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Third Creek Middle

Public Grades 6-8

752^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 3% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Third Creek Middle is a public school in Statesville, NC, serving 402 students in grades 6-8 as part of Iredell-Statesville Schools. The school ranks 752nd out of 778 North Carolina middle schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the 3rd percentile with a 0-star rating, and it has languished near the bottom of the state rankings for more than a decade. With 99.25% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a chronic absenteeism rate of 32.2% — well above the district rate of 19.9% — the school faces real challenges, but comparisons to nearby schools show those challenges are not the whole story.

Academic proficiency at the school trails district and state averages by roughly 20 to 49 percentage points in every subject and grade. For instance, only 13.2% of 8th graders are proficient in math, versus 53% statewide, while 8th grade science proficiency is 19.9% compared to 68.6% statewide. The contrast with Oakwood Middle IB School is especially telling: it is in the same district, only about 2.7 miles away, with a similarly high-poverty population, yet its 8th graders post 70.3% proficiency in math and 85.7% in science, and the school ranks in the 91st percentile statewide. Even East Iredell Middle, another low-performing school with similar demographics, ranks slightly above Third Creek.

Attendance appears to be one of the most actionable differences. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 32.2% is roughly five times higher than Oakwood Middle IB School's rate of 6.5%, and it also exceeds the rates at Troutman Middle (20.5%) and River Bend Middle (20.6%). There is one relative strength worth studying: English Learner students at Third Creek ranked in the 20th percentile statewide in 2025-2026, up from the 6th percentile three years earlier. Notably, the school spends more per student ($11,158) than any nearby comparison school and has a student-teacher ratio of about 16, which suggests additional funding alone is unlikely to turn things around. Instead, the school's entrenched low performance points to the need for deliberate, sustained work on attendance, instruction, and school climate.

402

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

359 East Barkley Rd
Statesville, NC 28677-6068

(704) 872-2135

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend Third Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

South Iredell High

Feeder schools for Third Creek Middle:

Elementary:

Third Creek Elementary

Racial breakdown:

African American:

38.6%

Hispanic:

33.3%

White:

18.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (23% vs 58% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% North Carolina)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg58%

752^nd of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▬ steady since 2016

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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	5.0	752 of 778	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	740 of 773	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	765 of 793	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	754 of 784	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	757 of 786	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	702 of 741	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	709 of 737	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.0	666 of 691	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	668 of 694	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.8	666 of 692	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.1	657 of 705	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.1	582 of 627	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	604 of 673	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.4	581 of 662	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.5	553 of 648	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.9	489 of 640	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.5	419 of 630	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	405 of 620	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.1	441 of 606	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.5	433 of 598	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	540 of 553	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.6	529 of 546	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	545 of 560	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	545 of 559	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	535 of 550	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	521 of 533	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	508 of 519	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	479 of 494	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2021	22.9	431 of 478	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	463 of 504	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	457 of 475	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.1	291 of 363	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	313 of 371	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	299 of 318	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	269 of 312	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	67.8	27 of 236	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	37.7	122 of 211	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.6	702 of 731	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.8	704 of 733	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	728 of 738	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	715 of 731	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	714 of 733	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	663 of 706	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	676 of 684	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.3	650 of 656	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	562 of 566	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.5	559 of 562	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.8	558 of 564	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	547 of 553	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	517 of 541	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	455 of 522	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	479 of 493	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	462 of 472	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.5	706 of 725	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	694 of 729	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	719 of 743	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.1	711 of 735	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	649 of 689	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.6	568 of 633	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.4	611 of 639	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	584 of 604	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	726 of 736	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	718 of 733	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	725 of 751	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.4	727 of 747	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	732 of 748	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	688 of 711	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	666 of 697	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.2	637 of 665	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	300 of 328	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	16.1	491 of 500	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	613 of 644	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	612 of 649	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.2	634 of 652	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	643 of 656	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	645 of 658	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	600 of 632	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	593 of 624	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.9	579 of 596	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)20th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2021)10th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile~ school

Female (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics25%-31 vs state

Reading23%-33 vs state

Science20%-49 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Third Creek Middle

What high school do graduates of Third Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Third Creek Middle usually go on to attend South Iredell High

How many students attend Third Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 402 students attended Third Creek Middle.

Is Third Creek Middle a good school?

Third Creek Middle ranks in the bottom 3.3% of North Carolina middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Third Creek Middle?

Students at Third Creek Middle are 39% African American, 33% Hispanic, 19% White, 8% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Third Creek Middle in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

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