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Lincolnton Middle

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Lincolnton Middle ranks 551 st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

551^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 29% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

Lincolnton Middle is a public middle school located in Lincolnton, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 563 students. The school is part of the Lincoln County Schools district, which is ranked 68 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and is rated 4 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Lincolnton Middle has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from a rank of 264 out of 691 North Carolina middle schools in 2017-2018 to a rank of 551 out of 773 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 3 stars out of 5 in the past to only 1 star out of 5 in the most recent school year. While the school performs relatively well for its African American students, ranking 218 out of 546 North Carolina middle schools in 2024-2025 with a 3-star rating, it struggles with its Hispanic and White student populations, ranking 422 and 576 out of their respective state rankings, both with 1-star ratings. The school also has low performance for its Gifted and Talented students, ranking 348 out of 458 in 2024-2025 with a 1-star rating.

Lincolnton Middle's proficiency rates in Mathematics, Reading, and Science are consistently lower than the Lincoln County Schools district and the state of North Carolina averages. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 8th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 47.5%, compared to 56.2% for the district and 48.7% for the state. The nearby schools, such as East Lincoln Middle, North Lincoln Middle, and West Lincoln Middle, generally outperform Lincolnton Middle in terms of statewide rankings, academic proficiency rates, and student group performance.

563

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,847

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2361 Startown Road
Lincolnton, NC 28092-2168

(704) 735-1120

District: Lincoln County Schools

Students who attend Lincolnton Middle usually attend:

High:

Lincolnton High

Feeder schools for Lincolnton Middle:

Elementary:	Battleground Elementary
	GE Massey Elementary
	S Ray Lowder Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.4%

Hispanic:

29.5%

African American:

14.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg54%

551^st of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Lincoln County Schools

68^th of 242Lincoln 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	29.8	551 of 773	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.2	515 of 793	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	404 of 784	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	470 of 786	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.1	385 of 741	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	320 of 737	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	264 of 691	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	58.8	291 of 694	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.5	295 of 692	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.3	336 of 705	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	44.4	339 of 627	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.0	343 of 673	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	60.3	310 of 662	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	188 of 648	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	66.3	225 of 640	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.8	275 of 630	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.5	361 of 620	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.0	312 of 606	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	54.0	321 of 598	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	218 of 546	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.7	228 of 560	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	244 of 559	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.0	382 of 550	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.6	159 of 533	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	112 of 519	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	89 of 494	82.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	22.4	401 of 449	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.7	139 of 478	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	143 of 504	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	54.8	153 of 475	67.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	199 of 371	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	225 of 356	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.1	81 of 318	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	25 of 312	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	46.7	88 of 236	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	96 of 211	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	528 of 733	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	486 of 738	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	398 of 731	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	443 of 733	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	354 of 706	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	344 of 684	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.5	262 of 656	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	348 of 458	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	311 of 461	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	329 of 452	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	298 of 450	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	278 of 448	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.0	9 of 416	97.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	422 of 562	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.7	352 of 564	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.6	186 of 553	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	195 of 541	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	170 of 522	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	119 of 493	75.9%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	69 of 472	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	500 of 729	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	434 of 743	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	287 of 735	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	366 of 689	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.0	202 of 633	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	137 of 639	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	63 of 604	89.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	537 of 733	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	479 of 751	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	389 of 747	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.0	464 of 748	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	385 of 711	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.7	273 of 697	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	264 of 665	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	248 of 328	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	290 of 306	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	248 of 302	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	256 of 283	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	170 of 248	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	137 of 237	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	149 of 221	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	433 of 473	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	576 of 649	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	508 of 652	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	446 of 656	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	487 of 658	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	419 of 632	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.3	391 of 624	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	325 of 596	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2022)11th percentile-30 vs school

Special Education (2024)8th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science52%-8 vs state

Mathematics42%-11 vs state

Reading39%-13 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 6th Grade	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	EOG Mathematics 8th Grade	EOG Reading 6th Grade	EOG Reading 7th Grade	EOG Reading 8th Grade	EOG Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincolnton Middle	Public	6-8	2361 Startown Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 735-1120	563	41	13.8	99.5%	250 (44.4%)	79 (14.0%)	166 (29.5%)	10 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (10.3%)	29.8	551^st of 773 public middle schools	28.7%		37.2	515^th of 793 public middle schools	35.1%	36	39.9	39.7	47.5	32.0	37.7	48.6	52.5	$8,847	$1,187	$7,659
Maiden Middle School	Public	7-8	518 North C Avenue	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 428-2326	451	28	16.4	98.9%	292 (64.7%)	21 (4.7%)	71 (15.7%)	38 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.4%)	57.8	299^th of 773 public middle schools	61.3%		62.8	267^th of 793 public middle schools	66.3%	32		56.6	51.8		47.9	57.1	67.4	$8,168	$563	$7,604
West Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	260 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 276-1760	563	39	14.4	98.8%	473 (84.0%)	6 (1.1%)	48 (8.5%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	52.8	359^th of 773 public middle schools	53.6%		63.1	265^th of 793 public middle schools	66.6%	94	55.2	45.6	50.0	55.2	44.8	59.2	67.4	$8,615	$996	$7,618
North Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1503 Amity Church Road	Denver	28037	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 736-0262	774	45	17.1	28.9%	626 (80.9%)	28 (3.6%)	70 (9.0%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (4.9%)	78.8	143^rd of 773 public middle schools	81.5%		81.2	120^th of 793 public middle schools	84.9%	23	73.3	71.6	61.8	65.6	62.8	67.4	69.6	$7,347	$446	$6,901
Jacobs Fork Middle	Public	7-8	3431 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 462-1827	482	30	16.3	52.9%	327 (67.8%)	28 (5.8%)	60 (12.4%)	32 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)	68	221^st of 773 public middle schools	71.4%		70.3	209^th of 793 public middle schools	73.6%	12		58.3	60.5		51.4	67.5	70.0	$8,548	$885	$7,663
East Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	4137 Hwy 73	Iron Station	28080	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 732-0761	738	45	16.2	37.8%	532 (72.1%)	53 (7.2%)	90 (12.2%)	7 (0.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.0%)	67.9	223^rd of 773 public middle schools	71.2%		73.8	181^st of 793 public middle schools	77.2%	42	71.0	68.8	62.0	56.7	56.7	52.8	65.2	$7,305	$426	$6,879
John Chavis Middle School	Public	6-8	103 South Chavis Drive	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9606	412	27	14.9	99.3%	296 (71.8%)	38 (9.2%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.3%)	45.9	427^th of 773 public middle schools	44.8%		52.5	366^th of 793 public middle schools	53.8%	61	45.5	46.3	49.3	40.2	45.6	58.7	68.8	$9,634	$956	$8,678
Grandview Middle	Public	6-8	451 Catawba Valley Boulevard S	Hickory	28602	Catawba County	Hickory City Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(828) 328-2289	347	24	14.5	99.1%	112 (32.3%)	79 (22.8%)	100 (28.8%)	23 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (9.2%)	36.1	504^th of 773 public middle schools	34.8%		40.6	480^th of 793 public middle schools	39.5%	24	38.2	56.7	38.6	29.4	47.2	49.1	54.4	$9,432	$1,144	$8,288
Mill Creek Middle	Public	7-8	1041 Shiloh Road	Claremont	28610	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	No	No	No	(828) 241-1494	477	30	16.1	45.9%	353 (74.0%)	29 (6.1%)	54 (11.3%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.3%)	51.7	373^rd of 773 public middle schools	51.7%		64	260^th of 793 public middle schools	67.2%	113		57.6	44.4		56.4	51.9	54.9	$8,693	$756	$7,937
W C Friday Middle School	Public	6-8	1221 Ratchford Drive	Dallas	28034	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 922-5297	618	34	18.0	99.5%	292 (47.2%)	147 (23.8%)	120 (19.4%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (8.1%)	26.2	579^th of 773 public middle schools	25.1%		34.5	537^th of 793 public middle schools	32.3%	42	50.7	36.0	28.3	44.7	42.5	40.6	35.8	$8,144	$730	$7,414

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincolnton Middle

What district is Lincolnton Middle in?

Lincoln County Schools

How many students attend Lincolnton Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 563 students attended Lincolnton Middle.

What high school do graduates of Lincolnton Middle attend?

Students who attend Lincolnton Middle usually go on to attend Lincolnton High

Is Lincolnton Middle a good school?

Lincolnton Middle ranks 551^st of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincolnton Middle?

Students at Lincolnton Middle are 44% White, 29% Hispanic, 14% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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