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Enrollment
696
Middle
DISTRICT 702 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUILFORD COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370192002773
Lincoln Academy
1016 Lincoln Street, Greensboro, NC 27401 · (336) 370-3471 · Guilford County
GRADES 04–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of North Carolina public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
693 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 4 | 59 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 193 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 186 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 202 | 29% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
70.4%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
66.7%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Lincoln Academy
Lincoln Academy's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Academy this school | 696 | 99.6% | 64.4% |
| H J MacDonald Middle New Bern | 632 | 99.2% | 54.3% |
| Southwest Guilford Middle High Point | 1,032 | 99.7% | 48.7% |
| Jamestown Middle Jamestown | 949 | 99.7% | 51.1% |
| Kernodle Middle Greensboro | 707 | 98.2% | 65.6% |
| Mendenhall Middle Greensboro | 905 | 99.7% | 41.9% |
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 Lincoln Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Guilford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #94 of 463 | #4 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #72 of 461 | #3 of 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.4% | #36 of 463 | #2 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #160 of 478 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #335 of 456 | #18 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #90 of 456 | #6 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.6% | #54 of 472 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #100 of 143 | #5 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
696
+78 (+13%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 705
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 696 | 39.8 | 17.5:1 | 100% (693) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 37.6 | 16.5:1 | 100% (617) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 39.1 | 16.1:1 | 57% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 39 | 15.8:1 | 45% (278) |
| 2017-18 | 665 | 41.2 | 16.1:1 | 46% (304) |
| 2015-16 | 678 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 41% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 43 | 16.4:1 | 40% (280) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (665 to 696); teachers down 3% (41.2 to 39.8).
About Lincoln Academy
Lincoln Academy is a medium-sized middle school in Guilford County Schools, located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The grade span is 4 through 8, and enrollment is 696 students.
The 123 schools of Guilford County Schools, including Lincoln Academy, enroll 68,535 students.
Lincoln Academy has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 18% White, 17% Asian, 8% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Guilford County's population at about 34%. The school's diversity index is 69%, meaning two students picked at random have a 69% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Lincoln Academy total 39.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.9:1 average for middle schools in North Carolina. The school counts 693 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 100%. The average for public schools in Guilford County is 89%.
Measured against North Carolina public middle schools, Lincoln Academy receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Lincoln Academy's lunch-eligibility share in North Carolina is predicted to score 48.4%. Lincoln Academy scores 64.4%, 16.0 points above that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Guilford County show that the median household income is $68,642, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. There are 143 public schools in Guilford County, enrolling about 79,539 students in all.
James B Dudley High is the public school closest to Lincoln Academy, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 38.2% on proficiency, and Lincoln Academy is above that at 64.4%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment grew 13% from its 2020-21 level of 618. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.8:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Guilford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,940
Census ACS
Median income
$68,642
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
143
79,539 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guilford County Schools
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Southwest Guilford HighHigh · 1,547 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Other schools in Greensboro
- Northwest Guilford HighHigh · 2,055 students
- Grimsley HighHigh · 1,967 students
- Page HighHigh · 1,648 students
- James B Dudley HighHigh · 1,403 students
- Triad Math and Science AcademyCombined · 1,374 students
- Ben L. Smith High SchoolHigh · 1,348 students
Other Lincoln Academy schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Lincoln Academy. Lincoln Academy is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Lincoln AcademyPLEASANT GROVE, UT · 911 students
- LINCOLN ACADEMYFORREST CITY, AR · 132 students
- Lincoln AcademyStanwood, WA · 20 students
Nearby schools
- James B Dudley High0.2 mi · 1,403
- Bluford Elementary0.3 mi · 266
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 214
- A&T Four Middle College1.1 mi · 162
- Gillespie Park Elementary1.1 mi · 215
- STEM Early College @ NC A&T SU1.2 mi · 192
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln AcademyHow large is Lincoln Academy?
Lincoln Academy enrolls approximately 696 students in grades 04-08.
What age range does Lincoln Academy serve?
Lincoln Academy serves students from grade 04 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lincoln Academy have?
Lincoln Academy employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Academy?
Student demographics at Lincoln Academy are roughly 18% White, 8% Hispanic, 49% Black, 17% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Academy in?
Lincoln Academy is part of Guilford County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.