Lincoln County Schools

Summary:

The Lincoln County Schools district in North Carolina consists of 22 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, 5 high schools, and 1 alternative school. The district as a whole is ranked 66 out of 242 in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Several schools in the district stand out for their exceptional academic performance. Rock Springs Elementary is ranked 117 out of 1,505 elementary schools in North Carolina and has a 5-star rating, consistently outperforming the district and state averages in mathematics. North Lincoln Middle is ranked 120 out of 793 middle schools in the state and has a 4-star rating, with students scoring well above the district and state averages on end-of-grade tests. Another high-performing elementary school is Union Elementary, which is ranked 200 out of 1,505 in the state and has a 4-star rating, excelling in mathematics, reading, and science.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic achievement between the highest-performing and lowest-performing schools in the district. Schools with higher rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, such as Battleground Elementary and Lincolnton Middle, tend to have the lowest test scores, suggesting a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic outcomes. The district's middle schools, particularly East Lincoln Middle and North Lincoln Middle, demonstrate strong performance, outpacing the state averages across multiple subject areas.

District Detail

201 Jeb Seagle Drive
Lincolnton, NC 28092

(704) 732-2261

SchoolDigger Rank:
66^th of 242 North Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 11,629

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 4
High Schools: 5
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				EOC Biology (2024)	EOC English II (2024)	EOC Math I (2024)	EOC Math III (2024)	EOG Mathematics (2024)						EOG Reading (2024)						EOG Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 3rd Grade	EOG Mathematics 4th Grade	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 3rd Grade	EOG Reading 4th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Battleground Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Jeb Seagle Dr	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 736-1626	403	33	12.1	99.3%	156 (38.7%)	69 (17.1%)	120 (29.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (13.9%)	55.2	656^th of 1505 public elementary schools	56.4%		8	1440^th of 1502 public elementary schools	4.1%	784					57.5	60.8	75.0				45.2	49.4	39.7				77.9		$9,785	$1,121	$8,664
GE Massey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	130 Newbold St	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-2322	388	29	13.4	78.9%	183 (47.2%)	65 (16.8%)	104 (26.8%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.0%)	40.1	933^rd of 1505 public elementary schools	38.0%		64.1	514^th of 1502 public elementary schools	65.8%	419					76.0	44.4	25.8				46.0	48.1	35.5				69.4		$9,086	$1,289	$7,797
Love Memorial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1463 Love Memorial Sch Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-5649	292	24	11.9	72.6%	238 (81.5%)	5 (1.7%)	28 (9.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.8%)	24.1	1207^th of 1505 public elementary schools	19.8%		32.7	1043^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	30.6%	164					43.9	39.6	36.4				46.3	39.6	36.4				50.0		$12,264	$1,597	$10,666
Rock Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3633 Hwy 16 N	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 483-2281	647	39	16.6	21.8%	546 (84.4%)	23 (3.6%)	35 (5.4%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.8%)	89.7	117^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.2%		90	106^th of 1502 public elementary schools	92.9%	11					87.9	82.1	78.9				61.7	69.8	70.7				93.5		$7,824	$403	$7,420
S Ray Lowder Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Kennedy Dr	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-2741	291	20	14.3	68.4%	162 (55.7%)	42 (14.4%)	46 (15.8%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (11.7%)	54.2	681^st of 1505 public elementary schools	54.8%		51.4	743^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	50.5%	62					56.8	60.9	67.4				51.4	45.7	45.7				69.6		$10,042	$1,245	$8,797
Iron Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4207 Hwy 27 E	Iron Station	28080	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 736-4292	376	30	12.5	63.8%	294 (78.2%)	15 (4.0%)	38 (10.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.4%)	69.1	424^th of 1505 public elementary schools	71.8%		63.4	527^th of 1502 public elementary schools	64.9%	103					60.0	67.3	80.4				52.0	58.2	54.9				78.4		$10,349	$1,187	$9,162
Lincolnton High	Public	9-12	803 N Aspen St	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 735-3089	813	48	16.8	64.9%	380 (46.7%)	136 (16.7%)	241 (29.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	35.4	402^nd of 640 public high schools	37.2%		27.9	452^nd of 626 public high schools	27.8%	50	42.9	45.2	43.9	51.9															$9,236	$894	$8,342
Lcst	Public		1 Timken Dr	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 732-4084	0	13	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Asbury Academy	Public	6-12	221 Salem Church Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-4766	34	8	4.2	91.2%	25 (73.5%)	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)								(n/a)		40.0																	$21,466	$469	$20,997
Pumpkin Center Primary	Public	PK, KG-2	3970 King Wilkinson Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1394	306	21	14.7	45.8%	258 (84.3%)	7 (2.3%)	25 (8.2%)	7 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)								(n/a)																			$9,198	$156	$9,042
North Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1503 Amity Church Road	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-0262	776	44	17.7	28.6%	656 (84.5%)	21 (2.7%)	63 (8.1%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.1%)	81.2	120^th of 793 public middle schools	84.9%		83.3	108^th of 784 public middle schools	86.2%	12								73.5	72.8	61.8				59.1	63.4	64.6		82.9	$7,347	$446	$6,901
North Lincoln High	Public	9-12	2737 Lee Lawing Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1969	1,079	48	22.7	26.6%	884 (81.9%)	34 (3.2%)	112 (10.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.8%)	69.3	184^th of 640 public high schools	71.3%		71	172^nd of 626 public high schools	72.5%	12	68.7	70.4	57.6	68.9															$7,071	$386	$6,685
St James Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1774 St James Church Road	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1958	633	37	17.2	26.7%	494 (78.0%)	34 (5.4%)	57 (9.0%)	12 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	76.5	302^nd of 1505 public elementary schools	79.9%		81	215^th of 1502 public elementary schools	85.7%	87					69.9	76.5	68.8				56.1	66.1	57.8				81.3		$7,459	$375	$7,084
Childers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2595 Rock Dam Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 736-9610	415	30	13.9	67.2%	311 (74.9%)	11 (2.7%)	77 (18.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.4%)	42.3	881^st of 1505 public elementary schools	41.5%		53.8	699^th of 1502 public elementary schools	53.5%	182					48.5	43.8	65.5				42.4	38.4	56.9				67.2		$9,897	$1,409	$8,488
Pumpkin Center Intermediate	Public	3-5	3980 King Wilkinson Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1504	315	20	16.1	43.2%	260 (82.5%)	6 (1.9%)	30 (9.5%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	62.7	531^st of 1505 public elementary schools	64.7%		67.6	452^nd of 1502 public elementary schools	69.9%	79					77.1	54.6	58.0				60.0	54.6	48.0				72.0		$9,377	$670	$8,707
Lincolnton Middle	Public	6-8	2361 Startown Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-1120	560	42	13.3	72.5%	268 (47.9%)	86 (15.4%)	149 (26.6%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (9.1%)	37.2	515^th of 793 public middle schools	35.1%		46.8	404^th of 784 public middle schools	48.5%	111								42.0	35.8	49.0				33.7	39.2	42.0		71.9	$8,847	$1,187	$7,659
East Lincoln High	Public	9-12	6471 Hwy 73	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1860	1,047	48	22.0	28.8%	790 (75.5%)	85 (8.1%)	87 (8.3%)	20 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.0%)	65.2	202^nd of 640 public high schools	68.4%		63.7	204^th of 626 public high schools	67.4%	2	57.7	70.6	63.0	66.0															$7,000	$484	$6,516
East Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	4137 Hwy 73	Iron Station	28080	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 732-0761	728	42	17.4	34.2%	541 (74.3%)	54 (7.4%)	78 (10.7%)	7 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	73.8	181^st of 793 public middle schools	77.2%		73.7	174^th of 784 public middle schools	77.8%	7								67.2	64.0	63.6				60.1	49.2	58.2		83.7	$7,305	$426	$6,879
Catawba Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	206 North Little Egypt Rd	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-1895	529	32	16.3	29.7%	375 (70.9%)	51 (9.6%)	53 (10.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	41 (7.8%)	89.7	116^th of 1505 public elementary schools	92.3%		84.4	173^rd of 1502 public elementary schools	88.5%	57					85.9	81.1	76.5				76.1	70.5	68.6				85.3		$7,867	$484	$7,383
Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4875 Reepsville Rd	Vale	28168	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-1493	323	23	14.1	55.4%	284 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (5.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	83.2	200^th of 1505 public elementary schools	86.7%		88.7	127^th of 1502 public elementary schools	91.5%	73					78.7	75.9	72.1				55.3	70.7	67.4				84.1		$10,166	$909	$9,257
West Lincoln High	Public	9-12	172 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-9453	756	44	17.3	51.5%	656 (86.8%)	4 (0.5%)	67 (8.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	48.8	306^th of 640 public high schools	52.2%		52.6	276^th of 626 public high schools	55.9%	30	59.6	54.8	37.8	61.4															$8,213	$515	$7,699
West Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	260 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-1760	554	38	14.6	61.9%	485 (87.5%)	4 (0.7%)	39 (7.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	63.1	265^th of 793 public middle schools	66.6%		63.9	253^rd of 784 public middle schools	67.7%	12								59.5	56.2	61.6				54.6	47.0	51.4		75.1	$8,615	$996	$7,618
North Brook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	642 Hwy 274	Vale	28168	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-2479	364	25	14.3	67.0%	323 (88.7%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	64.5	495^th of 1505 public elementary schools	67.1%		61.7	549^th of 1502 public elementary schools	63.4%	54					76.1	82.7	62.7				45.7	65.4	49.2				61.0		$9,492	$999	$8,493

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Catawba County Schools	7.33 mi	28	71^st
Gaston County Schools	8.98 mi	57	158^th
NCDPS Juvenile Education Services	11.38 mi	10
Community Public Charter	12.09 mi	1
Newton Conover City Schools	12.37 mi	7	74^th

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