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Enrollment
563
Middle
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 605
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370268001115
Lincolnton Middle
2361 Startown Road, Lincolnton, NC 28092 · (704) 735-1120 · Lincoln County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL563 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of North Carolina public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
13.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
560 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 | 183 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 203 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 177 | 31% |
Student demographics
69%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
39.1%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
42.5%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 Lincolnton Middle
Lincolnton Middle's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincolnton Middle this school | 563 | 99.5% | 43.2% |
| Four Oaks Middle Four Oaks | 477 | 98.1% | 59.4% |
| Swift Creek Middle Clayton | 691 | 99.3% | 55.3% |
| Valley Springs Middle Arden | 654 | 99.5% | 58.7% |
| Woodington Middle Kinston | 584 | 99.5% | 48.3% |
| Central Wilkes Middle School Moravian Falls | 564 | 99.5% | 57.9% |
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 Lincolnton Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #317 of 463 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #301 of 461 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.1% | #346 of 463 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 563 | #258 of 478 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #67 of 456 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #92 of 456 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #112 of 472 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #171 of 300 |
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
563
-81 (-13%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 732
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 563 | 40.6 | 13.9:1 | 99% (560) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 42.2 | 13.3:1 | 99% (560) |
| 2022-23 | 560 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 73% (406) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 43 | 15.0:1 | 55% (356) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 44.3 | 14.2:1 | 73% (457) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 40 | 13.8:1 | 73% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 661 | 47 | 14.1:1 | 69% (455) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 39% (255) |
| 1990-91 | 732 | 49 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincolnton Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (627 to 563); teachers down 8% (44.3 to 40.6).
About Lincolnton Middle
Lincolnton Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Lincolnton, North Carolina, under Lincoln County Schools. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 563 students.
Lincoln County Schools oversees Lincolnton Middle and 21 other schools, with 11,710 students in total.
The largest group at Lincolnton Middle is White students, at 44%. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 14% Black, and 10% multiracial. Census figures show Lincoln County is about 83% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Lincolnton Middle has 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.9:1. Middle schools in North Carolina average 15.9:1, 2.0 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 99% at Lincolnton Middle. That is higher than the 66% average for public schools in Lincoln County.
On the allk12 Grade, Lincolnton Middle lands at C, ahead of 33% of North Carolina public middle schools.
Lincolnton Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.2%, compared with a predicted 48.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of North Carolina schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Lincoln County show that the median household earns about $80,016 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Lincoln County has 25 public schools with about 14,428 students, including Lincolnton Middle.
Measured in a straight line, Lincolnton High is about 2.9 miles from Lincolnton Middle. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 52.4% proficiency; Lincolnton Middle posts 43.2%.
Lincolnton Middle is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lincolnton Middle had a net loss of 81 students, or 13%. The school's ratio dropped from 15.0:1 to 13.9:1 between 2020-21 and 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
- West Lincoln MiddleMiddle · 563 students
- Battleground ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Childers ElementaryElementary · 418 students
Nearby schools
- Lincolnton High2.9 mi · 797
- Battleground Elementary2.9 mi · 420
- GE Massey Elementary3.3 mi · 370
- Childers Elementary4.0 mi · 418
- S Ray Lowder Elementary4.1 mi · 306
- Asbury Academy4.4 mi · 34
Frequently asked questions
About Lincolnton MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lincolnton Middle?
Lincolnton Middle enrolls approximately 563 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lincolnton Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincolnton Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lincolnton Middle?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Lincolnton Middle.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincolnton Middle?
At Lincolnton Middle, the student body is approximately 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincolnton Middle?
Lincolnton Middle is overseen by Lincoln County Schools in Lincoln County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.