Enrollment
306
High
DISTRICT 370 · STATE 816
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN WAYNE SCHOOLS·NCES 181305002069
Lincoln Middle/ High School
215 E Parkway Dr, Cambridge City, IN 47327 · (765) 478-5916 · Wayne County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL306 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
176 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 67 | 22% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Western Wayne Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
18.5%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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
27.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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 Middle/ High School
Lincoln Middle/ High School's state test result (27.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle/ High School this school | 306 | 57.5% | 27.5% |
| Attica High School Attica | 290 | 55.2% | 21.9% |
| Wes-Del Middle/Senior High School Gaston | 435 | 57.7% | 33.7% |
| Randolph Southern Jr-Sr High Sch Lynn | 210 | 57.1% | 25.8% |
| Wabash High School Wabash | 469 | 58.8% | N/A |
| South Vermillion High School Clinton | 446 | 54.7% | N/A |
Matched among Indiana high 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 Middle/ High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Wayne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #74 of 103 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #81 of 104 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #51 of 104 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 306 | #318 of 392 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.4:1 | #8 of 359 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.4% | #266 of 360 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #67 of 373 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.9% | #187 of 201 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
306
+22 (+8%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 569
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 306 | 32.5 | 9.4:1 | 58% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 340 | 31.5 | 10.8:1 | 51% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 18.8 | 12.8:1 | 56% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 284 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 51% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 312 | 23.3 | 13.4:1 | 51% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 28 | 11.9:1 | 53% (177) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | 23 | 17.4:1 | 48% (192) |
| 2000-01 | 345 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 43% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 569 | 38 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Middle/ High School.
About Lincoln Middle/ High School
Lincoln Middle/ High School is a small high school serving families in Cambridge City, Indiana. It educates 306 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Indiana is about 816 students.
Enrollment across the 2 schools in Western Wayne Schools totals 739 students.
The large majority of students at Lincoln Middle/ High School, 92%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Lincoln Middle/ High School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Lincoln Middle/ High School is 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.4:1. That ratio is under the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Indiana. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. That is close to the 55% average for public schools in Wayne County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lincoln Middle/ High School falls in the middle 80% of Indiana schools: 27.5% actual against 34.8% predicted.
Census estimates describe Wayne County this way: median household income is about $55,692, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Wayne County number 23 and enroll about 9,696.
Of nearby public schools, Western Wayne Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Lincoln Middle/ High School is behind the 41.5% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lincoln Middle/ High School went from 284 students to 306. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 14.9:1 to 9.4:1.
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Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
66,397
Census ACS
Median income
$55,692
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
9,696 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Wayne Schools
- Western Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolCombined
Other schools in Cambridge City
- Western Wayne Elementary SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Western Wayne Elementary School0.3 mi · 433
- Hagerstown Elementary School6.7 mi · 621
- Hagerstown Jr-Sr High School7.2 mi · 551
- Centerville-Abington Jr High Sch8.8 mi · 266
- Centerville Sr High School8.8 mi · 518
- Centerville-Abington Elem School8.9 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Middle/ High SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Middle/ High School?
Lincoln Middle/ High School enrolls approximately 306 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lincoln Middle/ High School serve?
Lincoln Middle/ High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Middle/ High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Middle/ High School is approximately 9.4:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Middle/ High School?
At Lincoln Middle/ High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Middle/ High School public or private?
Lincoln Middle/ High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Wayne Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.