State/Public Elementary Open

S Ray Lowder Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 350 Kennedy Dr, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, 28092

291
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

S Ray Lowder Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lincolnton, Lincoln County. The school has 291 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln County Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Lincoln County Schools

Enrollment & staffing

S Ray Lowder Elementary enrolls 291 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
136 (47%)
Female students
155 (53%)
Teachers (FTE)
20.3
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White16256%
Hispanic or Latino4616%
Black or African American4214%
Two or more races3412%
Asian72.4%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

199 of the school's 291 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 18 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.

School setting & status

Town, FringeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5Supplemental VirtualTitle I

S Ray Lowder Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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.

School district: Lincoln County Schools

S Ray Lowder Elementary 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 291 students, S Ray Lowder Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 509 students per school.

11,710
District students
23
Schools
738
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

37%
Reading proficient
32%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Town - Fringe

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