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Lincoln Park Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
703rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 890 Michigan Middle Schools
Better than 21% of Michigan middle schools
Summary

Lincoln Park Middle School is a public middle school located in Lincoln Park, Michigan, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,060 students. The school is part of the Lincoln Park School District, which is ranked 456 out of 613 districts in Michigan and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Park Middle School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 29.5% to 43.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Academically, the school's performance, as measured by M-Step and PSAT proficiency rates, is consistently lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies ranged from 11.5% to 29.4%, compared to the state averages of 31.5% to 47%. The school's performance on various student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is also significantly lower than the state averages.

When comparing Lincoln Park Middle School to nearby middle schools, such as Salina Intermediate 4 8 in Dearborn, Stout Middle School in Dearborn, and Allen Park Middle School in Allen Park, it becomes evident that Lincoln Park Middle School is underperforming compared to its peers. Despite the high spending per student, ranging from $14,480 to $20,391 over the past few years, Lincoln Park Middle School's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past several years, with the school's statewide ranking dropping from 626 out of 675 in 2020-2021 to 703 out of 890 in 2024-2025.

1,089
Students ?
17.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$20,391
Per pupil spending ?
90.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2800 Lafayette Blvd
       Lincoln Park, MI  48146-3301

(313) 389-0757

District: Lincoln Park School District of the City of


Students who attend Lincoln Park Middle School usually attend:

High:    Lincoln Park High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln Park Middle School:

Elementary:    Earl F Carr School
    Hoover School
    James Foote School
    Keppen School
    More...
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.1%
White:
26.4%
African American:
17.1%
more
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)
!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 28% Michigan)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school22%
District avg21%
Michigan avg41%
703rd of 890
Michigan public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015
From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Michigan Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
456th of 613Lincoln Park School District of the City of among Michigan 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202519.3703 of 89021.0%★☆☆☆☆
202417.4735 of 89718.1%★☆☆☆☆
202316.1739 of 88316.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.4686 of 77611.6%★☆☆☆☆
202112.1626 of 6757.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.9718 of 7929.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.1708 of 83815.5%★☆☆☆☆
201711.7738 of 82110.1%★☆☆☆☆
201613.4773 of 89413.5%★☆☆☆☆
201514.9777 of 91915.5%★☆☆☆☆
201414.1800 of 92113.1%★☆☆☆☆
201323.4734 of 91920.1%★☆☆☆☆
201217.9782 of 90013.1%★☆☆☆☆
201131.9691 of 85819.5%★☆☆☆☆
201031.3711 of 85116.5%★☆☆☆☆
200926.1721 of 84714.9%★☆☆☆☆
200839.8629 of 83925.0%★☆☆☆☆
200731.1676 of 82317.9%★☆☆☆☆
200624.0691 of 80614.3%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202526.1249 of 33826.3%★☆☆☆☆
202433.2186 of 30038.0%★★☆☆☆
202321.8248 of 31020.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.9150 of 18217.6%★☆☆☆☆
201916.4180 of 1968.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201828.5259 of 36629.2%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202520.192 of 10613.2%★☆☆☆☆
202414.385 of 883.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.565 of 729.7%★☆☆☆☆
202220.332 of 3815.8%★☆☆☆☆
201910.845 of 462.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.5104 of 15432.5%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202513.6693 of 78912.2%★☆☆☆☆
202412.5698 of 7719.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.9689 of 77010.5%★☆☆☆☆
202214.3587 of 65710.7%★☆☆☆☆
202113.2488 of 5216.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20197.2631 of 6584.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201817.8654 of 79417.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202519.9228 of 26514.0%★☆☆☆☆
202420.7224 of 25712.8%★☆☆☆☆
202316.5217 of 24611.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.7121 of 13812.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.263 of 698.7%★☆☆☆☆
201915.2126 of 1378.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201822.5224 of 26615.8%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202525.7634 of 83223.8%★☆☆☆☆
202423.3657 of 83621.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.1678 of 82517.8%★☆☆☆☆
202216.9609 of 69111.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.5471 of 5239.9%★☆☆☆☆
201913.3614 of 6728.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201825.1643 of 81521.1%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202519.4647 of 79818.9%★☆☆☆☆
202417.0664 of 78615.5%★☆☆☆☆
202313.6690 of 77611.1%★☆☆☆☆
20227.6634 of 6583.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202112.7500 of 5407.4%☆☆☆☆☆
20199.8599 of 6396.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.0649 of 79718.6%★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202515.1178 of 1906.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.9171 of 1762.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202313.1152 of 1636.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201814.2141 of 1569.6%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202514.7233 of 2444.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201816.1364 of 3773.4%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMichigan percentileRating
202514.5618 of 69611.2%★☆☆☆☆
202412.7645 of 7018.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.5650 of 6885.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.3614 of 6383.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.2530 of 5778.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20195.8613 of 6241.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201810.6637 of 6786.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)14th percentile-7 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2025)12th percentile-9 vs school
White (2025)11th percentile-10 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school
Special Education (2025)5th percentile-17 vs school
By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts27%-12 vs state
Social Studies23%-24 vs state
Science22%-19 vs state
Math12%-20 vs state
Mathematics6%-24 vs state

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Lincoln Park Middle School ranks in the bottom 21.0% of Michigan middle schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,089 students attended Lincoln Park Middle School.

Students who attend Lincoln Park Middle School usually go on to attend Lincoln Park High School

Students at Lincoln Park Middle School are 50% Hispanic, 26% White, 17% African American, 5% Two or more races.


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