Lake Norman Elementary, Mooresville: zone and report card

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its administration and school profile pages, Woodland Heights Middle’s school profile, Iredell-Statesville Schools’ attendance zones, enrollment and calendar pages, the N.C. Department of Public Instruction’s 2025-26 accountability data and 2024-25 report card data, and the federal NCES school directory.

Lake Norman Elementary is an Iredell-Statesville Schools elementary school on Oak Tree Road, west of downtown Mooresville toward the lake. It serves “kindergarten through fifth grade students living in the southern end of Iredell County,” its profile says. Iredell-Statesville is the county district; it serves Mooresville-area homes outside the city’s own Mooresville Graded School District, so check which district an address is in first.

Who to call

• Front office: 704-662-8261, 255 Oak Tree Road
• School website: lakenormanelementary.issnc.org
• Enrolling a new student: Iredell-Statesville Schools’ enrollment page; district office 704-872-8931
• Which school is my address zoned for? the district’s attendance zone maps
• Buses: call the school first, the district says; ISS Transportation 704-872-5321

Principal

Principal Lashanda Pressley, according to the school’s administration page.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: an average daily membership of 631 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 654 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 15 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement on state tests and 20% on academic growth, the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report says. Testing starts in third grade.

The 2024-25 grade is the latest in the state’s downloadable report card data. From the state’s 2025-26 school assessment workbook:

• At grade level or above, all tests: 80.3% (state: 59.2%)
• College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 58%
• By grade, at grade level or above: third 80%, fourth 77%, fifth 83.5%
• Growth: met expected growth

The full report card is on the state’s NC School Report Cards site.

Attendance zone and feeder schools

The district publishes its elementary zones as a map (PDF) on its attendance zone page. It says to use the maps only as a general reference and to email the student information staff named on that page to confirm an address.

Woodland Heights Middle names Lake Norman Elementary as one of its three feeder schools, with Coddle Creek and Woodland Heights, on its profile page.

The school’s website has a page on its dual immersion program; the district’s dual language immersion page covers how to apply.

Calendar and bell times

• Student hours: 7:20 a.m. to 2:10 p.m., according to the school’s profile page.
• Monday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 13: teacher workdays on the district’s online calendar.

The full year is on the district’s 2026-27 printable calendar (PDF).

More

• The school’s own website and the district’s attendance zone page
• Every public school in Mooresville, with zones and report cards
• Our Mooresville schools guide for both districts’ calendars and boards

Frequently asked questions

What is Lake Norman Elementary’s school grade?

Lake Norman Elementary earned a B, with a score of 73, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 80.3% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it met its growth target.

Which middle school does Lake Norman Elementary feed into?

Woodland Heights Middle lists Lake Norman Elementary as one of its three feeder elementary schools, with Coddle Creek and Woodland Heights.

What time does Lake Norman Elementary start?

Student hours are 7:20 a.m. to 2:10 p.m., according to the school’s profile page.