Lincoln Middle School

Lincoln Middle School operates as a reasonably sized middle school in Portland, Maine, operated by Portland Public Schools. Current enrollment sits at 382 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Within Portland Public Schools, which oversees 16 schools and 6,548 students, Lincoln Middle School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lincoln Middle School records that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lincoln Middle School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.2:1, putting Lincoln Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 54% of students at Lincoln Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Cumberland County reports that median household income runs about $95,677, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Cumberland County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 38,224 students), Lincoln Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Longfellow School-Portland, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 27%: 522 students in 2018 compared to 382 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 66% to 56%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lincoln Middle School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.