LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY

As a big high school in FORT PIERCE, Florida, LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY caters to 1,667 students from grades 6 through 12, one of the schools within ST. LUCIE. That puts it 61% larger than the typical public school in Florida, which averages around 1,035 students.

Within ST. LUCIE, which oversees 53 schools and 49,308 students, LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY records that the largest single group is Black at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Hispanic, 24% White, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 55% of students at LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.8%, the actual is 60.7%, a residual of +6.9 points.

Across the wider county, census data for St. Lucie County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,457 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY is one of 57 public schools in St. Lucie County (combined enrollment of about 50,809 students).

Nearest neighbor: FRANCES K. SWEET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 47.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LINCOLN PARK ACADEMY has declined 5%, going from 1,747 students in 2018 to 1,667 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 45% to 24% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 21.1:1 in 2018 to 23.5:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.