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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 664 th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

664^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School in Cadillac, MI, serves 480 students in Kindergarten through 5th grade within the Cadillac Area Public Schools district, where 64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Lincoln Elementary is a school on an upward trajectory. Its state ranking has climbed steadily for three consecutive years, from the 35th to the 55th percentile, showing real momentum. This improvement is especially notable for male students and those from low socio-economic backgrounds, who now perform above the school's overall average. In fact, Lincoln's work with its low-income students (57th percentile) is its strongest area—a genuine bright spot. However, the school still trails its same-district peers: Forest View Elementary ranks in the 81st percentile and Franklin Elementary in the 57th. Nearby McBain Elementary (72nd percentile) and Lake City Elementary (67th percentile) also outperform Lincoln, despite similar funding levels.

The most pressing concern is a pronounced "5th-grade slump." While Lincoln's 3rd and 4th graders perform competitively with district averages, 5th-grade math proficiency plummeted to just 23.9% in 2024-2025—far below the district's 53% and even the state's 32.9%. Science (40.8%) and social studies (22.5%) scores in 5th grade also lag significantly. This pattern suggests a grade-level challenge rather than a school-wide issue. Chronic absenteeism (21.3%) is better than district and state averages but much higher than McBain's 7.4%, which may contribute to learning gaps. For parents, Lincoln offers a dedicated staff making real progress with disadvantaged students, but the school needs to solve its 5th-grade puzzle to fully close the gap with its higher-achieving neighbors.

480

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,351

Per pupil spending ?

64.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Michigan receive free school meals.

94.4%

Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.9% (any vaccine)

125 Ayer St
Cadillac, MI 49601-1220

(231) 876-5400

District: Cadillac Area Public Schools

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mackinaw Trail Middle School
High:	Cadillac Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.0%

Two or more races:

4.0%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 42nd percentile in 2016 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Michigan median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg43%

Michigan avg38%

664^th of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Cadillac Area Public Schools

194^th of 625Cadillac Area Public Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.3	664 of 1492	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	782 of 1488	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	973 of 1486	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	907 of 1470	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	676 of 1344	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.7	577 of 1153	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.5	730 of 1408	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.7	462 of 1448	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	32.9	985 of 1466	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.9	894 of 1548	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	59.8	632 of 1580	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2014	64.3	548 of 1533	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.1	553 of 1563	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.1	623 of 1566	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.4	642 of 1552	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.2	618 of 1552	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.2	947 of 1589	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.9	976 of 1577	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.3	1336 of 1565	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.1	1182 of 1545	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	704 of 1343	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.4	800 of 1338	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1057 of 1342	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	971 of 1321	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	690 of 1106	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	491 of 902	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	711 of 1171	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	75.0	324 of 1443	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	52.1	578 of 1352	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	622 of 1346	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.7	871 of 1381	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	769 of 1350	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.4	280 of 1099	74.5%	★★★★☆
2021	66.7	186 of 749	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	52.5	493 of 1134	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	370 of 1397	73.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	50.6	639 of 1372	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.4	694 of 1366	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	881 of 1347	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	845 of 1334	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	667 of 1139	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	544 of 915	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.3	660 of 1196	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.3	623 of 1446	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	782 of 1199	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.4	871 of 1206	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1032 of 1204	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	972 of 1198	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	707 of 1102	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.2	615 of 1005	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.6	816 of 1128	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	52.8	590 of 1253	52.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)53rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)48th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Science45%+5 vs state

Math41%+3 vs state

English Language Arts40%~ state avg

Social Studies26%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				M-Step English Language Arts (2026)			M-Step Math (2026)			M-Step Science (2026)	M-Step Social Studies (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required vaccines	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	125 Ayer St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5400	480	30	16.1	64.0%	437 (91.0%)	5 (1.0%)	13 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	52.3	664^th of 1492 public elementary schools	55.5%		45.6	782^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	47.4%	118	28.6	43.1	50.7	38.5	43.1	41.1	45.2	26.0	94.4%	1.9%	$14,351	$1,396	$12,956
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	505 Lester St	Cadillac	49601	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5200	563	33	17.1	55.8%	481 (85.4%)	11 (2.0%)	32 (5.7%)	10 (1.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (4.1%)	54.3	635^th of 1492 public elementary schools	57.4%		65.7	482^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	67.6%	153	48.8	42.5	46.7	51.2	41.4	28.8	43.8	21.0	93.1%	3.4%	$14,123	$1,418	$12,705
Forest View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7840 S 25 Rd	Boon	49618	Wexford County	Cadillac Area Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 876-5100	257	15	16.5	49.8%	231 (89.9%)	3 (1.2%)	10 (3.9%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	7 (2.7%)	77.8	290^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.6%		77	307^th of 1488 public elementary schools	79.4%	17	47.3	54.8	51.4	45.5	71.4	62.2	62.2	45.9	90.7%	0%	$14,134	$1,026	$13,108
Manton Consolidated Elementary School	Public	K-4	105 5th St	Manton	49663	Wexford County	Manton Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 824-6413	345	24	14.2	57.1%	308 (89.3%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (3.2%)	56.5	603^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	59.6%		77.8	293^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	80.3%	310	46.9	38.7		63.3	34.7				91.1%	3.6%	$16,396	$1,868	$14,528
McBain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	107 E Maple St	Mc Bain	49657	Missaukee County	McBain Rural Agricultural Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 825-2021	520	28	18.8	51.2%	441 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	69.2	419^th of 1492 public elementary schools	71.9%		68.4	435^th of 1488 public elementary schools	70.8%	16	50.6	40.4	60.6	42.0	44.9	53.2	59.6	31.9	81.2%	14.5%	$13,752	$1,240	$12,512
Lake City Elementary School	Public	K-5	5534 W Davis Rd	Lake City	49651	Missaukee County	Lake City Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 839-6600	508	32	16.1	68.9%	468 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	65.4	487^th of 1492 public elementary schools	67.4%		63.5	518^th of 1488 public elementary schools	65.2%	31	32.3	39.5	59.0	39.8	53.1	51.8	57.8	38.6	90.4%	9.6%	$14,614	$1,367	$13,247
Pine River Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	408 W Gilbert St	Leroy	49655	Osceola County	Pine River Area Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 768-4481	270	16	16.4	68.1%	248 (91.9%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)								(n/a)	38.1			47.6					84.2%	12.3%	$17,099	$1,605	$15,494
Marion Elementary School	Public	K-5	510 W Main St	Marion	49665	Osceola County	Marion Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 743-6251	185	14	13.2	76.8%	171 (92.4%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	2 (1.1%)	4 (2.2%)	66.7	461^st of 1492 public elementary schools	69.1%		44.6	798^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.4%	337	45.2	37.9	55.6	77.4	27.6	37.0	55.6	44.4	93.5%	6.5%	$18,177	$2,213	$15,964
Floyd M Jewett Elementary School	Public	K-5	210 E Mesick Ave	Mesick	49668	Wexford County	Mesick Consolidated Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(231) 885-1207	256	21	12.3	61.7%	242 (94.5%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	41.7	829^th of 1492 public elementary schools	44.4%		45.2	790^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.9%	39	31.3	39.5	37.3	33.3	42.1	31.4	43.1	15.7	90.3%	9.7%	$17,846	$2,122	$15,724

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mackinaw Trail Middle School
High : Cadillac Senior High School

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 664^th of 1492 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Cadillac Area Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

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