E Lawson Brown Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Thomasville, North Carolina
E Lawson Brown Middle in Thomasville, North Carolina enrolled 560 students in 2024-25 with 33.3 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43-47% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2021-22 (North Carolina: 50%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
539 students in 2022-23, 551 students in 2023-24, 560 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.0 to 33.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 539 | 34.0 | 15.9 |
| 2023-24 | 551 | 32.2 | 17.1 |
| 2024-25 | 560 | 33.3 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 62 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools
Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 283 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection E Lawson Brown Middle enrolled 566 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 84 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 283 of the 566 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions84
- Chronically absent21.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
75.2% of students were White, 17.1% Hispanic, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White75.2%
- Hispanic17.1%
- Two or more races4.1%
- Black2.7%
- Asian0.7%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22
In 2021-22, the students tested at E Lawson Brown Middle scored proficient or above: 43-47% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within North Carolina, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | North Carolina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 43‑47% | 55% | 50% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive): ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Thomasville
3 public middle schools in Thomasville report 2024-25 enrollment; E Lawson Brown Middle is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ledford Middle | 651 | 17.6 | 48.7% |
| E Lawson Brown Middle | 560 | 16.8 | 97.3% |
| Thomasville Middle | 500 | 20.0 | 99.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about E Lawson Brown Middle
- Thomasville MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 3.8 miles away: 500 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).3.8 mi
- Ledford MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.9 miles away: 651 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
- Compare E Lawson Brown Middle with Thomasville MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Davidson County Schools spends per student$11,178 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,178
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaE Lawson Brown Middle is the number 261 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#261 of 472
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.16.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about E Lawson Brown Middle
How many students attend E Lawson Brown Middle?
560 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 539 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Thomasville, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at E Lawson Brown Middle?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is E Lawson Brown Middle a Title I school?
E Lawson Brown Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).How do students at E Lawson Brown Middle do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at E Lawson Brown Middle scored proficient or above: 43-47% in math, against 50% in math across North Carolina. North Carolina's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is E Lawson Brown Middle in?
Davidson County Schools, NCES district ID 3701140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370114000466 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.