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Mooresville High School

Mooresville City Schools · Iredell County

Address
659 E Center Ave, Mooresville, NC 28115
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Grades served
9-12
NCES school ID
370312001333
1,923
Students
100.3
Teachers (FTE)
19.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
B
Performance grade
72
Performance score
Met
Academic growth
20.5%
Chronically absent
41.5%
Economically disadvantaged

Location and nearby schools

10 nearest

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Mooresville High SchoolElementaryMiddleHighOther
  1. Park View ElementaryElementary · Grades K-20.8 mi
  2. South ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-21.1 mi
  3. NF Woods CampusHigh · Grades 6-121.4 mi
  4. Mooresville MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-81.8 mi
  5. Mooresville IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-52.0 mi
  6. East Mooresville IntermediateElementary · Grades 3-52.2 mi
  7. Rocky River ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-22.3 mi
  8. Selma Burke MiddleMiddle · Grades 6-82.4 mi
  9. Pine Lake PreparatoryOther · Grades K-12 · Pine Lake Preparatory · Charter3.9 mi
  10. Coddle Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK-5 · Iredell-Statesville Schools4.2 mi

How Mooresville High School compares

Its 2024–25 performance score of 72 against comparable schools. Percentile is the share of that group scoring lower.

All North Carolina public schools76th percentile
Higher than 76% · rank 548 of 2,483
North Carolina high schools57th percentile
Higher than 57% · rank 212 of 514
Mooresville Graded School District13th percentile
Higher than 13% · rank 4 of 8

Chronic absence is lower here than at 55% of the 2,482 North Carolina schools reporting it.

Performance score since 2014

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Score down 9 points since 2014 (81 → 72). Met or exceeded expected growth in 10 of 10 years, exceeding it in 7. No grades were issued for 2020 or 2021.

YearScoreGradeGrowthAchievement
202572BMet69.5
202475BExceeded71.6
202374BMet71.6
202271BMet70.3
201980BExceeded76.9
201881BExceeded79
201784BExceeded80
201681BExceeded77
201580BExceeded78
201481BExceeded78

Rankings and trends are calculated by Back To School NC from NC DPI report card results; NC DPI publishes each school's own figures but not its standing among peers. See Mooresville Graded School District for district totals.

Student Demographics

White 55.17%Black 19.45%Hispanic 15.86%Two+ Races 7.44%Asian 1.98%Native Am. 0.05%Pacific Isl. 0.05%
White: 55.17% (1,061) Black: 19.45% (374) Hispanic: 15.86% (305) Two+ Races: 7.44% (143) Asian: 1.98% (38) Native Am.: 0.05% (1) Pacific Isl.: 0.05% (1)
White55.17%
Black19.45%
Hispanic15.86%
Two+ Races7.44%
Asian1.98%
Native Am.0.05%
Pacific Isl.0.05%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 1,923
47.69%917 Female
52.31%1,006 Male

Student counts for Mooresville High School, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 1,923 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 79.5%Chronically absent 20.5%
Regular attendance: 79.5% (1,581) Chronically absent: 20.5% (408)
Regular attendance79.5%
Chronically absent20.5%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,989
41.5%Economically disadvantaged
4.58%88 English learners

Student indicators for Mooresville High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,989 students DPI counted. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 86.05%Beginning 13.95%
Experienced: 86.05% (78) Beginning: 13.95% (13)
Experienced86.05%
Beginning13.95%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 91 FTE
97.47%Fully licensed
2.53%Emergency or provisional
15.38%14 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Mooresville High School, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 91 FTE.

NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 372.5%50.3%
English II59%36%
Biology47.8%33.4%
NC Math 127.6%9.4%

Grade-level proficient is levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Achievement levels

SubjectNot ProficientLevel 3Level 4Level 5
Biology52.2%14.4%20.4%13%
English II41%23%32.1%--
NC Math 172.4%18.2%7.7%--
NC Math 327.5%22.1%33%17.4%

Academic growth

MeasureStatusGrowth indexScore
OverallMeets Expected Growth0.1780.4

Teachers

Reported as full-time-equivalent staff, so figures carry decimals.

MeasureValue
Total teachers91.04
Experienced teachers78.34 (86%)
Beginning teachers12.7 (14%)
Holding a standard license88.74 (97%)
Emergency or provisional licenses2.3 (3%)
National Board certified14

Students

MeasureValue
Chronically absent (408 of 1,989)20.5%
Economically disadvantaged41.5%
English learners making progress (of 88)19.3%

School environment

MeasureValue
Devices per student0.91
Library books per student3.6
Students have device accessYes
Devices may go homeYes
Wireless access points per classroom1.07

Federal & state designations

DesignationApplies
Low-performing schoolNo
Recurring low-performingNo
CSI — low performingNo
CSI — low graduation rateNo
TSI — at riskNo
TSI — consistently underperformingNo

CSI is Comprehensive Support and Improvement; TSI is Targeted Support and Improvement, both federal ESSA categories.

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First page of the Mooresville High School report card PDF

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Mooresville High School's 2024-2025 report card as an interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts for performance, attendance and achievement levels, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Enrollment and staffing come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025; performance, attendance and economic-need figures are the state's NC School Report Card for the same year. Contact the school to confirm current details.