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Lincoln Middle School
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln Middle School is a low-enrollment 6-8 campus in WARREN, Michigan, one of the schools within Van Dyke Public Schools. The school educates 408 students in grades 6 through 8.
Within Van Dyke Public Schools, which oversees 6 schools and 2,026 students, Lincoln Middle School is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Middle School reports that 73% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 12% multiracial, 10% White, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, Lincoln Middle School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Macomb County runs at roughly 52%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Macomb County put the typical household earns roughly $77,837 per year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Middle School is one of 236 public schools in Macomb County (combined enrollment of about 115,743 students).
The closest other public school is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Lincoln Middle School operates from a downtown location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Middle School has contracted 16%, going from 484 students in 2018 to 408 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 24% to 10%.
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