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Lincoln Middle School

Q: Is Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Middle School ranks 46 th of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 168 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 73% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school located in Shinnston, West Virginia, serving 421 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Harrison County Schools district, which is ranked 19 out of 55 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Middle School has shown consistent improvement in its academic performance, moving from 137th out of 170 West Virginia middle schools in 2017-2018 to 46th out of 168 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics and English Language Arts (ELA) assessments are generally higher than the Harrison County Schools and West Virginia state averages, particularly in 6th grade where the proficiency rates are significantly above the district and state levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 54.2% of 6th-grade students at Lincoln Middle School were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 34.5% in the Harrison County Schools and 32.8% statewide.

While Lincoln Middle School performs well overall, some nearby schools, such as Bridgeport Middle School, consistently rank higher in the state and demonstrate even stronger academic outcomes, particularly in mathematics and ELA. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Lincoln Middle School to learn from the practices and strategies of higher-performing schools in the region.

394

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,711

Per pupil spending ?

50.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

78 Jerry Toth Dr
Shinnston, WV 26431-8502

(304) 326-7540

District: Harrison County Schools

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:

Lincoln High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:	Big Elm Elementary School
	Lumberport Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

96.2%

Two or more races:

2.3%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the West Virginia median (73rd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg40%

West Virginia avg38%

46^th of 168

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 47% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Middle Schools in the Harrison County Schools

19^th of 55Harrison County Schools among West Virginia 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	46 of 168	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.6	63 of 169	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.6	83 of 168	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	80 of 169	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	78 of 171	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.9	99 of 171	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	137 of 170	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	69.5	38 of 176	78.4%	★★★★☆
2016	59.5	57 of 172	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.2	82 of 173	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.8	61 of 172	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.1	50 of 174	71.3%	★★★★☆
2012	52.3	75 of 172	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	65 of 171	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.5	90 of 171	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.8	113 of 171	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	44.8	60 of 124	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2022	52.0	42 of 131	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	89 of 129	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	50 of 158	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.8	58 of 158	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	70 of 158	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.1	96 of 164	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	74 of 162	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	78 of 162	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	119 of 166	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	57.3	64 of 174	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2017	49.5	40 of 97	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	62 of 165	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	47 of 164	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	48.4	73 of 162	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	88 of 162	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.3	94 of 164	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	153 of 165	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	78.2	12 of 176	93.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	48 of 160	70.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	63 of 165	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	89 of 158	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.0	62 of 161	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.6	66 of 164	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.0	115 of 161	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.8	129 of 164	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	75.0	21 of 176	88.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	74 of 127	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	89 of 128	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	42 of 132	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.0	73 of 130	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	136 of 142	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	35.6	129 of 174	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	West Virginia percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	53 of 168	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	68 of 169	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.1	85 of 168	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	82 of 168	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.2	77 of 170	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.9	105 of 168	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	135 of 167	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	68.4	42 of 176	76.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2025)70th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2017)59th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2017)52nd percentile-27 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs West Virginia (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%+5 vs state

Mathematics39%+5 vs state

Science27%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, February 16, 2012

This school is awful and it smells really bad. The principal is really mean and she scares everyone. I have half of my classes in the hallway and there is a ton of bullying in the school and the teachers don't care about it. They always yell at you for having gum and being on your cell phone. They usually never let you go to the bathroom, but you wouldn't want to go to it anyway. The bathrooms are dirty and everyone writes about each other in the bathroom stalls. Also, If you go to Lumberport, all of the kids that go to bridgeport middle school will make fun if you because most people that go here are really poor. PLEASE TAKE MY ADVICE AND DO NOT GO HERE!!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, September 23, 2011

lumberport middle has mold in the school
and a severe problem with bullying and the principal not doing anything about it Close Quote

Schools Near Lincoln Middle School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2025)				WV Assessment English Language Arts (2025)				WV Assessment Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 5th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 6th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 7th Grade	WV Assessment English Language Arts 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	78 Jerry Toth Dr	Shinnston	26431	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7540	394	36	11.0		379 (96.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	62.1	46^th of 168 public middle schools	72.6%		57.6	63^rd of 169 public middle schools	62.7%	17		54.2	37.0	24.8		60.0	46.4	41.6		27.2	$11,711	$499	$11,212
Bridgeport Middle School	Public	6-8	413 Johnson Ave	Bridgeport	26330	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7142	590	44	13.4		539 (91.4%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	92.8	3^rd of 168 public middle schools	98.2%		94.4	3^rd of 169 public middle schools	98.2%			48.5	54.9	52.6		67.0	65.2	55.0		48.7	$11,553	$699	$10,854
Washington Irving Middle School	Public	6-8	443 Lee Ave	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7420	533	43	12.5		447 (83.9%)	11 (2.1%)	33 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.9%)	25.8	138^th of 168 public middle schools	17.9%		31	122^nd of 169 public middle schools	27.8%	16		11.4	22.2	21.8		39.0	36.7	32.0		24.7	$13,034	$849	$12,185
Monongah Middle School	Public	5-8	550 Camden Ave	Monongah	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2164	190	15	12.6		180 (94.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	80.1	19^th of 168 public middle schools	88.7%		84.3	18^th of 169 public middle schools	89.3%	1	40.0	41.7	62.2	51.0	40.0	56.3	60.0	50.0	34.3	26.5	$13,141	$704	$12,437
Mountaineer Middle School	Public	6-8	2 Mountaineer Dr	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 326-7620	351	37	9.5		313 (89.2%)	6 (1.7%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	23.6	141^st of 168 public middle schools	16.1%		37.6	106^th of 169 public middle schools	37.3%	35		21.4	20.2	15.3		42.0	36.1	30.6		19.4	$14,266	$1,034	$13,231
Mannington Middle School	Public	5-8	113 Clarksburg St	Mannington	26582	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 986-1050	231	19	12.1		221 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	66.6	37^th of 168 public middle schools	78.0%		53.5	73^rd of 169 public middle schools	56.8%	36	36.7	35.5	37.0	44.6	38.8	51.6	44.4	53.6	36.7	28.6	$14,557	$814	$13,743
West Fairmont Middle School	Public	5-8	110 10th St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 366-5631	592	44	13.4		449 (75.8%)	58 (9.8%)	15 (2.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	52.2	72^nd of 168 public middle schools	57.1%		60.5	54^th of 169 public middle schools	68.0%	18	44.7	36.1	38.2	33.6	42.1	44.9	42.5	39.7	26.3	24.7	$11,824	$696	$11,129
East Fairmont Middle School	Public	5-8	221 Mason St	Fairmont	26554	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 367-2123	647	45	14.3		614 (94.9%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	62.1	47^th of 168 public middle schools	72.0%		70.1	32^nd of 169 public middle schools	81.1%	15	32.0	37.1	47.3	38.3	47.7	50.9	49.7	40.7	30.5	22.2	$11,593	$697	$10,896
Taylor County Middle School	Public	5-8	670 Spring Hills Rd	Grafton	26354	Taylor County	Taylor County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(304) 265-0722	640	49	13.0		626 (97.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	28.7	129^th of 168 public middle schools	23.2%		55.5	68^th of 169 public middle schools	59.8%	61	32.5	22.4	31.5	26.4	45.0	35.4	30.2	34.0	28.5	20.3	$11,037	$971	$10,066
South Harrison Middle School	Public	6-8	3003 Hawk Hwy	Lost Creek	26385	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 326-7460	244	22	11.2		238 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	62.7	44^th of 168 public middle schools	73.8%		48.2	80^th of 169 public middle schools	52.7%	36		32.1	38.2	28.2		53.9	51.5	43.6		34.6	$12,158	$588	$11,570

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle School?

Students at Lincoln Middle School are 96% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Lincoln Middle School in?

Harrison County Schools

Is Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Middle School ranks 46^th of 168 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Lincoln Middle School.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle School attend?

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

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