Lincoln Middle School (5168)
1600 LANCER DRIVE
FORT COLLINS, CO 80521
504
Total Students Served
Grade 6 - Grade 8
School District:
Poudre R-1 (1550)
View School List
School Profile
About Lincoln Middle School (5168)
A MESSAGE FROM:
Lincoln Middle School
2025-2026
Lincoln Middle, an IB World School, is an established middle school in Fort Collins, Colorado. The school is part of the Poudre School District and serves the most culturally and socioeconomically diverse set of students in the northern Fort Collins area. Alumni of Lincoln include high level professionals; due to such an illustrious history, Lincoln is an integral part of the North End area and has generational loyalties not just in the immediate neighborhood but throughout the city, with studen…
ts hailing from all parts of Ft. Collins. Parental and community support for the school is strong, and a strong staff with 56% of teachers holding graduate degrees. 50% of our teachers are either ELAchieve trained or ELD endorsed. 20% of our teachers are bilingual. The UIP development process is a collaborative approach with our School Accountability Committee, parent & community members and with the Lincoln staff as represented by the Lincoln Building Leadership teams, the membership for which includes grade-level team leaders, special education and elective team leaders, and all members of the Lincoln administrative team. One of the hallmarks of Lincoln Middle School is the diversity of our student body. With 65% of our students receiving federal Free & Reduced Lunch support, with an over 58% ethnic minority population and 34% ELD enrollment, Lincoln enjoys what is often lacking in similar schools throughout the nation ? strong parental and community support. Indeed, those most dedicated to the school bring their students to the school not only for the excellent educational opportunities available and the strong, skilled staff, but also because of the diverse population Lincoln serves and the supportive atmosphere of tolerance that exists throughout the school. Lincoln Middle School serves a population of approximately 505 students in the north end of Ft. Collins. Of these students, our Free and Reduced Lunch percentage comprises 2% of our student body. Lincoln is home to an ILS unit serving students who are both medically fragile and cognitively impacted and is a Multi-Categorical site. Approximately 18% of students at Lincoln have Individualized Education Plans and qualify for special education services. 40% of the students at Lincoln have a significant reading deficiency and are served through individualized READ Act plans. 10% of the students at Lincoln have a 504 plan which require specific accommodations in the classroom setting in order to meet their needs. In the 2024-25 school year, 52% of the 6th grade students at Lincoln showed up performing below the 35th percentile in math. 26% of the 6th grade students at Lincoln showed up being identified as needing additional support in literacy. Another 20% of the 6th grade students showed up being identified in team awareness. Additionally, Lincoln serves as one of two English Language Development Newcomer sites at the middle school level in Poudre School District. Lincoln?s ethnic breakdown is approximately 42% White and 58% non-White. Approximately 27% of the families at Lincoln do not speak English as their primary language. High poverty and high trauma have required Lincoln to provide holistic services for students and families. 18% of the students at Lincoln are eligible for McKinney services. More than 25% of students at Lincoln receive at least one of the following services: support group led by a licensed counselor, one on one therapy from a mental health therapist, check in/check out from a member of the leadership team. Teachers at Lincoln serve a student body that includes, among general education students, ELD learners and Newcomers, students in Multi-Categorical Special Education, Integrated Learning Support and Severe Emotional Disability programs, and Gifted and Talented students. At times, this has led to some classes where students with some type of identifiable need comprise over 50% of the classroom population. Dedicated to an inclusionary model of education, Lincoln staff strive to meet the needs of such diverse learners through co-taught classes, classes with paraprofessional support, a number of social emotional support programs designed to push all students toward success, and a gifted and talented advisory aimed at helping students meet their ALP goals. Lincoln is also an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program site. Being an IB school provides all an opportunity to access an education which is based in the instructional philosophy of student-centered instruction, service learning, and international mindedness. The International Baccalaureate program is a key component of Lincoln?s curriculum because of its dual emphasis on academic rigor and building strong civic and interpersonal skills. The IB program has a reputation not only for establishing a high academic standard, but also in teaching attitudes that enable students to achieve those standards. Research has shown that the IB curriculum?s ''integrated instructional system...is both appropriate and valuable for students of average skill proficiency, and is trans-formative for minority and low-income students'' (McKinsey & Company, 2008). Building on our core value of critical thinking, students use scientific inquiry to explore cross curricular topics that are grounded in the real world. This will help them understand the relevance of what they are learning and to become analytical and reflective thinkers.
Final 2025 Performance Rating
Note:
N/A means these data are not available.
-- means the group size is too small, so these data are not displayed to protect student or educator privacy.
Explore More:
SchoolView Legend
SCHOOL
DISTRICT
STATE
N/A
Data not available.
--
Group size too small. Data are not displayed to protect student or educator privacy.
Click these icons on any chart to show or hide data
