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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Lincoln County, North Carolina

20 public schools in Lincoln County, North Carolina appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Rock Springs Elementary leads the list at 74.2%, against a median of 55.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Lincoln County, North Carolina

Top % Proficient (Reading)

74.2%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

55.2%

BEST IN READING · LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Rock Springs Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	639	74.2%
2	Catawba Springs Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	543	71.6%
3	East Lincoln High	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	1,047	71.3%
4	North Lincoln High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	1,126	69.7%
5	West Lincoln High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	731	65.4%
6	North Lincoln Middle	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	774	64.9%
7	St James Elementary	Denver, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	653	60.4%
8	Iron Station Elementary	Iron Station, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	367	57.4%
9	Lincolnton High	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	High	797	56.6%
10	Union Elementary	Vale, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	342	55.2%
11	East Lincoln Middle	Iron Station, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	738	55.1%
12	Pumpkin Center Intermediate	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	295	54.4%
13	West Lincoln Middle	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	563	53.0%
14	Battleground Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	420	51.7%
15	S Ray Lowder Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	306	49.3%
16	North Brook Elementary	Vale, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	344	47.1%
17	Childers Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	418	42.3%
18	Lincolnton Middle	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Middle	563	39.1%
19	GE Massey Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	370	38.0%
20	Love Memorial Elementary	Lincolnton, NC	Lincoln County Schools	Elementary	315	35.5%

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