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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 371 st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

371^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 685 Kentucky Elementary Schools

Better than 46% of Kentucky elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Franklin, Kentucky, serving grades 4-5 with a total enrollment of 466 students. The school is part of the Simpson County School District, which is ranked 113 out of 157 districts in Kentucky and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School has seen a steady increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 18.9% in 2022-2023 to 25.0% in 2024-2025, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages of 25.0%. The school's test scores are generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels, with its 4th-grade math proficiency rate at 44% in 2024-2025, compared to the state and district averages of 44%. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade reading proficiency rate was 44%, compared to the state average of 50% and the district average of 44%. Lincoln Elementary School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 65.33% in 2021-2022 to 71.03% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Alvaton Elementary, which is located 16.42 miles away, Lincoln Elementary School generally performs worse on key metrics such as test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 235 out of 684 Kentucky elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 371 out of 685 schools in 2024-2025, indicating the need for a comprehensive review of the school's educational practices and resource allocation.

463

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,276

Per pupil spending ?

65.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 John J. Johnson Ave
Franklin, KY 42134

(270) 586-7133

District: Simpson County

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Franklin-Simpson Middle School
High:	Franklin-Simpson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.6%

Two or more races:

7.6%

Hispanic:

6.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 66th percentile in 2022 → 46th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 66th-percentile peak (2022) to 46th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Kentucky avg43%

371^st of 685

Kentucky public elementary schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 30 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

113^th of 157Simpson 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	46.0	371 of 685	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	262 of 685	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	353 of 687	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.2	235 of 684	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.1	325 of 517	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	495 of 700	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	433 of 691	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.6	509 of 694	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.1	548 of 690	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	589 of 698	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.2	525 of 705	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.4	367 of 719	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.9	378 of 713	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	104 of 142	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.8	69 of 140	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.3	78 of 129	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	73 of 118	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.1	133 of 185	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.9	74 of 184	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	173 of 206	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	352 of 474	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.9	258 of 445	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	410 of 648	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	272 of 644	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.2	366 of 639	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.3	236 of 641	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.6	236 of 312	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	469 of 671	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	390 of 663	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	84 of 168	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	55 of 135	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	31 of 120	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	96.9	1 of 114	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	27.2	128 of 152	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	62.6	42 of 153	72.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	346 of 672	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.1	197 of 665	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	44.9	361 of 670	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	295 of 667	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	231 of 275	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	475 of 664	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	446 of 631	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	329 of 653	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.5	235 of 652	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	334 of 652	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.3	263 of 657	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.8	255 of 325	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	480 of 676	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	454 of 665	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	54 of 57	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.2	34 of 53	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	12.5	43 of 43	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	38 of 43	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	40 of 58	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	51 of 59	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	248 of 306	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	222 of 279	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	211 of 257	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	463 of 661	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kentucky percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	343 of 659	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.4	241 of 659	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.9	305 of 658	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	220 of 656	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.9	238 of 337	29.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	387 of 592	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.3	364 of 593	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile-27 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-50 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Kentucky (2024-2025) ?

Editing and Mechanics52%+5 vs state

Mathematics46%+3 vs state

Reading44%-6 vs state

Social Studies40%~ state avg

Science34%-3 vs state

Writing31%-7 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	KSA Reading 3rd Grade	KSA Reading 4th Grade	KSA Reading 5th Grade	KSA Reading 6th Grade	KSA Reading 7th Grade	KSA Reading 8th Grade	KSA Science 4th Grade	KSA Science 7th 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	KSA Editing and Mechanics 8th 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	4-5	601 John J. Johnson Ave	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-7133	463	32	14.4	65.7%	364 (78.6%)	29 (6.3%)	30 (6.5%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.6%)	46	371^st of 685 public elementary schools	45.8%		59.3	262^nd of 685 public elementary schools	61.8%	109		44.0	49.0					45.0	44.0				34.0		31.0		40.0		52.0		$17,276	$1,376	$439	$1,815	$9,069	$2,281	$11,350
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK-K	211 S Main St	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-3241	324	20	16.2	70.1%	235 (72.5%)	22 (6.8%)	25 (7.7%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.7%)								(n/a)																					$20,021	$1,896	$648	$2,544	$11,304	$2,265	$13,569
Simpson Elementary School	Public	1-3	721 Witt Rd	Franklin	42134	Simpson County	Simpson County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 586-4414	731	45	16.2	66.6%	559 (76.5%)	54 (7.4%)	53 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (8.6%)								(n/a)	47.0						53.0														$16,737	$1,261	$433	$1,694	$8,877	$2,124	$11,001
Auburn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	221 College St	Auburn	42206	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 542-4181	760	43	17.6	47.8%	645 (84.9%)	13 (1.7%)	49 (6.4%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47 (6.2%)	58.3	270^th of 685 public elementary schools	60.6%		57.7	272^nd of 685 public elementary schools	60.3%	2	58.0	44.0	48.0	48.0	54.0	63.0	52.0	45.0	58.0	61.0	53.0	44.0	39.0	38.0	38.0	52.0	43.0	51.0	48.0	59.0	$14,101	$1,096	$1,067	$1,678	$9,473	$2,950	$12,423
Rich Pond Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	530 Rich Pond Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 781-9627	990	56	17.6	43.8%	689 (69.6%)	53 (5.4%)	95 (9.6%)	89 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.8%)	55 (5.6%)	86.6	59^th of 685 public elementary schools	91.4%		79.9	94^th of 685 public elementary schools	86.3%	35	60.0	67.0	54.0	69.0			67.0	71.0	63.0	73.0			54.0		81.0		51.0		64.0		$14,862	$646	$514	$1,160	$8,015	$1,691	$9,706
Rockfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7597 Russellville Rd	Bowling Green	42101	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-8437	674	42	16.2	66.3%	430 (63.8%)	62 (9.2%)	46 (6.8%)	75 (11.1%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (2.1%)	46 (6.8%)	53.5	306^th of 685 public elementary schools	55.3%		48.3	341^st of 685 public elementary schools	50.2%	35	51.0	37.0	30.0	59.0			56.0	48.0	37.0	62.0			42.0		52.0		36.0		47.0		$16,504	$1,049	$778	$1,828	$8,812	$1,824	$10,636
Plano Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2650 Plano Rd	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 467-0411	750	43	17.2	43.2%	543 (72.4%)	33 (4.4%)	75 (10.0%)	51 (6.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.9%)	80	103^rd of 685 public elementary schools	85.0%		73.2	133^rd of 685 public elementary schools	80.6%	30	47.0	61.0	63.0	67.0			57.0	59.0	64.0	66.0			54.0		62.0		47.0		67.0		$16,065	$912	$600	$1,511	$8,665	$1,883	$10,548
Jody Richards Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2100 Elrod Rd.	Bowling Green	42104	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 904-1901	754	46	16.3	50.8%	424 (56.2%)	52 (6.9%)	44 (5.8%)	201 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31 (4.1%)	58.2	273^rd of 685 public elementary schools	60.1%		60.8	251^st of 685 public elementary schools	63.4%	22	47.0	54.0	39.0	55.0			46.0	56.0	52.0	53.0			45.0		49.0		37.0		50.0		$16,444	$1,079	$510	$1,589	$8,577	$2,251	$10,827
Adairville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	226 School Ave	Adairville	42202	Logan County	Logan County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 539-7711	344	27	12.7	50.0%	264 (76.7%)	19 (5.5%)	28 (8.1%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	46	372^nd of 685 public elementary schools	45.7%		47.3	350^th of 685 public elementary schools	48.9%	22	50.0		34.0	58.0	38.0	65.0	57.0	44.0	37.0	65.0	56.0	52.0		41.0	37.0	65.0	26.0	42.0	24.0	58.0	$19,038	$1,487	$1,381	$1,993	$13,577	$3,468	$17,045
Alvaton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	6350 Old Scottsville Rd.	Alvaton	42122	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(270) 843-8067	785	46	17.2	53.4%	562 (71.6%)	35 (4.5%)	56 (7.1%)	79 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	46 (5.9%)	79	115^th of 685 public elementary schools	83.2%		73.8	129^th of 685 public elementary schools	81.2%	14	58.0	63.0	48.0	50.0			70.0	63.0	66.0	76.0			50.0		62.0		41.0		63.0		$16,557	$787	$854	$1,641	$8,825	$2,061	$10,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Simpson County

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 79% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 6% African American.

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 371^st of 685 Kentucky elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 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:

Middle : Franklin-Simpson Middle School
High : Franklin-Simpson High School

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