Middle Schools in Lincoln Consolidated School District

The Lincoln Middle School is the sole middle school within the Lincoln Consolidated School District in Michigan. The school serves students in grades 6-8 and has faced challenges in recent years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 588th and 654th out of over 800 middle schools in the state.

Lincoln Middle School's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state averages in Michigan. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 28.3% to 29.3%, compared to the state average of 38.6% to 39.2%. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in Math ranged from 16.1% to 16.4%, compared to the state average of 31.5% to 33.3%. The school's PSAT performance also lags behind state averages, with 55.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 65.3%, and 16% proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to the state average of 30.4%.

Despite the school's academic challenges, Lincoln Middle School has a relatively high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 56.62% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the same year was $18,264, and the student-teacher ratio was 15.7. Additionally, the school had a chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, which may be a contributing factor to its academic performance. While Lincoln Middle School's performance is generally below the state averages, it is often on par with or slightly better than the overall performance of the Lincoln Consolidated School District, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school may be reflective of broader district-level or systemic issues.