Lake Norman High, Mooresville: zone, report card and calendar

Last checked Oct. 11, 2026. Sources: the school’s website, its administration and school hours pages, 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, the federal NCES school directory and the NCHSAA’s 2025-29 realignment.

Lake Norman High is an Iredell-Statesville Schools high school on Doolie Road, west of downtown toward the lake. Mooresville has two school districts: the city’s Mooresville Graded School District, whose high school is Mooresville High, and the county district, which serves Mooresville-area homes outside the city district’s boundary. A Mooresville mailing address does not tell you which one you are in.

Who to call

• Front office: 704-799-8555, 186 Doolie Road; guidance 704-799-1512; office open 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on school days
• School website: lakenormanhigh.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 Nicholas Allen, according to the school’s administration page.

Enrollment and teachers

• State count: an average daily membership of 1,866 students in the 2024-25 school year, according to the state’s report card data.
• Federal count: 1,964 students in the 2023-24 school year, with 83 full-time-equivalent teachers, according to the NCES directory. That is about 24 students per teacher.

State report card

North Carolina grades every public school A to F. The grade is based 80% on student achievement and 20% on academic growth, the state’s 2025-26 annual testing report says. For a high school, achievement includes end-of-course tests, the ACT or WorkKeys, NC Math 3 and the four-year graduation rate.

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 end-of-course tests: 68.1% (state: 59.2%)
• College and career ready (Level 4 and above): 42.4%
• Growth: met expected growth
• ACT composite of 17 or higher, 11th graders: 71.6% (state: 54.5%)
• ACT or WorkKeys benchmark, 12th graders: 76.5%
• Four-year graduation rate: above 95% (the state masks figures above 95%)

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

Attendance zone

Iredell-Statesville Schools publishes its high school zones as a map (PDF) on its attendance zone page, with middle and elementary maps beside it. The district says to use the maps only as a general reference and to email its student information staff, named on that page, to confirm an address. The page does not publish a feeder list.

The district’s 2026-27 student reassignment window ran Jan. 1 to May 1, 2026, according to its enrollment page.

Calendar and bell times

• Student hours: 8:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.; early release days 8:30 a.m. to noon, according to the school’s website.
• Monday, Oct. 12, and Tuesday, Oct. 13: teacher workdays on the district’s online calendar.

The full year, marked approved Feb. 9, 2026, is on the district’s 2026-27 printable calendar (PDF).

Sports and activities

Lake Norman is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A Conference I for the 2025-29 alignment, with Mooresville, South Iredell, North Iredell, Statesville and Davie County, according to the approved realignment. Schedules, tryout information and the coach directory are on the Wildcats’ athletics website. Weekly results are on our scoreboard.

The school’s CTE pages list Career and College Promise (Mitchell) classes, Apprenticeship 2000, classes at the district’s Career Academy and Technical School and a National Technical Honor Society chapter.

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 school district is Lake Norman High in?

Iredell-Statesville Schools, the county district. It serves Mooresville-area homes outside the Mooresville Graded School District.

What is Lake Norman High’s school grade?

Lake Norman High earned a B, with a score of 78, in North Carolina’s 2024-25 School Performance Grades. In 2025-26, 68.1% of its state tests were at grade level or above and it met its growth target.

What time does Lake Norman High start?

Student hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. on regular school days and 8:30 a.m. to noon on early release days, according to the school’s website.

What conference is Lake Norman High in?

Lake Norman is a 7A school in the NCHSAA’s 6A/7A Conference I for the 2025-29 alignment, with Mooresville, South Iredell, North Iredell, Statesville and Davie County.