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Lincoln Middle

Public Grades 6-8

112^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle is a top-performing public school serving 971 students in grades 6-8 within the Alameda Unified School District, consistently ranking in the top 5% of all California middle schools.

The school excels academically, with over 80% of students proficient in English and nearly 70% in math, significantly outperforming both district and state averages. A key strength is its exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of 7.4%, which is less than half the rate of its district peer, Will C. Wood Middle, and far below the state average. Lincoln achieves these outstanding results while spending less per student than most nearby schools in Oakland Unified and other districts, demonstrating remarkable efficiency.

Lincoln's excellence is consistent across student subgroups and has been sustained for over a decade. An interesting comparison is with Downtown Charter Academy, which achieves similar high academic results through a different model, serving a different student population with higher per-student funding. This highlights that Lincoln's success is built on a strong school culture, effective teaching, and consistent systems that reliably deliver excellent education for its students.

971

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,650

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1250 Fernside Blvd.
Alameda, CA 94501-4808

(510) 748-4018

District: Alameda Unified

Students who attend Lincoln Middle usually attend:

High:

Alameda High

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle:

Elementary:	Amelia Earhart Elementary
	Bay Farm
	Edison Elementary
	Frank Otis Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

33.5%

White:

31.0%

Two or more races:

22.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 90th percentile in 2013 → 96th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg62%

California avg41%

112^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Alameda Unified

226^th of 1,543Alameda Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	112 of 2761	95.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	144 of 2783	94.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	120 of 2781	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	152 of 2740	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	137 of 2715	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.6	128 of 2480	94.8%	★★★★★
2017	96.0	87 of 2508	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	103 of 2497	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	93.1	152 of 2477	93.9%	★★★★★
2013	83.4	235 of 2379	90.1%	★★★★★
2012	83.1	229 of 2259	89.9%	★★★★☆
2011	83.9	218 of 2236	90.3%	★★★★★
2010	79.9	302 of 2179	86.1%	★★★★☆
2009	77.5	342 of 2063	83.4%	★★★★☆
2008	80.0	288 of 2005	85.6%	★★★★☆
2007	80.1	301 of 1999	84.9%	★★★★☆
2006	84.6	217 of 1804	88.0%	★★★★☆
2005	90.1	118 of 1777	93.4%	★★★★★
2004	86.3	177 of 1769	90.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	189 of 739	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	214 of 743	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.2	216 of 715	69.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.7	228 of 733	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.2	255 of 745	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	282 of 700	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.1	128 of 1531	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	72.3	261 of 1491	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.1	174 of 1369	87.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	96.9	32 of 1442	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.6	147 of 1364	89.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	141 of 2533	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	138 of 2551	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	124 of 2531	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	120 of 2509	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	95.7	77 of 2380	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	115 of 2262	94.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	114 of 2395	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	83 of 2388	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.7	108 of 2374	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	94.1	77 of 2359	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.6	92 of 2213	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	149 of 2072	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.6	162 of 2542	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	93.1	137 of 2579	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	182 of 2531	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	214 of 2458	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	101 of 2369	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.9	93 of 2230	95.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	102 of 2534	96.0%	★★★★★
2024	94.2	157 of 2552	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	121 of 2538	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.8	179 of 2527	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	188 of 2407	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	140 of 2273	93.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	125 of 726	82.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	204 of 701	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	119 of 677	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.5	199 of 665	70.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	147 of 554	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	96 of 462	79.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	117 of 1566	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	73.4	247 of 1552	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	89.7	96 of 1531	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	117 of 1520	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.3	147 of 1537	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	125 of 1543	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	209 of 1555	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	87 of 1602	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	65 of 1496	95.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2019)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)83rd percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)74th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy81%+32 vs state

Mathematics69%+32 vs state

Science66%+34 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Fernside Blvd.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4018	971	41	23.5	20.2%	301 (31.0%)	23 (2.4%)	99 (10.2%)	325 (33.5%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	217 (22.3%)	96.2	112^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%		95.2	144^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.8%	32	66.4	66.4	79.4	81.4	82.2	81.0	67.9	72.7	67.8	69.5	$17,650	$1,528	$16,122
Will C. Wood Middle	Public	6-8	1801 Sandcreek Way	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4015	613	29	20.9	51.9%	130 (21.2%)	41 (6.7%)	132 (21.5%)	188 (30.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	113 (18.4%)	65	787^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.5%		69.1	698^th of 2783 public middle schools	74.9%	89	29.5	29.5	59.8	55.3	51.7	55.7	47.6	42.1	38.2	42.7	$19,066	$1,991	$17,075
Oakland Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4215 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 532-6751	222	7	31.4	84.7%	16 (7.2%)	6 (2.7%)	190 (85.6%)	6 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	14.6	2458^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.0%		13.1	2546^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.5%	88	7.8	7.8	22.7	22.4	22.4	22.5	17.3	13.6	13.5	14.9	$26,188	$2,563	$23,625
Aurum Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	1034 66th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Aurum Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 746-7862	93	4	23.3	86.0%	3 (3.2%)	44 (47.3%)	43 (46.2%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	6.1	2716^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.6%		14.4	2494^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.4%	222	2.9	2.9	8.3	6.7	8.6	7.8	0.0	6.9	5.9	5.3	$27,137	$617	$26,520
Downtown Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2000 Dennison St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Downtown Charter Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 535-1580	305	14	21.9	75.4%	2 (0.7%)	24 (7.9%)	40 (13.1%)	232 (76.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	95.2	145^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.7%		94.5	171^st of 2783 public middle schools	93.9%	26	59.6	59.6	78.9	82.7	70.2	77.4	72.5	84.7	66.0	74.4	$27,589	$1,644	$25,945
Urban Promise Academy Middle	Public	6-8	3031 East 18th St.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5236	392	23	17.3	98.0%	6 (1.5%)	12 (3.1%)	353 (90.1%)	11 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.6%)	11.2	2583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	6.4%		15.9	2441^st of 2783 public middle schools	12.3%	142	7.5	7.5	15.3	22.2	25.0	20.9	4.6	13.0	7.6	8.4	$28,924	$4,161	$24,763
Oakland Unity Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1180 70th Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Oakland Unity Middle District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 564-4851	132	3	50.3	76.5%	12 (9.1%)	12 (9.1%)	106 (80.3%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	54.5	1054^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.8%		58.3	925^th of 2783 public middle schools	66.8%	129	25.0	25.0	42.9	61.9	54.6	53.1	34.9	39.5	27.3	33.9	$22,646	$2,496	$20,150
United for Success Academy Middle	Public	6-8	2101 35th Ave.	Oakland	94601	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3228	347	21	16.4	98.6%	10 (2.9%)	34 (9.8%)	271 (78.1%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (2.0%)	9.4	2635^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%		10.8	2641^st of 2783 public middle schools	5.1%	6	4.4	4.4	15.4	18.2	14.0	15.8	10.3	7.3	11.4	9.7	$28,605	$4,562	$24,043
Roosevelt Middle	Public	6-8	1926 19th Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3212	512	34	15.2	97.3%	8 (1.6%)	88 (17.2%)	239 (46.7%)	140 (27.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.0%)	28 (5.5%)	17.7	2329^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%		19.5	2281^st of 2783 public middle schools	18.0%	48	13.4	13.4	25.7	16.4	20.1	20.8	18.8	18.1	19.6	18.9	$27,680	$4,554	$23,126
Frick United Academy of Language Middle	Public	6-8	2845 64th Ave.	Oakland	94605	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-3219	392	23	17.1	99.7%	12 (3.1%)	72 (18.4%)	279 (71.2%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	4.7	2739^th of 2761 public middle schools	0.8%		5.4	2764^th of 2783 public middle schools	0.7%	25	2.3	2.3	6.6	3.5	5.3	5.2	0.0	2.8	3.1	1.9	$28,928	$4,252	$24,676

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle?

Students at Lincoln Middle are 33% Asian, 31% White, 22% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 2% African American.

Is Lincoln Middle a good school?

Yes! Lincoln Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 112^th of 2761 California middle schools.

How many students attend Lincoln Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 971 students attended Lincoln Middle.

What district is Lincoln Middle in?

Alameda Unified

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Middle usually go on to attend Alameda High

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