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Lakeshore Elementary

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Lakeshore Elementary ranks 410 th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

410^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Lakeshore Elementary is a PK–5 school in Mooresville, NC, serving about 658 students in the Iredell-Statesville Schools district. Rated as a 4-star school, it currently ranks #410 out of 1,492 North Carolina elementary schools, putting it in the 73rd percentile statewide — a notably stronger position than the district’s overall median standing. The school serves a moderately diverse student population, with roughly 29% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch and a student-teacher ratio of about 15.3:1.

Academically, Lakeshore consistently scores above both district and state averages in math, reading, and science across most grade levels. Its clearest bright spot is science: 5th graders posted an 84.1% proficiency rate in the latest year, compared to 68.2% for the district and 67.7% statewide, and proficiency has stayed in the high-70s to mid-80s for several consecutive years. Attendance is another major strength. Chronic absenteeism has fallen dramatically from 30.3% in 2021–22 to just 14.4% in the most recent year — far better than the district’s 19.9% and the state’s 24.2% rates.

Families comparing schools in this part of Mooresville will notice an interesting local picture. Lakeshore clearly outperforms nearby Shepherd Elementary, Troutman Elementary, and Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Science. However, two neighboring schools within just a few miles — Woodland Heights Elementary and Lake Norman Elementary — rank in the top 5–10% of the entire state. The main opportunity for Lakeshore lies in closing achievement gaps: while overall results are strong, performance for low-income students, African American students, and multiracial students has trailed the school’s overall profile in recent years. In short, Lakeshore is a reliable, above-average school with genuine strengths in science and attendance, but there is room to grow in serving every student equally.

658

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

29.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

252 Lakeshore School Road
Mooresville, NC 28117

(704) 660-5970

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend Lakeshore Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Lakeshore Middle
High:	Lake Norman High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.2%

Hispanic:

12.3%

African American:

6.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 81st percentile in 2016 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (68% vs 61% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

!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 school68%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg61%

410^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 19% (2016) to top 27% (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	70.3	410 of 1492	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	68.5	414 of 1490	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	402 of 1505	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	377 of 1502	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	244 of 1514	83.9%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	137 of 1489	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	72.0	371 of 1473	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	270 of 1434	81.2%	★★★★☆
2017	71.8	375 of 1429	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	77.2	275 of 1425	80.7%	★★★★☆
2015	75.9	305 of 1440	78.8%	★★★★☆
2014	73.7	332 of 1390	76.1%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	291 of 1403	79.3%	★★★★☆
2012	86.4	90 of 1388	93.5%	★★★★★
2011	74.5	307 of 1381	77.8%	★★★★☆
2010	78.8	218 of 1363	84.0%	★★★★☆
2009	85.6	115 of 1354	91.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.8	93 of 1324	93.0%	★★★★★
2007	71.4	319 of 1293	75.3%	★★★★☆
2006	80.0	178 of 1276	86.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	705 of 903	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	96.2	16 of 927	98.3%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	233 of 634	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	300 of 878	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	137 of 897	84.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.4	463 of 1447	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.8	531 of 1451	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	517 of 1455	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	332 of 1459	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	255 of 1458	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	84.7	168 of 1440	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	68.7	406 of 1424	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	289 of 1405	79.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.8	277 of 743	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.3	405 of 710	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	512 of 669	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.1	97 of 582	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	36.8	436 of 500	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	58.5	257 of 494	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.9	84 of 612	86.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	365 of 981	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.6	506 of 961	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.7	334 of 951	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	338 of 915	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.6	145 of 893	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.9	163 of 843	80.7%	★★★★☆
2018	38.1	570 of 851	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	596 of 1434	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.9	894 of 1437	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	761 of 1450	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.7	582 of 1437	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	409 of 1366	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	79.9	153 of 1329	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	709 of 1361	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	521 of 1332	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	362 of 1451	75.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.5	354 of 1450	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	73.7	323 of 1464	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	407 of 1461	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	234 of 1464	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	88.9	121 of 1444	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	73.3	317 of 1430	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.4	268 of 1413	81.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	34.4	138 of 181	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	88.6	17 of 154	89.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	47 of 133	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	41.9	425 of 801	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	62.7	418 of 1146	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.2	503 of 1172	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.8	512 of 1166	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	506 of 1183	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.4	413 of 1194	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.0	227 of 1172	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	598 of 1183	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.6	443 of 1178	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)68th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)64th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)63rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)63rd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)63rd percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2024)47th percentile-26 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)24th percentile-49 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science84%+16 vs state

Mathematics72%+8 vs state

Reading60%+4 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, September 2, 2021

We are going on our 7th school year with our family at Lakeshore Elementary. The principal is amazing. He truly cares about the students and teachers. The kids love him and he’s super involved. The school is now a STEM school, which everyone worked super hard to earn. The teachers are great and you can tell they have a passion for teaching. Close Quote

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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
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
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
Woodland Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	288 Forest Lake Boulevard	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 663-1370	594	39	15.4	16.7%	493 (83.0%)	13 (2.2%)	41 (6.9%)	23 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.0%)	92.5	78^th of 1492 public elementary schools	94.8%		90.5	103^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	93.1%	25	84.3	90.1	88.1				69.7	78.2	85.3				92.7		$7,823	$341	$7,482
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
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
Sherrills Ford Elementary	Public	K-6	8103 Sherrills Ford Road	Sherrills Ford	28673	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 478-2662	633	35	17.9	42.3%	464 (73.3%)	38 (6.0%)	71 (11.2%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)	66.9	471^st of 1492 public elementary schools	68.4%		75.4	312^th of 1490 public elementary schools	79.1%	159	78.9	75.0	65.3	73.2			55.8	59.8	54.7	66.0			67.4		$8,556	$592	$7,964
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lakeshore Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lakeshore Elementary?

Students at Lakeshore Elementary are 70% White, 12% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What district is Lakeshore Elementary in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

What schools do graduates of Lakeshore Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lakeshore Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lakeshore Middle
High : Lake Norman High

Is Lakeshore Elementary a good school?

Lakeshore Elementary ranks 410^th of 1492 North Carolina elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lakeshore Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 658 students attended Lakeshore Elementary.

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