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Cloverleaf Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cloverleaf Elementary is a PK-5 school in Statesville, North Carolina, serving 568 students within the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, where an extraordinary 99.47% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school currently ranks in the 23rd percentile of North Carolina elementary schools (1,146 of 1,492), earning a 1-star rating. While that ranking is modest, it represents real progress from a decade ago, when Cloverleaf Elementary sat in the bottom 5–10% of the state. Growth has recently plateaued, but chronic absenteeism is improving and now sits at 18.8% — better than both the district (19.9%) and state (24.2%) averages.

Academically, reading is the school's biggest challenge. Reading proficiency sits in the low-to-mid 40s across all tested grades — roughly 12 points below the state average in 5th grade — while math proficiency runs higher in every grade (50% to 55.7%). Science is the strongest subject at 56.8% proficiency, and 5th graders have shown meaningful gains in both math and reading in recent years. The special education program is a notable bright spot, ranking in the 65th percentile statewide, far above the school's overall rank. In contrast, English Language Learner outcomes are an urgent concern, having collapsed to the 2nd percentile — near the very bottom of North Carolina elementary schools.

Compared with nearby schools, Cloverleaf is the strongest in its immediate lower-performing cluster, outpacing N B Mills Elementary and Third Creek Elementary by wide margins in most subjects. However, Cool Spring Elementary — just 7 miles away with nearly identical poverty levels — ranks in the top 8% of the state. The key difference appears to be attendance and instructional practice rather than resources, since Cloverleaf has a favorable 13.7:1 student-teacher ratio and relatively high per-pupil spending of $10,739. With these advantages and improving attendance trends, the school has genuine potential to aim higher, particularly through literacy intervention and stronger support for English learners.

568

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

300 James Farm Rd
Statesville, NC 28625

(704) 978-2111

District: Iredell-Statesville Schools

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.7%

Hispanic:

25.2%

African American:

24.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 29th percentile in 2023 → 23rd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (49% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 29th-percentile peak (2023) to 23rd (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg61%

North Carolina avg61%

1,146^th of 1,492

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 23% (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	27.7	1146 of 1492	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	1118 of 1490	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1147 of 1505	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1064 of 1502	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1257 of 1514	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1132 of 1489	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1319 of 1473	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	1338 of 1434	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.8	1353 of 1429	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	1335 of 1425	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	21.2	1196 of 1440	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	21.6	1135 of 1390	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.7	910 of 1403	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	27.7	1116 of 1388	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	44.4	867 of 1381	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	40.7	924 of 1363	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	769 of 903	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	811 of 918	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	700 of 924	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	710 of 933	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	843 of 927	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.6	646 of 896	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	925 of 949	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.7	901 of 927	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	21.9	568 of 634	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	713 of 878	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	887 of 897	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	10.7	510 of 519	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	474 of 563	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	394 of 533	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	57.5	101 of 385	73.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	1097 of 1447	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	1061 of 1451	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1115 of 1455	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	974 of 1459	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1207 of 1458	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1127 of 1440	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.8	1303 of 1424	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1319 of 1405	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	58.5	374 of 743	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	711 of 981	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	756 of 961	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	814 of 951	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	62.0	274 of 915	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	46.5	449 of 893	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	572 of 843	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	538 of 865	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	578 of 851	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.4	1121 of 1434	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.7	877 of 1437	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1005 of 1450	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	908 of 1437	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	989 of 1366	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.8	926 of 1329	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.9	1266 of 1361	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1257 of 1332	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	1104 of 1451	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.6	1150 of 1450	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1105 of 1464	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1088 of 1461	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	1218 of 1464	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	1090 of 1444	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	1281 of 1430	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1308 of 1413	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2019	37.1	74 of 103	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.1	287 of 815	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	40.5	461 of 821	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	421 of 801	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	920 of 1146	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	986 of 1172	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1010 of 1166	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1066 of 1183	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	1102 of 1194	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	1038 of 1172	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1110 of 1183	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	1164 of 1178	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)65th percentile+42 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+26 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)28th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)24th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile~ school

White (2026)20th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2026)15th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science57%-11 vs state

Mathematics52%-11 vs state

Reading44%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 8, 2023

My son has been held back twice and still isn't on his grade level. They won't test him for learning disabilities they just let him struggle. This is a HORRIBLE school. 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
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	—	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
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	—	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
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
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	—	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
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			543.4
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	—	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
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1969 Mocksville Hwy	Cleveland	27013	Rowan County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-4949	447	31	14.3	—	298 (66.7%)	27 (6.0%)	83 (18.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	89.4	125^th of 1492 public elementary schools	91.6%		85.1	171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	88.5%	46	84.1	79.2	82.5				81.6	77.9	73.0				82.8		$9,664	$840	$8,824
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	—	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
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	—	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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cloverleaf Elementary

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Iredell-Statesville Schools

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Cloverleaf Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.2% of North Carolina elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Cloverleaf Elementary?

Students at Cloverleaf Elementary are 39% White, 25% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Cloverleaf Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 568 students attended Cloverleaf Elementary.

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