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Lincoln Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
1473rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,500 New York Middle Schools
Better than 2% of New York middle schools
Summary

Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school located in Syracuse, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 482 students. The school is part of the Syracuse City School District, which is ranked 849 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Middle School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing middle schools in New York, with rankings between 1229 and 1474 out of around 1500 middle schools over the past several years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the state and district averages, often falling below 25% proficiency. Additionally, the school struggles to serve its diverse student population effectively, with the school's rankings for various student subgroups, such as female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, all in the bottom quartile of New York middle schools. Despite the high poverty rate, ranging from 89.76% to 90.42% over the past three school years, Lincoln Middle School's spending per student is relatively high, ranging from $13,292 to $27,702 over the past four school years.

When comparing Lincoln Middle School to other nearby middle schools within the Syracuse City School District, such as Expeditionary Learning Middle School, Clary Middle School, Brighton Academy, and Syracuse STEM at Blodgett, Lincoln consistently performs worse academically. Examining middle schools in other nearby districts, such as Onondaga Hill Middle School in the Westhill Central School District and Pine Grove Middle School in the East Syracuse Minoa Central School District, reveals a stark contrast in academic performance, with these schools consistently outperforming Lincoln Middle School and the Syracuse City School District as a whole.

476
Students ?
9.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,279
Per pupil spending ?
87.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1613 James St
       Syracuse, NY  13203-2888

(315) 435-4450

District: Syracuse City School District


Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:    Henninger High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:    Dr Weeks Elementary School
    Salem Hyde Elementary School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
48.5%
White:
19.1%
Hispanic:
12.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 9 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (16% vs 53% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)
!Math scores 44 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school16%
District avg21%
New York avg53%
1,473rd of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 2%▬ steady since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 6Middle Schools in the Syracuse City School District
849th of 874Syracuse City School District among New York districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20254.71473 of 15001.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.81470 of 15042.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.91474 of 15001.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.51448 of 14792.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.81229 of 12421.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.81412 of 14391.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20186.81407 of 14382.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20177.51434 of 14551.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20168.21406 of 14291.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20159.31375 of 14072.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201411.71317 of 14016.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201310.91300 of 13735.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20126.81258 of 13375.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201110.11187 of 12958.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201012.71082 of 124313.0%★☆☆☆☆
20097.31153 of 12245.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.81065 of 118510.1%★☆☆☆☆
20079.71015 of 11239.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200610.3988 of 10959.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.9661 of 6762.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.0678 of 7053.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.1680 of 6962.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.6680 of 7063.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.7250 of 2531.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.6641 of 6531.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.9658 of 6630.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.0396 of 4062.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20243.2392 of 3961.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.3383 of 3881.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20225.3372 of 3812.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20212.0232 of 2361.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20192.6363 of 3691.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20183.8362 of 3743.2%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.7577 of 64610.7%★☆☆☆☆
202429.0515 of 61516.3%★☆☆☆☆
202329.7475 of 59119.6%★☆☆☆☆
202225.2520 of 58110.5%★☆☆☆☆
202112.2117 of 1180.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201928.1406 of 47314.2%★☆☆☆☆
201830.7404 of 50319.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.01432 of 14571.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20246.51437 of 14651.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20236.11438 of 14631.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20227.91423 of 14542.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20215.61058 of 10660.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20196.01351 of 13701.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.11331 of 13531.6%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20258.5943 of 9652.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.5930 of 9532.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202311.8912 of 9433.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.0898 of 9141.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.5824 of 8260.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201813.2778 of 8104.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202513.5579 of 6034.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.1573 of 5943.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.3526 of 5433.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202213.5476 of 4872.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.9391 of 3920.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.6447 of 4572.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20256.11268 of 12831.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.51272 of 12961.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.91272 of 12881.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.41286 of 13061.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20218.3929 of 9350.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.31231 of 12410.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20188.91233 of 12451.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20255.61433 of 14551.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20248.81424 of 14642.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20237.51439 of 14641.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20228.41426 of 14552.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20214.51065 of 10710.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20198.71343 of 13661.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20187.71339 of 13521.0%☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202434.2144 of 22034.5%★★☆☆☆
202320.0170 of 20818.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.7178 of 1906.3%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.91266 of 12982.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.51244 of 13034.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.81272 of 13072.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.41171 of 12838.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.1500 of 5224.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.81131 of 11390.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201823.01099 of 11706.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
20253.8762 of 7751.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20244.9769 of 7781.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20233.4766 of 7720.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20223.7742 of 7480.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20213.5611 of 6140.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20194.6708 of 7161.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20184.8755 of 7631.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Multi-racial (2024)35th percentile+32 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school
Homeless (2025)4th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Asian (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school
African American (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school
White (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Algebra I70%+14 vs state
Life Science Biology61%~ state avg
English Language Arts18%-33 vs state
Science14%-30 vs state
Math8%-44 vs state

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Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually go on to attend Henninger High School

Lincoln Middle School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of New York middle schools.

Students at Lincoln Middle School are 49% African American, 19% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 476 students attended Lincoln Middle School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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