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LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL
Located at 3215 W 3RD ST, in DULUTH, Minnesota, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is a medium-sized middle school that enrolls 606 students (grades 6 through 8), part of DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 495 students per school, that is 22% above typical.
Within DULUTH PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, which oversees 31 schools and 8,994 students, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 17% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Native American, 4% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 90%.
In terms of school funding signals, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL reports 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. The state averages around 17.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above St. Louis County's rate of about 40%.
After controlling for student poverty, LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.8%; this one delivers 30.8%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (St. Louis County) reports that 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%. Across St. Louis County's 100 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,921 students), LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ALC SWS Lincoln Park, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 41.3%.
LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. LINCOLN PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 564 (now 606). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.
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