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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

426^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 493 Connecticut Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Connecticut elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in New Britain, Connecticut, serving 548 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New Britain School District, which is ranked 155 out of 156 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 18.6% of 3rd-grade students and 29.3% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 46.9% and 52.5%, respectively. The school's performance in mathematics is also significantly lower than the state and district averages. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary School has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.7% to 37.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Lincoln Elementary School to other nearby schools within the New Britain School District, it becomes evident that Lincoln is one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. For example, Vance Elementary School, which is less than a mile away, consistently outperforms Lincoln Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Despite the low performance and high chronic absenteeism, Lincoln Elementary School has not shown significant improvement over the years, with its statewide ranking consistently in the bottom quartile of Connecticut elementary schools.

552

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,826

Per pupil spending ?

78.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145 Steele St.
New Britain, CT 06052

(860) 229-2564

District: New Britain School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
	Slade Middle School
High:	New Britain High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.1%

White:

16.7%

African American:

10.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2019 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 14th (2025) from a 2nd-percentile low (2019)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New Britain School District

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Connecticut average (24% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 17% Connecticut)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

Connecticut avg50%

426^th of 493

Connecticut public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the New Britain School District

155^th of 156New Britain School District among Connecticut districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	426 of 493	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	464 of 497	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	480 of 491	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	450 of 490	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	521 of 538	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	511 of 522	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	511 of 532	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.7	498 of 519	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	466 of 518	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.8	448 of 551	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	474 of 557	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.1	445 of 564	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.2	488 of 565	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	500 of 579	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	497 of 566	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	3.3	547 of 565	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.1	565 of 568	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.0	567 of 570	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	227 of 232	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	237 of 237	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	224 of 234	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.3	448 of 455	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	107 of 111	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	106 of 108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	86 of 99	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.5	166 of 173	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	107 of 112	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	98 of 101	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	10.4	285 of 302	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2025	6.7	229 of 239	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	231 of 233	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	432 of 445	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Connecticut percentile	Rating
2021	8.9	354 of 371	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)6th percentile~ school

Special Education (2021)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Connecticut (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts24%-26 vs state

Mathematics24%-26 vs state

Science23%-29 vs state

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Schools Near Lincoln Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NGSS Science (2025)		SBAC English Language Arts (2025)						SBAC Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NGSS Science 5th Grade	NGSS Science 8th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 7th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 8th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 3rd Grade	SBAC Mathematics 4th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 5th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 6th Grade	SBAC Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	145 Steele St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 229-2564	552	42	13.2	78.4%	92 (16.7%)	58 (10.5%)	354 (64.1%)	13 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.3%)	10.9	426^th of 493 public elementary schools	13.6%		7	464^th of 497 public elementary schools	6.6%	38	23.1		18.6		29.3				24.7	26.1	19.8			$20,826
Vance Elementary School	Public	K-5	183 Vance St.	New Britain	06052	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8731	438	30	14.4	77.6%	43 (9.8%)	52 (11.9%)	310 (70.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.1%)	9	444^th of 493 public elementary schools	9.9%		6.4	473^rd of 497 public elementary schools	4.8%	29	21.6		23.7	20.5	18.4				26.9	24.7	13.2			$18,612
Gaffney Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	322 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-6247	438	31	14.2	71.7%	72 (16.4%)	62 (14.2%)	264 (60.3%)	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.5%)	9.5	436^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.6%		10.3	436^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.3%		30.3		18.3	21.6	20.9				18.3	27.5	17.9			$24,589
Northend Elementary School	Public	K-5	160 Bassett St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-3819	212	19	11.2	79.2%	13 (6.1%)	37 (17.5%)	142 (67.0%)	6 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	8.6	450^th of 493 public elementary schools	8.7%		10.2	437^th of 497 public elementary schools	12.1%	13	22.2		15.2						23.9	22.9				$21,949
Mary E. Griswold School	Public	PK, KG-5	133 Heather Ln.	Kensington	06037	Capitol Planning Region	Berlin School District	No	No	No	No	(860) 828-6336	513	39	13.1	22.8%	406 (79.1%)	12 (2.3%)	71 (13.8%)	10 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	72.1	163^rd of 493 public elementary schools	66.9%		73.1	153^rd of 497 public elementary schools	69.2%	10			69.9	58.5	67.4				68.8	63.0	60.7			$19,346
DiLoreto Elementary & Middle School	Public	K-8	732 Slater Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-2885	819	53	15.6	74.4%	72 (8.8%)	54 (6.6%)	661 (80.7%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.9%)	6.8	470^th of 493 public elementary schools	4.7%		7.3	461^st of 497 public elementary schools	7.2%	9	22.8	7.4	8.5	19.8		17.6	13.1	16.3	18.5	18.8	16.8	9.0	6.2	$16,837
Smalley Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 West St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 225-8647	594	46	12.8	86.2%	39 (6.6%)	53 (8.9%)	467 (78.6%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.9%)	4.6	485^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.6%		3.2	494^th of 497 public elementary schools	0.6%	9	17.4		8.4	19.5	14.3				7.4	19.5	10.9			$18,690
Smith Elementary School	Public	K-5	142 Rutherford St.	New Britain	06051	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-1574	461	36	12.9	80.3%	59 (12.8%)	48 (10.4%)	312 (67.7%)	9 (2.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.5%)	9.6	435^th of 493 public elementary schools	11.8%		9	445^th of 497 public elementary schools	10.5%	10			14.3	18.9	33.3				19.5	17.8	27.1			$19,603
Chamberlain Elementary School	Public	K-5	221 Farmington Ave.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 832-5691	402	32	12.4	79.4%	40 (10.0%)	49 (12.2%)	285 (70.9%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	4.6	484^th of 493 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.6	493^rd of 497 public elementary schools	0.8%	9	13.6		12.2		10.6				17.3	16.2				$21,263
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	140 Horse Plain Rd.	New Britain	06053	Capitol Planning Region	New Britain School District	No	No	No	Yes	(860) 223-8007	389	30	12.7	74.8%	65 (16.7%)	32 (8.2%)	248 (63.8%)	16 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.2%)	6.8	471^st of 493 public elementary schools	4.5%		5.9	478^th of 497 public elementary schools	3.8%	7	25.8		23.4	9.9	18.2				20.6	13.0	10.6			$18,270

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 13.6% of Connecticut elementary schools.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

New Britain School District

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 552 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 64% Hispanic, 17% White, 11% African American, 6% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : House of Arts Letters and Science (HALS) Academy
Middle : Slade Middle School
High : New Britain High School

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