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North Lincoln Middle

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North Lincoln Middle ranks 143 rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 773 North Carolina Middle Schools

Better than 82% of North Carolina middle schools

Summary

North Lincoln Middle is a public middle school in Denver, North Carolina, serving 751 students in grades 6-8. 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.

North Lincoln Middle consistently ranks among the top 20% of middle schools in North Carolina, with strong academic performance across all grade levels and subjects. The school's proficiency rates on state assessments are 10-15 percentage points above the district and state averages, particularly in Mathematics, Reading, and Science. North Lincoln Middle's performance for Female, Male, and Gifted and Talented students is consistently in the top 25% of middle schools in the state.

Compared to nearby schools, North Lincoln Middle outperforms Lincolnton Middle School and is ranked higher than East Lincoln Middle. The Brawley School, a public middle school in the Iredell-Statesville district, stands out as an exceptional performer, consistently ranking in the top 5% of middle schools in North Carolina.

774

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,347

Per pupil spending ?

28.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1503 Amity Church Road
Denver, NC 28037

(704) 736-0262

District: Lincoln County Schools

Students who attend North Lincoln Middle usually attend:

High:

North Lincoln High

Feeder schools for North Lincoln Middle:

Elementary:	Pumpkin Center Intermediate
	Pumpkin Center Primary
	Rock Springs Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.9%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Two or more races:

4.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 91st percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the North Carolina average (67% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of North Carolina middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Lincoln County Schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg57%

North Carolina avg54%

143^rd of 773

North Carolina public middle schools ?

Top 18%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	78.8	143 of 773	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	120 of 793	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	108 of 784	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	131 of 786	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.7	79 of 741	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	88 of 737	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	76 of 691	89.0%	★★★★☆
2017	87.0	58 of 694	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	84.3	77 of 692	88.9%	★★★★☆
2015	88.3	60 of 705	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	87.8	56 of 627	91.1%	★★★★★
2013	81.4	96 of 673	85.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	117 of 662	82.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.1	87 of 648	86.6%	★★★★☆
2010	81.2	77 of 640	88.0%	★★★★☆
2009	80.2	98 of 630	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	78.4	101 of 620	83.7%	★★★★☆
2007	75.9	102 of 606	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	115 of 598	80.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	210 of 546	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	53.8	128 of 449	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.3	190 of 478	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	334 of 504	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	203 of 475	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.9	140 of 733	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.5	114 of 738	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	108 of 731	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	93 of 733	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	87.1	64 of 706	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	90 of 684	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.0	77 of 656	88.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	197 of 458	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	115 of 461	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	162 of 452	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.1	165 of 450	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.3	38 of 448	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	26 of 416	93.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	203 of 562	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	129 of 564	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	74 of 553	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.2	41 of 541	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	23 of 522	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	89 of 493	81.9%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	60 of 472	87.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	285 of 729	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	134 of 743	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	156 of 735	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.2	181 of 689	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	107 of 633	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	75.5	94 of 639	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	60 of 604	90.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	134 of 733	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.8	135 of 751	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	82.5	116 of 747	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	150 of 748	79.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	102 of 711	85.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	84 of 697	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	67 of 665	89.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	142 of 328	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	124 of 302	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.1	202 of 283	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.5	102 of 248	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.8	37 of 237	84.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	80 of 221	63.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	208 of 478	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	246 of 473	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	204 of 649	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.9	206 of 652	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	188 of 656	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.4	204 of 658	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	154 of 632	75.6%	★★★★☆
2019	72.4	156 of 624	75.0%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	147 of 596	75.3%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)71st percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)62nd percentile-20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Science70%+10 vs state

Mathematics69%+16 vs state

Reading65%+12 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
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
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
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
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
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
Stanley Middle	Public	6-8	317 Hovis Road	Stanley	28164	Gaston County	Gaston County Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 836-9600	602	38	15.6	99.5%	357 (59.3%)	87 (14.5%)	112 (18.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.3%)	61.7	269^th of 773 public middle schools	65.2%		54.4	344^th of 793 public middle schools	56.6%	75	74.7	53.1	46.7	57.1	57.4	56.4	63.1	$8,317	$777	$7,540
Woodland Heights Middle	Public	6-8	272 Forest Lake Blvd	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 664-4430	581	38	15.4	23.6%	400 (68.8%)	46 (7.9%)	74 (12.7%)	21 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.9%)	78.4	147^th of 773 public middle schools	81.0%		74.7	171^st of 793 public middle schools	78.4%	24	76.1	66.5	71.5	63.4	61.6	60.8	74.0	$7,915	$475	$7,440
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
Francis Bradley Middle	Public, Magnet	6-8	13345 Beatties Ford Rd	Huntersville	28078	Mecklenburg County	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(980) 343-5750	1,089	61	17.9	46.8%	411 (37.7%)	367 (33.7%)	232 (21.3%)	31 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (4.2%)	65.5	248^th of 773 public middle schools	67.9%		61.6	275^th of 793 public middle schools	65.3%	27	68.0	58.6	59.6	54.1	57.0	57.5	66.7	$8,663	$698	$7,965
The Brawley School	Public	6-8	132 Swift Arrow Drive	Mooresville	28117	Iredell County	Iredell-Statesville Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 892-4711	641	37	17.5	8.6%	454 (70.8%)	13 (2.0%)	50 (7.8%)	73 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.6%)	96.7	23^rd of 773 public middle schools	97.0%		97.2	19^th of 793 public middle schools	97.6%	4	90.5	93.0	92.8	75.4	80.8	88.9	92.3	$7,657	$294	$7,363

Frequently Asked Questions about North Lincoln Middle

How many students attend North Lincoln Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 774 students attended North Lincoln Middle.

What high school do graduates of North Lincoln Middle attend?

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

What is the racial makeup of North Lincoln Middle?

Students at North Lincoln Middle are 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

Is North Lincoln Middle a good school?

North Lincoln Middle ranks 143^rd of 773 North Carolina middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is North Lincoln Middle in?

Lincoln County Schools

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