Is West Lincoln High a good school?

West Lincoln High ranks 276 th of 626 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Lincoln High?

In the 2022-23 school year, 756 students attended West Lincoln High.

What is the racial makeup of West Lincoln High?

Students at West Lincoln High are 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into West Lincoln High?

West Lincoln High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Childers Elementary Elementary : Love Memorial Elementary Elementary : North Brook Elementary Elementary : Union Elementary Middle : West Lincoln Middle

West Lincoln High

Public 9-12

172 Shoal Rd
Lincolnton, NC 28092-0772

(704) 736-9453

District: Lincoln County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
276^th of 626 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,213

Feeder schools for West Lincoln High:

Elementary:	Childers Elementary
	Love Memorial Elementary
	North Brook Elementary
	Union Elementary
Middle:	West Lincoln Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 17.3

Number of students: 756

Racial breakdown:

White:

86.8%

Hispanic:

8.9%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details West Lincoln High ranks better than 55.9% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3^rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Lincoln County Schools District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.63. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (86.8%), Hispanic (8.9%), two or more races (3.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Lincoln High is 17.3. 2 high schools in the Lincoln County Schools District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare West Lincoln High employs 43.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at West Lincoln High is $8,213. 2 high schools in the Lincoln County Schools District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

West Lincoln High:

SchoolDigger ranks West Lincoln High 276^th of 626 North Carolina public high schools. (See West Lincoln High in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Lincoln County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln County Schools 68^th of 243 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at West Lincoln High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2006	57.43	168^th	431	61.0%
2007	55.70	185^th	453	59.2%
2008	61.12	140^th	477	70.6%
2009	58.39	188^th	490	61.6%
2010	67.01	105^th	499	79.0%
2011	62.58	145^th	506	71.3%
2012	61.21	138^th	502	72.5%
2013	43.85	197^th	505	61.0%
2014	45.33	183^rd	451	59.4%
2015	44.46	223^rd	531	58.0%
2016	40.87	225^th	507	55.6%
2017	56.08	156^th	476	67.2%
2018	57.73	160^th	469	65.9%
2019	45.25	245^th	514	52.3%
2021	58.44	219^th	594	63.1%
2022	52.18	272^nd	621	56.2%
2023	52.63	276^th	626	55.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at West Lincoln High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	56.00	119^th	424	71.9%
2019	41.06	208^th	446	53.4%
2021	56.89	84^th	432	80.6%
2022	55.19	194^th	544	64.3%
2023	57.64	199^th	597	66.7%

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Rank History for Female students at West Lincoln High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	58.60	170^th	449	62.1%
2019	47.74	219^th	475	53.9%
2021	64.77	107^th	475	77.5%
2022	54.16	262^nd	594	55.9%
2023	51.37	277^th	588	52.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at West Lincoln High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	49.62	131^st	349	62.5%
2019	60.55	90^th	364	75.3%
2021	45.78	135^th	334	59.6%
2022	21.51	291^st	330	11.8%

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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at West Lincoln High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2021	68.49	87^th	337	74.2%
2022	39.05	308^th	398	22.6%
2023	53.00	228^th	403	43.4%

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Rank History for Male students at West Lincoln High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	54.93	176^th	463	62.0%
2019	41.27	258^th	488	47.1%
2021	51.67	172^nd	481	64.2%
2022	50.02	267^th	585	54.4%
2023	51.87	262^nd	602	56.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at West Lincoln High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	81.21	28^th	340	91.8%
2019	57.02	82^nd	354	76.8%
2021	68.13	44^th	370	88.1%
2022	51.59	171^st	436	60.8%
2023	62.57	122^nd	449	72.8%

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Rank History for White students at West Lincoln High

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	NC State Percentile
2018	39.56	256^th	427	40.0%
2019	28.24	327^th	444	26.4%
2021	43.12	215^th	439	51.0%
2022	38.44	333^rd	534	37.6%
2023	36.26	359^th	537	33.1%

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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, November 9, 2017

It's pretty bad when your kid is in 11th grade and she's in American history and in science and the teachers that's in them classes won't even teach them anything she takes the test the other day and the only thing she knew on there is what she learned off the History Channel off TV so y'all need to get it together your teachers suck Close Quote

Enrollment information for West Lincoln High

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	561	16	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	-7	571
1989	566	21	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	-1	589
1990	708	32	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	746
1991	687	37	0	5	2	n/a	n/a	0	731
1992	688	26	0	4	2	n/a	n/a	-3	717
1993	680	25	2	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	712
1994	699	27	3	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	733
1995	759	23	1	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	797
1996	759	23	1	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	797
1997	763	31	2	15	1	n/a	n/a	0	812
1998	761	32	2	22	1	n/a	n/a	-5	813
1999	809	28	3	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	868
2000	784	25	6	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	847
2001	814	18	2	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	857
2002	900	31	5	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	980
2003	900	31	5	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	980
2004	931	31	6	43	3	n/a	n/a	0	1014
2005	937	22	3	49	2	n/a	n/a	0	1013
2006	996	21	3	52	1	n/a	n/a	0	1073
2007	888	9	7	39	3	n/a	n/a	7	953
2008	859	10	5	41	4	n/a	n/a	5	924
2009	873	25	5	54	3	n/a	n/a	0	960
2010	862	31	6	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	959
2011	872	15	1	77	1	0	11	0	977
2012	871	10	1	78	0	0	10	0	970
2013	848	12	1	84	2	0	9	0	956
2014	792	11	0	80	0	0	11	0	894
2015	828	9	1	68	1	0	12	0	919
2016	801	9	0	78	1	0	15	0	904
2017	756	11	1	67	0	0	17	0	852
2018	769	16	4	60	0	0	16	0	865
2019	747	19	2	63	0	0	13	0	844
2020	698	10	5	68	0	1	42	0	824
2021	737	8	5	76	0	1	20	0	847
2022	670	5	2	80	0	0	22	0	779
2023	656	4	4	67	0	0	25	0	756

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at West Lincoln High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	571	39.0	14.6	4.4
1989	589	39.0	15.1	7.8
1990	746	39.0	19.1	7.6
1991	731	46.0	15.8	7.8
1992	717	41.0	17.4	2.6
1993	712	39.0	18.3	5.2
1994	733	43.0	17.0	8.6
1995	797	49.0	16.3	7.7
1996	797	49.0	16.3	7.7
1997	812	50.0	16.2	9.9
1998	813	54.0	15.1	8.6
1999	868	50.0	17.4	13.9
2000	847	51.0	16.6	15.6
2001	857	52.0	16.5	18.3
2002	980	63.0	15.6	0
2003	980	63.0	15.6	0
2004	1014	65.0	15.6	29.5
2005	1013	72.0	14.1	32.1
2006	1073	68.0	15.8	33.8
2007	953	63.0	15.1	33.5
2008	924	63.2	14.6	37.1
2009	960	64.2	15.0	39.6
2010	959	59.7	16.0	45.6
2011	977	60.3	16.1	48
2012	970	56.4	17.1	48.7
2013	956	57.7	16.5	50.1
2014	894	56.3	15.8	51.7
2015	919	55.0	16.7	52.7
2016	904	52.0	17.3	54.8
2017	852	49.5	17.1	50.9
2018	865	48.8	17.7	46.4
2019	844	48.6	17.3	46.2
2020	824	46.7	17.6	43
2021	847	45.1	18.7	32.3
2022	779	46.1	16.8	27.5
2023	756	43.5	17.3	51.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio West Lincoln High

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	571	39.0	14.6	4.4
1989	589	39.0	15.1	7.8
1990	746	39.0	19.1	7.6
1991	731	46.0	15.8	7.8
1992	717	41.0	17.4	2.6
1993	712	39.0	18.3	5.2
1994	733	43.0	17.0	8.6
1995	797	49.0	16.3	7.7
1996	797	49.0	16.3	7.7
1997	812	50.0	16.2	9.9
1998	813	54.0	15.1	8.6
1999	868	50.0	17.4	13.9
2000	847	51.0	16.6	15.6
2001	857	52.0	16.5	18.3
2002	980	63.0	15.6	0
2003	980	63.0	15.6	0
2004	1014	65.0	15.6	29.5
2005	1013	72.0	14.1	32.1
2006	1073	68.0	15.8	33.8
2007	953	63.0	15.1	33.5
2008	924	63.2	14.6	37.1
2009	960	64.2	15.0	39.6
2010	959	59.7	16.0	45.6
2011	977	60.3	16.1	48
2012	970	56.4	17.1	48.7
2013	956	57.7	16.5	50.1
2014	894	56.3	15.8	51.7
2015	919	55.0	16.7	52.7
2016	904	52.0	17.3	54.8
2017	852	49.5	17.1	50.9
2018	865	48.8	17.7	46.4
2019	844	48.6	17.3	46.2
2020	824	46.7	17.6	43
2021	847	45.1	18.7	32.3
2022	779	46.1	16.8	27.5
2023	756	43.5	17.3	51.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for West Lincoln High

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$515 (6.3%)	$7,698 (93.7%)	$8,213

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on West Lincoln High

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 245^th of 514 High schools	Ranks 276^th of 626 High schools	3.6%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
End of Course Biology (West Lincoln High)	64.3	65.5	1.2%
End of Course Biology (Lincoln County Schools)	70.7	56.7	14%
End of Course Biology (North Carolina)	59.6	54.1	5.5%
End of Course English II (West Lincoln High)	51.7	57.2	5.5%
End of Course English II (Lincoln County Schools)	63.3	62.2	1.1%
End of Course English II (North Carolina)	59.7	58.5	1.2%
End of Course Math I (West Lincoln High)	44.8	25.2	19.6%
End of Course Math I (Lincoln County Schools)	52.7	45.5	7.2%
End of Course Math I (North Carolina)	41.2	35.9	5.3%
End of Course Math III (West Lincoln High)	38.3	66.5	28.2%
End of Course Math III (Lincoln County Schools)	44.5	65.3	20.8%
End of Course Math III (North Carolina)	46.8	58.3	11.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	844	756	10.4%
African American	19	4	78.9%
American Indian	0	0
Asian	2	4	100%
Hispanic	63	67	6.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	747	656	12.2%
Two or More Races	13	25	92.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	46.2%	51.5%	5.2%

Schools Near West Lincoln High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				EOC Biology (2023)	EOC English II (2023)	EOC Math I (2023)	EOC Math III (2023)	EOG Mathematics (2023)	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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	EOG Mathematics 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Lincoln High	Public	9-12	172 Shoal Rd	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 736-9453	756	44	17.3	51.5%	656 (86.8%)	4 (0.5%)	67 (8.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.3%)	52.6	276^th of 626 public high schools	55.9%		52.2	272^nd of 621 public high schools	56.2%	4	65.5	57.2	25.2	66.5		$8,213	$515	$7,699
Cherryville High	Public	9-12	313 Ridge Avenue	Cherryville	28021	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 836-9605	492	32	15.1	59.3%	361 (73.4%)	58 (11.8%)	51 (10.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	57.1	247^th of 626 public high schools	60.5%		46	315^th of 621 public high schools	49.3%	68	60.9	53.3	47.3	73.6		$10,928	$967	$9,961
Lincolnton High	Public	9-12	803 N Aspen St	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 735-3089	813	48	16.8	64.9%	380 (46.7%)	136 (16.7%)	241 (29.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.3%)	27.9	452^nd of 626 public high schools	27.8%		31.9	422^nd of 621 public high schools	32.0%	30	30.9	46.6	32.2	52.1		$9,236	$894	$8,342
Fred T Foard High	Public	9-12	3407 Plateau Road	Newton	28658	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 462-1496	956	54	17.7	41.2%	714 (74.7%)	37 (3.9%)	91 (9.5%)	57 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (5.8%)	56.3	252^nd of 626 public high schools	59.7%		54.8	260^th of 621 public high schools	58.1%	8	69.1	55.9	47.0	59.8		$8,769	$744	$8,025
Burns High	Public	9-12	307 E Stagecoach Trail	Lawndale	28090	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 476-8335	934	61	15.2	59.7%	668 (71.5%)	141 (15.1%)	70 (7.5%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (5.2%)	37.5	375^th of 626 public high schools	40.1%		51	279^th of 621 public high schools	55.1%	96	53.7	56.4	26.0	48.0		$9,886	$976	$8,911
Asbury Academy	Public	6-12	221 Salem Church Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 736-4766	34	8	4.2	91.2%	25 (73.5%)	4 (11.8%)	2 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)								(n/a)					9.1	$21,466	$469	$20,997
Maiden High	Public	9-12	600 West Main Street	Maiden	28650	Catawba County	Catawba County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(828) 428-8197	870	49	17.7	45.9%	591 (67.9%)	47 (5.4%)	127 (14.6%)	61 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (4.9%)	61	219^th of 626 public high schools	65.0%		49.4	292^nd of 621 public high schools	53.0%	73	57.2	57.6	51.5	85.8		$9,016	$684	$8,333
Bessemer City High	Public	9-12	119 Yellow Jacket Lane	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 836-9601	566	32	17.9	79.9%	260 (45.9%)	157 (27.7%)	115 (20.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.1%)	32.2	416^th of 626 public high schools	33.5%		19.9	506^th of 621 public high schools	18.5%	90	46.9	38.6	26.0	62.5		$9,616	$754	$8,862
Cleveland ECHS	Public	9-13	1800 E. Marion Street	Shelby	28152	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 476-8232	219	10	21.6	56.6%	125 (57.1%)	38 (17.4%)	39 (17.8%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)	89.3	77^th of 626 public high schools	87.7%		88.2	89^th of 621 public high schools	85.7%	12	85.5	85.7	80.5	84.6		$7,781	$522	$7,258
North Lincoln High	Public	9-12	2737 Lee Lawing Road	Lincolnton	28092	Lincoln County	Lincoln County Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(704) 736-1969	1,079	48	22.7	26.6%	884 (81.9%)	34 (3.2%)	112 (10.4%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (3.8%)	71	172^nd of 626 public high schools	72.5%		70.9	165^th of 621 public high schools	73.4%	7	64.8	74.2	59.0	70.1		$7,071	$386	$6,685

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