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Lincoln County Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
131st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 584 Georgia Middle Schools
Better than 78% of Georgia middle schools
Summary

Lincoln County Middle School is a public middle school in Lincolnton, Georgia, serving 275 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Lincoln County School District, which is ranked 44 out of 206 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln County Middle School consistently outperforms the state and county averages in various academic assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had a 100% proficiency rate in Algebra I, compared to 54.9% in Lincoln County and 44.9% statewide. The school also had higher proficiency rates in Mathematics across all grade levels, with 61.4% for 6th grade, 58% for 7th grade, and 63.8% for 8th grade, outpacing the state averages of 37.3%, 40.1%, and 47%, respectively. Additionally, Lincoln County Middle School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.7 to 13.1 over the past three school years, which is lower than the nearby Washington-Wilkes Middle School, which had a ratio of 16.2 in the 2023-2024 school year.

Despite the school's strong academic performance, it serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, as evidenced by the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 57.36% in 2022-2023 to 65.09% in 2023-2024. This is higher than the nearby Washington-Wilkes Middle School, which had 87.29% free and reduced lunch recipients in 2023-2024. However, Lincoln County Middle School has maintained a strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Georgia middle schools over the past several years, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, which is a testament to the school's ability to support its students despite these challenges.

283
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$13,284
Per pupil spending ?
90.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 200 Charles Ward Elam Dr # B
       Lincolnton, GA  30817

(706) 359-3069

District: Lincoln County


Students who attend Lincoln County Middle School usually attend:

High:    Lincoln County High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln County Middle School:

Elementary:    Lincoln County Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
65.0%
African American:
31.4%
Two or more races:
2.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 55th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Georgia average (51% vs 40% meeting standards)
✓Ranks in the top 22% of Georgia middle schools
✓Ranking is trending up — up 23 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school51%
District avg51%
Georgia avg40%
131st of 584
Georgia public middle schools ?
Top 22%▲ up 23 pts since 2015
From top 45% (2015) to top 22% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Georgia Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
44th of 206Lincoln County among Georgia districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankGeorgia percentileRating
202574.4131 of 58477.6%★★★★☆
202477.0115 of 58880.4%★★★★☆
202377.3114 of 57780.2%★★★★☆
202270.9145 of 56774.4%★★★★☆
202168.5156 of 54271.2%★★★★☆
201956.9216 of 55961.4%★★★☆☆
201854.5219 of 54359.7%★★★☆☆
201757.5204 of 53962.2%★★★☆☆
201646.7276 of 54549.4%★★☆☆☆
201551.2242 of 53754.9%★★★☆☆
201459.9232 of 52155.5%★★★☆☆
201359.1239 of 52754.6%★★★☆☆
201271.2128 of 50874.8%★★★★☆
201175.799 of 50480.4%★★★★☆
201073.7102 of 49479.4%★★★★☆
200969.8123 of 46673.6%★★★★☆
200867.9139 of 46269.9%★★★★☆
200760.4187 of 44558.0%★★★☆☆
200655.7194 of 42053.8%★★★☆☆
By subject vs Georgia (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I100%+55 vs state
Mathematics61%+19 vs state
English Language Arts45%+4 vs state
Science42%+13 vs state
Social Studies42%+3 vs state

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Students at Lincoln County Middle School are 65% White, 31% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 283 students attended Lincoln County Middle School.

Lincoln County Middle School ranks 131st of 584 Georgia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Lincoln County Middle School usually go on to attend Lincoln County High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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