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Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts

Public, Magnet Grades K-5

568^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts is a public magnet elementary school in Louisville, Kentucky, serving 571 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Jefferson County school district, which is ranked 140 out of 157 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Kentucky elementary schools, with a ranking of 568 out of 685 schools in the 2024-2025 school year and a 1-star rating. The school's proficiency rates in mathematics, reading, and science are significantly lower than the county and state averages. This underperformance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American and low-socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 20% of their respective categories in the state. Additionally, the school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 38.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

Interestingly, the nearby Bloom Elementary is a high-performing school, ranking in the top 10% of Kentucky elementary schools and significantly outperforming Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts and the other nearby schools, such as Cochran Elementary, Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School, and Engelhard Elementary, which also perform poorly. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts, ranging from $16,131 to $20,290 per student over the past few years, the school's academic outcomes have not improved, suggesting ineffective resource allocation.

578

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,290

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

930 East Main Street
Louisville, KY 40206

(502) 485-8291

District: Jefferson County

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.3%

White:

34.3%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Kentucky average (29% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg31%

Kentucky avg44%

568^th of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 86Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County

140^th of 157Jefferson County 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	20.3	568 of 685	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	459 of 685	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.0	355 of 687	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.0	331 of 684	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	310 of 517	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.1	248 of 700	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	266 of 691	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.0	329 of 694	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	43.6	411 of 690	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.2	472 of 698	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	23.5	601 of 705	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.1	668 of 719	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.5	707 of 713	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.1	688 of 688	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.8	659 of 683	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.6	621 of 658	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.4	608 of 651	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	21.4	544 of 638	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	122 of 142	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	122 of 140	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	97 of 129	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	68 of 118	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	79 of 185	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.8	94 of 184	48.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2019	74.2	85 of 474	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	37.4	265 of 445	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	537 of 648	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	449 of 644	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	355 of 639	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.1	358 of 641	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	199 of 312	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	281 of 671	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.8	256 of 663	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	72.6	20 of 120	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	22 of 114	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	35 of 152	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.8	21 of 153	86.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	627 of 672	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	629 of 665	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	528 of 670	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.3	494 of 667	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.6	366 of 664	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	317 of 631	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	568 of 653	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	439 of 652	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.1	351 of 652	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	312 of 657	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	231 of 676	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	291 of 665	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2023	29.3	33 of 43	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	39 of 43	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	260 of 306	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.4	230 of 661	65.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	282 of 659	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.6	136 of 659	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	82 of 658	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	114 of 656	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	90.8	16 of 337	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	84.5	53 of 592	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	54 of 593	90.9%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2023)83rd percentile+35 vs school

Disabled (2019)82nd percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile+40 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)23rd percentile-25 vs school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile~ school

African American (2025)14th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Reading42%-7 vs state

Editing and Mechanics32%-15 vs state

Science27%-10 vs state

Mathematics24%-19 vs state

Social Studies23%-15 vs state

Writing11%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 4, 2021

They should focus more on education than singing and dancing. Teachers are nice though Close Quote

Schools Near Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts

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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 Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Writing 5th Grade	KSA Social Studies 5th 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 Performing Arts	Public, Magnet	K-5	930 East Main Street	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	No	(502) 485-8291	578	37	15.7	53.6%	198 (34.3%)	291 (50.3%)	39 (6.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.4%)	20.3	568^th of 685 public elementary schools	17.1%		34.9	459^th of 685 public elementary schools	33.0%	109	24.0	31.0	18.0	40.0	45.0	41.0	27.0	11.0	23.0	32.0	$20,290	$609	$1,573	$2,182	$14,643	$3,465	$18,107
Breckinridge-Franklin Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1351 Payne St.	Louisville	40206	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8215	399	32	12.4	78.4%	74 (18.5%)	239 (59.9%)	57 (14.3%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.8%)	13.8	622^nd of 685 public elementary schools	9.2%		29.6	503^rd of 685 public elementary schools	26.6%	119	30.0	19.0	19.0	32.0	31.0	20.0	27.0	27.0	25.0	20.0	$28,291	$2,045	$1,608	$3,653	$21,184	$3,454	$24,638
Bloom Elementary	Public	K-5	1627 Lucia Avenue	Louisville	40204	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 485-8211	533	31	17.4	22.1%	425 (79.7%)	31 (5.8%)	31 (5.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.5%)	86.3	63^rd of 685 public elementary schools	90.8%		71.4	151^st of 685 public elementary schools	78.0%	88	60.0	49.0	58.0	67.0	71.0	74.0	60.0	58.0	63.0	78.0	$19,472	$514	$1,525	$2,039	$14,152	$3,281	$17,433
Heuser Hearing & Language Academy	Public	PK-K	111 E Kentucky St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	No	(502) 636-2084	7	1	7.0		3 (42.9%)	3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)											$23,684	$6,675	$1,511	$8,187	$12,324	$3,173	$15,497
Engelhard Elementary	Public	K-5	1004 S First St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8246	265	21	12.4	86.4%	28 (10.6%)	194 (73.2%)	22 (8.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.5%)								(n/a)						24.0		5.0			$29,121	$1,425	$2,154	$3,579	$21,017	$4,525	$25,542
Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1115 W Chestnut St	Louisville	40203	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8232	315	19	16.5	76.2%	45 (14.3%)	231 (73.3%)	9 (2.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.2%)	10.3	640^th of 685 public elementary schools	6.6%		5.3	666^th of 685 public elementary schools	2.8%	26		6.0	22.0	10.0	6.0	34.0			22.0	37.0	$24,908	$1,590	$1,791	$3,381	$17,413	$4,115	$21,527
Shelby Academy	Public, Magnet	K-5	735 Ziegler Street	Louisville	40217	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8327	290	29	9.9	83.8%	70 (24.1%)	175 (60.3%)	21 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.2%)	5.6	662^nd of 685 public elementary schools	3.4%		2.8	680^th of 685 public elementary schools	0.7%	18	23.0	17.0	14.0	25.0	20.0	23.0			11.0		$27,946	$1,849	$2,274	$4,123	$19,577	$4,245	$23,822
Cochran Elementary	Public	K-5	500 West Gaulbert Ave	Louisville	40208	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(502) 485-8230	419	33	12.6	79.2%	97 (23.2%)	254 (60.6%)	30 (7.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.6%)	7.3	657^th of 685 public elementary schools	4.1%		6.7	660^th of 685 public elementary schools	3.6%	3			22.0	16.0	20.0	31.0	13.0	13.0	15.0	26.0	$24,137	$1,475	$1,672	$3,147	$17,147	$3,844	$20,990
Dr. William H. Perry Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-5	755 Dixie Highway	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8348	427	23	18.3	90.9%	19 (4.4%)	367 (85.9%)	16 (3.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	1.7	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%		2.2	683^rd of 685 public elementary schools	0.3%		13.0	5.0		17.0	14.0	15.0	3.0		5.0		$24,690	$1,199	$2,231	$3,431	$16,727	$4,532	$21,259
Young Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	1107 South 17th street	Louisville	40210	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	Yes	No	Yes	(502) 485-8354	100	9	10.8	89.0%	2 (2.0%)	85 (85.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)								(n/a)				16.0						33.0	$32,391	$2,297	$1,595	$3,892	$24,965	$3,534	$28,499

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts?

Students at Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts are 50% African American, 34% White, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

Is Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts a good school?

Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Kentucky elementary schools.

What district is Lincoln Elementary Performing Arts in?

Jefferson County

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