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E Lawson Brown Middle

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E Lawson Brown Middle ranks 441 st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 43% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

E Lawson Brown Middle is a public middle school in Thomasville, North Carolina, serving 551 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Davidson County Schools district, which is ranked 90 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, E Lawson Brown Middle has consistently ranked in the middle range of North Carolina middle schools, with proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science ranging from around 40-65% in recent years. The school performs relatively well for English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students, but struggles with White and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the bottom half or bottom third of the state. The school's per-student spending of $7,929 in 2018-2019 is slightly above the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 17.1 in 2023-2024 is comparable to nearby schools.

When compared to nearby middle schools like North Davidson Middle and Central Davidson Middle, E Lawson Brown Middle generally performs below average on state assessments and has lower statewide rankings. The school has also seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from around 43% in 2021-2022 to nearly 60% in 2023-2024, suggesting a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Addressing these challenges and learning from the successes of higher-performing nearby schools could be key to improving E Lawson Brown Middle's overall outcomes.

560

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,929

Per pupil spending ?

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 — 55th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Davidson County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg54%

441^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Middle Schools in the Davidson County Schools

90^th of 242Davidson 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)61st percentile+18 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)35th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science53%-7 vs state

Mathematics52%~ state avg

Reading46%-7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOG Mathematics (2025)				EOG Reading (2025)				EOG Science (2025)		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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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%)	43.9	441^st of 773 public middle schools	42.9%		33.7	543^rd of 793 public middle schools	31.5%	102		64.8	48.9	42.8		48.9	41.6	48.6		53.2	$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%)	12.6	703^rd of 773 public middle schools	9.1%		13.3	716^th of 793 public middle schools	9.7%	13		31.0	27.0	39.3		28.1	30.7	27.2		28.0	$11,713	$2,082	$9,631
Trinity Middle School	Public	6-8	5271 Surrett Drive	Archdale	27263	Randolph 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%)	39.7	473^rd of 773 public middle schools	38.8%		28.4	574^th of 793 public middle schools	27.6%	101		52.5	46.6	47.5		43.8	36.1	52.5		58.9	$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%)	63.3	260^th of 773 public middle schools	66.4%		72.7	189^th of 793 public middle schools	76.2%	71		65.3	58.5	62.9		50.8	53.1	56.9		68.8	$7,403	$512	$6,891
Oak Grove Middle	Public	6-8	1771 Hoy Long Road	Winston Salem	27107	Davidson 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%)	69.9	205^th of 773 public middle schools	73.5%		78.2	141^st of 793 public middle schools	82.2%	64		71.7	66.5	54.3		60.4	62.1	58.0		64.5	$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%)	32.7	522^nd of 773 public middle schools	32.5%		34.3	539^th of 793 public middle schools	32.0%	17		42.9	53.3	37.1		38.7	49.7	40.0		48.1	$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%)	49.8	387^th of 773 public middle schools	49.9%		45.4	435^th of 793 public middle schools	45.1%	48		56.7	53.6	36.9		57.9	58.7	48.9		46.8	$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%)	17	673^rd of 773 public middle schools	12.9%		17.3	684^th of 793 public middle schools	13.7%	11		36.4	44.2	21.7		31.7	40.7	29.8		31.1	$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%)	77.2	156^th of 773 public middle schools	79.8%		77.4	146^th of 793 public middle schools	81.6%	10		74.3	76.3	62.0		54.5	59.4	66.7		77.7	$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%)	34	517^th of 773 public middle schools	33.1%		57	315^th of 793 public middle schools	60.3%	202	46.9	57.3	44.8	28.7	48.0	49.0	51.0	39.4	57.1	36.2	$10,175	$860	$9,314

Frequently Asked Questions about E Lawson Brown Middle

How many students attend E Lawson Brown Middle?

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

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

What district is E Lawson Brown Middle in?

Davidson County Schools

Is E Lawson Brown Middle a good school?

E Lawson Brown Middle ranks 441^st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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