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Enrollment
382
Middle
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 364
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PORTLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 230993000275
Lincoln Middle School
522 Stevens AV, Portland, ME 04103 · (207) 874-8145 · Cumberland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL382 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Maine public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Maine public middle schools
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 11.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
205 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 121 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 128 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 133 | 35% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 28% · 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
Test scores
MEA 2024-25 . % At or Above State ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
63.6%
ME avg 64.1%
Math
38.2%
ME avg 50.6%
What this means: On the MEA, Maine's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maine schools, those numbers are about 64 and 51.
Source: MEA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Lincoln Middle School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle School this school | 382 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Lyman Moore Middle School Portland | 470 | 47.2% | N/A |
| Westbrook Middle School Westbrook | 710 | 69.0% | N/A |
| South Portland Middle School South Portland | 807 | 43.1% | N/A |
| Biddeford Middle School Biddeford | 542 | 61.1% | N/A |
| William S. Cohen School Bangor | 372 | 35.5% | N/A |
Matched among Maine 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 Maine | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #41 of 74 | #14 of 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #45 of 80 | #14 of 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 382 | #33 of 85 | #14 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.0:1 | #5 of 67 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #3 of 67 | #3 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.7% | #29 of 82 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #5 of 51 | #2 of 12 |
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
382
-89 (-19%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 541
Student : Teacher
9.0:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 382 | 42.3 | 9.0:1 | 54% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 418 | 42.6 | 9.8:1 | 46% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 43.6 | 10.0:1 | 41% (177) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 45 | 10.5:1 | 46% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 522 | 47 | 11.1:1 | 46% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 45 | 10.8:1 | 51% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 48 | 9.1:1 | 49% (214) |
| 2000-01 | 602 | 51 | 11.8:1 | 27% (164) |
| 1990-91 | 541 | 45 | 12.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (522 to 382); teachers down 10% (47 to 42.3).
About Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln Middle School is a mid-sized middle-grades school in Portland, Maine, administered by Portland Public Schools. The school has 382 students in 2024-25 across grades 6 through 8.
Lincoln Middle School is one school in a 16-school district, Portland Public Schools, which enrolls 6,548 students.
The student body at Lincoln Middle School is 56% White. It is also 22% Black, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Cumberland County's residents are about 86% White, 31 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 63% means there is a 63% chance two randomly chosen students at Lincoln Middle School are from different groups.
On staff are 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.0:1. Middle schools in Maine have an average ratio of 11.2:1. About 54% of students at Lincoln Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in Cumberland County.
Lincoln Middle School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Maine public middle schools.
In the surrounding county, Cumberland County, the median household earns about $95,677 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 53%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Lincoln Middle School, Cumberland County has 99 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Longfellow School-Portland is about 0.2 miles from Lincoln Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 382, from 471 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 10.5 to 9.0 over 4 years.
The Lincoln Middle School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
308,827
Census ACS
Median income
$95,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
99
38,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Deering High SchoolHigh · 850 students
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- Howard C Reiche Community SchElementary · 467 students
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- Howard C Reiche Community SchElementary · 467 students
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Nearby schools
- Longfellow School-Portland0.2 mi · 263
- Deering High School0.3 mi · 850
- Ocean Avenue0.6 mi · 337
- Amanda C Rowe School1.1 mi · 470
- Casco Bay High School1.5 mi · 379
- Gerald E Talbot Community School1.5 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School enrolls approximately 382 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lincoln Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Middle School?
Approximately 9.0:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Middle School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Middle School are roughly 56% White, 9% Hispanic, 22% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Middle School public or private?
Lincoln Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Portland Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.