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Cloverleaf Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1118^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,490 North Carolina Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Carolina elementary schools

Summary

Cloverleaf Elementary is a public elementary school located in Statesville, North Carolina, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of around 500. The school is part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools district, which is ranked 102 out of 242 school districts in North Carolina and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Cloverleaf Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of North Carolina elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, indicating it is among the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate is 51.5% compared to 66.8% for the district and 64.1% for the state. Cloverleaf's performance is particularly concerning in 5th-grade reading, where only 33.3% of students are proficient, compared to 53.5% for the district and 52.9% for the state.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Iredell-Statesville district, such as Scotts Elementary, Troutman Elementary, and Central Elementary, generally outperform Cloverleaf Elementary across academic metrics, despite serving similar student populations. Additionally, the two nearby Success Institute Charter and American Renaissance School also outperform Cloverleaf, highlighting the potential for charter schools to achieve better academic outcomes than traditional public schools, even when serving high-poverty student populations.

568

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,739

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (45% vs 57% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the North Carolina average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg57%

1,118^th of 1,490

North Carolina public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	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
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
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
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%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

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

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)21st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science50%-12 vs state

Mathematics47%-13 vs state

Reading40%-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 (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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Cool Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1969 Mocksville Hwy	Cleveland	27013	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 873-4949	447	31	14.3	99.3%	298 (66.7%)	27 (6.0%)	83 (18.6%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.5%)	85.1	171^st of 1490 public elementary schools	88.5%		88.1	140^th of 1505 public elementary schools	90.7%	31	85.5	78.1	84.1				71.1	73.4	66.7				65.2		$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	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
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%)	45.3	825^th of 1490 public elementary schools	44.6%		49.6	752^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	50.0%	73	79.5	55.2	44.7				51.3	55.2	29.8				59.6		$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	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

Frequently Asked Questions about Cloverleaf Elementary

What district is Cloverleaf Elementary in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools

Is Cloverleaf Elementary a good school?

Cloverleaf Elementary ranks in the bottom 25.0% 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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