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Enrollment
465
Middle
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER SD·NCES 421314002595
Lincoln Middle School
1001 Lehigh Ave, Lancaster, PA 17602 · (717) 291-6187 · Lancaster County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
439 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 75%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 159 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 138 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 168 | 36% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 59% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lincoln Middle School→McCaskey Campus
Based on grade levels within Lancaster SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
28.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
Math
16.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 13.3% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Middle School
Lincoln Middle School's state test result (24.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle School this school | 465 | 94.4% | 24.3% |
| Reynolds Middle School Lancaster | 511 | 87.5% | 28.8% |
| Jackson Middle School Lancaster | 524 | 84.5% | 15.8% |
| Wheatland Middle School Lancaster | 453 | 85.2% | 22.4% |
| Broughal Middle School Bethlehem | 520 | 85.4% | 14.2% |
| South Scranton Intrmd School Scranton | 798 | 97.9% | 18.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #437 of 479 | #22 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #434 of 513 ▲ 17 | #22 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #452 of 513 ▼ 7 | #22 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #328 of 522 | #17 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.1:1 | #4 of 486 | #1 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #117 of 486 | #9 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.4% | #144 of 510 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.9% | #248 of 332 | #11 of 15 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
465
-52 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 465 | 51 | 9.1:1 | 94% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 49.7 | 9.8:1 | 90% (439) |
| 2022-23 | 491 | 48.9 | 10.0:1 | 93% (456) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 49 | 10.6:1 | 99% (514) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 50.6 | 9.8:1 | 100% (494) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 46 | 11.5:1 | 100% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 50 | 11.3:1 | 79% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 649 | 44 | 14.8:1 | 67% (438) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 42 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (494 to 465); teachers up 1% (50.6 to 51).
About Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln Middle School is a middle-grades school with a street address in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It serves 465 students in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students.
Lancaster SD runs 19 schools with a combined 9,901 students. Lincoln Middle School is one of them.
At 63%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Lincoln Middle School combined. The school is also 18% Black, 11% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 12%. Lincoln Middle School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Lincoln Middle School is 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 9.1:1. That ratio is under the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 94%. That rate is above the 55% average among public schools in Lancaster County.
The model predicts 37.1% for a school in Pennsylvania with Lincoln Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lincoln Middle School posts 24.3%.
Among Lancaster County residents, median household income is about $86,959, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 114 public schools in Lancaster County, with a combined enrollment of about 62,719.
Nearby, Wickersham Elementary School is about 0.3 miles away. Lincoln Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Lincoln Middle School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 24.3% versus a 32.9% average.
The federal government classifies Lincoln Middle School's location as City: Small.
Lincoln Middle School had 517 students in 2020-21 and 465 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.6:1 in 2020-21, and 9.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Lincoln Middle School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster SD
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Martin SchoolElementary · 623 students
- Jackson Middle SchoolMiddle · 524 students
- Reynolds Middle SchoolMiddle · 511 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 467 students
- Wheatland Middle SchoolMiddle · 453 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- McCaskey CampusHigh · 2,600 students
- Manheim Twp High SchoolHigh · 1,953 students
- Conestoga Valley SHSHigh · 1,304 students
- Landis Run Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 929 students
- Manheim Twp Middle SchoolMiddle · 914 students
- Gerald G Huesken Middle SchoolMiddle · 851 students
Other Lincoln Middle schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Lincoln Middle. Lincoln Middle School is the 23rd largest of the 33.
- Lincoln MiddleAlameda, CA · 971 students
- Lincoln MiddleSanta Monica, CA · 914 students
- LINCOLN MIDDLERIO RANCHO, NM · 805 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolBerwyn, IL · 793 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMt Prospect, IL · 784 students
Nearby schools
- Wickersham Elementary School0.3 mi · 402
- McCaskey Campus0.3 mi · 2,600
- Burrowes Elementary School0.3 mi · 308
- La Academia Partnership CS0.7 mi · 196
- Schaeffer School0.9 mi · 318
- Jackson Middle School1.1 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lincoln Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Middle School is approximately 9.1:1 (51 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Middle School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Middle School are roughly 11% White, 63% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School is overseen by Lancaster SD in Lancaster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.