S Ray Lowder Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Lincolnton, North Carolina
S Ray Lowder Elementary in Lincolnton, North Carolina enrolled 306 students in 2024-25 with 22.8 full-time teachers, 13.4 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 43-52% 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 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 12%
291 students in 2022-23, 280 students in 2023-24, 306 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.3 to 22.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 291 | 20.3 | 14.3 |
| 2023-24 | 280 | 20.8 | 13.5 |
| 2024-25 | 306 | 22.8 | 13.4 |
13.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools
Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary 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 267 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection S Ray Lowder Elementary enrolled 267 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 10 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 267 of the 267 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions10
- Chronically absent23.4% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.7% of students were White, 23.2% Hispanic, 16.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White49.7%
- Hispanic23.2%
- Black16.3%
- Two or more races8.8%
- Asian2.0%
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 S Ray Lowder Elementary scored proficient or above: 43-52% 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 | 43‑52% | 60% | 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.
Elementary schools in Lincolnton
7 public elementary schools in Lincolnton report 2024-25 enrollment; S Ray Lowder Elementary is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battleground Elementary | 420 | 13.2 | 97.1% |
| Childers Elementary | 418 | 13.8 | 97.1% |
| GE Massey Elementary | 370 | 13.6 | 99.2% |
| Pumpkin Center Primary | 325 | 13.7 | 99.1% |
| Love Memorial Elementary | 315 | 12.4 | 99.0% |
| S Ray Lowder Elementary | 306 | 13.4 | 97.4% |
| Pumpkin Center Intermediate | 295 | 15.9 | 99.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about S Ray Lowder Elementary
- GE Massey ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 370 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Battleground ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 420 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare S Ray Lowder Elementary with GE Massey ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Lincoln County Schools spends per student$10,722 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,722
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaS Ray Lowder Elementary is the number 1,149 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,149 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.4 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.4:1
- 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 S Ray Lowder Elementary
How many students attend S Ray Lowder Elementary?
306 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 291 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lincolnton, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at S Ray Lowder Elementary?
13.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is S Ray Lowder Elementary a Title I school?
S Ray Lowder Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at S Ray Lowder Elementary do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested at S Ray Lowder Elementary scored proficient or above: 43-52% 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 S Ray Lowder Elementary in?
Lincoln County Schools, NCES district ID 3702680. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370268001122 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.