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Lincoln Middle School

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Lincoln Middle School ranks 159 th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 252 Connecticut Middle Schools

Better than 37% of Connecticut middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school located in Meriden, Connecticut, serving 662 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Meriden School District, which is ranked 103 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lincoln Middle School's performance on SBAC/NGSS tests is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in SBAC/English Language Arts ranged from 34.3% (6th grade) to 42% (8th grade), compared to the state averages of 50% to 50.7%. In SBAC/Mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 25.8% (7th grade) to 40% (6th grade), significantly lower than the state averages of 42.9% to 43.2%. The school's performance in NGSS/Science for 8th grade was also below the state average, with only 29.2% of students proficient or better compared to 50.3% statewide. Compared to nearby schools in the district, Lincoln Middle School generally performs worse than Washington Middle School and significantly worse than Edison Middle School, which consistently outperforms the district and state averages.

Despite the school's overall academic performance being below average, Lincoln Middle School appears to be doing a relatively better job in serving certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. However, the school has experienced high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 17.7% to 27.5% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average and the nearby schools in the Meriden School District. Additionally, Lincoln Middle School's per-student spending, ranging from $13,686 to $14,608 in recent years, is lower than the nearby schools in the district, which spend $15,523 to $17,461 per student, and the school's student-teacher ratio, ranging from 12.8 to 16.1, is generally higher than the nearby schools, which have ratios between 9.3 and 13.7.

684

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,818

Per pupil spending ?

78.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

164 Centennial Ave.
Meriden, CT 06450

(203) 238-2381

District: Meriden School District

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:

Orville H. Platt High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Franklin School
	Hanover School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

White:

17.1%

African American:

9.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (34% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Science scores 21 pts below the Connecticut average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg38%

Connecticut avg47%

159^th of 252

Connecticut public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Meriden School District

103^rd of 156Meriden School District among Connecticut 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	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	159 of 252	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.5	169 of 250	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	158 of 249	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	165 of 250	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	162 of 275	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	183 of 259	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	174 of 249	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.0	175 of 250	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	27.4	171 of 246	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.8	212 of 280	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	30.4	209 of 278	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.3	204 of 272	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	211 of 269	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.8	206 of 268	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.6	192 of 255	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.7	194 of 252	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.6	198 of 250	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	20.5	197 of 248	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	58.4	26 of 80	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	7 of 31	77.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	49.7	47 of 104	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	2 of 6	66.7%	★★★★☆
2022	13.2	22 of 26	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	70.2	5 of 34	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	121 of 164	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	130 of 161	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	119 of 160	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.1	123 of 166	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	145 of 235	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	137 of 169	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	137 of 160	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	49 of 105	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.9	53 of 104	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	48 of 99	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	47 of 97	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	67 of 146	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.7	61 of 97	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	37 of 75	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	63 of 117	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.8	72 of 114	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	51 of 109	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	64 of 106	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.0	97 of 218	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	73 of 104	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	126 of 162	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	129 of 157	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	126 of 158	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	140 of 169	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	155 of 224	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	143 of 167	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	134 of 164	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	54.9	108 of 244	55.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	91 of 153	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.9	121 of 154	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	126 of 158	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	118 of 151	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	138 of 175	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	116 of 166	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.8	133 of 168	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2021)68th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)67th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2021)56th percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2021)55th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+9 vs school

White (2025)41st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-11 vs state

Mathematics30%-12 vs state

Science29%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)	SBAC English Language Arts (2025)			SBAC Mathematics (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	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 8th Grade	Total
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	164 Centennial Ave.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 238-2381	684	45	15.0	78.5%	117 (17.1%)	62 (9.1%)	464 (67.8%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.1%)	30	159^th of 252 public middle schools	36.9%		24.5	169^th of 250 public middle schools	32.4%	10	29.2	34.3	42.4	42.0	40.0	25.8	26.3	$15,818
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	1225 North Broad St.	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 235-6606	536	39	13.6	86.4%	97 (18.1%)	76 (14.2%)	331 (61.8%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.9%)	25.4	169^th of 252 public middle schools	32.9%		27.3	160^th of 250 public middle schools	36.0%	9	32.0	36.0	29.5	39.7	30.3	18.5	31.5	$17,920
Edison Middle School	Public	6-8	1355 North Broad Street	Meriden	06450	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Meriden School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 379-2590	773	54	14.2	74.5%	169 (21.9%)	92 (11.9%)	464 (60.0%)	11 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.7%)	57.7	103^rd of 252 public middle schools	59.1%		46.2	126^th of 250 public middle schools	49.6%	23	57.2	57.1	53.3	60.8	46.8	37.3	39.7	$15,764
James H. Moran Middle School	Public	6-8	141 Hope Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 741-2900	531	55	9.6	34.7%	359 (67.6%)	9 (1.7%)	121 (22.8%)	26 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.6%)	46.9	125^th of 252 public middle schools	50.4%		48	121^st of 250 public middle schools	51.6%	4	50.8	45.9	43.6	52.9	35.9	40.6	39.7	$22,396
Dodd Middle School	Public	7-8	100 Park Place	Cheshire	06410	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Cheshire School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 272-3249	660	53	12.5	18.3%	477 (72.3%)	24 (3.6%)	61 (9.2%)	61 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.6%)	92.2	13^th of 252 public middle schools	94.8%		87.5	27^th of 250 public middle schools	89.2%	14	76.5		80.1	79.4		75.5	72.9	$19,852
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Public	6-8	1071 South Main St.	Plantsville	06479	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3275	659	54	12.2	26.1%	474 (71.9%)	19 (2.9%)	89 (13.5%)	38 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (5.8%)	81.5	48^th of 252 public middle schools	81.0%		79.3	51^st of 250 public middle schools	79.6%	3	71.6	75.5	71.9	56.0	66.5	68.8	55.8	$21,072
Joseph A. Depaolo Middle School	Public	6-8	385 Pleasant St.	Southington	06489	Capitol Planning Region	Southington School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 628-3260	671	62	10.8	26.4%	483 (72.0%)	18 (2.7%)	93 (13.9%)	29 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.2%)	84.1	35^th of 252 public middle schools	86.1%		83.6	35^th of 250 public middle schools	86.0%		79.3	71.1	67.9	70.4	62.6	63.3	63.3	$19,278
Catherine M. McGee Middle School	Public	6-8	899 Norton Rd.	Berlin	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 828-0323	595	52	11.3	22.4%	453 (76.1%)	13 (2.2%)	77 (12.9%)	33 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.2%)	75.2	62^nd of 252 public middle schools	75.4%		78.3	58^th of 250 public middle schools	76.8%	4	63.9	59.8	66.3	64.2	56.3	64.6	52.6	$22,470
Dag Hammarskjold Middle School	Public	6-8	106 Pond Hill Road	Wallingford	06492	South Central Connecticut Planning Region	Wallingford School District	No	No	No	Yes	(203) 294-3700	593	54	10.9	35.4%	396 (66.8%)	5 (0.8%)	132 (22.3%)	29 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.2%)	51.2	120^th of 252 public middle schools	52.4%		46.7	125^th of 250 public middle schools	50.0%	5	53.8	50.7	51.8	50.5	36.5	45.4	38.8	$22,231
Tyrrell Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Todd Rd.	Wolcott	06716	Naugatuck Valley Planning Region	Wolcott School District	No	No	No	No	(203) 879-8151	498	54	9.2	35.7%	355 (71.3%)	20 (4.0%)	99 (19.9%)	13 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	71.9	79^th of 252 public middle schools	68.7%		63.4	89^th of 250 public middle schools	64.4%	10	65.2	62.3	66.9	56.7	51.0	59.2	51.7	$20,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle School?

Students at Lincoln Middle School are 68% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Lincoln Middle School in?

Meriden School District

How many students attend Lincoln Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 684 students attended Lincoln Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually go on to attend Orville H. Platt High School

Is Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Middle School ranks 159^th of 252 Connecticut middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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