^rd of 773 public middle schools	97.0%	3	86.4	89.7	95.0	77.8	82.5	91.4	95.4	$7,657	$294	$7,363
West Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	303 Watermelon Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-2887	521	28	18.6	99.4%	280 (53.7%)	63 (12.1%)	122 (23.4%)	17 (3.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.3%)	29.7	560^th of 778 public middle schools	28.0%		24.9	589^th of 773 public middle schools	23.8%	29	41.0	42.1	43.5	38.8	46.4	42.4	69.4	$8,394	$737	$7,657
Woodland Heights Middle	Public	6-8	272 Forest Lake Blvd	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 664-4430	581	38	15.4	23.6%	400 (68.8%)	46 (7.9%)	74 (12.7%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.9%)	78.9	138^th of 778 public middle schools	82.3%		78.4	147^th of 773 public middle schools	81.0%	9	77.7	71.8	68.9	64.6	70.0	62.5	79.9	$7,915	$475	$7,440
East Iredell Middle	Public	6-8	590 Chestnut Grove Road	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-4666	328	25	13.3	99.1%	77 (23.5%)	118 (36.0%)	106 (32.3%)	8 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	6.2	739^th of 778 public middle schools	5.0%		7	735^th of 773 public middle schools	4.9%	4	21.8	25.7	22.9	27.8	33.0	29.4	33.0	$8,932	$824	$8,108
Mooresville Middle	Public	6-8	233 Kistler Farm Rd	Mooresville	28115	Iredell County	Mooresville Graded School District	No	No	No	No	(704) 658-2720	696	42	16.5	40.9%	429 (61.6%)	124 (17.8%)	85 (12.2%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	69.8	210^th of 778 public middle schools	73.0%		75.6	163^rd of 773 public middle schools	78.9%	47	74.5	64.0	73.8	59.6	52.3	64.3	77.6	$8,335	$447	$7,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Troutman Middle

What is the racial makeup of Troutman Middle?

Students at Troutman Middle are 54% White, 20% African American, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races.

How many students attend Troutman Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 470 students attended Troutman Middle.

Is Troutman Middle a good school?

Troutman Middle ranks 539^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Troutman Middle attend?

Students who attend Troutman Middle usually go on to attend South Iredell High

What district is Troutman Middle in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

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