Is Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Middle School ranks 564 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Middle School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 818 students attended Lincoln Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle School?

Students at Lincoln Middle School are 77% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually go on to attend Edwardsville High School

Lincoln Middle School

Summary:

Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school located in Edwardsville, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 818 students. The school is part of the Edwardsville CUSD 7 district, which is ranked 271 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lincoln Middle School has a strong performance on the Illinois Science Assessment, with 65.5% of students proficient or better, the school's performance on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in English Language Arts and Mathematics lags behind the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 31.9% to 48.2%, compared to the district's 39.4% to 44.2% and the state's 42.5% to 46.7%. In mathematics, the percentage of students proficient or better ranged from 25.2% to 31%, compared to the district's 29.2% to 41% and the state's 24.8% to 28.7%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than their White and multi-racial peers, but students with disabilities and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggling the most.

Another area of concern for Lincoln Middle School is the sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 8.4% in 2019-2020 to 25.6% in 2022-2023. This trend may be contributing to the school's academic challenges. Compared to nearby schools, such as Liberty Middle School, which is also part of the Edwardsville CUSD 7 district, Lincoln Middle School demonstrates lower academic performance in both ELA and mathematics proficiency.

Detail:

Public 6-8

145 West St
Edwardsville, IL 62025-1467

(618) 656-0485

District: Edwardsville CUSD 7

SchoolDigger Rank:
564^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,619

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:

Edwardsville High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:	Midway School
	N O Nelson Elementary School
	Woodland Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 818

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.3%

African American:

8.8%

Two or more races:

8.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 26.2%

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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.51. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Middle School is $13,619.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Middle School 564^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Lincoln Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Edwardsville CUSD 7:

SchoolDigger ranks Edwardsville CUSD 7 271^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	77.18	269^th	1185	77.3%
2004	77.00	282^nd	1204	76.6%
2005	75.30	313^th	1209	74.1%
2006	84.04	118^th	1272	90.7%
2007	81.65	165^th	1287	87.2%
2008	81.63	166^th	1293	87.2%
2009	80.93	178^th	1318	86.5%
2010	79.49	206^th	1327	84.5%
2011	81.18	170^th	1344	87.4%
2012	80.02	206^th	1365	84.9%
2013	83.74	176^th	1367	87.1%
2014	81.75	201^st	1322	84.8%
2015	86.40	157^th	1302	87.9%
2016	74.93	267^th	1294	79.4%
2017	77.91	238^th	1293	81.6%
2018	70.39	322^nd	1293	75.1%
2019	78.30	242^nd	1356	82.2%
2021	70.07	292^nd	1241	76.5%
2022	73.90	291^st	1369	78.7%
2023	61.70	424^th	1367	69.0%
2024	52.51	564^th	1363	58.6%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.40	78^th	164	52.4%
2019	71.96	53^rd	179	70.4%
2021	50.58	40^th	97	58.8%
2022	38.17	110^th	195	43.6%
2023	38.49	106^th	194	45.4%
2024	25.24	127^th	184	31.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	61.28	137^th	602	77.2%
2019	55.03	210^th	792	73.5%
2021	49.13	183^rd	548	66.6%
2022	32.37	538^th	781	31.1%
2023	35.68	456^th	805	43.4%
2024	25.98	628^th	802	21.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.42	686^th	1161	40.9%
2019	62.44	353^rd	1217	71.0%
2021	59.94	274^th	1019	73.1%
2022	55.01	437^th	1221	64.2%
2023	47.39	587^th	1234	52.4%
2024	38.10	729^th	1219	40.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	73.68	261^st	1226	78.7%
2019	81.58	192^nd	1276	85.0%
2021	70.53	251^st	1017	75.3%
2022	76.30	248^th	1286	80.7%
2023	62.29	393^rd	1275	69.2%
2024	51.31	535^th	1251	57.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	31.52	463^rd	674	31.3%
2024	21.63	595^th	639	6.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.46	344^th	1223	71.9%
2019	73.26	284^th	1296	78.1%
2021	62.76	295^th	1048	71.9%
2022	69.25	306^th	1286	76.2%
2023	59.04	420^th	1292	67.5%
2024	51.81	518^th	1264	59.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	5.76	193^rd	201	4.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.34	232^nd	511	54.6%
2019	52.54	199^th	565	64.8%
2021	51.58	125^th	385	67.5%
2022	83.62	46^th	573	92.0%
2023	52.69	196^th	569	65.6%
2024	38.55	313^th	548	42.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	74.77	103^rd	590	82.5%
2019	78.32	83^rd	639	87.0%
2021	44.12	260^th	517	49.7%
2022	55.69	217^th	662	67.2%
2023	45.97	304^th	661	54.0%
2024	37.52	376^th	643	41.5%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.17	345^th	889	61.2%
2019	65.85	274^th	905	69.7%
2021	60.62	269^th	813	66.9%
2022	63.28	282^nd	898	68.6%
2023	48.42	426^th	895	52.4%
2024	38.85	536^th	875	38.7%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Lincoln Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	603	63	11	9	6	n/a	n/a	0	692
1989	657	60	n/a	4	9	n/a	n/a	0	730
1990	714	65	8	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	788
1991	725	72	9	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	809
1992	737	89	15	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	845
1993	806	94	18	5	7	n/a	n/a	0	930
1994	830	83	11	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	926
1995	903	82	11	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1007
1996	903	82	11	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1007
1997	903	42	15	7	2	n/a	n/a	0	969
1998	1320	137	31	6	3	n/a	n/a	0	1497
1999	1316	128	29	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	1488
2000	1307	151	26	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	1500
2001	1320	142	17	14	2	n/a	n/a	0	1495
2002	1343	133	15	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	1504
2003	1343	133	15	9	4	n/a	n/a	0	1504
2004	693	71	20	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	791
2005	701	69	20	6	1	n/a	n/a	5	802
2006	688	69	21	5	2	n/a	n/a	3	788
2007	658	65	16	6	2	n/a	n/a	6	753
2008	629	61	16	7	1	n/a	n/a	15	729
2009	675	63	14	12	0	n/a	n/a	31	795
2010	706	70	17	8	1	n/a	n/a	33	835
2011	686	57	3	18	4	17	33	0	818
2012	676	59	7	12	6	10	28	0	798
2013	669	59	8	18	5	4	34	0	797
2014	679	69	15	17	2	1	28	0	811
2015	697	66	11	22	2	1	34	0	833
2016	663	63	15	18	2	1	35	0	797
2017	634	58	14	29	4	2	47	0	788
2018	617	55	19	39	6	1	34	0	771
2019	629	63	22	46	2	3	38	0	803
2020	621	66	23	27	2	1	45	0	785
2021	595	66	18	28	1	1	50	0	759
2022	601	61	13	31	2	1	63	0	772
2023	632	72	11	35	0	1	67	0	818

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lincoln Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	37.0	18.7	n/a
1989	730	41.2	17.7	n/a
1990	788	44.2	17.8	n/a
1991	809	44.7	18.0	n/a
1992	845	44.0	19.2	n/a
1993	930	49.3	18.9	n/a
1994	926	51.3	18.1	n/a
1995	1007	54.0	18.6	n/a
1996	1007	54.0	18.6	n/a
1997	969	53.5	18.1	n/a
1998	1497	85.8	17.4	n/a
1999	1488	94.8	15.7	n/a
2000	1500	94.8	15.8	n/a
2001	1495	98.9	15.1	n/a
2002	1504	97.7	15.4	14.2
2003	1504	97.7	15.4	14.2
2004	791	51.3	15.4	15.2
2005	802	54.7	14.7	15.7
2006	788	55.7	14.1	13.9
2007	753	51.0	14.8	15
2008	729	46.0	15.8	17.4
2009	795	57.0	13.9	16.6
2010	835	58.0	14.4	18.7
2011	818	57.0	14.3	15.4
2012	798	50.0	15.9	17.4
2013	797	46.0	17.3	19.8
2014	811	44.0	18.4	20.3
2015	833	48.0	17.3	25.3
2016	797	49.0	16.2	17.8
2017	788	46.0	17.1	18.9
2018	771	44.9	17.1	20.1
2019	803	46.0	17.4	20.4
2020	785	48.0	16.3	20.5
2021	759	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	772	48.8	15.7	21.6
2023	818	52.0	15.7	26.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lincoln Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	692	37.0	18.7	n/a
1989	730	41.2	17.7	n/a
1990	788	44.2	17.8	n/a
1991	809	44.7	18.0	n/a
1992	845	44.0	19.2	n/a
1993	930	49.3	18.9	n/a
1994	926	51.3	18.1	n/a
1995	1007	54.0	18.6	n/a
1996	1007	54.0	18.6	n/a
1997	969	53.5	18.1	n/a
1998	1497	85.8	17.4	n/a
1999	1488	94.8	15.7	n/a
2000	1500	94.8	15.8	n/a
2001	1495	98.9	15.1	n/a
2002	1504	97.7	15.4	14.2
2003	1504	97.7	15.4	14.2
2004	791	51.3	15.4	15.2
2005	802	54.7	14.7	15.7
2006	788	55.7	14.1	13.9
2007	753	51.0	14.8	15
2008	729	46.0	15.8	17.4
2009	795	57.0	13.9	16.6
2010	835	58.0	14.4	18.7
2011	818	57.0	14.3	15.4
2012	798	50.0	15.9	17.4
2013	797	46.0	17.3	19.8
2014	811	44.0	18.4	20.3
2015	833	48.0	17.3	25.3
2016	797	49.0	16.2	17.8
2017	788	46.0	17.1	18.9
2018	771	44.9	17.1	20.1
2019	803	46.0	17.4	20.4
2020	785	48.0	16.3	20.5
2021	759	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	772	48.8	15.7	21.6
2023	818	52.0	15.7	26.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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