Childers Elementary

Childers Elementary operates as a middle-of-the-pack primary school in Lincolnton, North Carolina, run under Lincoln County Schools. Current enrollment sits at 418 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 22 schools in Lincoln County Schools (11,710 students total), Childers Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Childers Elementary lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Childers Elementary has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.9:1 average. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Lincoln County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Childers Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 52.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lincoln County put median household earnings sit near $80,016, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Lincoln County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,428 students), of which Childers Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Battleground Elementary, roughly 3.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Childers Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Childers Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 53.5%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 3%: 431 students in 2018 compared to 418 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 77% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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