Lincoln Middle School

Set in YPSILANTI, Michigan, Lincoln Middle School is a mid-tier middle school, overseen by Lincoln Consolidated School District. It serves 712 students across grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Michigan's public schools average about 502 students each, so Lincoln Middle School sits 42% above that benchmark.

Lincoln Consolidated School District comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,122 students; Lincoln Middle School is among them.

On demographics, Lincoln Middle School reports that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 29% Black, 14% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

On the income-and-resources front, Lincoln Middle School lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 53% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Washtenaw County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lincoln Middle School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.6%; actual is 28.0%, a gap of -14.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Washtenaw County) records that median household income runs about $89,180, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Lincoln Middle School is one of 104 public schools in Washtenaw County (combined enrollment of about 42,861 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Senior High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Middle School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 38.2%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Middle School has fell 17%, going from 853 students in 2018 to 712 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 55% to 48% over that span.

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