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E Lawson Brown Middle

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E Lawson Brown Middle ranks 399 th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

399^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 778 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 49% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

E Lawson Brown Middle serves approximately 560 students in grades 6-8 in Thomasville, NC, and is part of Davidson County Schools. For 2025-2026, the school ranks in the 49th percentile statewide and sits near the middle of North Carolina's 778 middle schools, but this overall standing hides a more nuanced story: it ranks last among nearby Davidson County middle schools, yet it outperforms every non-Davidson middle school in the immediate area.

Within its own district, E Lawson Brown Middle trails its closest county peers by a noticeable margin. Math proficiency (54%) and reading proficiency (52.5%) both lag behind Central Davidson Middle, Oak Grove Middle, North Davidson Middle, and Ledford Middle by roughly 6 to 10 percentage points. However, the picture reverses when compared to nearby schools outside the county. E Lawson Brown outranks Thomasville Middle (just 3.8 miles away, in the 15th percentile), Ferndale Middle, Lexington Middle, Trinity Middle, and Allen Jay Middle — despite many of those schools spending more per student. That matters for parents comparing options across district lines.

The school is also on a clear upward path. Chronic absenteeism has fallen from 35.8% in 2021-2022 to 13.8% in 2024-2025 — far better than nearby high-poverty schools like Thomasville Middle and Ferndale Middle. Recent test scores improved sharply in 7th grade math, reading, and 8th grade science, and the school earns strong results with low-income, Hispanic, English learner, and special education students compared to statewide subgroup averages. A notable concern is 6th grade math, which dropped from 64.8% to 49.7% in one year and now sits 12 points below the district average. Overall, E Lawson Brown appears to be recovering from its 2023-2024 low point and delivering respectable outcomes for a school where more than 98% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

560

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1140 Kendall Mill Road
Thomasville, NC 27360-6022

(336) 475-8845

District: Davidson County Schools

Students who attend E Lawson Brown Middle usually attend:

High:

East Davidson High

Feeder schools for E Lawson Brown Middle:

Elementary:	Brier Creek Elementary
	Fair Grove Elementary
	Pilot Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.2%

Hispanic:

17.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

North Carolina avg58%

399^th of 778

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

101^st of 246Davidson County Schools among North Carolina 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	399 of 778	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.9	441 of 773	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	543 of 793	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	411 of 784	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	415 of 786	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	369 of 741	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	354 of 737	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	323 of 691	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	61.7	259 of 694	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.4	240 of 692	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.2	319 of 705	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.5	214 of 627	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.7	232 of 673	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.7	210 of 662	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.9	238 of 648	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.8	199 of 640	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	69.9	190 of 630	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.5	198 of 620	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.5	205 of 606	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	60.5	257 of 598	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	32.6	292 of 449	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	420 of 478	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.6	212 of 504	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	91 of 475	80.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	147 of 371	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.3	128 of 318	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	97 of 312	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	412 of 731	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.9	455 of 733	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	533 of 738	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	449 of 731	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	421 of 733	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	348 of 706	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	399 of 684	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	321 of 656	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.8	264 of 465	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	63.3	179 of 458	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.2	147 of 461	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	38 of 452	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	48.9	296 of 450	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.1	244 of 448	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.6	251 of 416	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.7	250 of 566	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.0	292 of 562	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	439 of 564	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.5	273 of 553	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	313 of 541	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.0	215 of 522	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	148 of 493	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.1	182 of 472	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	263 of 725	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.2	314 of 729	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.8	554 of 743	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.4	368 of 735	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.2	305 of 689	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	229 of 633	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	238 of 639	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	169 of 604	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	51.5	363 of 736	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.5	392 of 733	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	502 of 751	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.9	356 of 747	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	388 of 748	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	364 of 711	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.8	285 of 697	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	302 of 665	54.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	45.1	222 of 500	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.9	283 of 478	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	321 of 473	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	480 of 644	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	523 of 649	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	599 of 652	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	540 of 656	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	539 of 658	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	504 of 632	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	506 of 624	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	469 of 596	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)64th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)60th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)56th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)56th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile~ school

Female (2026)44th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Science70%~ state avg

Mathematics54%~ state avg

Reading53%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOG Mathematics (2026)				EOG Reading (2026)				EOG Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOG Mathematics 5th Grade	EOG Mathematics 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 5th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 5th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
E Lawson Brown Middle	Public	6-8	1140 Kendall Mill Road	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 475-8845	560	33	16.8	98.4%	421 (75.2%)	15 (2.7%)	96 (17.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.1%)	49.8	399^th of 778 public middle schools	48.7%		43.9	441^st of 773 public middle schools	42.9%	42		49.7	60.0	52.3		51.4	52.3	53.9		70.5	$7,929	$745	$7,183
Thomasville Middle	Public	6-8	400 Unity Street	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Thomasville City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 474-4120	500	25	20.0	99.4%	70 (14.0%)	171 (34.2%)	216 (43.2%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.6%)	18.7	662^nd of 778 public middle schools	14.9%		12.6	703^rd of 773 public middle schools	9.1%	41		34.9	40.8	37.1		33.3	40.1	37.9		54.2	$11,713	$2,082	$9,631
Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	5271 Surrett Drive	Archdale	27263	Guilford County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 886-1100	544	30	18.1	99.4%	311 (57.2%)	29 (5.3%)	116 (21.3%)	61 (11.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.2%)	34.3	519^th of 778 public middle schools	33.3%		39.7	473^rd of 773 public middle schools	38.8%	46		48.9	44.9	43.5		43.2	52.2	48.8		59.4	$9,003	$524	$8,479
Ledford Middle	Public	6-8	3954 N NC Hwy 109	Thomasville	27360	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 476-4816	651	37	17.6	53.0%	373 (57.3%)	71 (10.9%)	142 (21.8%)	30 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	67.8	222^nd of 778 public middle schools	71.5%		63.3	260^th of 773 public middle schools	66.4%	38		73.1	55.6	62.7		60.4	54.8	63.5		82.8	$7,403	$512	$6,891
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1771 Hoy Long Road	Winston Salem	27107	Forsyth County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 474-8250	727	40	18.3	41.4%	558 (76.8%)	36 (5.0%)	83 (11.4%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.9%)	65.1	246^th of 778 public middle schools	68.4%		69.9	205^th of 773 public middle schools	73.5%	41		66.8	65.8	52.6		59.5	65.8	59.8		71.7	$7,824	$474	$7,349
Lexington Middle School	Public	6-8	100 West Hemstead Street	Lexington	27292	Davidson County	Lexington City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(336) 242-1567	595	40	15.0	99.5%	80 (13.4%)	180 (30.3%)	258 (43.4%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	66 (11.1%)	43.3	451^st of 778 public middle schools	42.0%		32.7	522^nd of 773 public middle schools	32.5%	71		61.7	45.5	52.8		46.3	45.5	53.0		66.5	$9,220	$1,254	$7,966
Wheatmore Middle School	Public	6-8	5105 Archdale Road	Trinity	27370	Randolph County	Randolph County School System	No	No	No	No	(336) 431-2589	505	27	18.3	99.4%	412 (81.6%)	12 (2.4%)	40 (7.9%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.6%)	42.6	455^th of 778 public middle schools	41.5%		49.8	387^th of 773 public middle schools	49.9%	68		63.0	50.8	42.3		47.9	54.0	50.0		60.8	$8,958	$705	$8,253
Ferndale Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	701 Ferndale Boulevard	High Point	27262	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(336) 819-2855	486	32	15.2	99.4%	34 (7.0%)	222 (45.7%)	150 (30.9%)	55 (11.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.7%)	23.4	620^th of 778 public middle schools	20.3%		17	673^rd of 773 public middle schools	12.9%	53		43.0	47.1	37.0		34.7	45.3	36.4		55.2	$9,974	$1,173	$8,801
North Davidson Middle	Public	6-8	333 Critcher Drive	Lexington	27295	Davidson County	Davidson County Schools	No	No	No	No	(336) 731-2331	706	40	17.7	45.0%	528 (74.8%)	33 (4.7%)	88 (12.5%)	11 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (6.5%)	65.2	244^th of 778 public middle schools	68.6%		77.2	156^th of 773 public middle schools	79.8%	88		62.6	63.8	62.5		55.1	57.6	63.8		79.5	$7,864	$405	$7,459
Allen Jay Middle - A Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	1201 East Fairfield Rd	High Point	27263	Guilford County	Guilford County Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(336) 819-2164	392	24	16.3	98.7%	35 (8.9%)	253 (64.5%)	54 (13.8%)	24 (6.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.9%)	42.6	454^th of 778 public middle schools	41.6%		34	517^th of 773 public middle schools	33.1%	63	64.9	54.9	51.2	40.2	51.4	45.1	53.5	58.7	66.2	64.1	$10,175	$860	$9,314

Frequently Asked Questions about E Lawson Brown Middle

What is the racial makeup of E Lawson Brown Middle?

Students at E Lawson Brown Middle are 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is E Lawson Brown Middle a good school?

E Lawson Brown Middle ranks 399^th of 778 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend E Lawson Brown Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended E Lawson Brown Middle.

What district is E Lawson Brown Middle in?

Davidson County Schools

What high school do graduates of E Lawson Brown Middle attend?

Students who attend E Lawson Brown Middle usually go on to attend East Davidson High

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