Middle Schools in Van Dyke Public Schools

Van Dyke Public Schools district in Michigan has only one middle school, Lincoln Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Michigan middle schools over the past three years and significantly underperforms the state average on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies.

Lincoln Middle School faces significant challenges, with 97.55% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population. The school's academic struggles are reflected in its low proficiency rates, with only 20.7% of 6th graders and 22% of 7th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 38.6% and 39.2%, respectively. In Math, the proficiency rates are even lower, with just 9.2% of 6th graders and 4.72% of 7th graders reaching proficiency, compared to state averages of 31.5% and 33.3%.

While the data does not provide information on the school's funding or per-student spending, the consistently low performance and high-poverty student population suggest that Van Dyke Public Schools may need to implement targeted interventions and additional resources to support Lincoln Middle School and its students in improving academic outcomes.