Lincoln Middle School

Set in HIBBING, Minnesota, Lincoln Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack middle school, run under Hibbing Public School District. It hosts 647 students across grades 4 through 7. That puts it 31% larger than the typical public school in Minnesota, which averages around 495 students.

Within Hibbing Public School District, which oversees 6 schools and 2,232 students, Lincoln Middle School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Middle School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). The remainder looks like 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, Lincoln Middle School reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 48% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, St. Louis County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Middle School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.1%, the actual is 45.6%, a residual of +6.5 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for St. Louis County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,069, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Lincoln Middle School is one of 100 public schools in St. Louis County (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students).

The closest other public school is Washington Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Middle School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 39.0%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lincoln Middle School's enrollment has decreased 18% since 2018, when it stood at 788 (now 647).

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.