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Third Creek Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Third Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Statesville, North Carolina, serving 525 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, which is ranked 102 out of 242 districts in the state.

Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, Third Creek Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools over the past 10 years, with its academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 25% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading, compared to 47.8% in the district and 46.7% statewide. The school's high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, ranging from 67.43% to 99.43% over the past few years, is a key factor contributing to its low academic performance.

Comparison to nearby schools in the Iredell-Statesville district, such as Cool Spring Elementary, Shepherd Elementary, and Celeste Henkel Elementary, as well as local charter schools like Iredell Charter Academy of Arts & Science and American Renaissance School, highlights the significant room for improvement at Third Creek Elementary. The persistent and worsening trends in the school's performance over time suggest that more intensive interventions and support may be necessary to drive meaningful and sustainable improvements in student outcomes.

526

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,568

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

361 East Barkley Road
Statesville, NC 28677

(704) 873-3002

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Students who attend Third Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Third Creek Middle
High:	South Iredell High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

34.8%

African American:

33.3%

White:

22.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (33% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,421^st of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Iredell-Statesville Schools

102^nd of 242Iredell-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
2025	10.0	1421 of 1490	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1423 of 1505	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	1313 of 1502	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1283 of 1514	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	1179 of 1489	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	1003 of 1473	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1107 of 1434	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.6	1098 of 1429	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.2	1244 of 1425	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.0	1235 of 1440	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.0	1053 of 1390	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.9	1159 of 1403	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.2	1220 of 1388	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	1108 of 1381	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.5	1095 of 1363	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	1142 of 1354	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	1090 of 1324	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.6	1054 of 1293	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.5	886 of 1276	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	859 of 918	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	890 of 924	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	877 of 933	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	790 of 927	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	760 of 896	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	528 of 949	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	594 of 927	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	463 of 634	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	556 of 646	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.9	412 of 878	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	549 of 897	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	272 of 563	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	400 of 533	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.5	203 of 514	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	275 of 485	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	129 of 385	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	123 of 497	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	42.4	229 of 421	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	1389 of 1451	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	1395 of 1455	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	1294 of 1459	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1270 of 1458	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1019 of 1440	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.5	785 of 1424	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.6	997 of 1405	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	838 of 961	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	867 of 951	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	699 of 915	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	673 of 893	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	44.3	434 of 843	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.5	400 of 865	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	463 of 851	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	1344 of 1437	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	1349 of 1450	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1188 of 1437	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	879 of 1366	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.8	764 of 1329	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	656 of 1361	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.1	765 of 1332	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1364 of 1450	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1364 of 1464	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1267 of 1461	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1220 of 1464	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1240 of 1444	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1185 of 1430	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1184 of 1413	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	8.1	155 of 159	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	757 of 821	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	663 of 801	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1112 of 1172	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	1026 of 1166	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	782 of 1183	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	946 of 1194	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	996 of 1172	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.9	818 of 1183	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1071 of 1178	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)52nd percentile+47 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics38%-22 vs state

Reading29%-24 vs state

Science28%-34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)						EOG Reading (2025)						EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
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%)	10	1421^st of 1490 public elementary schools	4.6%		10.2	1423^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	5.4%	2	45.2	35.1	35.4				25.0	33.0	28.0				28.0		$10,568	$1,819	$8,748
Success Institute Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1424-2 Rickert St	Statesville	28677	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%)								(n/a)			50.0						8.3
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%)	28.2	1114^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.2%		33.6	1037^th of 1505 public elementary schools	31.1%	77	32.6	42.4	39.3	43.1	25.9	23.5	37.2	51.1	50.6	41.5	37.9	44.1	55.1	44.1
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%)	59.4	575^th of 1490 public elementary schools	61.4%		65.1	489^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.5%	86	72.5	58.1	66.5				49.7	48.8	58.8				64.7		$8,537	$922	$7,615
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%)	16.5	1334^th of 1490 public elementary schools	10.5%		16.5	1335^th of 1505 public elementary schools	11.3%	1	40.9	37.1	39.8				29.6	44.0	36.1				42.1		$8,556	$1,296	$7,260
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%)	5.1	1471^st of 1490 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.9	1474^th of 1505 public elementary schools	2.1%	3	38.6	31.4	11.1				20.0	29.4	17.8				22.2		$11,468	$2,044	$9,423
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%)	27.6	1118^th of 1490 public elementary schools	25.0%		27.7	1147^th of 1505 public elementary schools	23.8%	29	51.5	52.9	39.0				37.9	51.8	33.3				49.5		$10,739	$1,474	$9,265
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%)	39	939^th of 1490 public elementary schools	37.0%		40.6	922^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	38.7%	17	49.4	35.5	47.3	61.8	41.8	34.8	40.2	54.8	48.6	55.3	58.2	50.7	56.8	52.2
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%)	55.5	643^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	56.8%		48.3	776^th of 1505 public elementary schools	48.4%	133	68.3	59.5	63.9				50.0	51.4	49.4				63.9		$10,624	$1,544	$9,080
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	99.6%	474 (64.2%)	64 (8.7%)	106 (14.4%)	25 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.9%)	51.2	723^rd of 1490 public elementary schools	51.5%		54.8	666^th of 1505 public elementary schools	55.7%	57	52.1	65.3	59.5				41.4	57.3	55.4				64.5		$8,911	$1,046	$7,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Third Creek Elementary

Is Third Creek Elementary a good school?

Third Creek Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.6% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What district is Third Creek Elementary in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

How many students attend Third Creek Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Third Creek Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Third Creek Elementary attend?

Students who attend Third Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Third Creek Middle
High : South Iredell High

What is the racial makeup of Third Creek Elementary?

Students at Third Creek Elementary are 35% Hispanic, 33% African American, 22% White, 9% Two or more races.

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