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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 454 th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

454^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Dayton, Kentucky, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 501 students. The school is part of the Dayton Independent School District, which is ranked 131 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking between 412-549 out of 684-687 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments (KSA) is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, particularly in subjects like Science and Social Studies. The school's performance for students with disabilities and low socioeconomic status students is also below the state averages, with rankings in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 17.5% to 28.8% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary School's performance is generally lower than the Fort Thomas Independent schools, such as Woodfill Elementary School and Johnson Elementary School, which have higher rankings and better academic outcomes. The nearby Sixth District Elementary School in the Covington Independent district also has lower academic performance compared to the Fort Thomas schools, but its performance is still generally better than Lincoln Elementary School.

453

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,939

Per pupil spending ?

85%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 Fifth Ave
Dayton, KY 41074

(859) 292-7492

District: Dayton Independent

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Dayton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Two or more races:

9.7%

Hispanic:

8.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 30th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (39% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Social Studies scores 13 pts below the Kentucky average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg36%

Kentucky avg45%

454^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

131^st of 157Dayton Independent among Kentucky 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	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	454 of 685	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	412 of 685	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	502 of 687	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	549 of 684	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	430 of 517	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	550 of 700	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	496 of 691	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	35.4	497 of 694	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.7	509 of 690	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.6	491 of 698	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.9	536 of 705	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	44.1	429 of 719	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.2	481 of 713	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	24.6	573 of 688	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	627 of 683	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	501 of 658	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.1	592 of 651	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	42.9	377 of 638	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	27.3	358 of 474	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	325 of 445	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	460 of 648	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	472 of 644	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	584 of 639	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	559 of 641	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	506 of 671	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	468 of 663	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	366 of 672	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	321 of 665	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.4	458 of 670	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	491 of 667	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.8	208 of 275	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	460 of 664	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	454 of 631	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	426 of 653	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	301 of 652	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.6	443 of 652	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	469 of 657	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	226 of 325	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	541 of 676	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	474 of 665	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	37.8	459 of 661	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	480 of 659	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	476 of 659	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	540 of 658	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.8	586 of 656	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	294 of 337	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	487 of 592	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	469 of 593	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

Special Education (2019)31st percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)29th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2019)24th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics51%+4 vs state

Writing43%+5 vs state

Reading40%-9 vs state

Mathematics38%-5 vs state

Social Studies25%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KSA Mathematics (2025)					KSA Reading (2025)					KSA Science (2025)	KSA Writing (2025)		KSA Social Studies (2025)		KSA Editing and Mechanics (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	KSA Mathematics 3rd Grade	KSA Mathematics 4th Grade	KSA Mathematics 5th Grade	KSA Mathematics 6th Grade	KSA Mathematics 7th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Writing 8th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 8th Grade	KSA Editing and Mechanics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	701 Fifth Ave	Dayton	41074	Campbell County	Dayton Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-7492	453	33	13.7	85.0%	355 (78.4%)	14 (3.1%)	40 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (9.7%)	36.7	454^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.7%		40.6	412^th of 685 public elementary schools	39.9%	42	51.0		20.0	42.0		41.0	31.0	41.0	49.0			43.0		25.0		51.0	$22,939	$2,320	$1,238	$3,464	$14,887	$3,473	$18,360
Grandview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Grandview Avenue	Bellevue	41073	Campbell County	Bellevue Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 261-4355	251	19	13.2	60.6%	202 (80.5%)	5 (2.0%)	23 (9.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.6%)	31.1	495^th of 685 public elementary schools	27.7%		28.8	511^th of 685 public elementary schools	25.4%	16	31.0	52.0	25.0			34.0	48.0				39.0	23.0				23.0	$17,670	$1,537	$1,889	$3,430	$16,789	$4,306	$21,467
Johnson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 N Ft Thomas Ave	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	No	(859) 441-2444	425	28	15.1	5.9%	396 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.5%)	96.9	3^rd of 685 public elementary schools	99.6%		91.5	24^th of 685 public elementary schools	96.5%	21	67.0	76.0	72.0			77.0	85.0	84.0				75.0		73.0		88.0	$13,181	$263	$182	$445	$10,685	$2,052	$12,737
Newport Intermediate School	Public	3-6	95 W. 9th Street	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3021	374	38	9.7	88.2%	161 (43.0%)	79 (21.1%)	72 (19.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.6%)	11.3	632^nd of 685 public elementary schools	7.7%		9.6	640^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	29.0	11.0	18.0	36.0		34.0	16.0	25.0	40.0		16.0	22.0		13.0		18.0	$25,936	$3,152	$731	$3,883	$13,473	$4,592	$17,364
Newport Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1102 York St	Newport	41071	Campbell County	Newport Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-3011	369	33	11.1	87.0%	150 (40.7%)	69 (18.7%)	85 (23.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (16.8%)								(n/a)																	$27,339	$3,469	$723	$4,192	$14,326	$4,801	$18,420
Moyer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	219 Highland Ave	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-1180	565	33	17.1	8.1%	483 (85.5%)	9 (1.6%)	32 (5.7%)	14 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	91.3	32^nd of 685 public elementary schools	95.3%		92	21^st of 685 public elementary schools	96.9%	11	56.0	75.0	74.0			64.0	85.0	79.0			68.0	60.0		63.0		66.0	$14,036	$97	$180	$277	$11,624	$2,135	$13,759
Southgate Public School	Public	PK, KG-8	6 William F. Blatt Ave.	Southgate	41071	Campbell County	Southgate Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0743	180	20	9.0	76.1%	124 (68.9%)	32 (17.8%)	8 (4.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.3%)	51.4	323^rd of 685 public elementary schools	52.8%		33.6	466^th of 685 public elementary schools	32.0%	143	48.0	43.0			60.0	43.0	57.0	47.0	65.0	62.0			77.0		54.0	35.0	$26,777	$2,592	$2,611	$5,203	$15,480	$5,212	$23,267
John G Carlisle Elementary	Public	K-5	910 Holman St	Covington	41011	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5812	333	26	12.8	82.3%	81 (24.3%)	70 (21.0%)	139 (41.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.3%)	52.9	312^th of 685 public elementary schools	54.5%		34.6	461^st of 685 public elementary schools	32.7%	149	25.0	48.0	49.0			36.0	54.0	55.0			48.0	21.0		53.0		60.0	$20,783	$2,126	$1,480	$3,606	$11,658	$1,819	$13,477
Sixth District Elementary School	Public	K-5	19th and Maryland	Covington	41014	Kenton County	Covington Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 292-5819	454	34	13.3	87.7%	107 (23.6%)	88 (19.4%)	195 (43.0%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (12.1%)	18.2	583^rd of 685 public elementary schools	14.9%		20.7	569^th of 685 public elementary schools	16.9%	14	19.0	36.0	23.0			43.0	38.0	30.0			33.0	19.0		15.0		14.0	$20,360	$2,241	$1,216	$3,457	$11,426	$2,244	$13,670
Woodfill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 Alexandria Pk	Fort Thomas	41075	Campbell County	Fort Thomas Independent	No	No	No	Yes	(859) 441-0506	444	28	15.8	14.2%	394 (88.7%)	8 (1.8%)	8 (1.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.5%)	90.8	39^th of 685 public elementary schools	94.3%		84.4	73^rd of 685 public elementary schools	89.3%	34	51.0	68.0	76.0			63.0	77.0	83.0			67.0	60.0		68.0		75.0	$13,348	$680	$179	$859	$10,532	$1,955	$12,487

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 78% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% African American.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

High : Dayton High School

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Dayton Independent

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 454^th of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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