About Us

Vision - Sharon Elementary is committed to developing 21st century leaders.  
Mission - A unified school committed to teaching all students at the highest levels of learning.
War Cry - Lead to Succeed
Core Values - Learning-Centered Education, Focus on Results and Creating Value and Valuing Faculty, Staff and Partners.  
 
Demographics - Sharon Elementary is a rural Title I elementary school located in the western most part of the county along Interstate 40.  Sharon currently has 232 students: 79% Caucasian, 2% Asian, 5% African American, 10% Hispanic and 4% Multi-Racial.  Sharon has 50.3% of students who qualify for free/reduced lunches.  8.9% are identified as ESL.  
 

Program Offerings - Sharon delivers the NC Standard Course of Study through numerous academic programs including; Envision Math, Saxon Phonics in Kindergarten, TASC science kits K-5, Jr. Great Books 3-5, and Reading Counts K-5.  Teachers utilize instructional guides to ensure proper coverage of content as they incorporate leveled readers, novels, Battle of the Books, and a focus on inquiry based, hands on learning.  All certified staff participate in structured Professional Learning Community meetings which are facilitated by our Instructional Facilitator.

Results and Recognitions: 
Sharon has experienced great success and was recognized by NC as a School of Distinction in 2002-03 and 2003-04 as well as recognized as an Honor School of Excellence for 2004-2005 with 96.1% proficiency.  In 2005-06 Sharon again was recognized as a NC School of Distinction and the only Elementary school in the district to be recognized by the state as a school of High Growth.  In 2006-2007 Sharon was again recognized as a NC School of Distinction.  Detailed descriptions of performance can be found at: www.ncreportcard.org/srv  

  • Home of the ISS 2007 Spelling Bee winner
  • Largest growth composite in the ISS school district on the 4th grade writing test

  • ISS Battle of the Books second place 2007

  • ISS Battle of the Books first place 2009

  • Numerous Math Expo award winners
  • School science success recognized in the National Science Foundations yearly report 2005-06
  • School math success recognized in the Saxon Publishers yearly report 2006-07
  • 4 National Board Certified Teachers

  • Numerous staff recognized for excellence in their field

Key Improvement Foci for 2009-2010 School Year:
1. High Student Performance: Increase the number of Level IV students in all areas.
2. Quality Teachers, Administrators and Staff: Focus on implementation of Differentiation  and the Instructional Facilitator. 
3. Strong Family, Community and Business Partnerships: Maintain 100% of   parents/guardians participating in school related conferences and increase the number
    of conferences to at least 2 per school year.  
4. Effective and Efficient Operations: Implement Continuous Classroom Improvement Model.
 
Contact Information:
Shelia Jenkins - Principal  
Sharon Elementary School  
880 Sharon School Rd  
Statesville, NC 28625  
Phone Number :  (704)872-3401     Fax:  (704)924-9963