How does Lincoln Middle compare to other middle schools in Santa Monica?

Lincoln Middle has a SchoolScope composite score of 60.7/100, placing it at the 89th percentile statewide. 42% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,763 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lincoln Middle?

42.1% of students at Lincoln Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 70.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Lincoln Middle improving or declining?

Lincoln Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 6.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is not sustaining early academic gains.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lincoln Middle?

12.2% of students at Lincoln Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Lincoln Middle

Middle School

Santa Monica-Malibu Unified Santa MonicaLos Angeles County90403

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of middle schools

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

School overview

Enrollment

884 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

25%

Teachers

44 full-time

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.7 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined

-4.3 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

58.8%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 34 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic19.8%

White54.6%

Asian10.1%

Black5.5%

Other9.9%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lincoln Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	42.1%
Met Standard	28.6%
Below Standard	29.3%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "71% proficient" for Lincoln Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

42.1% of students exceeded standard while 28.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 24.8 points above the state average of 17.3%. That's 5.1 points above the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified district average of 37.0%. Compared to the 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 6.7 points higher (vs 35.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Proficiency drops by 6.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math declined year-over-year. 58.8% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 12.2%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

42.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

70.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-6.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

12.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,763

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	306	45.1%	35.0%	12.8%	7.2%	80.1%
7th	282	47.9%	35.5%	11.7%	5.0%	83.3%
8th	291	36.1%	35.4%	17.5%	11.0%	71.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	306	42.5%	20.9%	23.9%	12.8%	63.4%
7th	285	42.1%	25.6%	19.3%	13.0%	67.7%
8th	293	39.3%	19.1%	21.8%	19.8%	58.4%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

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Middle

Lincoln Middle

60.789th pctile

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High School

Santa Monica High

76.996th pctile

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Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.