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Lincoln Street

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Lincoln Street ranks 180 th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

180^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 906 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Street is a K-5 elementary school in Northborough, MA, serving 268 students within the highly regarded Northborough Public School District, which ranks in the top 20% of districts statewide. This school stands out for its consistent excellence in Mathematics, with 61.38% of students proficient in 2024-2025—significantly outpacing the district (55.37%) and state (40.74%) averages. This math strength is a key differentiator from its nearby peer, Marguerite E Peaslee, which scored only 48.32% in math the same year, though Peaslee outperforms Lincoln Street in Science (68.89% vs. 65.22%). Lincoln Street is also on an upward trajectory, rebounding to the 80th percentile in 2024-2025 after a dip, while Marion E Zeh nearby has seen a slight decline.

The school demonstrates notable strengths with specific student groups. Male students rank in the 88th percentile statewide, a full 21 points higher than female students, a trend that has been consistent over recent years. Additionally, Lincoln Street is exceptionally effective at serving its Special Education students, ranking in the 72nd percentile statewide in 2024-2025 and achieving a perfect 5-star, 98th percentile ranking in 2018-2019. However, there is a significant concern with its Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, who ranked in the bottom 23rd percentile (1 star) in 2023-2024, a dramatic drop from a 3-star rating the previous year that warrants attention.

When comparing to nearby districts, Lincoln Street holds its own among top-tier schools in Westborough and Shrewsbury, which consistently rank in the 80th and 90th percentiles. In stark contrast, Richer Elementary in Marlborough, just 4.33 miles away, is a 1-star school in the bottom 10th percentile, highlighting how district-level factors can create vastly different outcomes for children living only a few miles apart. A final nuance: test scores vary significantly by grade level—for example, 4th graders scored 62.5% proficient in English Language Arts while 5th graders scored only 52.17%—a common "cohort effect" in smaller schools where a single strong or weak class can swing overall results.

268

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,039

Per pupil spending ?

16%

Free/discounted lunch ?

76 Lincoln Street
Northborough, MA 01532

(508) 351-7030

District: Northborough

Students who attend Lincoln Street usually attend:

Middle:	Robert E. Melican Middle School
High:	Algonquin Regional High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Asian:

12.7%

Hispanic:

9.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 76th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Massachusetts average (60% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg56%

Massachusetts avg41%

180^th of 906

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the Northborough

73^rd of 348Northborough 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	80.3	180 of 906	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	251 of 916	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.2	230 of 928	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	83.1	144 of 932	84.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.8	94 of 936	90.0%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	144 of 942	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	89.2	63 of 934	93.3%	★★★★★
2017	72.4	246 of 938	73.8%	★★★★☆
2016	71.3	258 of 932	72.3%	★★★★☆
2015	75.1	218 of 914	76.1%	★★★★☆
2014	76.3	211 of 926	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	62.9	378 of 928	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.5	284 of 930	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	70.9	295 of 924	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	69.3	300 of 920	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	81.7	145 of 909	84.0%	★★★★☆
2008	75.6	221 of 908	75.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.6	249 of 911	72.7%	★★★★☆
2006	71.4	256 of 911	71.9%	★★★★☆
2005	77.1	214 of 887	75.9%	★★★★☆
2004	88.8	59 of 882	93.3%	★★★★★
2003	83.9	124 of 884	86.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	79.7	78 of 632	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.9	15 of 665	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	288 of 869	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	335 of 886	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.0	260 of 887	70.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	176 of 901	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	88.2	86 of 898	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	170 of 902	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.0	134 of 893	85.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2024	30.7	585 of 760	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	58.1	280 of 757	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	102 of 884	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	186 of 891	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	205 of 896	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.5	116 of 908	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	107 of 904	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	144 of 907	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	92.5	21 of 898	97.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	199 of 717	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	180 of 731	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.0	109 of 905	88.0%	★★★★☆
2021	86.1	77 of 894	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	82.2	88 of 896	90.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	90 of 886	89.8%	★★★★☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	87.7	96 of 925	89.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	203 of 737	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	312 of 753	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	281 of 762	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	194 of 764	74.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	123 of 765	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.0	190 of 780	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	67 of 772	91.3%	★★★★★

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)

Tested In Person (2021)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)88th percentile+8 vs school

Disabled (2021)88th percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-8 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)23rd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2024-2025) ?

Science65%+24 vs state

Mathematics61%+21 vs state

English Language Arts57%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 25, 2011

My son has Asperger's and was diagnosed in kindergarten, he is now about to finish 5th grade, the school has worked so hard to help him achieve everything that he can do and become! The school is great and so is all of the staff! Close Quote

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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)		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 All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Mathematics All Grades	MCAS Next Generation Science 5th Grade	MCAS Next Generation Science All Grades	Total
Lincoln Street	Public	K-5	76 Lincoln Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7030	268	20	13.0		188 (70.1%)	6 (2.2%)	25 (9.3%)	34 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	80.3	180^th of 906 public elementary schools	80.1%		74.7	251^st of 916 public elementary schools	72.6%	71	54.8	62.5	52.2	56.9	54.8	66.7	60.9	61.4	65.2	65.2	$20,039
Marion E Zeh	Public	K-5	33 Howard Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7048	249	19	12.9		156 (62.7%)	3 (1.2%)	34 (13.7%)	44 (17.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.8%)	77.4	212^th of 906 public elementary schools	76.6%		78.2	206^th of 916 public elementary schools	77.5%	6	73.8	41.9	62.2	59.2	76.2	41.9	64.4	60.8	62.2	62.2	$21,075
Fannie E Proctor	Public	K-5	26 Jefferson Rd	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7040	238	20	12.0		147 (61.8%)	9 (3.8%)	29 (12.2%)	38 (16.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.9%)	83.4	141^st of 906 public elementary schools	84.4%		73.1	259^th of 916 public elementary schools	71.7%	118	47.1	55.0	64.9	57.3	64.7	73.2	63.2	66.7	69.6	69.6	$22,367
Marguerite E Peaslee	Public	K-5	31 Maple Street	Northborough	01532	Worcester County	Northborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 351-7035	267	22	12.2		156 (58.4%)	4 (1.5%)	44 (16.5%)	35 (13.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	24 (9.0%)	70.2	284^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.7%		75.2	242^nd of 916 public elementary schools	73.6%	42	49.1	57.1	59.1	54.7	47.3	46.9	51.1	48.3	68.9	68.9	$20,618
Spring Street School	Public	K-4	123 Spring Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8700	304	21	14.4		161 (53.0%)	7 (2.3%)	26 (8.6%)	94 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.3%)	82.6	151^st of 906 public elementary schools	83.3%		90.4	69^th of 916 public elementary schools	92.5%	82	71.2	47.5		59.2	83.1	59.0		70.8			$19,794
Floral Street School	Public	K-4	57 Floral Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8720	524	42	12.5		160 (30.5%)	28 (5.3%)	49 (9.4%)	243 (46.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.9%)	85.7	118^th of 906 public elementary schools	87.0%		88.7	90^th of 916 public elementary schools	90.2%	28	63.6	53.8		58.8	76.2	67.6		72.0			$19,839
Walter J. Paton School	Public	K-4	58 Grafton Street	Shrewsbury	01545	Worcester County	Shrewsbury	No	No	No	No	(508) 841-8626	269	22	12.0		160 (59.5%)	6 (2.2%)	26 (9.7%)	51 (19.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.2%)	83.7	138^th of 906 public elementary schools	84.8%		81.2	168^th of 916 public elementary schools	81.7%	30	59.7	51.0		55.6	80.7	66.7		74.1			$21,003
J Harding Armstrong	Public	K-3	18 Fisher Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7760	391	34	11.6		183 (46.8%)	17 (4.3%)	45 (11.5%)	116 (29.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)								(n/a)	62.0			62.0	60.4			60.4			$20,835
Elsie A Hastings Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	111 East Main Street	Westborough	01581	Worcester County	Westborough	No	No	No	No	(508) 836-7750	478	53	8.9		188 (39.3%)	9 (1.9%)	94 (19.7%)	161 (33.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.8%)								(n/a)	56.3			56.3	59.8			59.8			$23,864
Richer	Public	K-5	80 Foley Road	Marlborough	01752	Middlesex County	Marlborough	No	No	No	Yes	(508) 460-3504	596	45	13.2		141 (23.7%)	28 (4.7%)	383 (64.3%)	15 (2.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.4%)	12.9	816^th of 906 public elementary schools	9.9%		23.5	703^rd of 916 public elementary schools	23.3%	113	23.8	18.0	16.7	19.3	22.5	17.2	15.6	18.2	18.9	18.9	$18,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Street

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Street attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Street usually go on to attend:

Middle : Robert E. Melican Middle School
High : Algonquin Regional High

How many students attend Lincoln Street?

In the 2024-25 school year, 268 students attended Lincoln Street.

What district is Lincoln Street in?

Northborough

Is Lincoln Street a good school?

Lincoln Street ranks 180^th of 906 Massachusetts elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Street?

Students at Lincoln Street are 70% White, 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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