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Mooresville Middle

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Mooresville Middle ranks 163 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 79% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Mooresville Middle is a public middle school in Mooresville, North Carolina, serving 640 students in grades 6-8. As part of the Mooresville Graded School District, which is ranked 47th out of 242 school districts in the state, Mooresville Middle consistently ranks in the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools.

Academically, Mooresville Middle excels, with performance on state standardized tests significantly higher than the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th-grade math proficiency rate was 75.9%, compared to the state average of 48.7%. The school also performs exceptionally well for its Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top 10% and top 20% of North Carolina middle schools, respectively. Additionally, Mooresville Middle's student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.1 to 17.6, is lower than many nearby schools, which likely contributes to its strong academic outcomes.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Harris Road Middle and The Brawley School, Mooresville Middle stands out as a high-performing institution, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. This consistent excellence has earned the school a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating a sustained focus on providing a quality education for its diverse student population.

696

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,335

Per pupil spending ?

40.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

233 Kistler Farm Rd
Mooresville, NC 28115-7791

(704) 658-2720

District: Mooresville Graded School District

Students who attend Mooresville Middle usually attend:

High:

Mooresville High School

Feeder schools for Mooresville Middle:

Elementary:	Rocky River Elementary
	South Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.6%

African American:

17.8%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 80th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of North Carolina middle schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg64%

North Carolina avg54%

163^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

See the entire ranking list of North Carolina Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^th of 242Mooresville Graded School District 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	75.6	163 of 773	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.4	147 of 793	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.4	339 of 784	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	333 of 786	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	352 of 741	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.3	179 of 737	75.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	129 of 691	81.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.0	175 of 694	74.8%	★★★★☆
2016	69.1	188 of 692	72.8%	★★★★☆
2015	76.7	141 of 705	80.0%	★★★★☆
2014	79.8	114 of 627	81.8%	★★★★☆
2013	80.3	106 of 673	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.9	113 of 662	82.9%	★★★★☆
2011	76.6	121 of 648	81.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	125 of 640	80.5%	★★★★☆
2009	75.4	141 of 630	77.6%	★★★★☆
2008	70.3	170 of 620	72.6%	★★★★☆
2007	74.2	122 of 606	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	78.0	83 of 598	86.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	157 of 546	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.0	111 of 560	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	33.3	393 of 559	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	337 of 550	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	376 of 533	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.5	201 of 519	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	186 of 494	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	77 of 109	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	74.1	31 of 102	69.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	33.8	284 of 449	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	425 of 478	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.0	131 of 504	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.2	132 of 475	72.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	61.9	70 of 356	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	39.6	183 of 318	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	171 of 312	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	77 of 211	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	84.5	10 of 151	93.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	171 of 733	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	120 of 738	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	315 of 731	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	255 of 733	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	266 of 706	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.5	181 of 684	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	121 of 656	81.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	131 of 458	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	59.5	216 of 461	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.0	155 of 452	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	182 of 450	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	190 of 448	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.2	96 of 416	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	83.5	52 of 562	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	65.4	137 of 564	75.7%	★★★★☆
2023	34.4	394 of 553	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	340 of 541	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.5	272 of 522	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.2	115 of 493	76.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	70 of 472	85.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	172 of 729	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	131 of 743	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.2	433 of 735	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	353 of 689	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	360 of 633	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.5	196 of 639	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	137 of 604	77.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	75.9	154 of 733	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	183 of 751	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.8	346 of 747	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	383 of 748	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.7	419 of 711	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.2	171 of 697	75.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	122 of 665	81.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	124 of 328	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.2	56 of 306	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	41.1	186 of 302	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.6	123 of 283	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	100 of 248	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	119 of 237	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	76 of 221	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	98 of 478	79.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	50 of 473	89.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	191 of 649	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	168 of 652	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	283 of 656	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	315 of 658	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.9	356 of 632	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	174 of 624	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	75.2	122 of 596	79.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)80th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile~ school

Male (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)71st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)62nd percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)37th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2022)29th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics72%+19 vs state

Science67%+7 vs state

Reading61%+8 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 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
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%)	75.6	163^rd of 773 public middle schools	78.9%		77.4	147^th of 793 public middle schools	81.5%	16	66.9	73.2	75.9	55.9	61.8	65.8	67.4	$8,335	$447	$7,888
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%)	65.9	244^th of 773 public middle schools	68.4%					(n/a)	69.7	61.7	62.0	57.8	55.4	57.9	59.4
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%)	96.7	23^rd of 773 public middle schools	97.0%		97.2	19^th of 793 public middle schools	97.6%	4	90.5	93.0	92.8	75.4	80.8	88.9	92.3	$7,657	$294	$7,363
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%)	52.5	361^st of 773 public middle schools	53.3%		44.8	439^th of 793 public middle schools	44.6%	78	66.2	47.2	45.2	43.9	46.6	58.4	68.0	$6,951	$238	$6,712
Bailey Middle	Public	6-8	11900 Bailey Rd	Cornelius	28031	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	No	No	No	(980) 343-1068	1,315	72	18.3	23.5%	806 (61.3%)	127 (9.7%)	202 (15.4%)	106 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	73 (5.6%)	91.4	49^th of 773 public middle schools	93.7%		90.8	59^th of 793 public middle schools	92.6%	10	85.3	84.3	76.1	72.6	71.7	74.0	84.0	$7,387	$321	$7,066
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%)	78.4	147^th of 773 public middle schools	81.0%		74.7	171^st of 793 public middle schools	78.4%	24	76.1	66.5	71.5	63.4	61.6	60.8	74.0	$7,915	$475	$7,440
Harris Road Middle	Public	6-8	1251 Patriot Blvd	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6470	1,368	68	20.0	13.5%	423 (30.9%)	201 (14.7%)	88 (6.4%)	593 (43.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (4.3%)	97.2	17^th of 773 public middle schools	97.8%		96.6	23^rd of 793 public middle schools	97.1%	6	90.5	88.2	87.9	82.5	83.6	89.6	93.4	$7,552	$400	$7,151
Corriher Lipe Middle	Public	6-8	214 West Rice St	Landis	28088	Rowan County	Rowan-Salisbury Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 857-7946	457	26	17.9	99.3%	246 (53.8%)	50 (10.9%)	119 (26.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	22.6	613^th of 773 public middle schools	20.7%		19.8	658^th of 793 public middle schools	17.0%	45	36.7	40.0	36.4	41.8	35.7	40.1	38.7	$9,905	$690	$9,216
Northwest Cabarrus Middle	Public	6-8	5140 NW Cabarrus Drive	Concord	28027	Cabarrus County	Cabarrus County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 260-6550	825	40	20.4	33.0%	323 (39.2%)	173 (21.0%)	121 (14.7%)	156 (18.9%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	45 (5.5%)	81.5	124^th of 773 public middle schools	84.0%		44.7	442^nd of 793 public middle schools	44.3%	318	73.6	73.0	59.1	69.3	68.3	66.7	74.5	$8,575	$473	$8,102
Kannapolis Middle School 6	Public	6	1445 Oakwood Ave.	Kannapolis	28081	Cabarrus County	Kannapolis City Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 932-4102	358	18	20.0	99.2%	78 (21.8%)	107 (29.9%)	139 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)								(n/a)	31.6			27.1

Frequently Asked Questions about Mooresville Middle

What high school do graduates of Mooresville Middle attend?

Students who attend Mooresville Middle usually go on to attend Mooresville High School

What is the racial makeup of Mooresville Middle?

Students at Mooresville Middle are 62% White, 18% African American, 12% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Mooresville Middle in?

Mooresville Graded School District

Is Mooresville Middle a good school?

Mooresville Middle ranks 163^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mooresville Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Mooresville Middle.

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