📍 4083 Wilkesboro Hwy, Statesville, Iredell County, 28625
Central Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Statesville, Iredell County. The school has 383 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iredell-Statesville Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Central Elementary enrolls 383 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 5.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 23 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 383 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 155 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 34, state house district 84.
Central Elementary is one of 38 schools in Iredell-Statesville Schools, based in Statesville, North Carolina. The district serves 21,017 students district-wide and employs 1,255 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 383 students, Central Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant