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Enrollment
736
Middle
DISTRICT 773 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MSD PIKE TOWNSHIP·NCES 180891001488
Lincoln Middle School
5353 W 71st St, Indianapolis, IN 46268 · (317) 291-9499 · Marion County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL736 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% of Indiana public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
411 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 6 | 220 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 248 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 268 | 36% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 Middle School→Pike High School
Based on grade levels within MSD Pike Township. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
16.2%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
8.0%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
11.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 11% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 School
Lincoln Middle School's state test result (11.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle School this school | 736 | 55.8% | 11.4% |
| Guion Creek Middle School Indianapolis | 833 | 55.3% | 15.7% |
| Merrillville Intermediate School Merrillville | 788 | 54.4% | 29.7% |
| Pierce Middle School Merrillville | 878 | 53.2% | 20.5% |
| Charles N Scott Middle School Hammond | 663 | 54.1% | 10.9% |
| Westlane Middle School Indianapolis | 754 | 54.4% | 31.1% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Marion County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 11.4% | #309 of 324 | #30 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.0% | #308 of 325 | #30 of 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.2% | #306 of 325 | #26 of 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 736 | #94 of 334 | #19 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #73 of 314 | #8 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #123 of 315 | #33 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.8% | #114 of 330 | #24 of 36 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.5% | #39 of 187 | #3 of 13 |
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
736
-130 (-15%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 736 | 56.8 | 13.0:1 | 56% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 56.3 | 13.6:1 | 73% (562) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 51.3 | 16.1:1 | 76% (626) |
| 2020-21 | 866 | 50 | 17.3:1 | 74% (637) |
| 2017-18 | 903 | 52 | 17.4:1 | 81% (729) |
| 2015-16 | 841 | 49 | 17.2:1 | 74% (625) |
| 2010-11 | 913 | 44 | 20.8:1 | 75% (686) |
| 2000-01 | 820 | 47 | 17.4:1 | 30% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Middle School.
About Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln Middle School is a mid-sized middle school that serves part of Indianapolis, Indiana. The school runs grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 736 students. That compares with an average of about 594 students for middle schools in Indiana.
Lincoln Middle School sits within MSD Pike Township, which has 13 schools and 10,674 students.
Of every 100 students at Lincoln Middle School, about 63 are Black. After that, the student body is 30% Hispanic, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Marion County, the Black share is about 27%. The diversity index for Lincoln Middle School is 51%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, Lincoln Middle School has a ratio of 13.0:1. Compared with the 15.6:1 average for middle schools in Indiana, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 56%.
Among Indiana public middle schools, Lincoln Middle School outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Lincoln Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 11.4%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Indiana are predicted to post 36.0%, so the school is 24.6 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
American Community Survey estimates for Marion County show that the median household earns about $66,346 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Across Marion County, 274 public schools serve about 161,456 students.
Lincoln Middle School's nearest public school is Pike High School (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Lincoln Middle School ranks 6th in a group of 6 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Lincoln Middle School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 15% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.0:1, from 17.3:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Lincoln Middle School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
975,809
Census ACS
Median income
$66,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
274
161,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MSD Pike Township
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
- Guion Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 833 students
- Snacks Crossing Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
- New Augusta Public Academy - NorthMiddle · 751 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 634 students
- Deer Run ElementaryElementary · 616 students
Other schools in Indianapolis
- Indiana Connections AcademyCombined · 5,376 students
- North Central High SchoolHigh · 3,682 students
- Franklin Central High SchoolHigh · 3,438 students
- Warren Central High SchoolHigh · 3,391 students
- Ben Davis High SchoolHigh · 3,315 students
- Pike High SchoolHigh · 3,188 students
Other Lincoln Middle schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Lincoln Middle. Lincoln Middle School is the 10th largest of the 33.
- Lincoln MiddleAlameda, CA · 971 students
- Lincoln MiddleSanta Monica, CA · 914 students
- LINCOLN MIDDLERIO RANCHO, NM · 805 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolBerwyn, IL · 793 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMt Prospect, IL · 784 students
Nearby schools
- Pike High School0.4 mi · 3,188
- Central Elementary School0.4 mi · 634
- Eastbrook Elementary School1.3 mi · 575
- Indiana Connections Academy1.3 mi · 5,376
- Indiana Connections Career Academy1.3 mi · 942
- New Augusta Public Academy - North1.5 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School enrolls approximately 736 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lincoln Middle School serve?
Lincoln Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Middle School is approximately 13.0:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Middle School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Middle School are roughly 3% White, 30% Hispanic, 63% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Middle School in?
Lincoln Middle School is part of MSD Pike Township.
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