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Lincoln Heights Middle School

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Lincoln Heights Middle School ranks 163 rd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 583 Tennessee Middle Schools

Better than 72% of Tennessee middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Heights Middle School is a public middle school in Morristown, Tennessee, serving 568 students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a high-performing institution within the Hamblen County School District, consistently outperforming district and state averages in key academic areas.

Lincoln Heights Middle School has demonstrated impressive academic achievements, with students scoring significantly higher than their peers in Hamblen County and across Tennessee in subjects like Mathematics, Algebra I, Science, and Social Studies. For instance, in the 2024-2025 school year, 43.6% of Lincoln Heights students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 43% for Hamblen County and 42.2% for the state. The school's Algebra I proficiency rate of 78.9% was also notably higher than the county (27.3%) and state (29.4%) averages.

Lincoln Heights Middle School's strong performance extends to various student subgroups as well. The school has consistently ranked highly in the state for African American, Hispanic, and Special Education students, outperforming many of its nearby counterparts such as East Ridge Middle School, West View Middle School, and Meadowview Middle School. This consistent academic excellence, coupled with the school's steady improvement in statewide rankings over the years, makes Lincoln Heights Middle School a standout choice for families in the Morristown area.

602

Students ?

14.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,932

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

219 Lincoln AVE
Morristown, TN 37813

(423) 581-3200

District: Hamblen County

Students who attend Lincoln Heights Middle School usually attend:

High:

Morristown West High

Feeder schools for Lincoln Heights Middle School:

Elementary:	Lincoln Heights Elementary
	West Elementary
	Witt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.9%

White:

40.0%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2014 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Tennessee average (48% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the Tennessee median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Hamblen County's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg43%

Tennessee avg43%

163^rd of 583

Tennessee public middle schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Middle Schools in the Hamblen County

69^th of 139Hamblen County among Tennessee 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	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	163 of 583	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.6	174 of 587	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	64.3	183 of 594	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.3	293 of 569	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	270 of 576	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	283 of 574	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	294 of 563	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	58.6	135 of 362	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	187 of 492	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.9	183 of 485	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.4	228 of 475	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.6	276 of 466	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.1	319 of 462	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	293 of 435	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	59 of 312	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.0	95 of 318	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	66 of 316	79.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.8	143 of 299	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.6	143 of 277	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	149 of 293	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.4	95 of 284	66.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	44 of 100	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	64 of 73	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	16 of 42	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.2	19 of 32	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.5	6 of 20	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	32.3	18 of 23	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	45.6	19 of 39	51.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	182 of 546	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.9	185 of 554	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	164 of 560	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	45.3	290 of 552	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	293 of 538	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	263 of 529	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	60 of 286	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	75 of 285	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	55 of 285	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	50.7	106 of 275	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.9	77 of 261	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	103 of 228	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	118 of 219	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	71 of 490	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	29 of 510	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	45 of 514	91.2%	★★★★★
2022	58.7	142 of 495	71.3%	★★★★☆
2021	64.0	99 of 483	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	150 of 490	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	95 of 481	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	136 of 550	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	158 of 560	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	59.7	194 of 557	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.2	275 of 540	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	232 of 529	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.7	261 of 523	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	40 of 332	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	41 of 299	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	86 of 288	70.1%	★★★★☆
2022	32.6	176 of 260	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	127 of 238	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.0	67 of 222	69.8%	★★★★☆
2018	37.5	164 of 279	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Tennessee percentile	Rating
2025	60.2	164 of 492	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	159 of 504	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.8	198 of 503	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	254 of 500	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.3	229 of 496	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	197 of 484	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.8	225 of 481	53.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Tennessee (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I79%+50 vs state

Social Studies63%+14 vs state

Science51%+5 vs state

Mathematics44%~ state avg

English Language Arts34%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				TNReady Mathematics (2025)				TNReady English Language Arts (2025)				TNReady Algebra I (2025)		TNReady Science (2025)				TNReady Social Studies (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	TNReady Mathematics 6th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 7th Grade	TNReady Mathematics 8th Grade	TNReady Mathematics All Grades	TNReady English Language Arts 6th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 7th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts 8th Grade	TNReady English Language Arts All Grades	TNReady Algebra I 8th Grade	TNReady Algebra I All Grades	TNReady Science 6th Grade	TNReady Science 7th Grade	TNReady Science 8th Grade	TNReady Science All Grades	TNReady Social Studies 6th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 7th Grade	TNReady Social Studies 8th Grade	TNReady Social Studies All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Heights Middle School	Public	6-8	219 Lincoln AVE	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 581-3200	568	38	14.9		242 (42.6%)	30 (5.3%)	243 (42.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	41 (7.2%)	67.6	163^rd of 583 public middle schools	72.0%		64.6	174^th of 587 public middle schools	70.4%	11	49.2	39.7	41.5	43.6	36.6	37.2	26.8	33.5	78.9	78.9	56.8	45.3	51.4	51.2	57.3	72.6	60.7	63.4	$11,932	$1,040	$9,626
Meadowview Middle School	Public	6-8	1623 Meadowview Ln	Morristown	37814	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 581-6360	597	37	16.1		181 (30.3%)	12 (2.0%)	375 (62.8%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.2%)	23.3	458^th of 583 public middle schools	21.4%		32.4	403^rd of 587 public middle schools	31.3%	55	18.7	16.0	17.8	17.5	23.6	17.1	11.4	17.4	63.0	63.0	37.4	33.7	22.8	31.2	34.1	41.1	31.0	35.3	$12,189	$954	$10,407
West View Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Indian Path	Morristown	37813	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-2407	590	39	15.1		400 (67.8%)	13 (2.2%)	124 (21.0%)	20 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	23 (3.9%)	74.8	109^th of 583 public middle schools	81.3%		68.2	149^th of 587 public middle schools	74.6%	40	52.9	50.0	38.6	47.9	45.9	43.0	26.9	38.4	86.0	86.0	50.6	60.7	50.5	53.9	66.1	74.2	59.7	66.6	$11,380	$446	$10,183
East Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6595 St. Clair RD	Whitesburg	37891	Hamblen County	Hamblen County	No	No	No	No	(423) 581-3041	503	32	15.7		433 (86.1%)	6 (1.2%)	42 (8.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	70.2	141^st of 583 public middle schools	75.8%		69.5	137^th of 587 public middle schools	76.7%	4	55.1	45.7	37.4	46.6	36.9	38.2	33.1	36.1			57.5	50.3	51.2	53.0	58.7	61.3	58.6	59.6	$11,550	$328	$10,420
Maury Middle School	Public	6-8	965 Maury CIR	Dandridge	37725	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 397-3424	564	40	14.2		482 (85.5%)	9 (1.6%)	35 (6.2%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (5.5%)	69.6	144^th of 583 public middle schools	75.3%		69.2	141^st of 587 public middle schools	76.0%	3	44.2	35.0	47.0	41.8	42.5	36.5	43.2	40.6			54.1	50.3	52.5	52.2	56.9	58.0	61.2	58.7	$10,567	$383	$9,504
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	361 West Broadway BLVD	Jefferson City	37760	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(865) 475-6133	546	39	14.1		430 (78.8%)	7 (1.3%)	89 (16.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.9%)	57.2	224^th of 583 public middle schools	61.6%		55.7	231^st of 587 public middle schools	60.6%	7	29.8	32.5	39.5	34.1	30.4	35.5	34.3	33.5			37.3	48.2	48.3	44.8	54.7	57.2	58.4	56.8	$10,972	$324	$9,766
Rutledge Middle School	Public	7-8	140 Pioneer DR	Rutledge	37861	Grainger County	Grainger County	No	No	No	Yes	(865) 828-3366	346	27	13.0		317 (91.6%)	3 (0.9%)	22 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	61.5	193^rd of 583 public middle schools	66.9%		38.8	348^th of 587 public middle schools	40.7%	155		29.0	30.5	29.7		37.5	31.1	34.5				53.0	47.6	50.4		60.7	60.4	60.5	$12,409	$1,383	$10,041
West Greene Middle Schools	Public	6-8	250 West School ST	Mosheim	37818	Greene County	Greene County	No	No	No	Yes	(423) 422-6470	378	27	13.8		343 (90.7%)	5 (1.3%)	22 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	54.5	237^th of 583 public middle schools	59.3%		48.8	283^rd of 587 public middle schools	51.8%	46	36.4	40.0	43.6	39.6	30.3	39.3	25.9	32.3	92.9	92.9	37.9	44.4	53.7	44.8	39.4	52.6	50.0	47.2	$12,148	$1,010	$10,363

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Heights Middle School

What district is Lincoln Heights Middle School in?

Hamblen County

Is Lincoln Heights Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Heights Middle School ranks 163^rd of 583 Tennessee middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Heights Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Heights Middle School usually go on to attend Morristown West High

How many students attend Lincoln Heights Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 602 students attended Lincoln Heights Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Heights Middle School?

Students at Lincoln Heights Middle School are 43% Hispanic, 40% White, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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