Lincoln Middle

Lincoln Middle is a public middle school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 308 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 415 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lincoln Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Middle's academic performance is significantly below the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 2.9% of 6th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.66% statewide and 23.83% in the Milwaukee School District. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism and dropout rates compared to the state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school had a 65.6% chronic absenteeism rate and a 5.6% dropout rate, both of which are more than double the district and state averages.

While Lincoln Middle is struggling academically, the nearby schools in the Milwaukee School District are also performing poorly. However, one notable exception is Deer Creek Intermediate, a middle school in the neighboring Saint Francis School District, which consistently outperforms the state and district averages across all subject areas and grade levels. This suggests that high-performing schools are possible within the Milwaukee metropolitan area, and Lincoln Middle and the district should explore ways to implement similar strategies and best practices.