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Enrollment
498
Middle
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLYMOUTH COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORP·NCES 180906001499
Lincoln Junior High School
830 Gibson St, Plymouth, IN 46563 · (574) 936-3113 · Marshall County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Indiana public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 Indiana public middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
285 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 7 | 240 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 51% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 11 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 57% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lincoln Junior High School→Plymouth High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Plymouth Community School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
37.5%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
31.8%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Junior High School
Lincoln Junior High School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Junior High School this school | 498 | 57.2% | 34.6% |
| Southridge Middle School Huntingburg | 394 | 58.9% | 51.1% |
| Riverside Intermediate Plymouth | 450 | 62.0% | 37.1% |
| Crawfordsville Middle School Crawfordsville | 569 | 59.2% | 32.4% |
| Lakeview Middle School Warsaw | 545 | 50.3% | 43.5% |
| Washington Upper Elementary Washington | 350 | 56.9% | 22.1% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #193 of 324 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #194 of 325 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #171 of 325 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #179 of 334 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #104 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #134 of 315 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #104 of 330 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #112 of 187 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
498
-64 (-11%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 764
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 498 | 36.3 | 13.7:1 | 57% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 38.7 | 13.0:1 | 55% (277) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 38.8 | 13.1:1 | 55% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 48% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 38.2 | 14.2:1 | 58% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 544 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 60% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 28 | 20.3:1 | 50% (282) |
| 2000-01 | 765 | 39 | 19.6:1 | 30% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 764 | 36 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Junior High School.
About Lincoln Junior High School
Lincoln Junior High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in Plymouth, Indiana. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 8, with 498 students on the rolls.
In Plymouth Community School Corp, 7 schools enroll a combined 3,168 students.
The largest group at Lincoln Junior High School is White students, at 63%. The remaining students are 32% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Marshall County, the White share is about 88%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Junior High School scores 50%.
The school's 36.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in Indiana average 15.6:1. Income data for the school show 57% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Lincoln Junior High School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Indiana public middle schools.
In Indiana, Lincoln Junior High School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 34.6% actual against a predicted 35.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Marshall County show that median household income comes to about $71,808, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Marshall County counts 16 public schools with about 7,661 students.
Plymouth High School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Lincoln Junior High School, there are 6 other public schools. Lincoln Junior High School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Lincoln Junior High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lincoln Junior High School had a net loss of 64 students, or 11%. The school's ratio dropped from 16.1:1 to 13.7:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Lincoln Junior High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,284
Census ACS
Median income
$71,808
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Plymouth Community School Corp
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,034 students
- Riverside IntermediateMiddle · 450 students
- Menominee Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Washington Discovery AcademyElementary · 257 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
Other schools in Plymouth
- Plymouth High SchoolHigh · 1,034 students
- Riverside IntermediateMiddle · 450 students
- Menominee Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
- Webster Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Washington Discovery AcademyElementary · 257 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
Other Lincoln Junior High schools
8 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lincoln Junior High. Lincoln Junior High School is the 5th largest of the 9.
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolNaperville, IL · 774 students
- Lincoln Junior HighTaft, CA · 748 students
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLBENTONVILLE, AR · 723 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolSkokie, IL · 628 students
- Lincoln Junior High SchoolCOLDSPRING, TX · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Plymouth High School0.5 mi · 1,034
- Riverside Intermediate0.7 mi · 450
- Webster Elementary School0.8 mi · 310
- Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 240
- Menominee Elementary School1.4 mi · 379
- Washington Discovery Academy1.4 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Junior High SchoolHow large is Lincoln Junior High School?
Lincoln Junior High School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades 07-08.
Is Lincoln Junior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Junior High School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Lincoln Junior High School have?
Lincoln Junior High School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Junior High School?
At Lincoln Junior High School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Junior High School?
Lincoln Junior High School is overseen by Plymouth Community School Corp in Marshall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.