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Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades K-5

49^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Winchester, MA, serving 349 students in grades K-5. It is part of the highly-ranked Winchester school district, which is rated 10th out of 348 districts in Massachusetts and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Massachusetts, ranking within the top 100 schools in the state for most years. In the 2024-2025 school year, it is ranked 49th out of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school outperforms the state and Winchester district averages on MCAS Next Generation assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with particularly strong performance in 3rd and 4th grade ELA and 4th grade Mathematics.

While Lincoln Elementary demonstrates exceptional academic performance across various student subgroups, the school's ranking for white students, while still strong, is lower than its rankings for other student subgroups. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and has increased its per-student spending in recent years, indicating a commitment to investing in educational resources. Compared to other elementary schools in the Winchester district, Lincoln Elementary outperforms its peers, though Ambrose Elementary in the neighboring Arlington district also demonstrates strong academic performance.

334

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,517

Per pupil spending ?

2.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

161 Mystic Valley Parkway
Winchester, MA 01890-2705

(781) 721-7017

District: Winchester

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McCall Middle
High:	Winchester High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.6%

Asian:

12.6%

Two or more races:

8.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (73% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Massachusetts elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school73%

District avg73%

Massachusetts avg41%

49^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Winchester

10^th of 348Winchester among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	49 of 906	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.0	59 of 916	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	87.9	98 of 928	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	92.8	42 of 932	95.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.7	59 of 936	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	62 of 942	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.3	19 of 934	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	94.4	11 of 938	98.8%	★★★★★
2016	93.8	11 of 932	98.8%	★★★★★
2015	93.2	15 of 914	98.4%	★★★★★
2014	93.8	7 of 926	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	92.6	16 of 928	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	93.6	10 of 930	98.9%	★★★★★
2011	93.4	10 of 924	98.9%	★★★★★
2010	93.4	9 of 920	99.0%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	14 of 909	98.5%	★★★★★
2008	87.1	71 of 908	92.2%	★★★★★
2007	93.3	11 of 911	98.8%	★★★★★
2006	90.5	42 of 911	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	87.5	79 of 887	91.1%	★★★★★
2004	92.3	21 of 882	97.6%	★★★★★
2003	90.6	36 of 884	95.9%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	78.2	89 of 672	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	43 of 665	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	21 of 656	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	26 of 869	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	90.6	54 of 886	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	134 of 887	84.9%	★★★★☆
2022	90.4	64 of 901	92.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	56 of 898	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	20 of 902	97.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	27 of 893	97.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	85 of 884	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	71 of 891	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	86.4	103 of 896	88.5%	★★★★☆
2022	91.6	49 of 908	94.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	74 of 904	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	108 of 907	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	92.6	19 of 898	97.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2023	92.4	1 of 33	97.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	26 of 717	96.4%	★★★★★
2024	87.4	50 of 731	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	44 of 703	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	122 of 905	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.1	85 of 894	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	66.1	226 of 896	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	78 of 886	91.2%	★★★★★

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	91.0	58 of 925	93.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	91 of 737	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	80.9	103 of 753	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	152 of 762	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	62 of 764	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	84.0	87 of 765	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	87 of 780	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	22 of 772	97.2%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)97th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)96th percentile~ school

Tested In Person (2021)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science78%+36 vs state

English Language Arts75%+34 vs state

Mathematics69%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)				MCAS Next Generation Science (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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	161 Mystic Valley Parkway	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7017	334	30	11.0		249 (74.6%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)	42 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.7%)	92	49^th of 906 public elementary schools	94.6%		91	59^th of 916 public elementary schools	93.6%	10	79.2	74.6	72.2	75.2	59.2	79.7	65.5	68.7	77.8	77.8	$19,517
Muraco Elementary	Public	K-5	33 Bates Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7030	352	32	10.8		209 (59.4%)	9 (2.6%)	22 (6.3%)	88 (25.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.3%)	91.5	55^th of 906 public elementary schools	93.9%		81.5	165^th of 916 public elementary schools	82.0%	110	77.8	59.2	60.3	65.3	81.5	63.3	75.3	73.9	87.7	87.7	$20,463
Lynch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10 Brantwood Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 721-7013	426	40	10.7		238 (55.9%)	9 (2.1%)	19 (4.5%)	123 (28.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	88	97^th of 906 public elementary schools	89.3%		90.4	70^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.4%	27	77.9	68.8	59.0	68.1	67.2	70.3	59.7	65.4	68.0	68.0	$20,899
Ambrose Elementary	Public	K-5	27 High Street	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7012	398	33	12.0		316 (79.4%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.5%)	38 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.0%)	96.6	9^th of 906 public elementary schools	99.0%		93.8	34^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.3%	25	83.3	79.3	72.2	78.4	87.2	79.3	81.9	83.2	77.8	77.8	$19,653
Shamrock	Public	PK, KG-5	60 Green Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8241	284	27	10.3		146 (51.4%)	39 (13.7%)	61 (21.5%)	18 (6.3%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	35.4	592^nd of 906 public elementary schools	34.7%		33	612^th of 916 public elementary schools	33.2%	20	36.1	34.2	31.1	33.6	33.3	39.5	31.1	34.5	35.6	35.6	$28,100
Vinson-Owen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	75 Johnson Road	Winchester	01890	Middlesex County	Winchester	No	No	No	No	(781) 721-7019	441	35	12.4		285 (64.6%)	2 (0.5%)	11 (2.5%)	108 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.9%)	94.1	32^nd of 906 public elementary schools	96.5%		89	87^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.5%	55	75.4	72.9	70.7	72.7	75.4	75.9	68.5	72.6	83.7	83.7	$18,726
Brooks School	Public	PK, KG-5	388 High Street	Medford	02155	Middlesex County	Medford	No	No	No	No	(781) 393-2166	556	44	12.6		417 (75.0%)	26 (4.7%)	38 (6.8%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (8.3%)	80.3	179^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.2%		80.4	177^th of 916 public elementary schools	80.7%	2	65.2	63.0	63.3	63.9	62.0	60.5	42.2	54.8	66.7	66.7	$20,963
Goodyear Elementary School	Public	K-5	41 Central Street	Woburn	01801	Middlesex County	Woburn	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 937-8237	352	32	11.1		179 (50.9%)	34 (9.7%)	93 (26.4%)	31 (8.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.4%)	21.4	714^th of 906 public elementary schools	21.2%		27.6	659^th of 916 public elementary schools	28.1%	55	25.8	23.8	24.6	24.8	36.5	28.6	17.5	27.8	19.3	19.3	$21,696
John A Bishop	Public	K-5	25 Columbia Road	Arlington	02474	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	No	(781) 316-3791	375	30	12.3		251 (66.9%)	4 (1.1%)	26 (6.9%)	42 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (13.9%)	93.9	38^th of 906 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.7	35^th of 916 public elementary schools	96.2%	3	72.5	72.7	79.7	74.9	71.0	65.2	78.1	71.4	93.8	93.8	$19,771
M Norcross Stratton	Public	K-5	180 Mountain Avenue	Arlington	02174	Middlesex County	Arlington	No	No	No	Yes	(781) 316-3754	448	37	12.2		243 (54.2%)	15 (3.3%)	39 (8.7%)	97 (21.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (11.6%)	82.3	154^th of 906 public elementary schools	83.0%		87.9	101^st of 916 public elementary schools	89.0%	53	56.6	60.8	56.6	57.9	57.3	69.9	62.7	63.0	68.7	68.7	$19,449

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Yes. Lincoln Elementary ranks in the top 5.4% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Winchester

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McCall Middle
High : Winchester High School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 75% White, 13% Asian, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

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