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The highest-poverty public schools in Lincoln County, North Carolina

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Lincoln County, North Carolina, drawn from 21 qualifying public schools. Lincolnton High leads the list at 99.5%, against a median of 98.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lincoln County, North Carolina

Top % FRL

99.5%

Median % FRL

98.6%

HIGHEST POVERTY · LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Lincolnton High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	797	99.5%
2	Lincolnton Middle	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	563	99.5%
3	West Lincoln High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	731	99.3%
4	GE Massey Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	370	99.2%
5	North Brook Elementary	Vale, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	344	99.1%
6	Union Elementary	Vale, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	342	99.1%
7	Pumpkin Center Primary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	325	99.1%
8	Love Memorial Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	315	99.0%
9	Pumpkin Center Intermediate	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	295	99.0%
10	West Lincoln Middle	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	563	98.8%
11	Iron Station Elementary	Iron Station, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	367	98.6%
12	S Ray Lowder Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	306	97.4%
13	Battleground Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	420	97.1%
14	Childers Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	418	97.1%
15	East Lincoln Middle	Iron Station, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	738	37.8%
16	Catawba Springs Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	543	34.4%
17	East Lincoln High	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	1,047	31.8%
18	North Lincoln Middle	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	774	28.9%
19	St James Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	653	27.0%
20	North Lincoln High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	1,126	25.3%
21	Rock Springs Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	639	21.4%

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