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.
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