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Lincoln School

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Lincoln School ranks 160 th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 289 Maine Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Maine elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln School is an elementary school located in Augusta, Maine, serving 295 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Augusta Public Schools district, which is ranked 127 out of 176 districts in the state.

Lincoln School generally performs better than the district and state averages on academic measures. In the 2024-2025 school year, 63.52% of Lincoln students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.13% for the district and 63.84% for the state. In math, 52.83% of Lincoln students were proficient or better, compared to 45.07% for the district and 49.38% for the state. When compared to other nearby schools, such as Farrington School and Lillian Parks Hussey School, Lincoln School's academic performance is generally stronger.

However, Lincoln School faces some challenges, including relatively high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 21.4% to 32.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 55.59% to 61.54% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.3 to 14.1, may help address these challenges.

291

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,212

Per pupil spending ?

62.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30 Lincoln Street
Augusta, ME 04330

(207) 626-2483

District: Augusta Public Schools

Students who attend Lincoln School usually attend:

Middle:	Cony Middle School
High:	Cony

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.8%

African American:

3.4%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Augusta Public Schools's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

Maine avg57%

160^th of 289

Maine public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Augusta Public Schools

127^th of 176Augusta Public Schools among Maine 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	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	160 of 289	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	217 of 288	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.4	171 of 290	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	151 of 210	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	203 of 228	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	143 of 258	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	177 of 254	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	176 of 256	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	54.7	110 of 255	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.0	179 of 284	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	52.4	123 of 261	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.6	137 of 258	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.2	125 of 186	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	24.9	171 of 193	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.8	162 of 209	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	47.6	102 of 195	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.1	152 of 198	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.0	111 of 192	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	127 of 251	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.9	69 of 153	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	62 of 248	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	27 of 82	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2019	48.1	74 of 153	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	99 of 192	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maine percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	80 of 150	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+30 vs school

Male (2019)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile~ school

By subject vs Maine (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%~ state avg

Mathematics53%+3 vs state

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Schools Near Lincoln School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MEA English Language Arts (2025)	MEA Mathematics (2025)	MEA Science (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	MEA English Language Arts All Grades	MEA Mathematics All Grades	MEA Science All Grades	Total
Lincoln School	Public	K-6	30 Lincoln Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2483	291	23	12.7	62.2%	267 (91.8%)	10 (3.4%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	51.9	160^th of 289 public elementary schools	44.6%		36.7	217^th of 288 public elementary schools	24.7%	57	63.5	52.8		$21,212
Lillian Parks Hussey School	Public	K-6	12 Gedney Street	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2461	235	17	13.6	47.2%	193 (82.1%)	5 (2.1%)	9 (3.8%)	13 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	58.3	138^th of 289 public elementary schools	52.2%		67.2	102^nd of 288 public elementary schools	64.6%	36	60.7	62.1	40.7	$19,632
Sylvio J Gilbert School	Public	PK, KG-6	16 Sunset Avenue	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2491	305	25	12.0	57.4%	258 (84.6%)	8 (2.6%)	12 (3.9%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	19 (6.2%)	65.3	109^th of 289 public elementary schools	62.3%		46	184^th of 288 public elementary schools	36.1%	75	66.7	62.3	33.3	$20,066
Hall-Dale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26 Garden Lane	Hallowell	04347	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 02	No	No	No	No	(207) 623-8677	311	31	10.1	37.9%	272 (87.5%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	15 (4.8%)	68.5	95^th of 289 public elementary schools	67.1%		59.5	126^th of 288 public elementary schools	56.3%	31	71.0	57.9	40.4	$20,632
Farrington School	Public	K-6	249 Eastern Avenue	Augusta	04330	Kennebec County	Augusta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 626-2480	306	29	10.5	63.7%	274 (89.5%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.6%)	8 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	26.3	240^th of 289 public elementary schools	17.0%		23	252^nd of 288 public elementary schools	12.5%	12	45.5	51.1	12.5	$22,584
Manchester Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	17 School St.	Manchester	04351	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 38	No	No	No	No	(207) 622-2949	150	16	9.2	25.3%	139 (92.7%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.3%)	86.9	38^th of 289 public elementary schools	86.9%		77.7	63^rd of 288 public elementary schools	78.1%	25	78.5	74.7	42.4	$21,570
Chelsea Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	566 Togus Road	Chelsea	04330	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 12	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-2214	262	33	7.8	54.2%	245 (93.5%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65.7	107^th of 289 public elementary schools	63.0%		42.7	192^nd of 288 public elementary schools	33.3%	85	71.7	56.6	34.0	$25,744
Pittston-Randolph Consolidated School	Public	K-5	1023 Pittston School Street	Pittston	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-6268	200	17	11.5	44.5%	187 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	71.6	86^th of 289 public elementary schools	70.2%		71.4	87^th of 288 public elementary schools	69.8%	1	75.0	59.8	33.3	$18,087
Laura E Richards School	Public	PK, KG-2	279 Brunswick Avenue	Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	Yes	(207) 582-3612	219	16	13.7	40.6%	202 (92.2%)	6 (2.7%)	9 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)								(n/a)				$16,189
Helen Thompson School	Public	PK, KG-5	309 Spears Corner Road	West Gardiner	04345	Kennebec County	Regional School Unit 11/Maine School Admin District 11	No	No	No	No	(207) 724-3930	245	19	12.6	33.1%	230 (93.9%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.4%)	53.9	155^th of 289 public elementary schools	46.4%		46.9	178^th of 288 public elementary schools	38.2%	23	65.2	57.1	25.6	$18,580

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln School

What schools do graduates of Lincoln School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cony Middle School
High : Cony

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln School?

Students at Lincoln School are 92% White, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lincoln School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Lincoln School.

What district is Lincoln School in?

Augusta Public Schools

Is Lincoln School a good school?

Lincoln School ranks 160^th of 289 Maine elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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