Lincoln Middle, Alameda CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Middle

Lincoln Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Alameda serving grades six through eight. The enrollment is distributed fairly evenly across the grade bands, with a student body that is diverse in racial and ethnic composition: Asian, white, and multiracial students each represent a substantial share, with meaningful populations of Hispanic and smaller numbers of Black and Native American students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's academic performance is solid across the board. In English language arts, students show strong proficiency at all grade levels, with eighth graders performing at the highest level. Math proficiency is also above the midpoint, though the trend across grades shows slightly higher performance in seventh grade compared to sixth and eighth grades. Science proficiency in eighth grade is in the moderate range. The school's overall proficiency index across all tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Alameda County.

State assessment data is the most recent picture available. Science is tested only in eighth grade under California's current assessment structure, which explains the absence of science results for grades six and seven. Social studies data from the earlier state assessment system shows moderate proficiency. Trend data is limited to the current school year, so multi-year growth patterns are not yet visible.

Lincoln Middle sits in Alameda, an island city in the San Francisco Bay with a residential, family-oriented character. Housing throughout the city is mixed in age and style, from Victorian and Craftsman homes in established neighborhoods like the Gold Coast to mid-century homes and waterfront high-rises at South Shore. The housing market is expensive relative to national benchmarks, though rental costs are more affordable than purchase prices. Downtown Alameda centers on Park Street and Webster Street, creating walkable commercial corridors. The city has extensive parks, a well-used library system with more community programming than typical for California, and waterfront access that shapes daily life. Civic anchors include AC Transit bus service and San Francisco Bay Ferry connections. The major growth frontier is Alameda Point, the former Naval Air Station, where substantial new housing is planned including a mix of market-rate and supportive housing.

The parent district, Alameda Unified, is undertaking significant curriculum changes that will affect students as they progress. High school math is being restructured into an integrated pathway starting with the next group of freshmen, designed to create more routes into advanced courses and to increase access for underrepresented students. At the elementary level, the district is shifting to a new ELA curriculum, Benchmark, which will take effect in the 2026-2027 school year after a multi-year piloting phase.

Lincoln Middle offers a straightforward middle grades education in a diverse, stable neighborhood with reasonable walkability and access to community resources. The school's test results reflect a student body performing solidly on state measures, with particular strength in language arts.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 668%

School 68% · District 56% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 59% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 868%

School 68% · District 53% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 679%

School 79% · District 68% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 35 pts above county median

Grade 781%

School 81% · District 68% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 882%

School 82% · District 65% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 34 pts above county median

Science

Grade 866%

School 66% · District 49% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 877%

School 77% · District 65% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 28 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

This schoolAlameda Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income62%Higher-income84%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income64%Higher-income87%23 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income66%Higher-income86%21 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income41%Higher-income74%33 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income49%Higher-income81%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income47%Higher-income73%27 pp gap