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Selma Burke Middle

Q: Is Selma Burke Middle a good school?

Selma Burke Middle ranks 214 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

214^th

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of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 72% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Selma Burke Middle is a grades 6–8 middle school in Mooresville, NC, serving 649 students and part of the high-performing Mooresville Graded School District, which ranks 52nd of 246 districts statewide with a 4-star rating.

Selma Burke Middle is a solidly performing school that tops the North Carolina state average in every tested subject, with especially striking results in 7th-grade math, where 79.8% of students are proficient—about 24 points above the state average and roughly 8 points above the district average. That same 7th-grade class also outpaces Mooresville Middle by nearly 16 points in math. Overall, the school ranks in the 72nd percentile statewide (214th of 778 middle schools), up from a 3-star rating the prior year, and it improved in every grade and subject compared with the year before. While Selma Burke sometimes trails its own high-achieving district in areas like 8th-grade math, it remains above statewide averages there too. In the local competitive landscape, nearby schools such as The Brawley School, Bailey Middle, Harris Road Middle, and Oakwood Middle IB School rank in the 90th percentile or higher, so Selma Burke sits in the middle of a very strong field—but it is now essentially tied with its same-district peer, Mooresville Middle, after closing an 81-place ranking gap in a single year.

One of Selma Burke’s greatest strengths is how well it serves student groups that often struggle statewide. English Learner students rank in the 87th percentile and Special Education students in the 89th percentile for their subgroups—both higher than the school’s overall percentile—while low-income students and Gifted students also post respectable subgroup rankings. Attendance is improving too: chronic absenteeism dropped from 21.6% to 17.4%, well below the state average of 24.2%. With roughly half the student body qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, this is a school where broad-based academic gains are happening across many different types of learners, not just one advantaged group. For parents, Selma Burke Middle offers an upward-trending, statewide-solid education in a competitive district, with particularly strong math results in 7th grade and a genuine commitment to supporting all students.

649

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

49.9%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

235 Rinehardt Rd
Mooresville, NC 28115

(704) 658-2670

District: Mooresville Graded School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

51.9%

African American:

21.1%

Hispanic:

16.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2025 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (66% vs 58% meeting standards)

✓Above the North Carolina median (72nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school66%

District avg66%

North Carolina avg58%

214^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 4 pts since 2025

From top 32% (2025) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd of 246Mooresville 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
2026	69.5	214 of 778	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	65.9	244 of 773	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	60.4	182 of 553	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.4	199 of 546	63.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	47 of 363	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	48.3	146 of 371	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	217 of 731	70.3%	★★★★☆
2025	59.9	263 of 733	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	64.1	155 of 465	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.1	287 of 458	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	237 of 566	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	362 of 562	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	56.1	283 of 725	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	294 of 729	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	68.9	206 of 736	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	69.3	195 of 733	73.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	70.4	81 of 333	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	62.0	109 of 328	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	56 of 500	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	54.1	129 of 478	73.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	170 of 644	73.6%	★★★★☆
2025	68.8	190 of 649	70.7%	★★★★☆

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)89th percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)87th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)76th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile~ school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)70th percentile~ school

African American (2026)67th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics71%+15 vs state

Science71%+3 vs state

Reading60%+4 vs state

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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 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
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%)	69.5	214^th of 778 public middle schools	72.5%		65.9	244^th of 773 public middle schools	68.4%	30	71.6	79.8	62.4	58.8	59.6	60.6	71.1
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%)	95.9	26^th of 778 public middle schools	96.7%		96.7	23^rd of 773 public middle schools	97.0%	3	86.4	89.7	95.0	77.8	82.5	91.4	95.4	$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%)	54.1	357^th of 778 public middle schools	54.1%		52.5	361^st of 773 public middle schools	53.3%	4	61.8	58.7	42.3	48.5	61.3	57.1	75.0	$6,951	$238	$6,712
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%)	69.8	210^th of 778 public middle schools	73.0%		75.6	163^rd of 773 public middle schools	78.9%	47	74.5	64.0	73.8	59.6	52.3	64.3	77.6	$8,335	$447	$7,888
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%)	78.9	138^th of 778 public middle schools	82.3%		78.4	147^th of 773 public middle schools	81.0%	9	77.7	71.8	68.9	64.6	70.0	62.5	79.9	$7,915	$475	$7,440
Troutman Middle	Public	6-8	305 Rumple St	Troutman	28166	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 528-5137	470	24	20.0	—	252 (53.6%)	92 (19.6%)	82 (17.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (8.9%)	32	539^th of 778 public middle schools	30.7%		13.2	700^th of 773 public middle schools	9.4%	161	53.5	41.0	20.2	51.7	54.2	42.0	53.4	$10,019	$865	$9,154
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%)	90.1	50^th of 778 public middle schools	93.6%		91.4	49^th of 773 public middle schools	93.7%	1	84.9	78.9	80.3	72.2	77.6	75.3	87.7	$7,387	$321	$7,066
Third Creek Middle	Public	6-8	359 East Barkley Rd	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 872-2135	402	25	15.9	—	75 (18.7%)	155 (38.6%)	134 (33.3%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.0%)	5	752^nd of 778 public middle schools	3.3%		6.2	740^th of 773 public middle schools	4.3%	12	29.0	34.4	13.2	19.6	28.8	20.7	19.9	$11,158	$789	$10,369
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	—	246 (53.8%)	50 (10.9%)	119 (26.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.9%)	22.7	629^th of 778 public middle schools	19.2%		22.6	613^th of 773 public middle schools	20.7%	16	44.8	40.0	45.7	45.9	40.6	31.4	43.8	$9,905	$690	$9,216
Oakwood Middle IB School	Public	6-8	321 Clegg Street	Statesville	28677	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 873-7354	516	33	15.4	—	329 (63.8%)	45 (8.7%)	106 (20.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	87.6	73^rd of 778 public middle schools	90.6%		88	71^st of 773 public middle schools	90.8%	2	75.0	81.3	70.3	70.1	79.9	79.4	85.7	$7,885	$316	$7,568

Frequently Asked Questions about Selma Burke Middle

How many students attend Selma Burke Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Selma Burke Middle.

Is Selma Burke Middle a good school?

Selma Burke Middle ranks 214^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Selma Burke Middle?

Students at Selma Burke Middle are 52% White, 21% African American, 16% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Selma Burke Middle in?

Mooresville Graded School District

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