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N B Mills Elementary

Q: Is N B Mills Elementary a good school?

N B Mills Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend N B Mills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended N B Mills Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of N B Mills Elementary?

Students at N B Mills Elementary are 52% African American, 23% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of N B Mills Elementary attend?

Students who attend N B Mills Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : West Iredell Middle High : West Iredell High

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

N B Mills Elementary is a PK-5 school in Statesville, NC, serving 378 students in the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, where roughly 99% of students come from economically disadvantaged households. Despite being one of the smaller elementary schools in the area with a favorable 13.5:1 student-teacher ratio and per-student spending of $11,468 — actually higher than several neighboring schools — it has consistently ranked near the very bottom of North Carolina elementary schools for the past decade, placing in the 1st percentile statewide in the most recent rankings.

The academic struggles touch every subject and every grade. On 2025-26 state End-of-Grade tests, N B Mills students trailed district and state averages by 20 to 40 percentage points. For example, only 21.6% of 5th graders were proficient in math (state: 62.9%), and just 19.4% of 3rd graders met the reading bar (state: 55.6%). Critically, poverty does not explain these results. Nearby schools in the same district with nearly identical economic profiles perform far better: Sharon Elementary had 57.6% 3rd grade reading proficiency, and Scotts Elementary logged 48.6%. Even low-performing peer schools in the area, like Third Creek Elementary, scored meaningfully higher on the same tests.

Chronic absenteeism stands out as a contributing factor: 27.2% of students missed enough school to be considered chronically absent in 2024-25, well above the district rate of 19.9% and the state's 24.2%. That rate has dropped dramatically from 48.5% in 2020-21, yet test scores have not budged — suggesting that attendance alone is not the obstacle and that inconsistent instruction or curriculum alignment may be at play. The encouraging news is that schools such as Sharon Elementary and Celeste Henkel Elementary serve virtually identical student populations and achieve far stronger outcomes, so parents may want to ask what N B Mills plans to learn from those successful nearby campuses.

378

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1410 Pearl St
Statesville, NC 28677-3742

(704) 873-8498

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend N B Mills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Iredell Middle
High:	West Iredell High

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.6%

Hispanic:

22.8%

White:

13.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (26% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Reading scores 36 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg61%

1,482^nd of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 4% (2016) to bottom 1% (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	3.3	1482 of 1492	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.1	1471 of 1490	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.9	1474 of 1505	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1473 of 1502	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	1462 of 1514	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1278 of 1489	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1425 of 1473	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1342 of 1434	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	21.1	1204 of 1429	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	7.7	1366 of 1425	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.5	1372 of 1440	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	1288 of 1390	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	15.8	1248 of 1403	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	1254 of 1388	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.6	1259 of 1381	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.6	1195 of 1363	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	953 of 1354	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.3	863 of 1324	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.0	822 of 1293	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	890 of 903	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.2	894 of 918	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	887 of 924	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	899 of 933	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	854 of 927	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	701 of 896	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	872 of 949	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	800 of 927	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	35.8	403 of 646	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	777 of 897	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	20.6	486 of 533	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	480 of 514	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	475 of 485	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	43.7	172 of 385	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	349 of 497	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.3	159 of 421	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.1	1429 of 1447	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1416 of 1451	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	1433 of 1455	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1423 of 1459	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1373 of 1458	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.0	1299 of 1440	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	1373 of 1424	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1353 of 1405	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	912 of 981	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	19.5	863 of 961	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	917 of 951	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	875 of 915	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	764 of 893	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	418 of 843	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.0	748 of 865	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	694 of 851	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	5.6	1426 of 1434	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	1424 of 1437	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1410 of 1450	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1405 of 1437	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1337 of 1366	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	1002 of 1329	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1280 of 1361	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1145 of 1332	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	1442 of 1451	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.3	1421 of 1450	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	1403 of 1464	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	1427 of 1461	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.4	1441 of 1464	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	1149 of 1444	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1386 of 1430	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1271 of 1413	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	765 of 815	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.7	675 of 821	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.4	554 of 801	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	2.6	1190 of 1194	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	998 of 1172	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	1178 of 1183	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.4	1156 of 1178	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2021)38th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)9th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2026)6th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

White (2022)<1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-25 vs state

Mathematics28%-36 vs state

Reading20%-36 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 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
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
American Renaissance School	Public, Charter	K-8	132 East Broad Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	American Renaissance School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 924-8870	823	60	13.7	51.3%	426 (51.8%)	167 (20.3%)	158 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (8.0%)	28	1135^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.9%		28.2	1114^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.2%	21	36.4	41.7	50.6	47.7	34.5	16.7	49.5	47.6	48.3	51.2	41.8	46.3	52.9	61.1
Success Institute Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1001 Cochran St	Statesville	28687	Iredell County	Success Institute Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(704) 881-0441	90	4	21.9	95.6%	0 (0.0%)	81 (90.0%)	5 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.4%)	36	983^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	34.1%					(n/a)	40.0	33.3			18.2		54.5	66.7
Cloverleaf Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	300 James Farm Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 978-2111	568	41	13.7	99.5%	220 (38.7%)	139 (24.5%)	143 (25.2%)	14 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.2%)	27.7	1146^th of 1492 public elementary schools	23.2%		27.6	1118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%	28	52.1	50.0	55.7				44.6	43.3	43.2				56.8		$10,739	$1,474	$9,265
Third Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	361 East Barkley Road	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-3002	526	40	13.3	99.2%	118 (22.4%)	175 (33.3%)	183 (34.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.6%)	8.8	1434^th of 1492 public elementary schools	3.9%		10	1421^st of 1490 public elementary schools	4.6%	13	47.6	36.8	40.4				30.1	27.6	31.1				36.7		$10,568	$1,819	$8,748
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
East Iredell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 E Elementary Rd	Statesville	28625	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 872-9541	663	47	14.0	99.5%	148 (22.3%)	201 (30.3%)	234 (35.3%)	17 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (9.4%)	18.8	1298^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.0%		16.5	1334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%	36	40.2	47.1	42.3				42.2	43.7	41.2				49.0		$8,556	$1,296	$7,260
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	99.7%	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about N B Mills Elementary

What district is N B Mills Elementary in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

What schools do graduates of N B Mills Elementary attend?

Students who attend N B Mills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Iredell Middle
High : West Iredell High

Is N B Mills Elementary a good school?

N B Mills Elementary ranks in the bottom 0.7% of North Carolina elementary schools.

How many students attend N B Mills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 378 students attended N B Mills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of N B Mills Elementary?

Students at N B Mills Elementary are 52% African American, 23% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% Two or more races.

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