Lincoln Middle

Lincoln Middle operates as a mid-tier 6-8 campus in Alameda, California, part of Alameda Unified. Current enrollment sits at 971 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 47% above typical.

Lincoln Middle is one of 15 schools operated by Alameda Unified, a district that instructs 9,260 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Middle logs that the most-represented group is Asian (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 31% White, 22% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Alameda County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 20.7:1 average. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Alameda County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.5%, the actual is 70.4%, a residual of +2.9 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Alameda County indicate the typical household earns roughly $129,367 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Alameda County runs 394 public schools (combined enrollment of about 210,511 students), of which Lincoln Middle is one.

Nearest neighbor: Frank Otis Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Middle comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 70.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Lincoln Middle's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 873 (now 971). White enrollment moved from 37% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 23.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.