Lincoln Middle School

Public | 6-8 | 923 students |  

PHONE: (510) 748-4018

FAX: (510) 523-6217

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1250 Fernside Blvd.

Alameda, CA 94501

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Lincoln Middle School, located in Alameda, California, serves grades 6-8 in the Alameda City Unified School District. It is among the few public middle schools in California to receive a distinguished GreatSchools Rating of 9 out of 10.

This school has an average Community Rating of 4 out of 5 stars, based on reviews from 33 school community members.

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Posted on Jun 17, 2011
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My son attended for 6th and half of 7th grade. We had just moved to Alameda, so this review might be helpful to those in the same position. It was really hard to connect with other kids as most of them are coming from other Alameda schools and have known each other for a long time. It would be great if the school had a new student orientation. The school has almost 1,000 kids, so it would prabably be well attended. Too many students, not enough teachers. The traits the students are told they need to have are not demonstrated by the teachers. Profanity is WAY TOO abundant. Teachers do not enforce the policy against profanity. Being a Calif distinguished school is great, but education encompasses more than just academics.
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Posted on Dec 7, 2008
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Lincoln is a great school, the teachers are nice, the band is super, and homework is a little overkill, but it challenges us, which is good. I'm glad they have geometry here, so we don't have to do it in high school. It's nice how 8th grade teachers focus on high school, getting students prepared for 9th grade.
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Posted on Dec 5, 2008
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Overall good, but too much homework that is just busy work. Math program is pushing many kids into Algebra too soon. Some teachers are great, some seem to enjoy belittling kids. PE is great, band is great. Another music/choir program as part of wheel would be good.
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Posted on Oct 14, 2008
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It's a great school and has excellent leadership from parents and teachers alike. We have great extracurricular activities and our principles and office staff do a great job of keeping our school safe and well run.
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Posted on Mar 29, 2007
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The Band is world class with Mr. D.C. A lot of focus on children with needs, but much more needs to be done for the GATE children.
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Posted on Jul 5, 2006
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My son was a 7th grader now moving on to the 8th grade and the teachers at Lincoln have been outstanding, they have kept me very informed of my son's progress and HW assignments. I am so far very happy with the teaching staff and the school in general. I am looking forward for my 6th grader to begin his year at Lincoln.
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Posted on May 24, 2006
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My son is attending the 6th grade at Lincoln. He has had a great experience thus far. With the exception of one teacher his teachers have been outstanding and his program high quality. I would like to see more emphasis on foreign language.
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Posted on May 10, 2006
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It's my daughter's first year and I notice bid approvement on her academic performance. Highly recommended.
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Posted on Apr 2, 2005
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The teachers at LMS provide the kids with great opportunities for learning. The school has a high qaulity curriculum, though, dissapointingly, the district removed novels from the literature curriculum. The arts program is good in comparison to average schools. Community is very involved in this school and you can see many parents around campus.
--Submitted by Pamela Flowerday, a parent

Posted on Sep 4, 2004
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My daughter is entering her third year at Lincoln and we are mostly pleased with her experience. The teachers seem to care and this is the best middle school in Alameda by far. Some teachers have stellar programs in place with great project-based learning. Some seem to do little hands-on (esp. science) and seem to do a minimum to make the curriculum come alive. That said, my admiration is there for anyone who attempts to engage 11-13 year olds.
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