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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lincoln Middle School?
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Enrollment
504
Middle
DISTRICT 254 · STATE 319
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEETWATER COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 560576200399
Lincoln Middle School
350 Monroe Avenue, Green River, WY 82935 · (307) 872-4400 · Sweetwater County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Wyoming 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.
- ·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 Wyoming public middle schools
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.8:1 · STATE 12.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
187 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 47%
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 | 158 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 175 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 171 | 34% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 41% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Sweetwater County School District #2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
WY-TOPP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
59.4%
WY avg 56.0%
Math
55.7%
WY avg 51.3%
What this means: On the WY-TOPP, Wyoming's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wyoming schools, those numbers are about 56 and 51.
Source: WY-TOPP. 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on WY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Wyoming 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 Wyoming'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 (54.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle School this school | 504 | 37.1% | 54.7% |
| Sheridan Junior High School Sheridan | 766 | 35.2% | 71.2% |
| C Y Middle School Casper | 766 | 37.1% | 61.2% |
| Clear Creek Middle School Buffalo | 240 | 37.1% | 67.2% |
| Powell Middle School Powell | 387 | 45.0% | 69.1% |
| Newcastle Middle School Newcastle | 189 | 36.5% | 58.7% |
Matched among Wyoming 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 Wyoming | In Sweetwater County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #21 of 40 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #20 of 44 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #26 of 45 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #17 of 61 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #10 of 37 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #26 of 37 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #26 of 42 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +34.0% | #2 of 14 | N/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. 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
504
-121 (-19%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 504 | 41.5 | 12.1:1 | 37% (187) |
| 2023-24 | 519 | 43 | 12.1:1 | 31% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 557 | 42.3 | 13.2:1 | 27% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 43 | 14.5:1 | 32% (203) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | 29.5 | 12.7:1 | 32% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 26% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 400 | N/A | N/A | 28% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 351 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 31% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 450 | 30 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (376 to 504); teachers up 41% (29.5 to 41.5).
About Lincoln Middle School
A large middle school in Green River, Wyoming, Lincoln Middle School is part of Sweetwater County School District #2. The school serves 504 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. The average among middle schools in Wyoming is roughly 319 students; this school is 58% above that.
Besides Lincoln Middle School, Sweetwater County School District #2 runs 8 other schools. The district enrolls 2,286 students.
The student body at Lincoln Middle School is 82% White. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is close to the 81% White share among all Sweetwater County residents. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.1:1. That is close to the 12.3:1 average for middle schools in Wyoming. The school's lunch program data list 37% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Lincoln Middle School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Wyoming public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Lincoln Middle School scores 54.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 58.8%.
Lincoln Middle School is located in Sweetwater County, where the median household income is $75,034, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Lincoln Middle School, Sweetwater County has 25 other public schools.
The school nearest to Lincoln Middle School is Monroe Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 6. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lincoln Middle School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Lincoln Middle School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
The school enrolled 504 students in 2024-25, 121 fewer than the 625 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.5:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.1:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sweetwater County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,542
Census ACS
Median income
$75,034
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,075 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sweetwater County School District #2
- Green River High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Truman ElementaryElementary · 263 students
- Harrison ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Expedition AcademyHigh · 35 students
Other schools in Green River
- Green River High SchoolHigh · 757 students
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 296 students
- Truman ElementaryElementary · 263 students
- Harrison ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 208 students
- Expedition AcademyHigh · 35 students
Other Lincoln Middle schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Lincoln Middle. Lincoln Middle School is the 20th 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
- Monroe Elementary School0.2 mi · 296
- Truman Elementary0.4 mi · 263
- Green River High School0.6 mi · 757
- Harrison Elementary0.9 mi · 208
- Expedition Academy0.9 mi · 35
- Washington Elementary1.9 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lincoln Middle School serve?
Lincoln Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lincoln Middle School have?
Lincoln Middle School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Middle School?
At Lincoln Middle School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Middle School public or private?
Lincoln Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sweetwater County School District #2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.