📍 2361 Startown Road, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, 28092
Lincolnton Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lincolnton, Lincoln County. The school has 560 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln County Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lincolnton Middle enrolls 560 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 27% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 48% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 86 | 15% |
| Two or more races | 51 | 9.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
406 of the school's 560 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 375 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lincolnton Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 44, state house district 97.
Lincolnton Middle is one of 23 schools in Lincoln County Schools, based in Lincolnton, North Carolina. The district serves 11,710 students district-wide and employs 738 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 560 students, Lincolnton Middle is close to the district average of about 509 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe