Lincolnton Middle

Summary:

Lincolnton Middle is a public middle school in Lincolnton, North Carolina, serving around 560 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.

Lincolnton Middle has a more diverse student population compared to nearby schools, with higher percentages of African American and Hispanic students. However, the school's academic performance, as measured by End-of-Grade (EOG) test proficiency rates, is generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, Lincolnton Middle's 8th-grade math and reading proficiency rates were 49% and 42%, respectively, compared to the district's 58.8% and 54.4%, and the state's 46.9% and 51.4%. The school's statewide ranking has also declined over the years, from a high of 264 out of 691 schools in 2017-2018 to a low of 515 out of 793 schools in 2023-2024, with a consistent 2-star rating.

Lincolnton Middle's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. While the school performs relatively well for African American and Hispanic students, it struggles with the performance of White and multi-racial students, as well as students with disabilities. The school also has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, reaching 72.5% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Compared to nearby schools within the Lincoln County Schools district, such as East Lincoln Middle and North Lincoln Middle, Lincolnton Middle's academic performance is generally lower, with these schools consistently ranking higher and having higher proficiency rates in EOG tests.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 2361 Startown Road
       Lincolnton, NC  28092-2168


(704) 735-1120

District: Lincoln County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
515th of 793 North Carolina Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,847 Help


Students who attend Lincolnton Middle usually attend:

High:    Lincolnton High

Feeder schools for Lincolnton Middle:

Elementary:    Battleground Elementary
    GE Massey Elementary
    S Ray Lowder Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  563

Racial breakdown:

White:
46.2%
Hispanic:
26.3%
African American:
15.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lincolnton Middle ranks worse than 64.9% of middle schools in North Carolina. It also ranks last 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 37.19. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lincolnton Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (46.2%), Hispanic (26.3%), African American (15.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincolnton Middle is 13.3, which is the lowest among 4 middle schools in the Lincoln County Schools District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincolnton Middle is $8,847, which is the highest among 4 middle schools in the Lincoln County Schools District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincolnton Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincolnton Middle 515th of 793 North Carolina public middle schools. (See Lincolnton Middle in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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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 Lincolnton Middle

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Rank History for all students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 53.96 321st 598 46.3%
2007 55.05 312th 606 48.5%
2008 48.47 361st 620 41.8%
2009 61.79 275th 630 56.3%
2010 66.28 225th 640 64.8%
2011 70.90 188th 648 71.0%
2012 60.28 310th 662 53.2%
2013 48.01 343rd 673 49.0%
2014 44.43 339th 627 45.9%
2015 53.25 336th 705 52.3%
2016 57.52 295th 692 57.4%
2017 58.75 291st 694 58.1%
2018 62.18 264th 691 61.8%
2019 57.20 320th 737 56.6%
2021 46.12 385th 741 48.0%
2022 39.94 470th 786 40.2%
2023 46.75 404th 784 48.5%
2024 37.19 515th 793 35.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.94 149th 221 32.6%
2019 42.57 137th 237 42.2%
2021 33.54 170th 248 31.5%
2022 18.86 256th 283 9.5%
2023 25.37 248th 302 17.9%
2024 13.86 290th 306 5.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 44.59 96th 211 54.5%
2021 46.66 88th 236 62.7%
2022 75.54 25th 312 92.0%
2023 56.10 81st 318 74.5%
2024 35.80 225th 356 36.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 21.19 433rd 473 8.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.59 63rd 604 89.6%
2019 69.53 137th 639 78.6%
2021 58.97 202nd 633 68.1%
2022 44.30 366th 689 46.9%
2023 55.30 287th 735 61.0%
2024 40.86 434th 743 41.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.49 262nd 656 60.1%
2019 51.74 344th 684 49.7%
2021 46.88 354th 706 49.9%
2022 39.20 443rd 733 39.6%
2023 45.42 398th 731 45.6%
2024 35.18 486th 738 34.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.78 153rd 475 67.8%
2019 58.02 143rd 504 71.6%
2021 54.66 139th 478 70.9%
2022 22.42 401st 449 10.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 75.00 9th 416 97.8%
2021 50.52 278th 448 37.9%
2022 48.77 298th 450 33.8%
2023 44.66 329th 452 27.2%
2024 48.65 311th 461 32.5%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for Gifted and Talented Students!

Rank History for Male students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.99 264th 665 60.3%
2019 59.67 273rd 697 60.8%
2021 44.36 385th 711 45.9%
2022 38.98 464th 748 38.0%
2023 46.23 389th 747 47.9%
2024 37.65 479th 751 36.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.68 89th 494 82.0%
2019 66.22 112th 519 78.4%
2021 56.58 159th 533 70.2%
2022 32.98 382nd 550 30.5%
2023 48.87 244th 559 56.4%
2024 50.66 228th 560 59.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.32 69th 472 85.4%
2019 64.74 119th 493 75.9%
2021 58.15 170th 522 67.4%
2022 57.35 195th 541 64.0%
2023 58.57 186th 553 66.4%
2024 40.67 352nd 564 37.6%
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Rank History for White students at Lincolnton Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.63 325th 596 45.5%
2019 41.34 391st 624 37.3%
2021 34.24 419th 632 33.7%
2022 30.41 487th 658 26.0%
2023 35.57 446th 656 32.0%
2024 28.17 508th 652 22.1%
See the entire list of Best North Carolina Middle Schools for White Students!

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 Lincolnton Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 571 144 7 5 1 n/a n/a 0 728
1989 543 132 8 11 0 n/a n/a 0 694
1990 575 123 8 7 0 n/a n/a 0 713
1991 570 139 5 16 2 n/a n/a 0 732
1992 548 138 5 17 3 n/a n/a 0 711
1993 536 131 4 13 2 n/a n/a 0 686
1994 519 121 2 19 1 n/a n/a 0 662
1995 562 130 3 48 1 n/a n/a 0 744
1996 562 130 3 48 1 n/a n/a 0 744
1997 565 124 2 65 1 n/a n/a 0 757
1998 541 133 2 72 3 n/a n/a 0 751
1999 525 134 2 79 3 n/a n/a 0 743
2000 428 124 2 100 4 n/a n/a 0 658
2001 412 119 2 113 5 n/a n/a 0 651
2002 388 158 3 94 3 n/a n/a 0 646
2003 388 158 3 94 3 n/a n/a 0 646
2004 389 154 6 119 2 n/a n/a 0 670
2005 386 133 5 137 2 n/a n/a 0 663
2006 359 142 2 153 2 n/a n/a 0 658
2007 409 104 3 161 4 n/a n/a 34 715
2008 416 97 5 163 2 n/a n/a 44 727
2009 377 132 6 152 0 n/a n/a 0 667
2010 369 142 4 159 0 n/a n/a 0 674
2011 361 116 5 159 2 0 18 0 661
2012 364 113 6 164 2 0 31 0 680
2013 358 91 3 164 2 1 41 0 660
2014 361 98 2 155 1 1 34 0 652
2015 338 91 3 149 1 1 32 0 615
2016 311 88 3 117 0 1 30 0 550
2017 310 87 3 147 0 0 26 0 573
2018 333 96 3 156 0 1 38 0 627
2019 356 96 4 178 0 1 42 0 677
2020 256 95 4 178 0 0 144 0 677
2021 305 99 6 186 0 0 48 0 644
2022 282 101 6 170 1 0 48 0 608
2023 268 86 5 149 1 0 51 0 560
2024 260 85 9 148 1 0 60 0 563

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Lincolnton Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 728 46.0 15.8 15.5
1989 694 46.0 15.0 27.8
1990 713 46.0 15.5 23.6
1991 732 49.0 14.9 23
1992 711 44.0 16.1 21.4
1993 686 41.0 16.7 27.4
1994 662 43.0 15.4 27.9
1995 744 49.0 15.2 26.9
1996 744 49.0 15.2 26.9
1997 757 49.0 15.4 31
1998 751 51.0 14.7 33.4
1999 743 49.0 15.2 37.3
2000 658 44.0 15.0 38.4
2001 651 44.0 14.8 39.2
2002 646 44.0 14.7 0
2003 646 44.0 14.7 0
2004 670 47.0 14.3 55.1
2005 663 54.0 12.3 60.9
2006 658 47.0 14.0 57.6
2007 715 49.4 14.5 60.6
2008 727 46.4 15.7 64.4
2009 667 48.4 13.8 62.2
2010 674 48.3 13.9 69
2011 661 47.0 14.0 68.8
2012 680 43.9 15.4 71
2013 660 42.8 15.3 72.6
2014 652 41.9 15.5 70.7
2015 615 41.0 15.0 73.2
2016 550 41.0 13.4 72.7
2017 573 41.0 13.9 74.7
2018 627 44.2 14.1 72.9
2019 677 44.6 15.1 70.9
2020 677 44.8 15.1 71.6
2021 644 43.5 14.7 55.3
2022 608 43.4 14.0 45.9
2023 560 41.9 13.3 72.5
2024 563 42.2 13.3 99.5

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 Lincolnton Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 728 46.0 15.8 15.5
1989 694 46.0 15.0 27.8
1990 713 46.0 15.5 23.6
1991 732 49.0 14.9 23
1992 711 44.0 16.1 21.4
1993 686 41.0 16.7 27.4
1994 662 43.0 15.4 27.9
1995 744 49.0 15.2 26.9
1996 744 49.0 15.2 26.9
1997 757 49.0 15.4 31
1998 751 51.0 14.7 33.4
1999 743 49.0 15.2 37.3
2000 658 44.0 15.0 38.4
2001 651 44.0 14.8 39.2
2002 646 44.0 14.7 0
2003 646 44.0 14.7 0
2004 670 47.0 14.3 55.1
2005 663 54.0 12.3 60.9
2006 658 47.0 14.0 57.6
2007 715 49.4 14.5 60.6
2008 727 46.4 15.7 64.4
2009 667 48.4 13.8 62.2
2010 674 48.3 13.9 69
2011 661 47.0 14.0 68.8
2012 680 43.9 15.4 71
2013 660 42.8 15.3 72.6
2014 652 41.9 15.5 70.7
2015 615 41.0 15.0 73.2
2016 550 41.0 13.4 72.7
2017 573 41.0 13.9 74.7
2018 627 44.2 14.1 72.9
2019 677 44.6 15.1 70.9
2020 677 44.8 15.1 71.6
2021 644 43.5 14.7 55.3
2022 608 43.4 14.0 45.9
2023 560 41.9 13.3 72.5
2024 563 42.2 13.3 99.5

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 Lincolnton Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,187 (13.4%) $7,659 (86.6%) $8,847

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

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 320th of 737 Middle schoolsRanks 404th of 784 Middle schools
 8.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Mathematics (Lincolnton Middle)58.447.9
 10.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)69.163.4
 5.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.852.3
 6.5%
6th Grade Reading (Lincolnton Middle)54.143.2
 10.9%
   6th Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools)67.558.1
 9.4%
   6th Grade Reading (North Carolina)6049.3
 10.7%
7th Grade Mathematics (Lincolnton Middle)64.957.8
 7.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)6765.6
 1.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)58.450.1
 8.3%
7th Grade Reading (Lincolnton Middle)56.841.1
 15.7%
   7th Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools)65.955.4
 10.5%
   7th Grade Reading (North Carolina)58.850.2
 8.6%
8th Grade Mathematics (Lincolnton Middle)56.141.8
 14.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln County Schools)61.352.7
 8.6%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Carolina)52.644.8
 7.8%
8th Grade Reading (Lincolnton Middle)57.938.7
 19.2%
   8th Grade Reading (Lincoln County Schools)63.952
 11.9%
   8th Grade Reading (North Carolina)55.651
 4.6%
8th Grade Science (Lincolnton Middle)83.475.8
 7.6%
   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 Students677560
 17.3%
African American9686
 10.4%
American Indian01
Asian45
 25%
Hispanic178149
 16.3%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White356268
 24.7%
Two or More Races4251
 21.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients70.9%72.5%
 1.6%


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Students who attend Lincolnton Middle usually go on to attend Lincolnton High

Lincolnton Middle ranks 515th of 793 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 563 students attended Lincolnton Middle.

Students at Lincolnton Middle are 46% White, 26% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% Two or more races, 2% Asian.


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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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