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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARMINGTON R-VII·NCES 291191001065

LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE

708 S FLEMING, FARMINGTON, MO 63640 · (573) 701-1340 · St. Francois County
GRADES 05–06MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% of Missouri public middle schools
  • B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Missouri public middle schools

Enrollment
521
Middle
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 461
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
297 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 527553%
Grade 624647%
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 52% · US 70%
White
49294%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 67% · US 43%
Hispanic
71%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 9% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 15% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
26451%
Female
25749%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE→FARMINGTON MIDDLE→FARMINGTON SR. HIGH
Feeds from
JEFFERSON ELEM.01–04ROOSEVELT ELEM.01–04WASHINGTON-FRANKLIN ELEM.01–04
Based on grade levels within FARMINGTON R-VII. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
44.8%
MO avg 44.9% . -2.0pp since 2021
Math
39.0%
MO avg 43.8% . -6.3pp since 2021

What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 6 points.

Performance levels, 2024-25

SubjectAdvancedProficientBasicBelow Basic
English Language Arts21.8%23.0%39.7%15.2%
Math18.8%20.2%37.0%23.8%
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.

MAP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2544.8%39.0%
2023-2443.4%40.3%
2022-2343.0%41.8%
2021-2246.8%45.3%
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 →

Schools most like LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE

LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE's state test result (42.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE this school52157.0%42.2%
CENTRAL MIDDLE
PARK HILLS
44256.6%39.6%
KELLY A BURLISON MIDDLE SCHOOL
FREDERICKTOWN
43360.3%35.4%
BUFFALO MIDDLE
BUFFALO
46660.3%36.6%
ELDON MIDDLE
ELDON
41453.4%41.9%
NEVADA MIDDLE
NEVADA
51155.6%46.4%
Matched among Missouri middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MissouriIn St. Francois County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
42.2%#175 of 379#2 of 6
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#238 of 380
▼ 18
#5 of 6
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
44.8%#140 of 380
▼ 4
#3 of 6
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-4.2pp#48 of 364#1 of 6
Enrollment
ranked largest first
521#156 of 397#2 of 6
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.8:1#200 of 321#4 of 6
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
10.7%#295 of 321#4 of 6
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.0%#145 of 379#2 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-16.5%#70 of 224#3 of 6
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
521
-86 (-14%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2552137.713.8:157% (297)
2023-2454037.814.3:151% (274)
2022-2355138.114.5:152% (288)
2020-216073816.0:154% (326)
2017-1862438.516.2:158% (365)
2015-165623615.6:156% (315)
2010-115663615.7:153% (300)
2000-015513714.9:145% (250)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE.

Since 2017-18: students down 17% (624 to 521); teachers down 2% (38.5 to 37.7).

About LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE

LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE is a medium-sized middle-grades school based in FARMINGTON, Missouri. Its 521 students are spread across grades 5 through 6.

FARMINGTON R-VII is the district for LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE. It has 8 schools and 3,937 students.

LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE enrolls a student body that is 94% White. The chance that two students picked at random at LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.

Federal staffing data show 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE and a ratio of 13.8:1. That ratio is over the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Missouri. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 57% of students. That is close to the 56% average for public schools in St. Francois County.

The allk12 Grade for LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE is B-. Compared with Missouri public middle schools, the school scored higher than 51% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE's average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.2% is 3.7 points above the 38.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

St. Francois County has about 66,999 residents, and median household income is about $57,477, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of St. Francois County number 28 and enroll about 9,962.

Nearby, FARMINGTON MIDDLE is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE ranks 3rd on proficiency.

The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 607 to 521. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.8:1, from 16.0:1.

Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

St. Francois County at a glance

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Population
66,999
Census ACS
Median income
$57,477
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
9,962 students

Quick facts

School name
LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE
District
FARMINGTON R-VII
Address
708 S FLEMING, FARMINGTON, MO 63640
Phone
(573) 701-1340
County
St. Francois County
Level
Middle
Grade range
05–06
Total enrollment
521
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
13.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
297 (57%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
291191001065
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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One other US public school is named Lincoln Intermediate. LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE is the largest of the 2.

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Frequently asked questions

About LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE
How large is LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE?
LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE enrolls approximately 521 students in grades 05-06.
Is LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE an elementary, middle, or high school?
LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE is a middle school covering grades 05-06.
How many teachers does LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE have?
LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
What is the student diversity at LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE?
Student demographics at LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE are roughly 94% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE in?
LINCOLN INTERMEDIATE is part of FARMINGTON R-VII.
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