The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in Social studies. The lowest is 32% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Junior High School
Lincoln Junior High School serves seventh and eighth graders in Plymouth, Indiana, as part of the Plymouth Community School Corporation. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and enrollment is around the size one would expect for a two-grade junior high in a small city. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population; combined, these two groups make up most of the school. More than half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that a majority of families face some level of economic need. The school is situated in Plymouth, the county seat of Marshall County, a small city that functions as the region’s commercial center with a mix of manufacturing, retail, and service jobs. Plymouth has a traditional downtown anchored by the courthouse and a historic district, and it hosts the large Marshall County Blueberry Festival each Labor Day. The community is growing modestly, and housing values sit near the state median.
On state assessments, Lincoln’s performance positions it below the midpoint relative to other districts in Marshall County. In math, about three in ten students met proficiency standards, while in English language arts, roughly four in ten did. The school did not report assessment data for science, and social studies results are from several years ago under a different test, making them difficult to compare. For a family looking at these figures, the proficiency rates are modest. A parent may want to ask the school about academic support programs and how it addresses areas where many students are not meeting the state bar, especially in math, where the share of students reaching proficiency is lower.
The district itself did not present recent information on major changes such as referendums, facility projects, or curriculum shifts. The data available on Lincoln does not include discipline rates, chronic absenteeism figures, staffing ratios, or course access information. That gap means a parent cannot easily assess school climate, teacher experience, or the breadth of elective and advanced offerings from this set of numbers. Those are topics worth raising directly with the school.
Because Lincoln serves only two grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school does not offer the full high school array of Advanced Placement or dual-credit courses that families often look for in upper grades. What is clear is that the school sits within a community that has a strong manufacturing base and a downtown civic life that is active around festivals and the farmer’s market. The school building is within the small-city footprint, not isolated on a distant campus.
For a family, Lincoln Junior High School is a typical mid-sized junior high in a working-class small city with a noticeably diverse student population. The academic results are below the county median, and the most pressing next step for any prospective parent would be to get a clearer picture of how the school supports students who are not yet proficient and what opportunities it offers within its two-grade span.
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