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Lincoln Middle School

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Lincoln Middle School ranks 653 rd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 489 students. The school is part of the Lancaster School District, which is ranked 491 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Middle School consistently ranks in the bottom third of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a ranking between 653-708 out of 797-893 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the state and district averages, with only 16.1% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 22.4% in the Lancaster School District and 41.7% statewide. However, the school's performance is relatively stronger for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, suggesting that the school may be providing targeted support and interventions for these historically underserved populations.

Interestingly, the nearby middle schools, such as Reynolds Middle School and Wheatland Middle School, which are also part of the Lancaster School District, perform significantly better than Lincoln Middle School on academic measures, despite serving similar student populations. This suggests that factors beyond just the student population, such as school leadership, teaching quality, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the performance differences between Lincoln Middle School and its neighbors.

465

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,557

Per pupil spending ?

94.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Lehigh Ave
Lancaster, PA 17602-2450

(717) 291-6187

District: Lancaster School District

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:

McCaskey Campus

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:	Burrowes Elementary School
	King Elementary School
	Wickersham Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.6%

African American:

17.6%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (22% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Math scores 26 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg25%

Pennsylvania avg45%

653^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Middle Schools in the Lancaster School District

491^st of 606Lancaster School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	653 of 873	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	667 of 891	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	669 of 893	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	667 of 883	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	708 of 797	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	675 of 891	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	682 of 861	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.9	705 of 877	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	695 of 870	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.1	660 of 835	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.4	587 of 728	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.3	598 of 758	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	684 of 834	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	720 of 825	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.7	702 of 805	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	686 of 770	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.9	685 of 753	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	662 of 749	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	639 of 736	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	8.8	626 of 687	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	17.9	570 of 663	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	6.8	588 of 643	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	215 of 393	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	224 of 408	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	282 of 421	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	380 of 643	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.7	510 of 672	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	586 of 660	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	81 of 145	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	78 of 150	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	59 of 143	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	681 of 835	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	673 of 860	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	236 of 348	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	248 of 362	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.8	242 of 362	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	620 of 843	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	613 of 877	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	611 of 874	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.7	601 of 839	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	632 of 870	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	70.8	54 of 199	72.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	438 of 649	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.1	435 of 673	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.6	356 of 681	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)73rd percentile+48 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+19 vs school

Disabled (2025)41st percentile+16 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-20 vs state

Math16%-26 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	1001 Lehigh Ave	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6187	465	51	9.1	94.4%	49 (10.5%)	82 (17.6%)	291 (62.6%)	19 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.2%)	22.7	653^rd of 873 public middle schools	25.2%		23	667^th of 891 public middle schools	25.1%	14		23.9	11.1	12.5	16.1		33.8	25.2	26.4	28.6	$28,557	$3,874	$24,683
Jackson Middle School	Public	6-8	431 S Ann St	Lancaster	17602	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6161	524	51	10.2	84.5%	19 (3.6%)	99 (18.9%)	380 (72.5%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	11.6	767^th of 873 public middle schools	12.1%		12.6	764^th of 891 public middle schools	14.3%	3		14.5	8.6	4.1	9.2		20.4	17.1	13.6	17.1	$28,842	$4,032	$24,810
Reynolds Middle School	Public	6-8	605 W Walnut St	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6257	511	44	11.6	87.5%	88 (17.2%)	77 (15.1%)	295 (57.7%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.6%)	29.8	597^th of 873 public middle schools	31.6%		30.7	615^th of 891 public middle schools	31.0%	18		19.9	20.4	9.4	16.6		36.0	38.3	36.0	36.8	$25,565	$3,980	$21,585
Wheatland Middle School	Public	6-8	919 Hamilton Park Dr	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Lancaster School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 291-6285	453	47	9.6	85.2%	74 (16.3%)	76 (16.8%)	240 (53.0%)	35 (7.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.0%)	18.3	691^st of 873 public middle schools	20.8%		22.1	674^th of 891 public middle schools	24.4%	17		13.2	15.1	15.4	14.6		21.3	25.3	22.2	22.9	$31,516	$4,255	$27,261
Gerald G Huesken Middle School	Public	6-8	2114 Horseshoe Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Conestoga Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 397-1294	851	73	11.7	55.3%	457 (53.7%)	74 (8.7%)	214 (25.1%)	58 (6.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.4%)	64.9	277^th of 873 public middle schools	68.3%		62	338^th of 891 public middle schools	62.1%	61		38.6	34.8	43.1	38.8		46.2	50.0	57.6	51.2	$18,234	$709	$17,525
Landis Run Intermediate School	Public	5-6	25 Blue Streak Boulevard	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 581-9124	929	62	15.1	34.0%	539 (58.0%)	54 (5.8%)	172 (18.5%)	105 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (6.4%)								(n/a)	62.9	57.2			60.0	69.2	69.2			69.2	$15,041	$123	$14,918
Manheim Township Middle School	Public	7-8	School Road	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Manheim Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 560-3111	914	73	12.5	33.6%	563 (61.6%)	38 (4.2%)	150 (16.4%)	87 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (8.3%)	87	96^th of 873 public middle schools	89.0%		87.2	84^th of 891 public middle schools	90.6%	12			50.0	46.4	48.2			71.3	62.9	67.1	$16,552	$406	$16,147
Martin Meylin Middle School	Public	6-8	1600 Book Rd	Lampeter	17537	Lancaster County	Lampeter-Strasburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 464-3311	686	44	15.4	29.0%	539 (78.6%)	20 (2.9%)	78 (11.4%)	19 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.2%)	79	145^th of 873 public middle schools	83.4%		82.6	120^th of 891 public middle schools	86.5%	25		48.2	40.9	48.6	45.8		56.0	67.4	61.8	61.8	$17,066	$447	$16,620
Manor Middle School	Public	7-8	2950 Charlestown Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9510	472	33	14.1	51.5%	273 (57.8%)	27 (5.7%)	121 (25.6%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	82	126^th of 873 public middle schools	85.6%		83.3	114^th of 891 public middle schools	87.2%	12			44.9	45.6	45.3			60.4	62.9	61.7	$15,155	$496	$14,659
Centerville Middle School	Public	7-8	865 Centerville Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5580	559	47	12.0	99.5%	365 (65.3%)	26 (4.7%)	119 (21.3%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	85	104^th of 873 public middle schools	88.1%		81.6	128^th of 891 public middle schools	85.6%	24			52.3	47.6	49.8			66.7	58.6	62.3	$17,639	$418	$17,221

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle School

Is Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Middle School ranks 653^rd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle School?

Students at Lincoln Middle School are 63% Hispanic, 18% African American, 11% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually go on to attend McCaskey Campus

What district is Lincoln Middle School in?

Lancaster School District

How many students attend Lincoln Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 465 students attended Lincoln Middle School.

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