Summary:
ZIP code 55806 contains two schools, both classified as middle schools serving grades 6–8 within the Duluth Public School District, together enrolling 671 students at the same West 3rd Street address in Duluth — Lincoln Park Middle School with 606 students and Alternative Learning Center SWS Lincoln Park with 65.
Lincoln Park Middle School is the larger, data-rich option and is trending upward: its state rank rose from the 28th percentile and 1 star in 2023–2024 to the 41st percentile and 2 stars in 2025–2026, though it still trails the district's 63rd percentile standing. Reading is its relative strength at 42.2% proficient across all grades, with grade 6 reading at 48.6%, within about 5 points of the state's 53.4%. Math is the consistent weakness at 24.7% all-grade, below the 44.9% district and state figures, and science is lowest at 16.5% all-grade. Grade-level comparisons matter for a middle school: Science 8 (16.5%) is essentially level with the state's 16.7%, while Math 6 sits 17.8 points behind the state. The school improved in all three subjects year over year, with the largest gain in science.
Alternative Learning Center SWS Lincoln Park is much smaller and serves a higher-poverty population, with a 69.23% free/reduced-lunch rate versus 54.46% at Lincoln Park Middle, and a reported student-teacher ratio of 73.8 versus 12.1 — a figure unusual enough to interpret cautiously rather than as a standard class size. No test scores or rank history are reported for it in this data, which means "not reported," not zero performance. Its 65-student enrollment also means any percentage could shift sharply with small changes in student counts.
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