Top Rankings
Lincoln School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Rhode Island for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 775 students in Lincoln School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Rhode Island.
Public Middle School in Lincoln School District have an average math proficiency score of 44% (versus the Rhode Island public middle school average of 23%), and reading proficiency score of 45% (versus the 30% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 29% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Rhode Island public middle school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (RI)
# Schools
6 Schools
70 Schools
# Students
3,313 Students
33,450 Students
# Teachers
217 Teachers
2,778 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Lincoln School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 62 school districts in Rhode Island (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#16 out of 63 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
27%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
33%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
31%
Graduation Rate
90%
83%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.64
# American Indian Students
6 Students
257 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
143 Students
1,044 Students
% Asian Students
4%
3%
# Hispanic Students
377 Students
10,273 Students
% Hispanic Students
11%
31%
# Black Students
199 Students
3,003 Students
% Black Students
6%
9%
# White Students
2,439 Students
16,992 Students
% White Students
74%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
16 Students
48 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
133 Students
1,634 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
114
19
# Students in K Grade:
194
293
# Students in 1st Grade:
219
273
# Students in 2nd Grade:
252
304
# Students in 3rd Grade:
262
308
# Students in 4th Grade:
269
251
# Students in 5th Grade:
239
1,831
# Students in 6th Grade:
251
9,361
# Students in 7th Grade:
250
10,061
# Students in 8th Grade:
274
10,135
# Students in 9th Grade:
260
156
# Students in 10th Grade:
268
179
# Students in 11th Grade:
236
153
# Students in 12th Grade:
225
126
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,108 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,250. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,659 is less than the state median of $21,467. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$67 MM
$2,998 MM
Spending
$68 MM
$2,892 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,108
$22,250
Spending / Student
$20,659
$21,467
Best Lincoln School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Middle School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
152 Jenckes Hill Road
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 721-3400
Lincoln, RI 02865
(401) 721-3400
Grades: 6-8
| 775 students
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