Twelve Bridges Middle

Twelve Bridges Middle is one of the moderately sized 6-8 campuss in Lincoln, California, overseen by Western Placer Unified, with 931 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% bigger than the state mean of about 659.

Within Western Placer Unified, which oversees 14 schools and 8,030 students, Twelve Bridges Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Twelve Bridges Middle lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment; the rest consists of 21% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Twelve Bridges Middle records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 20.7:1, putting Twelve Bridges Middle higher than the state norm the norm. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Placer County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Twelve Bridges Middle performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.5%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of -7.6 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Placer County indicate the typical household earns roughly $115,998 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Placer County's 123 public schools (combined enrollment of about 70,590 students), Twelve Bridges Middle is one campus in the mix.

Twelve Bridges High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Twelve Bridges Middle comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 60.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 22%: 761 students in 2018 compared to 931 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 65% to 58%. Class-load math has widened: from 22.4:1 in 2018 to 24.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Twelve Bridges Middle community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.