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West Lincoln Middle

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West Lincoln Middle ranks 359 th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

359^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 54% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

West Lincoln Middle is a public middle school located in Lincolnton, North Carolina, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 546 students. The school is part of the Lincoln County Schools district, which is ranked 68 out of 242 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Lincoln Middle has consistently ranked in the middle range of North Carolina middle schools, typically between 200-400 out of 700-800 schools. The school's performance on state standardized tests (EOG) is generally below the district and state averages, particularly in mathematics and reading. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, West Lincoln Middle's proficiency rates in mathematics were 55.2% for 6th grade, 45.6% for 7th grade, and 50% for 8th grade, compared to the district averages of 61.7%, 57.9%, and 56.2%, respectively. In reading, the school's proficiency rates were 55.2% for 6th grade, 44.8% for 7th grade, and 59.2% for 8th grade, compared to the district averages of 53.9%, 51.3%, and 57.2%. However, the school's performance on science tests in 8th grade is stronger, with a proficiency rate of 67.4% compared to the district's 64% and the state's 60.1%.

Despite the school's academic challenges, West Lincoln Middle appears to have some advantages in terms of per-student spending and student-teacher ratio. The school's per-student spending of $8,615 in the 2018-2019 school year is slightly higher than the district average, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 13.7 in 2023-2024 is lower than the district and state averages. These resources could be leveraged to address the school's consistent underperformance in core subjects and the disparities in the performance of different student subgroups, such as the relatively strong performance of Hispanic students and the weaker performance of students with disabilities and gifted students.

563

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,615

Per pupil spending ?

98.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

260 Shoal Rd
Lincolnton, NC 28092-0773

(704) 276-1760

District: Lincoln County Schools

Students who attend West Lincoln Middle usually attend:

High:

West Lincoln High

Feeder schools for West Lincoln Middle:

Elementary:	Childers Elementary
	Love Memorial Elementary
	North Brook Elementary
	Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.0%

Hispanic:

8.5%

Two or more races:

5.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the North Carolina median (54th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

!Near the bottom of Lincoln County Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg54%

359^th of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	52.8	359 of 773	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	265 of 793	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	253 of 784	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	377 of 786	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	228 of 741	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	324 of 737	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	223 of 691	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.9	334 of 694	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.1	252 of 692	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.3	261 of 705	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.0	257 of 627	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.3	314 of 673	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.6	189 of 662	71.5%	★★★★☆
2011	67.7	219 of 648	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.7	274 of 640	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.4	298 of 630	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.1	204 of 620	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	71.7	150 of 606	75.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.0	188 of 598	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	362 of 449	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.6	221 of 478	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.7	377 of 504	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	314 of 475	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	339 of 733	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	261 of 738	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.3	222 of 731	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.7	278 of 733	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.8	174 of 706	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	321 of 684	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.8	204 of 656	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	327 of 458	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	54.7	258 of 461	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	311 of 452	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	175 of 450	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.2	73 of 448	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.4	139 of 416	66.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	190 of 562	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	300 of 564	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.0	190 of 553	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.0	364 of 541	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	81.5	51 of 522	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	59.8	142 of 493	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	141 of 472	70.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	288 of 729	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.8	148 of 743	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	70.9	152 of 735	79.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.1	301 of 689	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.7	82 of 633	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	185 of 639	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.9	82 of 604	86.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	339 of 733	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	252 of 751	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	280 of 747	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	444 of 748	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.8	263 of 711	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.7	298 of 697	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	225 of 665	66.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	165 of 306	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	374 of 478	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	419 of 473	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	500 of 649	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.7	390 of 652	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	407 of 656	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	476 of 658	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.8	357 of 632	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	487 of 624	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.8	367 of 596	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)46th percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)29th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)23rd percentile-31 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile-32 vs school

Disabled (2022)19th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science67%+7 vs state

Reading53%~ state avg

Mathematics50%-3 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
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
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
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
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
Burns Middle	Public	6-8	215 Shady Grove Road	Lawndale	28090	Cleveland County	Cleveland County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 476-8223	744	43	17.1	99.6%	512 (68.8%)	116 (15.6%)	73 (9.8%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.1%)	53.5	349^th of 773 public middle schools	54.9%		51.9	377^th of 793 public middle schools	52.5%	28	71.6	56.7	38.5	54.1	56.7	52.6	48.7	$9,061	$807	$8,254
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
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
Bessemer City Middle	Public	6-8	525 Ed Wilson Road	Bessemer City	28016	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(704) 836-9602	497	29	17.1	99.4%	205 (41.2%)	136 (27.4%)	118 (23.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.0%)	19.6	641^st of 773 public middle schools	17.1%		28.2	579^th of 793 public middle schools	27.0%	62	27.0	36.8	40.7	33.3	37.4	37.7	41.4	$9,249	$1,434	$7,815
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Lincoln Middle

What high school do graduates of West Lincoln Middle attend?

Students who attend West Lincoln Middle usually go on to attend West Lincoln High

What is the racial makeup of West Lincoln Middle?

Students at West Lincoln Middle are 84% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is West Lincoln Middle a good school?

West Lincoln Middle ranks 359^th of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend West Lincoln Middle?

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

What district is West Lincoln Middle in?

Lincoln County Schools

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