Lincoln Heights Middle School, Morristown TN

Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Heights Middle School

Lincoln Heights Middle School is a regular public school in Morristown, Tennessee, serving grades six through eight within the Hamblen County district. Morristown itself is a regional economic hub in the Lakeway Area, with an economy anchored by manufacturing, poultry processing, and production of automotive parts, aircraft parts, furniture, and healthcare products. The city has a traditional downtown district along Main Street and sits near Cherokee Lake and Panther Creek State Park. This industrial and commercial setting shapes the community that the school draws from.

The school enrolls a student body that is split nearly evenly between Hispanic students and White students, each making up a substantial share of the population. Students who identify as two or more races account for a smaller but noticeable presence, and Black students make up a modest portion. The enrollment is spread fairly evenly across the three middle grades. Data on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education status, and English learner identification were not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about these dimensions of student support.

On the Tennessee state assessments, Lincoln Heights Middle School shows a mixed picture. In social studies, a majority of students scored proficient or above, which represents a clear strength for the school. Science proficiency is also a bright spot, with more than half of students meeting the bar. Math proficiency falls in a middle range, with a significant share of students performing at or above the proficient level, though a parent may want to know how math instruction is structured for students who are below that threshold. English language arts shows the softest results, with about one-third of students reaching proficiency. This pattern of stronger performance in social studies and science relative to reading and math is something families may want to explore further by talking with the school about its literacy support and intervention strategies.

The comparison to other districts within Hamblen County was not possible because Lincoln Heights is the only district in the county, so no relative positioning is available. The school's state assessment participation was complete, which means the results represent basically all enrolled students.

The housing context for the area shows home values that are moderately below the state benchmark and close to the national figure, and the estimated monthly mortgage and rent costs are within reach for a typical household, suggesting a market that is not severely stretched. The national unemployment rate and median household income figures provided context but no specific local data for Morristown appeared in the brief.

No recent parent-relevant changes from the Hamblen County district were found in available records. The school itself did not report any program offerings, course access, staffing ratios, or attendance data in the information provided. Families interested in elective offerings, extracurriculars, or class sizes should contact the school directly for details. The school operates as a regular middle school with no charter or magnet designations.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grades 3-844%

School 44% · District 43% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

English language arts

Grades 3-834%

School 34% · District 37% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Science

Grades 3-851%

School 51% · District 46% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Social studies

Grades 3-863%

School 63% · District 56% · ▲ 8 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

This schoolHamblen County, 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-income24%Higher-income45%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income28%Higher-income42%13 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income20%Higher-income31%12 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income24%Higher-income39%16 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income35%Higher-income59%24 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income31%Higher-income44%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income42%Higher-income41%2 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income36%Higher-income48%12 pp gap