Enrollment
309
Middle
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILWAUKEE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550960002302
Lincoln Middle
820 E Knapp St, Milwaukee, WI 53202 · (414) 212-3300 · Milwaukee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Wisconsin public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
288 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 42%
Community
0
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 | 85 | 28% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 125 | 40% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
8.9%
WI avg 53.1% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
7.3%
WI avg 54.8% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 8.9% | 7.3% |
| 2023-24 | 8.6% | 3.1% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
9.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 10% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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
Lincoln Middle's state test result (9.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle this school | 309 | 93.2% | 9.9% |
| Roosevelt Middle Milwaukee | 270 | 95.2% | 11.5% |
| King International Baccalaureate Middle Milwaukee | 159 | 91.2% | 5.3% |
| One City Preparatory Academy Monona | 99 | 72.7% | 23.2% |
| Andrew S Douglas Middle Milwaukee | 106 | 88.7% | 6.5% |
| Morse Mid Milwaukee | 383 | 79.6% | 13.5% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Milwaukee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #321 of 323 | #24 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.3% | #323 of 327 ▲ 1 | #24 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #325 of 327 no change | #25 of 27 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #202 of 389 | #18 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #240 of 265 | #20 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.1% | #75 of 265 | #17 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #3 of 323 | #3 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.4% | #3 of 176 | #2 of 20 |
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
309
-208 (-40%) vs 2020
-68% since 1990-91, when it was 958
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 309 | 19.9 | 15.5:1 | 93% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 21.6 | 14.3:1 | 93% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 27.8 | 13.5:1 | 99% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 517 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 99% (510) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 41.8 | 15.9:1 | 81% (536) |
| 2015-16 | 684 | 27 | 25.3:1 | 85% (581) |
| 2010-11 | 859 | 41 | 20.9:1 | 80% (686) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 47 | 16.2:1 | 69% (526) |
| 1990-91 | 958 | 34 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 53% (663 to 309); teachers down 52% (41.8 to 19.9).
About Lincoln Middle
Families in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are served by Lincoln Middle, a low-enrollment middle school. School enrollment was 309 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8.
Milwaukee School District runs Lincoln Middle along with 154 other schools, enrolling 65,835 students in total.
Roughly 64% of students at Lincoln Middle are Black. Other groups make up 27% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% White. County-wide, 26% of Milwaukee County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 51%, meaning two students picked at random have a 51% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Lincoln Middle total 19.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for middle schools in Wisconsin. The school counts 288 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 93%. Across public schools in Milwaukee County, the average is 64%.
allk12 grades Lincoln Middle an F. The grade compares the school only with Wisconsin public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lincoln Middle is 20.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 9.9%.
In the county around the school, Milwaukee County, the median household income is $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Milwaukee County is home to 284 public schools and about 122,496 public school students.
The school nearest to Lincoln Middle is Cass Street Elementary, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Lincoln Middle is 8th among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 208 fewer students in 2024-25.
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Milwaukee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students
Quick facts
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Other Lincoln Middle schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Lincoln Middle. Lincoln Middle is the 32nd largest of the 33.
- Lincoln MiddleKenosha, WI · 402 students
- Lincoln MiddleAlameda, CA · 971 students
- Lincoln MiddleSanta Monica, CA · 914 students
- LINCOLN MIDDLERIO RANCHO, NM · 805 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolBerwyn, IL · 793 students
Nearby schools
- Cass Street Elementary0.3 mi · 312
- Golda Meir School0.7 mi · 1,192
- Carver Academy0.7 mi · 324
- Tenor High0.8 mi · 651
- Roosevelt Middle1.1 mi · 270
- Holmes Elementary1.1 mi · 260
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Middle?
Lincoln Middle enrolls approximately 309 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Lincoln Middle serve?
Lincoln Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Lincoln Middle have?
Lincoln Middle employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Middle?
Student demographics at Lincoln Middle are roughly 3% White, 27% Hispanic, 64% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Middle in?
Lincoln Middle is part of Milwaukee School District.
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