Love Memorial Elementary

Love Memorial Elementary is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Lincolnton, North Carolina, overseen by Lincoln County Schools, caters to 315 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, North Carolina's public schools average about 467 students each, so Love Memorial Elementary sits 33% leaner than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, Love Memorial Elementary lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.9:1, putting Love Memorial Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lincoln County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Love Memorial Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.6%; this one delivers 43.6%.

In the broader community, Lincoln County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,016, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Love Memorial Elementary is one of 25 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 14,428 students).

The closest other public school is S Ray Lowder Elementary, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Love Memorial Elementary comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 54.0%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Love Memorial Elementary's enrollment has edged up 3% since 2018, when it stood at 307 (now 315). White enrollment moved from 86% to 77% across the same window.

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