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Abraham Lincoln

Public Grades K-5

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is a public school in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving 672 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New Bedford school district, which is ranked 319 out of 348 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Abraham Lincoln consistently ranks in the bottom half of Massachusetts elementary schools, with a ranking between 620-850 out of 906-942 schools over the past 9 years. The school's performance on MCAS Next Generation assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.29% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 41.53% statewide and 21.78% in the New Bedford district. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students (ranked 722 out of 737 in 2024-2025) and English Language Learners (ranked 278 out of 281 in 2024-2025).

The nearby schools, such as John Avery Parker, Elizabeth Carter Brooks, and Elwyn G. Campbell, also perform poorly on MCAS assessments and have similar demographic profiles to Abraham Lincoln. However, some schools like Alma del Mar Charter School, which is located within the same district, perform significantly better on MCAS assessments, with 29.12% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 29.06% in Mathematics in 2024-2025.

687

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,761

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

445 Ashley Blvd
New Bedford, MA 02745-5213

(508) 997-4511

District: New Bedford

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln usually attend:

Middle:	Normandin Middle School
High:	New Bedford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.8%

White:

29.8%

African American:

14.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

850^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 18Elementary Schools in the New Bedford

319^th of 348New Bedford among Massachusetts 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	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	850 of 906	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	719 of 916	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.1	713 of 928	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	663 of 932	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	620 of 936	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	699 of 942	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	769 of 934	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	860 of 938	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.2	843 of 932	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	715 of 914	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.4	763 of 926	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.2	719 of 928	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.4	714 of 930	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.1	761 of 924	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.7	612 of 920	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	28.7	700 of 909	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.3	722 of 908	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.1	774 of 911	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	782 of 911	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.2	773 of 887	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.3	760 of 882	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	17.4	743 of 884	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	110 of 169	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.3	52 of 167	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	79 of 167	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	90 of 173	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.4	82 of 166	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.8	64 of 174	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	525 of 672	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	299 of 632	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.0	391 of 665	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.1	571 of 656	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	278 of 281	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	125 of 282	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	53 of 264	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.6	74 of 267	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	40.1	124 of 240	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	81 of 258	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.3	143 of 244	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	796 of 869	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	697 of 886	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	725 of 887	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	703 of 901	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.1	645 of 898	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	712 of 902	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	749 of 893	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	385 of 458	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.8	219 of 446	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	183 of 420	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	121 of 401	69.8%	★★★★☆
2021	68.5	64 of 379	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	40.1	247 of 398	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	192 of 379	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	636 of 736	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	409 of 760	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	406 of 757	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.5	324 of 772	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.4	205 of 705	70.9%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	342 of 700	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	369 of 685	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	831 of 884	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	705 of 891	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	661 of 896	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	590 of 908	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	518 of 904	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.9	624 of 907	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	712 of 898	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2018	50.3	10 of 25	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	713 of 717	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	561 of 731	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	614 of 703	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	440 of 905	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	346 of 894	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.6	469 of 896	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.4	550 of 886	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	39.4	571 of 925	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	31.0	259 of 399	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	722 of 737	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	667 of 753	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	681 of 762	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	625 of 764	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	574 of 765	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	641 of 780	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	707 of 772	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)60th percentile+42 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)38th percentile+5 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)35th percentile~ school

African American (2025)35th percentile+29 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

White (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-25 vs state

Mathematics16%-25 vs state

Science13%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2025)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2025)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (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	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 6th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 7th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science 8th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Civics 8th Grade	Total
Abraham Lincoln	Public	K-5	445 Ashley Blvd	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	687	50	13.8		205 (29.8%)	97 (14.1%)	335 (48.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (6.6%)	10	850^th of 906 public elementary schools	6.2%		21.8	719^th of 916 public elementary schools	21.5%	131	20.8	16.0	11.5				16.3	12.9	15.1	19.5				15.6	12.6		12.6		$20,761
Charles S Ashley	Public	K-5	122 Rochambeau Street	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	272	20	13.4		128 (47.1%)	26 (9.6%)	92 (33.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	6	884^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.4%		10.2	859^th of 916 public elementary schools	6.2%	25	17.0	6.3	2.9				9.3	10.6	6.3	11.8				9.3	14.7		14.7		$22,586
Alma del Mar Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	515 Belleville Ave	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	Alma del Mar Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(774) 206-6827	1,042	94	11.1		181 (17.4%)	166 (15.9%)	636 (61.0%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (4.6%)	30.6	630^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.5%		27.3	665^th of 916 public elementary schools	27.4%	35	28.0	30.3	31.3	28.6	26.5	30.8	29.1	48.0	36.4	28.3	21.6	24.5	23.9	29.1	30.6	9.2	18.0	21.3	$17,918
Carlos Pacheco	Public	K-5	261 Mt Pleasant Stre	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	242	26	9.4		53 (21.9%)	48 (19.8%)	121 (50.0%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.6%)	22	705^th of 906 public elementary schools	22.2%		14.4	812^th of 916 public elementary schools	11.4%	107	11.9	27.0	39.4				25.0	11.9	21.6	33.3				21.4	30.3		30.3		$25,832
Hayden/McFadden	Public	PK, KG-5	361 Cedar Grove	New Bedford	02746	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	748	59	12.6		110 (14.7%)	106 (14.2%)	491 (65.6%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (4.4%)	7.1	874^th of 906 public elementary schools	3.5%		9.6	866^th of 916 public elementary schools	5.5%	8	20.2	14.4	6.0				14.1	12.4	14.4	2.4				10.3	6.1		6.1		$23,254
Jireh Swift	Public	PK, KG-5	2203 Acushnet Avenue	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	204	19	10.5		99 (48.5%)	20 (9.8%)	68 (33.3%)	4 (2.0%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.9%)	30.6	629^th of 906 public elementary schools	30.6%		25.3	689^th of 916 public elementary schools	24.8%	60	15.2	24.1	53.9				29.6	33.3	34.5	30.8				33.0	26.9		26.9		$23,910
John Avery Parker	Public	PK, KG-5	705 County Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	289	24	12.0		72 (24.9%)	46 (15.9%)	147 (50.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.9%)	6	885^th of 906 public elementary schools	2.3%		8.3	874^th of 916 public elementary schools	4.6%	11	2.4	17.1	7.7				8.8	4.9	8.8	11.5				7.9	15.4		15.4		$22,677
Elizabeth Carter Brooks	Public	K-5	212 Nemasket Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	261	21	12.6		107 (41.0%)	44 (16.9%)	84 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.6%)	54.4	412^th of 906 public elementary schools	54.5%		51.9	448^th of 916 public elementary schools	51.1%	36	61.5	47.9	28.6				47.2	48.1	50.0	33.3				44.4	35.7		35.7		$23,636
Elwyn G Campbell	Public	PK, KG-5	145 Essex Street	New Bedford	02745	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	267	29	9.2		108 (40.4%)	32 (12.0%)	107 (40.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	39.2	554^th of 906 public elementary schools	38.9%		29.3	645^th of 916 public elementary schools	29.6%	91	18.2	23.1	42.4				27.6	39.4	33.3	42.4				38.1	54.6		54.6		$26,430
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	247 Elm Street	New Bedford	02740	Bristol County	New Bedford	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 997-4511	618	50	12.3		175 (28.3%)	125 (20.2%)	255 (41.3%)	8 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (8.7%)	11.4	834^th of 906 public elementary schools	7.9%		8.6	873^rd of 916 public elementary schools	4.7%	39	22.8	27.0	8.1				20.3	17.7	17.6	4.8				14.3	9.7		9.7		$23,258

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln?

Students at Abraham Lincoln are 49% Hispanic, 30% White, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What district is Abraham Lincoln in?

New Bedford

Is Abraham Lincoln a good school?

Abraham Lincoln ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Abraham Lincoln attend?

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln usually go on to attend:

Middle : Normandin Middle School
High : New Bedford High

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln?

In the 2024-25 school year, 687 students attended Abraham Lincoln.

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