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Lincoln Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

1023 Abe Lincoln Ave, Port Arthur, TX 77640 · (409) 984-8700 · Part of Port Arthur Independent School District

Port Arthur’s School Grade D better than 11% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
619
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
85%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln Middle

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 14.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Port Arthur kids: 2 high schools

On the path

Where Port Arthur kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–58 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Lincoln MiddleYou are here
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1023 Abe Lincoln Ave, Port Arthur

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6202
Grade 7191
Grade 8226
Enrollment over time
723’20
722’21
722’22
626’23
619’24

Down 14.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 52%Hispanic 41%Two or more races 2%Asian 2%White 2%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lincoln Middle from Port Arthur families.

Other schools in Port Arthur Independent School District

The district →
Houston El
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689 students13:1
Tyrrell El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
D
670 students15:1
Staff Sergeant Lucian Adams El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
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644 students16:1
Travis El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
D−
543 students15:1
Lakeview El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
C−
535 students14:1
Port Acres El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Port Arthur
D
507 students16:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Port Arthur’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.