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Alumni: what's one memory from Battleground Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 467
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370268001108
Battleground Elementary
301 Jeb Seagle Dr, Lincolnton, NC 28092 · (704) 736-1626 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of North Carolina public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded North Carolina public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 14.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
408 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
51.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
79.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in North Carolina's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Battleground Elementary
Battleground Elementary's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battleground Elementary this school | 420 | 97.1% | 67.5% |
| Lucama Elementary Lucama | 431 | 99.3% | 80.8% |
| Glendale-Kenly Elementary Kenly | 433 | 99.3% | 55.1% |
| GE Massey Elementary Lincolnton | 370 | 99.2% | 44.9% |
| Bruce Drysdale Elementary Hendersonville | 473 | 99.4% | 56.6% |
| J R Ingram Jr Elementary Sanford | 419 | 99.3% | 51.1% |
Matched among North Carolina elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Battleground Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Lincoln County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #283 of 1,297 | #6 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #125 of 1,296 | #2 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #556 of 1,300 | #7 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #836 of 1,485 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #268 of 1,377 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #312 of 1,379 | #1 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.1% | #990 of 1,414 | #9 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
420
+31 (+8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 491
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 420 | 31.8 | 13.2:1 | 97% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 99% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 33.3 | 12.1:1 | 99% (400) |
| 2020-21 | 389 | 31 | 12.6:1 | 99% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 188 | 13.8 | 13.6:1 | 97% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 294 | 23 | 12.8:1 | 98% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 82% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 33 | 14.6:1 | 57% (276) |
| 1990-91 | 491 | 30 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Battleground Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 123% (188 to 420); teachers up 131% (13.8 to 31.8).
About Battleground Elementary
Battleground Elementary, located in Lincolnton, North Carolina, is a mid-sized elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 420 students.
Lincoln County Schools operates 22 schools. Combined enrollment is 11,710 students.
The biggest share of students at Battleground Elementary, 45%, is White. The rest of enrollment is 28% Hispanic, 16% Black, and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Lincoln County's population at about 83%. The diversity index for Battleground Elementary is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Battleground Elementary reports a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher, from 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.2:1 compares with an average of 14.9:1 for elementary schools in North Carolina. Lunch program data show 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Lincoln County is 31 points.
Among North Carolina public elementary schools, Battleground Elementary outscored 86%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in North Carolina with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 49.2%. Battleground Elementary posts 67.5%, 18.3 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Lincoln County show the median household earns about $80,016 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Counting Battleground Elementary, Lincoln County has 25 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Lincolnton High is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, 7 other public schools sit within five miles of Battleground Elementary. On state test proficiency, Battleground Elementary ranks 2nd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Battleground Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
Enrollment increased by 8% across 4 years, from 389 in 2020-21 to 420 in 2024-25.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,716
Census ACS
Median income
$80,016
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
25
14,428 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln County Schools
- North Lincoln HighHigh · 1,126 students
- East Lincoln HighHigh · 1,047 students
- Lincolnton HighHigh · 797 students
- North Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 774 students
- East Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 738 students
- West Lincoln HighHigh · 731 students
Other schools in Lincolnton
- North Lincoln HighHigh · 1,126 students
- Lincolnton HighHigh · 797 students
- West Lincoln HighHigh · 731 students
- Lincolnton MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- West Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- Childers ElementaryElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Lincolnton High0.2 mi · 797
- S Ray Lowder Elementary1.5 mi · 306
- GE Massey Elementary1.5 mi · 370
- Love Memorial Elementary2.1 mi · 315
- Lincolnton Middle2.9 mi · 563
- Childers Elementary3.0 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Battleground ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Battleground Elementary?
Battleground Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Battleground Elementary serve?
Battleground Elementary serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Battleground Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Battleground Elementary is approximately 13.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Battleground Elementary?
Student demographics at Battleground Elementary are roughly 45% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Battleground Elementary in?
Battleground Elementary is part of Lincoln County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.