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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at E Lawson Brown Middle?
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Enrollment
560
Middle
DISTRICT 643 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIDSON COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370114000466
E Lawson Brown Middle
1140 Kendall Mill Road, Thomasville, NC 27360 · (336) 475-8845 · Davidson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of North Carolina public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
551 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 188 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 194 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 32% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
46.2%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
52.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for North Carolina schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among North Carolina's top nor bottom 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 E Lawson Brown Middle
E Lawson Brown Middle's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E Lawson Brown Middle this school | 560 | 98.4% | 50.0% |
| North Iredell Middle Olin | 556 | 99.5% | 45.9% |
| West McDowell Middle School Marion | 550 | 99.5% | 50.0% |
| China Grove Middle China Grove | 572 | 99.5% | 46.1% |
| East Alexander Middle Hiddenite | 510 | 98.8% | 53.5% |
| Tyro Middle Lexington | 528 | 98.5% | 50.0% |
Matched among North Carolina middle 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 E Lawson Brown Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Davidson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #246 of 463 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #198 of 461 | #5 of 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #260 of 463 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #262 of 478 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #279 of 456 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.3% | #409 of 456 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.4% | #287 of 472 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #73 of 300 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
560
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 560 | 33.3 | 16.8:1 | 98% (551) |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 32.2 | 17.1:1 | 60% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 34 | 15.8:1 | 61% (327) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 42% (254) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | 43.3 | 15.9:1 | 47% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 701 | 43 | 16.3:1 | 48% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 771 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 42% (325) |
| 2000-01 | 813 | 51 | 15.9:1 | 19% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 47 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E Lawson Brown Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (690 to 560); teachers down 23% (43.3 to 33.3).
About E Lawson Brown Middle
E Lawson Brown Middle is a medium-sized middle-grades school located in Thomasville, North Carolina. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 560 students in grades 6 through 8.
E Lawson Brown Middle is run by Davidson County Schools, whose 35 schools enroll 17,936 students.
E Lawson Brown Middle is 75% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The county population is about 78% White, within a few points of the school. E Lawson Brown Middle's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
E Lawson Brown Middle operates with 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is higher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. About 98% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Davidson County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades E Lawson Brown Middle a B-. The grade compares the school only with North Carolina public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
In North Carolina, E Lawson Brown Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 50.0% actual against a predicted 48.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Davidson County, the median household income is $64,172, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 49 public schools in Davidson County, enrolling about 23,696 students in all.
The shortest distance from E Lawson Brown Middle to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to East Davidson High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 43.0% proficiency; E Lawson Brown Middle posts 50.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, E Lawson Brown Middle is Suburb: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 7% enrollment decrease, from 605 in 2020-21 to 560 in 2024-25.
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Davidson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,954
Census ACS
Median income
$64,172
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
23,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davidson County Schools
- Oak Grove HighHigh · 992 students
- North Davidson HighHigh · 935 students
- Central Davidson HighHigh · 897 students
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- West Davidson HighHigh · 740 students
- Oak Grove MiddleMiddle · 727 students
Other schools in Thomasville
- Ledford Senior HighHigh · 776 students
- Thomasville PrimaryElementary · 753 students
- East Davidson HighHigh · 709 students
- Ledford MiddleMiddle · 651 students
- Thomasville HighHigh · 590 students
- Fair Grove ElementaryElementary · 524 students
Nearby schools
- East Davidson High0.2 mi · 709
- Fair Grove Elementary1.4 mi · 524
- Pilot Elementary2.7 mi · 321
- Liberty Drive Elementary3.0 mi · 306
- Thomasville Primary3.2 mi · 753
- Brier Creek Elementary3.7 mi · 210
Frequently asked questions
About E Lawson Brown MiddleHow large is E Lawson Brown Middle?
E Lawson Brown Middle enrolls approximately 560 students in grades 06-08.
Is E Lawson Brown Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
E Lawson Brown Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does E Lawson Brown Middle have?
E Lawson Brown Middle employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
How diverse is E Lawson Brown Middle?
E Lawson Brown Middle reports a student body of 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is E Lawson Brown Middle public or private?
E Lawson Brown Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davidson County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.