LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

Set in BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is a roomy intermediate school, part of BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT. It hosts 723 students across grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 464 students per school, that is 56% bigger than typical.

BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 24 schools in total, collectively educating 19,575 students. LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 68% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Benton County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL sits in the top 10% of Arkansas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.3%; actual is 70.0%, +18.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Benton County put the typical household earns roughly $93,506 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Benton County runs 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 57,071 students), of which LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SUGAR CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 61.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 12%: 820 students in 2018 compared to 723 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 77% to 68% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.