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Lincoln Middle

Public Grades 6-8

98^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 96% of California middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle serves grades 6–8 and enrolls 971 students in Alameda, in the East Bay. Its 2025–2026 proficiency rates were 82% in English language arts (ELA), 70% in math and 74% in science. The most important finding is that Lincoln had higher proficiency than every nearby school with results for that year in all three subjects.

Alameda Unified and state comparisons show Lincoln’s strongest relative result is in science: it scored 15 points above the district and 38 points above the state, compared with 11 and 32 points in ELA and 8 and 32 points in math. Lincoln also led the six nearby schools with same-year results by 54 points in science, 50 in ELA and 49 in math, based on their average results. Seventh grade was Lincoln’s strongest tested grade, while eighth grade was its relative low point, especially in math; even there, Lincoln’s math proficiency was 21 points above the highest nearby result, at Edna Brewer Middle.

Lincoln’s results have risen since 2022–2023: ELA increased by 6 points, math by 3 and science by 7. SchoolDigger placed Lincoln at the 96th percentile with 5 stars in 2025–2026, ranking it 97th among 2,703 California schools; its percentile has stayed between the 94th and 97th in the years shown. SchoolDigger’s effectiveness measure for multiracial students rose from the 71st percentile in 2023–2024 to the 88th in 2025–2026, while Lincoln’s overall percentile moved from 95th to 96th. The 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 23.5, the third-highest among the ten schools compared. That year, 20% of Lincoln students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest rate among nearby schools reporting that same measure. Chronic absenteeism was 8% in 2025–2026, down 4 points from 2022–2023 and below the district’s 12% and the state’s 18%.

971

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,483

Per pupil spending ?

20.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (76% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of California middle schools

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg65%

California avg42%

98^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Alameda Unified

163^rd of 1,530Alameda 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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	96.2	98 of 2740	96.4%	★★★★★
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
2026	78.7	141 of 777	81.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	95.3	104 of 2516	95.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	91.4	121 of 2357	94.9%	★★★★★
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
2026	94.9	86 of 2529	96.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	95.8	97 of 2514	96.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	83.1	85 of 735	88.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	87.0	123 of 1605	92.3%	★★★★★
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
2026	83.7	163 of 1490	89.1%	★★★★☆
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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)96th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)89th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)88th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2026)82nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+32 vs state

Science74%+38 vs state

Mathematics70%+32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	98^th of 2740 public middle schools	96.4%		96.2	112^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.9%	14	74.4	74.4	78.2	86.1	80.7	81.5	70.9	72.7	66.1	70.0	$17,483	$16,286	$1,197
Epic Charter	Public	6-8	1045 Derby Ave.	Oakland	94621	Alameda County	Alameda County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 689-2035	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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%)	62.3	877^th of 2740 public middle schools	68.0%		65	787^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.5%	90	31.8	31.8	54.2	62.3	51.5	56.0	34.7	49.3	39.4	41.2	$24,679	$23,040	$1,639
Oakland Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4215 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94806	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%)	11.8	2545^th of 2740 public middle schools	7.1%		14.6	2458^th of 2761 public middle schools	11.0%	87	9.4	9.4	19.6	24.3	17.2	20.5	8.0	16.9	12.5	13.0
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%)	96	109^th of 2740 public middle schools	96.0%		95.2	145^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.7%	36	62.2	62.2	76.9	78.4	83.7	79.5	72.2	73.9	85.7	77.0
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%)	10.9	2565^th of 2740 public middle schools	6.4%		11.2	2583^rd of 2761 public middle schools	6.4%	18	13.9	13.9	13.3	20.9	23.9	19.4	9.2	6.9	13.9	10.0	$32,802	$30,316	$2,486
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%)	61.3	909^th of 2740 public middle schools	66.8%		54.5	1054^th of 2761 public middle schools	61.8%	145	23.5	23.5	47.9	43.8	68.6	53.7	39.6	60.4	43.1	47.6
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	—	10 (2.9%)	34 (9.8%)	271 (78.1%)	19 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	7 (2.0%)	7.5	2671^st of 2740 public middle schools	2.5%		9.4	2635^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.6%	36	8.6	8.6	13.8	19.0	18.3	17.0	2.6	6.0	7.8	5.5	$30,388	$27,696	$2,692
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%)	18.5	2286^th of 2740 public middle schools	16.6%		17.7	2329^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.6%	43	13.6	13.6	21.6	30.2	25.8	25.9	17.1	21.4	21.1	19.9	$29,229	$26,426	$2,803
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	—	12 (3.1%)	72 (18.4%)	279 (71.2%)	11 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	11 (2.8%)	5.5	2701^st of 2740 public middle schools	1.4%		4.7	2739^th of 2761 public middle schools	0.8%	38	9.9	9.9	9.3	13.9	9.8	11.1	0.9	2.5	4.1	2.6	$29,016	$26,374	$2,642

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle

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

Is Lincoln Middle a good school?

Yes! Lincoln Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 98^th of 2740 California middle schools.

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.

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