East Lincoln Middle

Summary:

East Lincoln Middle is a public middle school located in Iron Station, North Carolina, serving 728 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lincoln County Schools district, which is ranked 66 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Lincoln Middle consistently outperforms the Lincoln County Schools district and the state of North Carolina in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 67.2% of 6th graders were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 61.5% for the district and 54.3% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in Science, with 83.7% of 8th graders proficient or better, compared to 78.5% for the district and 70.1% for the state. However, the school has a predominantly white student population, with lower percentages of African American and Hispanic students compared to nearby schools like Lincolnton Middle and North Lincoln Middle.

East Lincoln Middle also has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, at 34.2% in the 2022-2023 school year, compared to the higher rates at Mount Holly Middle (61.58%) and Lincolnton Middle (72.5%). Despite these differences, the school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of North Carolina middle schools and maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its strong overall performance and the positive educational experience it provides to its students.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 4137 Hwy 73
       Iron Station, NC  28080-7709


(704) 732-0761

District: Lincoln County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
181st of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,305 Help


Students who attend East Lincoln Middle usually attend:

High:    East Lincoln High

Feeder schools for East Lincoln Middle:

Elementary:    Catawba Springs Elementary
    Iron Station Elementary
    St James Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  17.4 Help
Number of students:  728

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.3%
Hispanic:
10.7%
African American:
7.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details East Lincoln Middle ranks better than 77.2% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Lincoln County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 73.79. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (74.3%), Hispanic (10.7%), African American (7.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 34.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at East Lincoln Middle is 17.4. 2 middle schools in the Lincoln County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at East Lincoln Middle is $7,305, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Lincoln County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

East Lincoln Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks East Lincoln Middle 181st of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See East Lincoln Middle in the ranking list.)

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Lincoln County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln County Schools 66th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for East Lincoln Middle

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Rank History for all students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.38 186th 598 68.9%
2007 72.48 144th 606 76.2%
2008 77.84 110th 620 82.3%
2009 75.12 144th 630 77.1%
2010 75.40 137th 640 78.6%
2011 79.51 94th 648 85.5%
2012 76.92 126th 662 81.0%
2013 84.50 79th 673 88.3%
2014 77.90 124th 627 80.2%
2015 78.21 132nd 705 81.3%
2016 78.85 123rd 692 82.2%
2017 83.22 88th 694 87.3%
2018 80.79 105th 691 84.8%
2019 80.95 114th 737 84.5%
2021 81.16 123rd 741 83.4%
2022 77.50 156th 786 80.2%
2023 73.70 174th 784 77.8%
2024 73.79 181st 793 77.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 59.37 77th 237 67.5%
2021 52.04 99th 248 60.1%
2022 60.75 95th 283 66.4%
2023 37.15 202nd 302 33.1%
2024 51.05 147th 306 52.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 49.49 169th 473 64.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.77 124th 604 79.5%
2019 66.99 154th 639 75.9%
2021 76.11 86th 633 86.4%
2022 76.09 96th 689 86.1%
2023 65.36 188th 735 74.4%
2024 65.12 206th 743 72.3%
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Rank History for Female students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.97 95th 656 85.5%
2019 81.37 99th 684 85.5%
2021 82.90 87th 706 87.7%
2022 81.98 114th 733 84.4%
2023 77.10 141st 731 80.7%
2024 78.55 137th 738 81.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.16 43rd 475 90.9%
2019 49.32 213th 504 57.7%
2021 58.60 114th 478 76.2%
2022 57.27 107th 449 76.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 73.44 32nd 416 92.3%
2021 72.57 81st 448 81.9%
2022 67.27 111th 450 75.3%
2023 58.23 232nd 452 48.7%
2024 56.25 241st 461 47.7%
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Rank History for Male students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.14 103rd 665 84.5%
2019 79.73 115th 697 83.5%
2021 78.34 134th 711 81.2%
2022 70.68 187th 748 75.0%
2023 67.67 209th 747 72.0%
2024 65.22 229th 751 69.5%
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Rank History for African American students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.21 352nd 494 28.7%
2019 43.32 296th 519 43.0%
2021 47.58 228th 533 57.2%
2022 49.53 226th 550 58.9%
2023 34.93 370th 559 33.8%
2024 55.33 187th 560 66.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.93 17th 472 96.4%
2019 82.31 46th 493 90.7%
2021 82.24 48th 522 90.8%
2022 75.98 76th 541 86.0%
2023 72.36 96th 553 82.6%
2024 62.72 157th 564 72.2%
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Rank History for White students at East Lincoln Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.91 165th 596 72.3%
2019 72.11 160th 624 74.4%
2021 68.71 170th 632 73.1%
2022 65.78 208th 658 68.4%
2023 63.82 224th 656 65.9%
2024 61.80 226th 652 65.3%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for East Lincoln Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 688 81 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 774
1989 667 78 1 1 3 n/a n/a -1 749
1990 610 68 2 2 4 n/a n/a 0 686
1991 653 68 3 4 3 n/a n/a 0 731
1992 658 67 3 4 6 n/a n/a 0 738
1993 701 67 3 4 2 n/a n/a 0 777
1994 728 73 3 2 4 n/a n/a 0 810
1995 840 79 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 926
1996 840 79 3 2 2 n/a n/a 0 926
1997 836 75 6 2 3 n/a n/a 0 922
1998 842 77 3 3 2 n/a n/a 0 927
1999 819 72 4 5 4 n/a n/a 0 904
2000 457 73 3 10 3 n/a n/a 0 546
2001 500 96 2 10 4 n/a n/a 0 612
2002 574 74 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 659
2003 574 74 2 8 1 n/a n/a 0 659
2004 536 69 1 15 2 n/a n/a 0 623
2005 534 62 3 18 2 n/a n/a 0 619
2006 542 69 5 17 3 n/a n/a 0 636
2007 554 43 4 15 3 n/a n/a 17 636
2008 549 48 4 13 4 n/a n/a 15 633
2009 534 66 3 19 6 n/a n/a 0 628
2010 543 67 3 21 4 n/a n/a 0 638
2011 529 48 4 30 3 0 13 0 627
2012 573 47 4 23 2 1 9 0 659
2013 577 50 4 33 1 1 12 0 678
2014 581 34 3 31 0 1 28 0 678
2015 592 32 5 35 2 0 26 0 692
2016 561 31 5 31 3 0 30 0 661
2017 556 34 11 38 2 0 31 0 672
2018 548 44 9 44 2 0 29 0 676
2019 534 56 14 46 2 0 30 0 682
2020 513 47 8 42 1 0 76 0 687
2021 525 44 9 50 2 0 43 0 673
2022 539 43 8 62 3 0 42 0 697
2023 541 54 7 78 5 0 43 0 728

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at East Lincoln Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 774 45.0 17.2 7.2
1989 749 45.0 16.6 14.2
1990 686 45.0 15.2 16.5
1991 731 47.0 15.5 15.5
1992 738 43.0 17.1 9.3
1993 777 44.0 17.7 13.5
1994 810 47.0 17.2 13.2
1995 926 53.0 17.5 12.5
1996 926 53.0 17.5 12.5
1997 922 53.0 17.4 13.7
1998 927 56.0 16.6 14.9
1999 904 53.0 17.1 21.5
2000 546 40.0 13.7 33.9
2001 612 40.0 15.3 20.9
2002 659 27.0 24.4 0
2003 659 27.0 24.4 0
2004 623 42.0 14.8 29.1
2005 619 44.0 14.1 30.5
2006 636 43.0 14.8 29.4
2007 636 43.7 14.6 33.9
2008 633 42.5 14.9 34.8
2009 628 42.0 15.0 34.6
2010 638 41.1 15.5 36.5
2011 627 42.7 14.6 37.2
2012 659 39.5 16.6 37.9
2013 678 42.4 15.9 38.9
2014 678 41.5 16.3 33.3
2015 692 41.0 16.8 33.5
2016 661 42.0 15.7 34
2017 672 37.5 17.8 33.3
2018 676 38.6 17.5 32
2019 682 37.6 18.1 30.2
2020 687 37.7 18.1 28.2
2021 673 38.8 17.3 20.5
2022 697 40.1 17.3 16.2
2023 728 41.7 17.4 34.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio East Lincoln Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 774 45.0 17.2 7.2
1989 749 45.0 16.6 14.2
1990 686 45.0 15.2 16.5
1991 731 47.0 15.5 15.5
1992 738 43.0 17.1 9.3
1993 777 44.0 17.7 13.5
1994 810 47.0 17.2 13.2
1995 926 53.0 17.5 12.5
1996 926 53.0 17.5 12.5
1997 922 53.0 17.4 13.7
1998 927 56.0 16.6 14.9
1999 904 53.0 17.1 21.5
2000 546 40.0 13.7 33.9
2001 612 40.0 15.3 20.9
2002 659 27.0 24.4 0
2003 659 27.0 24.4 0
2004 623 42.0 14.8 29.1
2005 619 44.0 14.1 30.5
2006 636 43.0 14.8 29.4
2007 636 43.7 14.6 33.9
2008 633 42.5 14.9 34.8
2009 628 42.0 15.0 34.6
2010 638 41.1 15.5 36.5
2011 627 42.7 14.6 37.2
2012 659 39.5 16.6 37.9
2013 678 42.4 15.9 38.9
2014 678 41.5 16.3 33.3
2015 692 41.0 16.8 33.5
2016 661 42.0 15.7 34
2017 672 37.5 17.8 33.3
2018 676 38.6 17.5 32
2019 682 37.6 18.1 30.2
2020 687 37.7 18.1 28.2
2021 673 38.8 17.3 20.5
2022 697 40.1 17.3 16.2
2023 728 41.7 17.4 34.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for East Lincoln Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $426 (5.8%) $6,879 (94.2%) $7,305

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on East Lincoln Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 114th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 174th of 784 Middle schools
 6.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (East Lincoln Middle)7364.2
 8.8%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)69.163.4
 5.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (East Lincoln Middle)73.859.5
 14.3%
   6th Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools)67.558.1
 9.4%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (East Lincoln Middle)67.766.4
 1.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)6765.6
 1.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (East Lincoln Middle)69.965.1
 4.8%
   7th Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools)65.955.4
 10.5%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (East Lincoln Middle)77.658.1
 19.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)61.352.7
 8.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (East Lincoln Middle)70.353.1
 17.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools)63.952
 11.9%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (East Lincoln Middle)9076.8
 13.2%
   8th Grade Science (Lincoln County Schools)86.678.3
 8.3%
   8th Grade Science (North Carolina)78.670.3
 8.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students682728
 6.7%
African American5654
 3.6%
American Indian25
 150%
Asian147
 50%
Hispanic4678
 69.6%
Pacific Islander00
White534541
 1.3%
Two or More Races3043
 43.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients30.2%34.2%
 4%


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Students at East Lincoln Middle are 74% White, 11% Hispanic, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 728 students attended East Lincoln Middle.

Students who attend East Lincoln Middle usually go on to attend East Lincoln High

East Lincoln Middle ranks 181st of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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