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Lincoln

Q: Is Lincoln a good school?

Lincoln ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lincoln?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Lincoln.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lincoln?

Students at Lincoln are 82% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lincoln attend?

Students who attend Lincoln usually go on to attend: Middle : Springfield Middle School Middle : Springfield Public Day Middle School Middle : STEM Middle Academy High : Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College High : High School Of Commerce High : Springfield Central High High : Springfield High School High : Springfield High School of Science and Technology High : Springfield Public Day High School High : The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning

Public Grades PK, KG-5

897^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 899 Massachusetts Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Massachusetts elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln is a PK–5 elementary school at 255 Plainfield Street in Springfield, Massachusetts, serving 431 students and sitting near the very bottom of the state’s elementary school rankings. Its campus is in a city neighborhood with several other elementary schools within about two miles.

In 2025–2026, Lincoln ranked 897 out of 899 Massachusetts elementary schools, in the 0th percentile with 0 stars. This is not a one-year drop: its rank has been at or near the 0th–3rd percentile for years. All-grade proficiency was 6.42% in English language arts, 2.67% in math, and 9.38% in science, compared with Springfield district rates of 22.09%, 17.37%, and 20.9%, and state rates of 40.03%, 41.11%, and 40.98%. Math is especially weak: 3rd grade was 1.72%, 4th grade 1.54%, and 5th grade 4.69%. Fourth-grade ELA was 3.08%, and 5th-grade science was 9.38%.

Nearby schools show that higher outcomes are possible in this area. Brightwood, which shares Lincoln’s address and serves similar grades and enrollment, outperformed Lincoln in ELA (14.36%), math (10.27%), and science (12.70%) and ranked 865/899. Other nearby schools, including German Gerena Community School, Edward P. Boland School, and Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, also had higher proficiency rates; Zanetti ranked in the 71st percentile. Lincoln’s English Language Learner subgroup was its one relative bright spot, reaching the 32nd percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 6th percentile in 2024–2025. Other reported subgroups, including low-income students, remained near the bottom statewide. Per-student spending was $17,430 in 2020–2021, and the 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 12.9—neither a simple explanation. Overall, Lincoln needs broad, sustained improvement, with math, 4th-grade ELA, and 5th-grade science as urgent priorities.

431

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,021

Per pupil spending ?

88.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Plainfield Street
Springfield, MA 01107

(413) 787-7314

District: Springfield

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

African American:

10.9%

White:

4.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2016 → <1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Massachusetts average (5% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!Mathematics scores 38 pts below the Massachusetts average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school5%

District avg20%

Massachusetts avg41%

897^th of 899

Massachusetts public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

31^st of 32Elementary Schools in the Springfield

322^nd of 351Springfield 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
2026	3.7	897 of 899	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.5	902 of 906	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	909 of 916	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.4	926 of 928	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	904 of 932	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	906 of 936	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.1	931 of 942	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.4	912 of 934	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	921 of 938	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	5.8	911 of 932	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.3	834 of 914	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	19.6	778 of 926	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	656 of 928	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.4	757 of 930	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	34.5	653 of 924	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.9	800 of 920	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	783 of 909	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	12.1	816 of 908	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.5	849 of 911	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.8	878 of 911	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.3	857 of 887	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.1	861 of 882	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	12.4	774 of 884	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	614 of 672	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.4	605 of 632	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	661 of 665	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	647 of 656	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	197 of 291	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.0	263 of 281	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	244 of 282	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	258 of 264	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	233 of 267	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	222 of 240	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	250 of 258	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	235 of 244	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	4.0	868 of 869	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.4	869 of 869	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.4	882 of 886	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.6	881 of 887	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	859 of 901	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	872 of 898	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	892 of 902	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	872 of 893	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	11.5	471 of 475	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.9	453 of 458	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	428 of 446	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	417 of 420	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	326 of 401	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	310 of 379	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	369 of 398	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	305 of 379	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	9.1	737 of 742	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	727 of 736	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.1	748 of 760	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	753 of 757	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	734 of 772	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	660 of 705	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	680 of 700	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	631 of 685	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	5.2	869 of 879	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.4	872 of 884	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	879 of 891	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	894 of 896	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	890 of 908	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	877 of 904	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	898 of 907	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.0	871 of 898	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	659 of 709	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	620 of 717	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	713 of 731	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	663 of 703	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.8	863 of 905	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	856 of 894	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	879 of 896	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	835 of 886	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested In Person

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	5.9	911 of 925	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Tested Remotely

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Massachusetts percentile	Rating
2021	15.5	370 of 399	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)32nd percentile+32 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile+6 vs school

Tested Remotely (2021)7th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile+7 vs school

Tested In Person (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Massachusetts (2025-2026) ?

Science9%-32 vs state

English Language Arts6%-34 vs state

Mathematics3%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAS Next Generation English Language Arts (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Mathematics (2026)							MCAS Next Generation Science (2026)			MCAS Next Generation Civics (2026)	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 (2015)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7314	431	33	12.9	88.5%	19 (4.4%)	47 (10.9%)	355 (82.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	3.7	897^th of 899 public elementary schools	0.2%		3.5	902^nd of 906 public elementary schools	0.4%	5	10.3	3.1	6.3				6.4	1.7	1.5	4.7				2.7	9.4		9.4		$25,021
Brightwood	Public	PK, KG-5	255 Plainfield Street	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7238	456	31	14.4	91.6%	10 (2.2%)	35 (7.7%)	403 (88.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	7.7	865^th of 899 public elementary schools	3.8%		4.8	894^th of 906 public elementary schools	1.3%	29	22.2	11.4	10.9				14.4	13.2	8.7	9.5				10.3	12.7		12.7		$22,530
German Gerena Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Birnie Avenue	Springfield	01107	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7320	621	56	11.1	87.0%	20 (3.2%)	82 (13.2%)	484 (77.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.2%)	18.8	740^th of 899 public elementary schools	17.7%		23.3	697^th of 906 public elementary schools	23.1%	43	22.8	24.7	26.7				24.7	18.7	22.2	15.6				18.7	31.1		31.1		$26,671
Philip G Coburn	Public	PK, KG-5	115 Southworth Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3318	699	65	10.7	100.0%	345 (49.4%)	57 (8.2%)	188 (26.9%)	58 (8.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (7.0%)	34.4	591^st of 899 public elementary schools	34.3%		24.9	677^th of 906 public elementary schools	25.3%	86	32.8	31.1	22.0				28.3	41.8	46.0	31.7				39.5	28.1		28.1		$20,312
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	34 Nye Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 886-5100	33	9	3.5	89.1%	3 (9.1%)	8 (24.2%)	19 (57.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (6.1%)								(n/a)							12.5							5.9					$50,221
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	474 Armory St	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7400	432	31	13.7	63.5%	67 (15.5%)	82 (19.0%)	252 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.2%)	70.6	258^th of 899 public elementary schools	71.3%		70.2	285^th of 906 public elementary schools	68.5%	27	55.3	56.4	58.8	55.8	51.3	56.3	55.6	55.3	64.1	32.4	50.0	36.8	40.6	47.1	41.2	53.1	47.0	59.4	$23,993
Edward P. Boland School	Public	PK, KG-5	426 Armory Street	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 750-2511	587	46	12.7	91.8%	32 (5.5%)	61 (10.4%)	466 (79.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.1%)	30.8	620^th of 899 public elementary schools	31.0%		30	636^th of 906 public elementary schools	29.8%	16	29.2	16.9	38.9				28.7	32.3	17.2	32.4				27.5	42.3		42.3		$25,943
Memorial	Public	K-5	201 Norman Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3333	189	21	9.1	100.0%	70 (37.0%)	13 (6.9%)	81 (42.9%)	13 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.3%)	22.3	710^th of 899 public elementary schools	21.0%		34	602^nd of 906 public elementary schools	33.6%	108	15.2	24.2	16.0				18.1	24.2	48.5	30.0				33.6	16.7		16.7		$20,422
Glenwood	Public	PK, KG-5	50 Morrison Terrace	Springfield	01104	Hampden County	Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 787-7527	275	24	11.7	83.5%	24 (8.7%)	22 (8.0%)	210 (76.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	17.5	754^th of 899 public elementary schools	16.1%		19.9	740^th of 906 public elementary schools	18.3%	14	24.0	21.3	19.4				21.9	16.0	27.1	29.0				23.3	22.6		22.6		$25,049
Mittineague	Public	1-5	26 Second Street	West Springfield	01089	Hampden County	West Springfield	No	No	No	Yes	(413) 263-3327	110	13	8.3	100.0%	63 (57.3%)	6 (5.5%)	34 (30.9%)	4 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.7%)	38.5	552^nd of 899 public elementary schools	38.6%		39.2	553^rd of 906 public elementary schools	39.0%	1	25.0	27.8	31.6				27.9	50.0	38.9	42.1				44.3	31.6		31.6		$20,246

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln

How many students attend Lincoln?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Lincoln.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln?

Students at Lincoln are 82% Hispanic, 11% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Lincoln a good school?

Lincoln ranks in the bottom 0.2% of Massachusetts elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln attend?

Students who attend Lincoln usually go on to attend:

Middle : Springfield Middle School
Middle : Springfield Public Day Middle School
Middle : STEM Middle Academy
High : Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College
High : High School Of Commerce
High : Springfield Central High
High : Springfield High School
High : Springfield High School of Science and Technology
High : Springfield Public Day High School
High : The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning

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Springfield

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