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What's one thing LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
448
Middle
DISTRICT 686 · STATE 794
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANATEE·NCES 120123009020
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
305 17TH ST E, PALMETTO, FL 34221 · (941) 708-8770 · Manatee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Florida public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
357 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 142 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 145 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 161 | 36% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
28.6%
FL avg 56.7% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
44.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +13.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.6% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.1% | 30.5% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL this school | 448 | 79.7% | 33.1% |
| HOMESTEAD MIDDLE SCHOOL HOMESTEAD | 545 | 76.5% | 38.7% |
| DANIEL JENKINS ACADEMY OF TECHNOLOGY MIDDLE SCHOOL HAINES CITY | 506 | 72.5% | 55.1% |
| WESTWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 712 | 77.2% | 32.9% |
| DENISON MIDDLE SCHOOL WINTER HAVEN | 684 | 75.4% | 32.4% |
| WEST GADSDEN MIDDLE SCHOOL QUINCY | 314 | 86.3% | 30.0% |
Matched among Florida middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Florida | In Manatee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #532 of 560 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #445 of 560 ▲ 71 | #8 of 10 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #541 of 560 ▼ 13 | #8 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #493 of 584 | #10 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #23 of 547 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #265 of 553 | #6 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.7% | #17 of 565 | #1 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 448 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 80% (357) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 76% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 76% (313) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL.
About LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL
Among the schools in PALMETTO, Florida, is LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL, a small middle school. School enrollment was 448 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Florida average about 794 students.
MANATEE operates 80 schools. Combined enrollment is 54,215 students.
Enrollment at LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 50%. Other reported shares: 38% Black, 7% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 18% Hispanic among all Manatee County residents. LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL has a diversity index of 60%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.4 students per teacher. For comparison, middle schools in Florida average 19.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 80% of students. It compares with 51% for public schools in Manatee County.
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Florida public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 8.1 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.1% actual, 41.2% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Florida.
Manatee County census figures show that median household income is about $78,457, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is among the 86 public schools in Manatee County.
The closest public school, MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE), is less than a tenth of a mile from LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Manatee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
429,792
Census ACS
Median income
$78,457
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
54,208 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in MANATEE
- LAKEWOOD RANCH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,422 students
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,266 students
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- MANATEE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,998 students
- BRADEN RIVER HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,705 students
Other schools in PALMETTO
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,185 students
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTSHigh · 2,051 students
- BUFFALO CREEK MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 1,171 students
- VIRGIL MILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 863 students
- IMAGINE CHARTER SCHOOL AT NORTH MANATEEElementary · 853 students
- JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 614 students
Nearby schools
- MANATEE VIRTUAL SCHOOL ( VIRTUAL FRANCHISE)0.1 mi · 38
- MANATEE VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM0.1 mi · 151
- HOLA! ELEMENTARY @ MSA1.0 mi · 551
- MANATEE SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS1.0 mi · 2,051
- PALMETTO HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 2,185
- JAMES TILLMAN ELEMENTARY MAGNET SCHOOL1.0 mi · 614
Frequently asked questions
About LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 448 students in grades 06-08.
Is LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL have?
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the student diversity at LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL are roughly 7% White, 50% Hispanic, 38% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL in?
LINCOLN MEMORIAL MIDDLE SCHOOL is part of MANATEE.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.