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Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-2

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school located in Little Falls, Minnesota, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of around 440. The school is part of the Little Falls Community Schools district, which is ranked 309 out of 463 districts in Minnesota and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lincoln Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of white students (91.36%) compared to the state average (78.8%), its academic performance, as measured by MCA-III proficiency rates, is generally lower than the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's proficiency rates in math (51.48%) and reading (43.79%) were below the state averages of 45.47% and 49.85%, respectively. Lincoln Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Minnesota elementary schools, with a ranking of 542 out of 881 schools in 2023-2024, and has maintained a 1-star or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade.

When compared to other nearby schools in the Little Falls Community Schools district, Lincoln Elementary generally performs worse academically. For example, in 2023-2024, Lincoln Elementary's math proficiency rate of 51.48% was lower than the district average of 40.17% and the state average of 45.47%. In contrast, the nearby Knight Elementary and Lindbergh Elementary schools had higher math proficiency rates of 50% and 56.87%, respectively. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary has seen a significant increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 44.5% in 2021-2022 to 54.32% in 2022-2023, indicating a growing population of students from low-income families.

477

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,056

Per pupil spending ?

41.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 6th St SW
Little Falls, MN 56345-1543

(320) 616-6200

District: Little Falls Community Schools

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Community Middle
High:	Little Falls Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.0%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Hispanic:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2014 → 38th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school45%

District avg39%

Minnesota avg46%

Not ranked this year

Lincoln Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

318^th of 446Little Falls Community Schools among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	45.3	542 of 881	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.7	717 of 845	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	737 of 858	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	703 of 869	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	661 of 870	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	621 of 847	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	659 of 853	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.4	640 of 848	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.9	640 of 840	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.0	650 of 826	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	585 of 824	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.9	651 of 820	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	46.7	544 of 814	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	60.6	373 of 803	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	42.6	309 of 434	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	46.6	523 of 781	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.7	619 of 777	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.9	549 of 756	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	58.3	328 of 685	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.3	491 of 676	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	41.3	486 of 674	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	52.3	426 of 809	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	637 of 787	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	711 of 799	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	656 of 783	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	568 of 787	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	561 of 774	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	44.5	472 of 793	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	675 of 774	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	550 of 663	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.9	518 of 683	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	475 of 740	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.7	422 of 728	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	573 of 826	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.7	707 of 799	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	677 of 808	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	643 of 784	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	635 of 798	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	592 of 779	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	22.8	472 of 572	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	513 of 524	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	457 of 500	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	380 of 417	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	361 of 515	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.8	217 of 463	53.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2024	19.8	655 of 730	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	706 of 712	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.9	720 of 725	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	704 of 710	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.5	694 of 722	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	680 of 712	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)47th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)40th percentile~ school

Male (2024)31st percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2024)17th percentile-21 vs school

White (2024)10th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2023-2024) ?

Math51%+6 vs state

Reading44%-6 vs state

Science32%-8 vs state

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Schools Near Lincoln Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)					MCA-III Reading (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading 6th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	300 6th St SW	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-6200	477	41	11.7	41.5%	439 (92.0%)	9 (1.9%)	10 (2.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)								(n/a)											$12,056
Lindbergh Elementary	Public	3-5	101 9th St SE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-3200	473	36	13.0	45.7%	422 (89.2%)	12 (2.5%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	46.6	505^th of 872 public elementary schools	42.1%		52.4	461^st of 881 public elementary schools	47.7%	44	63.5	53.7	31.7		49.7	47.0	34.1	45.0		42.5	$11,279
WIN-Elementary School	Public	K-5	15770 18th Street NE	Little Falls	56345	Morrison County	Mid-State Education District	No	No	No	No	(320) 631-2500	9	4	2.0	55.6%	6 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Knight Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	504 E Minnesota Ave	Randall	56475	Morrison County	Little Falls Community Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 616-5200	119	10	12.0	61.3%	109 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.5%)	33.7	611^th of 872 public elementary schools	29.9%		46.6	535^th of 881 public elementary schools	39.3%	76	28.6	31.3	41.2		33.3	33.3	37.5	58.8		42.6	$15,321
Royalton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	119 N Driftwood	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 584-4163	420	29	14.5	30.5%	398 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	72.7	235^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.1%		68.4	275^th of 881 public elementary schools	68.8%	40	73.1	74.7	41.2		63.1	52.2	66.2	55.9		58.3	$9,941
Royalton Public Schools Early Child	Public	PK-K	120 S Hawthorn St	Royalton	56373	Morrison County	Royalton Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 584-4248	22	4	5.5	31.8%	21 (95.5%)	1 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$2,288
Swanville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	602 Degraff Ave	Swanville	56382	Morrison County	Swanville Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 547-5100	215	16	13.7	41.4%	192 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	19.2	718^th of 872 public elementary schools	17.7%		21.8	715^th of 881 public elementary schools	18.8%	3	24.3	42.9	16.7	30.0	27.8	29.7	21.4	26.7	40.0	28.7	$10,057
Pioneer Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	66 Kamnic St	Pierz	56364	Morrison County	Pierz Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 468-6458	607	44	13.7	30.5%	569 (93.7%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.1%)	89	51^st of 872 public elementary schools	94.2%		88.9	57^th of 881 public elementary schools	93.5%	6	84.0	76.7	72.5	64.0	74.3	65.3	64.7	75.5	63.2	67.7	$9,977
Upsala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	415 S Main St	Upsala	56384	Morrison County	Upsala Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 573-2174	181	12	14.9	35.4%	176 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	58.7	386^th of 872 public elementary schools	55.7%		47.7	523^rd of 881 public elementary schools	40.6%	137	76.0	65.0	41.7	43.3	55.6	36.0	50.0	50.0	50.0	46.5	$9,597
Rice Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	200 NE 3rd Ave	Rice	56367	Benton County	Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(320) 393-2177	357	28	12.7	33.3%	327 (91.6%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	48.8	485^th of 872 public elementary schools	44.4%		59.4	381^st of 881 public elementary schools	56.8%	104	43.6	59.6	31.2		44.0	25.8	59.6	65.6		49.7	$12,304

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Little Falls Community Schools

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Community Middle
High : Little Falls Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

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

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

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