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Best Elementary Schools
in Iredell-Statesville Schools

This page covers 17 elementary schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score below the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

17
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 17
1
rank
Woodland Heights Elementary
Grades PK–05609 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
14.1:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
2
rank
Lakeshore Elementary
Grades PK–05671 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
14.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
28%
Low economic need
3
rank
Cool Spring Elementary
Grades PK–05376 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
14.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
57%
Near nat'l 52.2%
4
rank
Lake Norman Elementary
Grades PK–05689 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
50
/100
Student:Teacher
16.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
44/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
5
rank
Union Grove Elementary
Grades PK–05233 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
48
/100
Student:Teacher
13.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
40/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
55%
Near nat'l 52.2%
6
rank
Cloverleaf Elementary
Grades PK–05464 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.6:1)
48
/100
Student:Teacher
12.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
73%
High economic need
7
rank
Scotts Elementary
Grades PK–05333 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
42/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
68%
High economic need
8
rank
Troutman Elementary
Grades PK–05698 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
14.6:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
39/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
54%
Near nat'l 52.2%
9
rank
Coddle Creek Elementary
Grades PK–05696 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
47
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
27%
Low economic need
10
rank
Sharon Elementary
Grades PK–05237 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.4:1)
46
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$12,479
Below nat'l avg
Free Lunch
61%
Near nat'l 52.2%
7 more elementary schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
17
Elementary Schools
38
Total Schools
53
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
Top Ranked Elementary School
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.