West Lincoln High

Summary:

West Lincoln High is a public high school serving 756 students in grades 9-12 in Lincolnton, North Carolina, which is part of the Lincoln County Schools district.

While West Lincoln High's academic performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, it lags behind some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as North Lincoln High and Cleveland ECHS. The school has a significantly higher percentage of white students (86.77%) compared to the surrounding schools, and its statewide ranking has declined over the past several years, from 160 out of 469 North Carolina high schools in 2017-2018 to 306 out of 640 in 2023-2024. Additionally, West Lincoln High's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with its ranking for Hispanic students being much higher than its ranking for white students and special education students.

The school has also seen a significant increase in its free and reduced lunch rate, from 27.47% in 2021-2022 to 51.46% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. This may require the school to allocate more resources and support to address the unique needs of this student population. Overall, West Lincoln High appears to be facing challenges in maintaining its academic performance and addressing the needs of its diverse student body, particularly its lower-performing subgroups.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 172 Shoal Rd
       Lincolnton, NC  28092-0772


(704) 736-9453

District: Lincoln County Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
306th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,213 Help


Feeder schools for West Lincoln High:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  16.1 Help
Number of students:  733

Racial breakdown:

White:
86.4%
Hispanic:
9.8%
Two or more races:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  99.6% Help


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Compare Details West Lincoln High ranks better than 52.2% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 3rd among 4 ranked high schools in the Lincoln County Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.76. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (86.4%), Hispanic (9.8%), two or more races (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 99.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at West Lincoln High is 16.1, which is the 2nd best among 4 high schools in the Lincoln County Schools District. (See more...)
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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 2024 Rankings:

West Lincoln High:

SchoolDigger ranks West Lincoln High 306th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See West Lincoln High in the ranking list.)

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Lincoln County Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln County Schools 66th of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for West Lincoln High

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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2006 57.43 168th 431 61.0%
2007 55.70 185th 453 59.2%
2008 61.12 140th 477 70.6%
2009 58.39 188th 490 61.6%
2010 67.01 105th 499 79.0%
2011 62.58 145th 506 71.3%
2012 61.21 138th 502 72.5%
2013 43.85 197th 505 61.0%
2014 45.33 183rd 451 59.4%
2015 44.46 223rd 531 58.0%
2016 40.87 225th 507 55.6%
2017 56.08 156th 476 67.2%
2018 57.73 160th 469 65.9%
2019 45.25 245th 514 52.3%
2021 58.44 219th 594 63.1%
2022 52.18 272nd 621 56.2%
2023 52.63 276th 626 55.9%
2024 48.76 306th 640 52.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at West Lincoln High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 31.31 239th 349 31.5%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.00 119th 424 71.9%
2019 41.06 208th 446 53.4%
2021 56.89 84th 432 80.6%
2022 55.19 194th 544 64.3%
2023 57.64 199th 597 66.7%
2024 50.44 244th 613 60.2%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.60 170th 449 62.1%
2019 47.74 219th 475 53.9%
2021 64.77 107th 475 77.5%
2022 54.16 262nd 594 55.9%
2023 51.37 277th 588 52.9%
2024 60.37 221st 602 63.3%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.62 131st 349 62.5%
2019 60.55 90th 364 75.3%
2021 45.78 135th 334 59.6%
2022 21.51 291st 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 SchoolDigger Rating
2021 68.49 87th 337 74.2%
2022 39.05 308th 398 22.6%
2023 53.00 228th 403 43.4%
2024 68.19 128th 403 68.2%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.93 176th 463 62.0%
2019 41.27 258th 488 47.1%
2021 51.67 172nd 481 64.2%
2022 50.02 267th 585 54.4%
2023 51.87 262nd 602 56.5%
2024 37.60 373rd 607 38.6%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.21 28th 340 91.8%
2019 57.02 82nd 354 76.8%
2021 68.13 44th 370 88.1%
2022 51.59 171st 436 60.8%
2023 62.57 122nd 449 72.8%
2024 54.88 159th 454 65.0%
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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 SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.56 256th 427 40.0%
2019 28.24 327th 444 26.4%
2021 43.12 215th 439 51.0%
2022 38.44 333rd 534 37.6%
2023 36.26 359th 537 33.1%
2024 34.17 383rd 553 30.7%
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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.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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by a parent
Thursday, November 9, 2017

Open Quote 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
2024 633 5 2 72 0 0 21 0 733

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

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
2024 733 45.4 16.1 99.6

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
2024 733 45.4 16.1 99.6

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.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for West Lincoln High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal 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 245th of 514 High schoolsRanks 276th 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)64.365.5
 1.2%
   End of Course Biology (Lincoln County Schools)70.756.7
 14%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (West Lincoln High)51.757.2
 5.5%
   End of Course English II (Lincoln County Schools)63.362.2
 1.1%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (West Lincoln High)44.825.2
 19.6%
   End of Course Math I (Lincoln County Schools)52.745.5
 7.2%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (West Lincoln High)38.366.5
 28.2%
   End of Course Math III (Lincoln County Schools)44.565.3
 20.8%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students844756
 10.4%
African American194
 78.9%
American Indian00
Asian24
 100%
Hispanic6367
 6.3%
Pacific Islander00
White747656
 12.2%
Two or More Races1325
 92.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients46.2%51.5%
 5.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about West Lincoln High

Students at West Lincoln High are 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

West Lincoln High ranks 306th of 640 North Carolina high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

In the 2023-24 school year, 733 students attended West Lincoln High.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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