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Lincoln Middle

Public Grades 6-8

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 95% of California middle schools

Summary

In Santa Monica, California, Lincoln Middle serves grades 6–8 and has 914 students in a coastal Los Angeles community. Its 2025–2026 results are strong in all three tested subjects: proficiency was 79% in English language arts (ELA), 68% in math and 65% in science, making Lincoln the nearby group’s strongest overall test performer.

Lincoln led nearby schools in ELA by 5 points over Paul Revere Charter Middle and in science by 2 points over Beverly Vista Middle; in math, it trailed Paul Revere by just 1 point. Eighth-grade math is the clearest relative weak spot: Lincoln scored 66%, 4 points below Paul Revere, though still well above the state at 36%. Across nearby schools with results, Lincoln was ahead of the group averages by 21 points in ELA, 20 in math and 24 in science. It also exceeded Santa Monica-Malibu Unified by about 6 points in each subject and the state by 29–30 points.

Over four years, ELA stayed nearly flat, math rose 7 points and science gained 2 points overall; science also had the sharpest recent swing, dropping 13 points in 2024–2025 before rebounding 12 points the next year. SchoolDigger ranked Lincoln at the 95th percentile statewide with five stars in 2025–2026, up from the 93rd percentile the prior year. One notable subgroup result is that SchoolDigger’s ranking for how well Lincoln serves Asian students rose from the 55th to the 78th percentile, still below the school’s overall 95th percentile. In 2024–2025, 30% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the lowest share among nearby schools with the same measure and year. Lincoln’s student-teacher ratio was 20.6, the group’s third-highest, behind Paul Revere’s 23.7 and Culver City Middle’s 20.7.

914

Students ?

20.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

29.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

1501 California Ave.
Santa Monica, CA 90403-4305

(310) 393-9227

District: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Students who attend Lincoln Middle usually attend:

High:

Santa Monica High

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle:

Elementary:	Franklin Elementary
	McKinley Elementary
	Roosevelt Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (72% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of California middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg66%

California avg42%

143^rd of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Top 5%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

142^nd of 1,530Santa Monica-Malibu 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.9	143 of 2740	94.8%	★★★★★
2025	92.8	203 of 2761	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.0	128 of 2783	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	146 of 2781	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	100 of 2740	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	174 of 2715	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	167 of 2480	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	91.5	209 of 2508	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	94.2	118 of 2497	95.3%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	149 of 2477	94.0%	★★★★★
2013	81.1	293 of 2379	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	81.8	255 of 2259	88.7%	★★★★☆
2011	86.5	156 of 2236	93.0%	★★★★★
2010	79.8	305 of 2179	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	84.6	205 of 2063	90.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.1	142 of 2005	92.9%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	195 of 1999	90.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.0	137 of 1804	92.4%	★★★★★
2005	85.9	179 of 1777	89.9%	★★★★☆
2004	81.7	263 of 1769	85.1%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	77.3	90 of 594	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	81.7	71 of 609	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	87.1	51 of 627	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	16 of 613	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	21 of 637	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	37 of 643	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	38 of 600	93.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	172 of 777	77.9%	★★★★☆
2025	62.2	333 of 739	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.4	238 of 743	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	173 of 715	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	147 of 733	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	69.1	258 of 745	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.0	329 of 700	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	91.3	78 of 1531	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	57 of 1491	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	30 of 1369	97.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	100.0	1 of 1478	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	115 of 1442	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	108 of 1364	92.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.8	121 of 2516	95.2%	★★★★★
2025	93.3	168 of 2533	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	83 of 2551	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.0	156 of 2531	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	113 of 2509	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	155 of 2380	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	176 of 2262	92.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	144 of 2357	93.9%	★★★★★
2025	81.7	291 of 2395	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	92.0	118 of 2388	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	297 of 2374	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	102 of 2359	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	77.2	363 of 2213	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	308 of 2072	85.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	91.1	146 of 2529	94.2%	★★★★★
2025	79.4	349 of 2542	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	213 of 2579	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	264 of 2531	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	89.1	158 of 2458	93.6%	★★★★★
2019	79.9	308 of 2369	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	299 of 2230	86.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.6	158 of 2514	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	90.2	246 of 2534	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	172 of 2552	93.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	144 of 2538	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.3	95 of 2527	96.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	177 of 2407	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	93.6	148 of 2273	93.5%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	88.4	41 of 735	94.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.2	81 of 726	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.9	26 of 701	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	89.1	38 of 677	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	53 of 665	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	85.7	44 of 554	92.1%	★★★★★
2018	81.9	61 of 462	86.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	98.0	30 of 1605	98.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.3	33 of 1566	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	47 of 1552	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	45 of 1531	97.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.0	67 of 1490	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.4	97 of 1520	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	60 of 1537	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.7	79 of 1543	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.3	35 of 1555	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	66 of 1602	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	54 of 1496	96.4%	★★★★★

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 (2024)100th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)96th percentile~ school

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)94th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

African American (2026)85th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2026)78th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy79%+30 vs state

Mathematics68%+29 vs state

Science65%+29 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	1501 California Ave.	Santa Monica	90403	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 393-9227	914	44	20.6	29.5%	497 (54.4%)	60 (6.6%)	174 (19.0%)	112 (12.3%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	65 (7.1%)	94.9	143^rd of 2740 public middle schools	94.8%		92.8	203^rd of 2761 public middle schools	92.6%	60	65.1	65.1	81.4	77.7	79.0	79.3	68.8	68.4	66.2	67.8
John Adams Middle	Public	6-8	2425 16th St.	Santa Monica	90405	Los Angeles County	Santa Monica-Malibu Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 452-2326	806	44	18.1	44.4%	289 (35.9%)	90 (11.2%)	362 (44.9%)	47 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.9%)	78.1	509^th of 2740 public middle schools	81.4%		78.8	497^th of 2761 public middle schools	82.0%	12	43.1	43.1	64.0	71.0	59.6	65.2	45.2	53.9	50.2	49.9
Paul Revere Charter Middle	Public, Charter	6-8	1450 Allenford Ave.	Los Angeles	90049	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 917-4800	1,715	72	23.7	31.5%	914 (53.3%)	150 (8.7%)	361 (21.0%)	107 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	179 (10.4%)	93.3	191^st of 2740 public middle schools	93.0%		91.5	239^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.3%	48	61.3	61.3	72.1	73.3	76.4	74.0	67.3	67.0	70.6	68.4	$27,991	$27,150	$841
Daniel Webster Middle	Public	6-8	11330 West Graham Pl.	Los Angeles	90064	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 235-4600	438	29	14.9	87.4%	33 (7.5%)	72 (16.4%)	307 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.1%)	27.5	1931^st of 2740 public middle schools	29.5%		36.9	1589^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.4%	342	13.3	13.3	29.3	37.5	38.5	35.2	21.0	33.9	19.6	24.6	$51,761	$48,622	$3,139
Mark Twain Middle	Public	6-8	2224 Walgrove Ave.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 305-3100	974	51	19.0	57.6%	176 (18.1%)	97 (10.0%)	506 (52.0%)	73 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (12.5%)	76.6	535^th of 2740 public middle schools	80.5%		71	653^rd of 2761 public middle schools	76.3%	118	41.9	41.9	61.6	64.8	58.4	61.5	54.9	54.6	45.0	51.5	$31,690	$30,078	$1,612
Emerson Community Charter	Public, Charter	6-8	1650 Selby Ave.	Los Angeles	90024	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 234-3100	454	23	19.9	57.9%	138 (30.4%)	54 (11.9%)	183 (40.3%)	30 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.4%)	69	716^th of 2740 public middle schools	73.9%		71.3	644^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.7%	72	40.3	40.3	59.3	58.6	57.1	58.3	54.1	42.1	38.3	44.4	$41,425	$39,402	$2,023
Palms Middle	Public	6-8	10860 Woodbine St.	Los Angeles	90034	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 253-7600	1,081	55	19.6	71.5%	147 (13.6%)	270 (25.0%)	496 (45.9%)	85 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (7.7%)	71.8	645^th of 2740 public middle schools	76.5%		67.4	732^nd of 2761 public middle schools	73.5%	87	38.6	38.6	61.8	59.5	57.6	59.6	48.9	48.0	45.4	47.4	$34,421	$32,248	$2,173
ICEF Vista Middle Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	4471 Inglewood Blvd.	Los Angeles	90043	Los Angeles County	ICEF Vista Middle Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 298-6405	194	11	18.0	96.4%	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.6%)	183 (94.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	83	413^th of 2740 public middle schools	84.9%		76	562^nd of 2761 public middle schools	79.6%	149	41.0	41.0	54.4	69.9	70.5	65.5	56.1	60.3	70.5	62.3
Marina del Rey Middle	Public	6-8	12500 Braddock Dr.	Los Angeles	90066	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 578-2700	300	22	13.4	87.3%	4 (1.3%)	115 (38.3%)	168 (56.0%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	31.5	1777^th of 2740 public middle schools	35.1%		24.8	2016^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.0%	239	13.8	13.8	47.3	26.2	36.5	38.7	31.8	28.6	12.6	24.6	$75,317	$69,470	$5,847
Culver City Middle	Public	6-8	4601 Elenda St.	Culver City	90230	Los Angeles County	Culver City Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(310) 842-4200	1,523	73	20.7	39.5%	389 (25.5%)	148 (9.7%)	546 (35.9%)	173 (11.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.3%)	262 (17.2%)	80.1	468^th of 2740 public middle schools	82.9%		77.9	524^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.0%	56	50.5	50.5	66.5	67.2	58.1	64.0	54.0	55.5	44.8	51.6	$18,458	$17,374	$1,084

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle

What district is Lincoln Middle in?

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified

Is Lincoln Middle a good school?

Yes. Lincoln Middle ranks in the top 5.2% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Middle usually go on to attend Santa Monica High

How many students attend Lincoln Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 914 students attended Lincoln Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle?

Students at Lincoln Middle are 54% White, 19% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 7% African American.

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