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Lincoln Middle School

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Lincoln Middle School ranks 23 rd of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

23^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 161 West Virginia Middle Schools

Better than 86% of West Virginia middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle School in Shinnston, WV, is a public school serving 394 students in grades 6 through 8 within the Harrison County Schools district, and it has become one of the top-performing middle schools in the state.

Lincoln Middle School has shown remarkable improvement over the past several years, climbing from the 19th percentile in 2017-2018 to the 86th percentile in 2025-2026—a jump of 114 places that places it among the top 15% of middle schools in West Virginia. The school now holds a 4-star rating and outperforms both its district and the state average in English Language Arts, with 58.6% of students proficient compared to 47.6% statewide. This strength is consistent across all grade levels, suggesting a robust literacy program. The school also stands out for its equity: students from low socio-economic backgrounds perform at the same high percentile as the general student body, and special education students have improved dramatically, moving from the 30th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 73rd percentile in 2025-2026. Science proficiency has also rebounded strongly, jumping from 19.4% to 35.4% in a single year, now above both district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Middle School is a clear standout. It ties with Fairview Middle School at the 86th percentile and outperforms Monongah Middle School (77th percentile), while far exceeding district peers like Mountaineer Middle School (16th percentile) and Washington Irving Middle School (18th percentile). Notably, Lincoln achieves these results while spending less per student ($11,711) than several of its lower-performing neighbors. The one area of concern is 8th-grade math, where proficiency (31.3%) falls below the state average, though this appears to be a grade-specific issue rather than a school-wide trend. Overall, Lincoln Middle School offers an impressive combination of strong academics, equitable outcomes, and efficient resource use.

394

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,778

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 — 67th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranks in the top 14% of West Virginia middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

✓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 (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

West Virginia avg44%

23^rd of 161

West Virginia public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Harrison County Schools

17^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
2026	76.7	23 of 161	85.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.3	27 of 155	82.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.9	27 of 157	82.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	74.5	27 of 156	82.7%	★★★★☆
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
2026	56.7	33 of 125	73.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	74.9	28 of 161	82.6%	★★★★☆
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)74th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)68th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2017)59th percentile-20 vs school

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

By subject vs West Virginia (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+11 vs state

Mathematics41%~ state avg

Science35%+6 vs state

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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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WV Assessment Mathematics (2026)						WV Assessment English Language Arts (2026)						WV Assessment Science (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2021)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WV Assessment Mathematics 4th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 5th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	WV Assessment Mathematics All Grades	WV Assessment English Language Arts 4th 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 English Language Arts All Grades	WV Assessment Science 5th Grade	WV Assessment Science 8th Grade	WV Assessment Science All Grades	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	50.5%	379 (96.2%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	76.7	23^rd of 161 public middle schools	85.7%		62.1	46^th of 168 public middle schools	72.6%	23			48.5	45.8	31.3	40.8			60.4	61.7	54.9	58.6		35.4		$10,778	$728	$10,050
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	26.6%	539 (91.4%)	4 (0.7%)	12 (2.0%)	14 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.4%)	85.5	13^th of 161 public middle schools	91.9%		92.8	3^rd of 168 public middle schools	98.2%	10			44.6	53.1	47.6	48.6			63.4	64.9	54.7	61.0		40.2		$10,312	$666	$9,646
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	54.6%	180 (94.7%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	71.2	37^th of 161 public middle schools	77.0%		80.1	19^th of 168 public middle schools	88.7%	18		40.0	35.3	42.6	60.4	45.6		50.0	41.2	66.0	59.6	55.4	35.0	31.9	33.3	$11,224	$366	$10,858
Liberty Middle School	Public	6-8	1 Mountaineer Dr	Clarksburg	26301	Harrison County	Harrison County Schools	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(304) 326-7620	0																		(n/a)			26.8	19.0	18.6	21.0			41.8	30.1	34.3	34.9		20.6
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	59.8%	221 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	46.6	85^th of 161 public middle schools	47.2%		66.6	37^th of 168 public middle schools	78.0%	48		41.3	35.6	35.4	26.8	34.4		43.5	57.8	50.8	28.6	44.8	34.8	21.4	27.5	$10,590	$374	$10,216
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	52.2%	449 (75.8%)	58 (9.8%)	15 (2.5%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (10.3%)	53.1	65^th of 161 public middle schools	59.6%		52.2	72^nd of 168 public middle schools	57.1%	7		45.9	34.6	38.9	40.9	40.2		45.5	34.9	43.8	50.8	44.1	22.6	29.6	26.0	$9,176	$400	$8,777
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	45.4%	614 (94.9%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.6%)	63.7	49^th of 161 public middle schools	69.6%		62.1	47^th of 168 public middle schools	72.0%	2		32.4	46.9	40.1	39.6	39.5		48.7	48.4	46.9	47.3	47.8	31.1	31.7	31.4	$8,072	$249	$7,822
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	40.9%	626 (97.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	37.1	114^th of 161 public middle schools	29.2%		28.7	129^th of 168 public middle schools	23.2%	15		35.6	41.0	31.1	25.5	33.1		36.4	47.5	27.8	32.4	35.8	27.1	25.7	26.3	$10,317	$921	$9,396
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	34.8%	238 (97.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	59.4	53^rd of 161 public middle schools	67.1%		62.7	44^th of 168 public middle schools	73.8%	9			32.3	36.9	36.5	35.5			50.0	53.6	51.4	51.8		28.4		$11,271	$914	$10,357
Fairview Middle School	Public	4-8	17 Jesses Run Rd	Fairview	26570	Marion County	Marion County Schools	No	No	No	No	(304) 449-1312	154	15	10.2	51.5%	150 (97.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	77	22^nd of 161 public middle schools	86.3%		86.2	12^th of 168 public middle schools	92.9%	10	51.7	34.4	57.1	26.7	37.1	40.1	62.1	40.6	57.1	76.7	62.9	59.9	21.9	40.0	31.3	$11,518	$314	$11,204

Frequently Asked Questions about 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

How many students attend Lincoln Middle School?

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

What district is Lincoln Middle School in?

Harrison County Schools

Is Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Middle School ranks 23^rd of 161 West Virginia middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle School?

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

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