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Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades 1-5

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Indianapolis, Indiana, serving 630 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Perry Township Schools district, which is ranked 234 out of 380 districts in the state.

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Indiana elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on ILEARN assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 22.62% of 3rd-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.15% for the district and 40.3% statewide. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 17.8% to 24.8% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high-poverty student population.

Interestingly, the nearby Douglas MacArthur Elementary School and William Henry Burkhart Elementary, which are also part of the Perry Township Schools district, generally perform better than Abraham Lincoln Elementary School on academic measures. The two charter schools in the area, Christel House Academy South and Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle, have even lower academic performance than Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.

633

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,499

Per pupil spending ?

80.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5241 Brehob Rd
Indianapolis, IN 46217

(317) 789-3800

District: Perry Township Schools

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy
	Perry Meridian Middle School
High:	Perry Meridian High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

30.0%

White:

29.4%

Asian:

20.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 18th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (26% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Social Studies scores 17 pts below the Indiana average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg34%

Indiana avg38%

786^th of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Perry Township Schools

234^th of 380Perry Township Schools among Indiana 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	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	786 of 1005	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	755 of 1011	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	706 of 1016	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	711 of 1020	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.3	652 of 1016	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	574 of 1031	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	646 of 1027	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	636 of 1033	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.0	857 of 1046	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	850 of 1040	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.1	908 of 1036	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	939 of 1035	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	902 of 1015	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.4	806 of 1025	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.2	700 of 1009	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.4	743 of 1003	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	833 of 996	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.2	902 of 985	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	19.7	850 of 961	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	24.9	809 of 959	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

Math32%

Science23%

English Language Arts23%

Social Studies22%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	1-5	5241 Brehob Rd	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3800	633	43	14.6	80.7%	186 (29.4%)	90 (14.2%)	190 (30.0%)	131 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	23.8	786^th of 1005 public elementary schools	21.8%		26.6	755^th of 1011 public elementary schools	25.3%	31	19.1	22.3	27.0				22.6	29.8	31.4	36.5				32.4	23.1		23.1	21.7	$13,499	$1,480	$12,019
William Henry Burkhart Elementary	Public	1-5	5701 Brill Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3600	449	30	15.0	76.8%	99 (22.0%)	96 (21.4%)	50 (11.1%)	181 (40.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	51.6	490^th of 1005 public elementary schools	51.2%		64.8	355^th of 1011 public elementary schools	64.9%	135	30.8	40.2	38.2				36.7	43.6	42.3	52.6				45.8	41.7		41.7	40.8	$13,830	$1,715	$12,114
Homecroft Elementary School	Public	1-5	1551 E Southview Dr	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3500	493	28	17.3	73.8%	185 (37.5%)	126 (25.6%)	106 (21.5%)	56 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.7%)	37.3	649^th of 1005 public elementary schools	35.4%		42.9	594^th of 1011 public elementary schools	41.2%	55	25.0	35.4	28.6				29.2	38.5	45.6	34.3				38.9	46.8		46.8	21.9	$12,741	$996	$11,745
Homecroft Kindergarten	Public	PK-K	1551 E. Southview Dr.	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 789-3771	359	23	15.8	73.8%	89 (24.8%)	78 (21.7%)	56 (15.6%)	113 (31.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.4%)								(n/a)																			$12,142	$1,767	$10,375
Douglas MacArthur Elementary School	Public	1-5	454 E Stop 11 Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-2500	579	37	15.6	59.1%	193 (33.3%)	45 (7.8%)	37 (6.4%)	267 (46.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.4%)	60.8	386^th of 1005 public elementary schools	61.6%		64.3	363^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	64.1%	23	41.4	41.5	42.5				41.8	54.8	52.0	49.2				51.8	42.3		42.3	40.5	$12,222	$1,154	$11,068
Douglas MacArthur Kindergarten	Public	PK-K	454 E. Stop 11 Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(317) 789-3771	273	18	14.8	64.5%	83 (30.4%)	38 (13.9%)	41 (15.0%)	96 (35.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.1%)								(n/a)																			$12,177	$1,330	$10,846
Clinton Young Elementary School	Public	1-5	5740 McFarland Rd	Indianapolis	46227	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(317) 789-3400	595	38	15.7	80.3%	171 (28.7%)	45 (7.6%)	266 (44.7%)	84 (14.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.7%)	14.9	862^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	14.2%		18.1	835^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.4%	27	20.0	13.2	17.6				17.1	34.2	25.5	18.4				25.9	22.6		22.6	8.0	$12,861	$1,286	$11,575
Christel House Academy South	Public, Charter	K-8	2717 S East St	Indianapolis	46225	Marion County	Christel House Academy South	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 783-4690	513	35	14.8	80.3%	99 (19.3%)	80 (15.6%)	304 (59.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	15.5	855^th of 1005 public elementary schools	14.9%		13.3	896^th of 1011 public elementary schools	11.4%	41	16.3	11.3	32.2	10.9	8.6	19.1	16.4	20.4	28.3	35.6	7.3	11.4	6.0	17.6	13.2	10.9	12.0	8.5	$13,128	$4,744	$8,383
Emma Donnan Elementary and Middle	Public, Charter	K-8	1202 E Troy Ave	Indianapolis	46203	Marion County	Adelante Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(317) 226-4272	451	34	13.2	81.4%	100 (22.2%)	150 (33.3%)	172 (38.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	22.3	796^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.8%		18.1	834^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.5%	38	43.9	20.8	11.5	7.7	30.0	16.7	20.7	63.4	39.6	19.2	23.1	20.0	18.2	28.8	10.4	5.8	8.0	5.8	$13,239	$4,034	$9,204
Rosa Parks Elementary School	Public	1-5	7525 Wellingshire Blvd	Indianapolis	46217	Marion County	Perry Township Schools	No	No	No	No	(317) 789-2900	658	43	15.3	58.4%	256 (38.9%)	112 (17.0%)	90 (13.7%)	139 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (9.3%)	50.7	505^th of 1005 public elementary schools	49.8%		67.4	322^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	68.2%	183	30.8	37.8	42.9				37.3	45.5	48.3	49.7				47.9	34.3		34.3	34.8	$11,392	$801	$10,591

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.

Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.8% of Indiana elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Perry Meridian 6th Grade Academy
Middle : Perry Meridian Middle School
High : Perry Meridian High School

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School are 30% Hispanic, 29% White, 21% Asian, 14% African American, 6% Two or more races.

What district is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in?

Perry Township Schools

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