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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 110 th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 576 Iowa Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Iowa elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Iowa City, Iowa, serving students from kindergarten to 6th grade. With a total enrollment of 231 students, the school is part of the Iowa City Community School District, which is ranked 241 out of 313 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School consistently performs well above the district and state averages in academic assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had proficiency rates of 69.4% in 3rd grade English Language Arts, 85.3% in 4th grade English Language Arts, and 84.6% in 5th grade English Language Arts. In mathematics, the school had proficiency rates of 86.1% in 3rd grade, 85.3% in 4th grade, and 88.5% in 5th grade. The school's 5th grade science proficiency rate was 80.8%. These impressive results have earned Lincoln Elementary School a strong statewide ranking, consistently placing in the top 20% of Iowa elementary schools. In the 2020-2021 school year, the school ranked 31st out of 567 Iowa elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

When compared to nearby schools in the Iowa City Community School District, Lincoln Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution. While Wickham Elementary has similar or slightly higher proficiency rates in some subjects, Lincoln Elementary School outperforms many of the other nearby schools, such as Mark Twain Elementary, Weber Elementary, and Kirkwood Elementary, which have lower proficiency rates across multiple subjects.

217

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,259

Per pupil spending ?

35.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 Teeters Court
Iowa City, IA 52246

(319) 688-1130

District: Iowa City Community School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Middle School
High:	Iowa City High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.8%

African American:

20.3%

Asian:

10.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2015 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Iowa average (83% vs 71% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Iowa elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Iowa City Community School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg68%

Iowa avg71%

110^th of 576

Iowa public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 18Elementary Schools in the Iowa City Community School District

241^st of 313Iowa City Community School District among Iowa 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	Iowa percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	110 of 576	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	75.9	105 of 557	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	108 of 565	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	127 of 574	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	87.8	31 of 567	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	7 of 603	98.8%	★★★★★
2018	88.1	17 of 567	97.0%	★★★★★
2017	87.4	15 of 574	97.4%	★★★★★
2016	83.0	44 of 599	92.7%	★★★★★
2015	88.2	11 of 616	98.2%	★★★★★
2014	88.8	6 of 603	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.4	2 of 624	99.7%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	24 of 626	96.2%	★★★★★

By subject vs Iowa (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics86%+13 vs state

Science81%+17 vs state

English Language Arts79%+8 vs state

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Schools Near Lincoln Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (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	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Teeters Court	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1130	217	15	14.4	35.9%	119 (54.8%)	44 (20.3%)	15 (6.9%)	23 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.5%)	76.7	110^th of 576 public elementary schools	80.9%		75.9	105^th of 557 public elementary schools	81.1%	5	69.4	85.3	84.6	86.1	85.3	88.5	80.8	$13,259	$202	$13,057
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 6th St	Coralville	52241	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1100	343	30	11.4	48.1%	141 (41.1%)	100 (29.2%)	51 (14.9%)	19 (5.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (9.0%)	32.7	448^th of 576 public elementary schools	22.2%		32.8	432^nd of 557 public elementary schools	22.4%	16	58.2	70.2	67.3	60.0	61.4	75.0	53.8	$13,271	$714	$12,557
Ernest Horn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Koser Ave	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1115	453	33	13.6	58.5%	152 (33.6%)	197 (43.5%)	26 (5.7%)	45 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	40.4	399^th of 576 public elementary schools	30.7%		37.6	398^th of 557 public elementary schools	28.5%	1	73.7	69.7	61.4	77.2	63.6	70.2	54.4	$14,000	$687	$13,313
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	521 N Dodge St	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1145	207	18	11.4	33.8%	123 (59.4%)	49 (23.7%)	19 (9.2%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	56.6	280^th of 576 public elementary schools	51.4%		49.5	333^rd of 557 public elementary schools	40.2%	53	81.5	74.3	74.1	77.8	60.0	74.1	81.5	$16,025	$649	$15,377
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Grissel Place	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1160	181	16	11.3	18.8%	124 (68.5%)	23 (12.7%)	10 (5.5%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	65.7	214^th of 576 public elementary schools	62.8%		75.1	111^th of 557 public elementary schools	80.1%	103	87.1	78.3	38.9	96.8	91.3	73.7	55.6	$14,044	$230	$13,813
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Seymour Ave	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1135	325	30	10.8	53.5%	143 (44.0%)	86 (26.5%)	66 (20.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	35.1	435^th of 576 public elementary schools	24.5%		37	401^st of 557 public elementary schools	28.0%	34	59.6	82.5	61.3	55.3	71.9	58.1	58.1	$13,112	$279	$12,833
Kirkwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 9th St	Coralville	52241	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1120	270	27	9.9	69.6%	62 (23.0%)	135 (50.0%)	47 (17.4%)	7 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.0%)	7.7	538^th of 576 public elementary schools	6.6%		18.4	477^th of 557 public elementary schools	14.4%	61	33.3	66.7	40.5	36.7	60.6	37.8	32.4	$15,376	$1,350	$14,026
Norman Borlaug Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Kennedy Parkway	Coralville	52241	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1155	405	32	12.7	43.7%	142 (35.1%)	167 (41.2%)	29 (7.2%)	49 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (4.0%)	37.6	418^th of 576 public elementary schools	27.4%		60.2	254^th of 557 public elementary schools	54.4%	164	67.7	68.6	60.6	73.8	72.5	66.7	51.5	$12,225	$331	$11,894
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 DeForest Avenue	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1165	213	22	9.6	66.7%	75 (35.2%)	76 (35.7%)	49 (23.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	14.9	509^th of 576 public elementary schools	11.6%		23.3	462^nd of 557 public elementary schools	17.1%	47	52.0	66.7	60.0	60.0	54.2	35.0	40.0	$15,834	$1,165	$14,669
Weber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 Rohret Road	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1170	456	42	10.7	55.5%	165 (36.2%)	212 (46.5%)	25 (5.5%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	27.8	466^th of 576 public elementary schools	19.1%		33.5	424^th of 557 public elementary schools	23.9%	42	52.9	65.6	61.2	67.6	68.8	62.7	53.7	$13,378	$562	$12,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Southeast Middle School
High : Iowa City High School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 55% White, 20% African American, 11% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 110^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Iowa City Community School District

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