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LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

3215 W 3RD ST, DULUTH, MN 55806 · (218) 336-8880 · St. Louis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Enrollment
606
Middle
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 495
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.0:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
330 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 623739%
Grade 721435%
Grade 815526%
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
38463%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
274%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
488%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
71%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
10617%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
346%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 1%
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
Male
31652%
Female
29048%

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
41.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
23.2%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Minnesota's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Where LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn St. Louis County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
30.8%#193 of 245#7 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
23.2%#200 of 245#7 of 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
41.5%#186 of 245#7 of 7
Enrollment
ranked largest first
606#124 of 306#4 of 8
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#9 of 210N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
55.6%#85 of 216N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
54.5%#57 of 252#2 of 7
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+7.4%#32 of 66N/A
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
606
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+12% since 2000-01, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-256065012.1:154% (330)
2023-2456846.512.2:163% (355)
2022-2352434.315.3:166% (346)
2020-216043517.3:156% (339)
2017-185643814.8:165% (368)
2015-166563419.3:165% (428)
2010-115764712.3:159% (337)
2000-015423415.9:153% (288)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL.

About LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL

At 3215 W 3RD ST in DULUTH, Minnesota, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL operates as a medium-sized middle school. The school's enrollment of 606 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 22% higher than the average for middle schools in Minnesota, which is about 495.

LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports to DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which has 31 schools and 8,994 students.

At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL combined. Smaller groups are 17% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Native American, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 90% of St. Louis County residents are White. By the diversity index, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL comes in at 56%.

Federal data list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers at LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.1:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Minnesota is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 54%. On average, public schools in St. Louis County report 40%.

The model predicts 35.8% for a school in Minnesota with LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch share. LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL posts 30.8%.

St. Louis County has about 200,123 residents, and median household income is about $70,069, about 34% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 100 public schools in St. Louis County, with a combined enrollment of about 23,921.

Nearest public school: ALC SWS Lincoln Park, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.

The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

In 2020-21, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolled 604; in 2024-25, 606. Students per teacher fell from 17.3 in 2020-21 to 12.1 in 2024-25.

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St. Louis County at a glance

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Population
200,123
Census ACS
Median income
$70,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
100
23,921 students

Quick facts

School name
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
District
DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
Address
3215 W 3RD ST, DULUTH, MN 55806
Phone
(218) 336-8880
County
St. Louis County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
606
Teachers (FTE)
50
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
330 (54%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
271104002788
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
How large is LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 06-08.
Is LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is approximately 12.1:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports a student body of 63% White, 4% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL?
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is overseen by DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in St. Louis County.
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