The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Science. The lowest is 39% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Intermediate
Lincoln Intermediate serves fifth and sixth graders in the Farmington R-VII district, a regular public school that sits in the middle of the city’s K-12 pipeline. It is the only intermediate building in the district, positioned between the elementary campuses and the middle school. The school is modest in size for a two-grade span and draws almost entirely from Farmington itself, a county seat and regional hub in southeast Missouri’s Lead Belt area.
State assessment results show an uneven but generally mid-range picture. In mathematics, fifth-grade proficiency is on the lower side, while sixth-grade math comes in well above that, a difference that stands out. English language arts results are less varied across the two grades, with both landing in a similar middle band. Science, tested only in grade five, falls in that same middle band. Taken together, the school’s overall proficiency on the Missouri Assessment Program sits above the midpoint when compared with other districts in St. Francois County. That is a solid relative position, though the absolute proficiency rates indicate that a majority of students are not yet scoring at the proficient level in any subject or grade. A parent may want to ask the school how it plans to address the gap, particularly the fifth-grade math numbers.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with very small shares of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a substantial share and signals a mix of household incomes but also a meaningful level of economic need. Data on special education identification and English learner enrollment was not available, so it is not possible to assess how the school serves those populations from this information alone.
Farmington functions as a small city with a historic courthouse square, regional healthcare and correctional employers, and a manufacturing base. The city describes itself as growing, and it sits at the crossroads of US 67 and Missouri Highway 32, about a 75-mile drive from St. Louis. Housing in the area is near the national middle, making it a more affordable market relative to the St. Louis region. The district itself has several elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school, and no recent publicized changes to curriculum, attendance zones, or facilities were found in available sources, so the school environment appears stable.
For a family considering Lincoln Intermediate, the key takeaways are these. The school offers a conventional intermediate experience with no unusual program offerings reported in the data. Academically, it performs around the middle of the county pack but with clear room for growth, especially in early middle-school math. The student population is not very diverse, and economic diversity is moderate. The community is a growing regional center with a mix of industrial and institutional employment, affordable housing, and a traditional downtown. This is not a school with standout test scores or specialized programs, but it is a solid, typical public intermediate school in a stable district that serves a broad range of students from the surrounding area.
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