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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-3
182nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 495 Arkansas Elementary Schools
Better than 63% of Arkansas elementary schools
Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Arkansas, serving grades PK-3 with a total enrollment of 346 students. The school is part of the Lincoln School District, which is ranked 142 out of 250 districts in Arkansas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (38.2%), Reading (39.5%), and Mathematics (35.8%) were significantly below the state averages. However, the school's performance in Science is relatively better, with a 46.9% proficiency rate, higher than the state average of 38.1%. The school also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 69.71% to 76.02% over the past few years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Fayetteville School District and the Farmington School District generally outperform Lincoln Elementary School in test scores, with higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Reading, Mathematics, and Science. The closest school to Lincoln Elementary, Prairie Grove Elementary School, also has higher test scores and a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to Lincoln Elementary. The school's performance has been declining over the years, as evidenced by its statewide ranking dropping from 189 out of 494 Arkansas elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 182 out of 495 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding decrease in its SchoolDigger star rating from 3 to 2.

356
Students ?
15.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,064
Per pupil spending ?
72.2%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 613 County Ave
       Lincoln, AR  72744

(479) 824-7350

District: Lincoln School District


Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Lincoln Middle School
High:    Lincoln High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
70.5%
Hispanic:
13.5%
Two or more races:
6.7%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2013
Above the Arkansas median (63rd percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg33%
Arkansas avg36%
182nd of 495
Arkansas public elementary schools ?
Top 37%▲ up 1 pts since 2016
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SchoolDigger rating ?
142nd of 250Lincoln School District among Arkansas 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankArkansas percentileRating
202561.5182 of 49563.2%★★★☆☆
202429.9378 of 49723.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.3359 of 49227.0%★☆☆☆☆
202228.6370 of 48724.0%★☆☆☆☆
202125.3383 of 49622.8%★☆☆☆☆
201933.0362 of 48825.8%★☆☆☆☆
201847.0274 of 48042.9%★★☆☆☆
201754.9219 of 48554.8%★★★☆☆
201659.1189 of 49461.7%★★★☆☆
201351.6278 of 47641.6%★★☆☆☆
201255.6251 of 46846.4%★★☆☆☆
201148.8287 of 47139.1%★★☆☆☆
201041.1327 of 45728.4%★☆☆☆☆
200938.6316 of 44529.0%★☆☆☆☆
200839.3313 of 43928.7%★☆☆☆☆
200732.0337 of 44023.4%★☆☆☆☆
200641.8276 of 40231.3%★★☆☆☆
200543.0268 of 41134.8%★★☆☆☆
By subject vs Arkansas (2024-2025) ?
Science47%+9 vs state
Reading40%+4 vs state
English Language Arts38%+4 vs state
Mathematics36%-3 vs state

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Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 4% Asian.

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 182nd of 495 Arkansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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

Middle : Lincoln Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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