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Lincoln International Studies School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

1431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,492 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln International Studies School is an elementary school in Kalamazoo, MI, serving 306 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Kalamazoo Public Schools district.

Lincoln has faced significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade. In the most recent school year, proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels ranged from just 7% to 19.2%—well below both district and state averages. The gap is stark when compared to nearby schools. For example, while Lincoln's 3rd-grade ELA proficiency was 7%, Northglade Montessori School (less than a mile away) achieved 63.8%, and KingWestwood Elementary School reached 61.3%. Even Woodward Elementary, which serves a similarly high-poverty population, achieved three times Lincoln's rate in 3rd-grade ELA.

Despite these struggles, there are some encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism has dropped dramatically from 58.8% in 2022-2023 to 34.2% in 2024-2025—a 42% reduction—suggesting attendance interventions are taking hold. Additionally, African American students at Lincoln showed notable improvement in 2025-2026, ranking in the 43rd percentile statewide, up from the 18th percentile the prior year. However, the school's performance with low-income students remains particularly concerning, ranking in the 4th percentile. Lincoln spends a substantial $21,545 per student and maintains a favorable 12:1 student-teacher ratio, yet outcomes lag far behind other themed schools in the district like ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School and El Sol Elementary. This disconnect between resources and results suggests that while funding and staffing are in place, the school needs comprehensive intervention to translate these investments into academic success.

306

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,545

Per pupil spending ?

81%

Free/discounted lunch ?

912 N Burdick St
Kalamazoo, MI 49007-3478

(269) 337-0640

District: Kalamazoo Public Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.9%

White:

23.2%

Two or more races:

10.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (10% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school10%

District avg32%

Michigan avg38%

1,431^st of 1,492

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Kalamazoo Public Schools

407^th of 625Kalamazoo 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	1431 of 1492	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.1	1422 of 1488	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	1474 of 1486	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	1408 of 1470	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.3	1310 of 1408	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1328 of 1448	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	1369 of 1466	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	1390 of 1548	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	1414 of 1580	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.9	1464 of 1533	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.6	1512 of 1563	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.2	1531 of 1566	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.2	1528 of 1552	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.4	1542 of 1552	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	3.5	1562 of 1589	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.0	1548 of 1577	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.1	1546 of 1565	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	1483 of 1545	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	37.7	222 of 388	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	22.5	303 of 369	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	343 of 475	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	14.5	172 of 188	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	11.8	1307 of 1443	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	1303 of 1352	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.8	1274 of 1346	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.2	1362 of 1381	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.5	1295 of 1350	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	1051 of 1134	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1220 of 1397	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	1321 of 1372	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	1259 of 1366	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.5	1287 of 1446	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)43rd percentile+39 vs school

Female (2018)9th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)9th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

Math12%-26 vs state

English Language Arts10%-31 vs state

Science7%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 30, 2012

This school was one of the best schools in the state at one time. Over the last 5 years, leadership is non-existent and children are unsupervised, leading thier attention to inappropriate behaviors. I have requested that our child be tranferred from this nightmare! Close Quote

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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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln International Studies School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	912 N Burdick St	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0640	306	25	12.0	81.0%	71 (23.2%)	162 (52.9%)	14 (4.6%)	14 (4.6%)	12 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (10.5%)	7.2	1431^st of 1492 public elementary schools	4.1%		7.1	1422^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	4.4%	9	7.0	14.0	8.8	7.0	19.2	10.3	6.9	1465.3	$21,545	$2,678	$18,867
Woodward Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	606 Stuart Ave	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0810	242	19	12.4	92.6%	30 (12.4%)	151 (62.4%)	11 (4.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (19.4%)	14.6	1285^th of 1492 public elementary schools	13.9%		9.1	1372^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.8%	87	21.2	21.1	20.5	25.0	21.1	7.7	17.9	7.7	$21,518	$2,998	$18,520
Northglade Montessori School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1914 Cobb Ave	Kalamazoo	49007	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0700	271	14	19.2	46.1%	139 (51.3%)	77 (28.4%)	7 (2.6%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.4%)	86.1	183^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	87.7%		82.1	243^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	83.7%	60	63.8	69.0	67.6	53.2	59.5	48.6	56.8	56.8	$18,432	$2,494	$15,939
El Sol Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	604 W Vine St	Kalamazoo	49008	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0230	368	22	17.0	57.1%	161 (43.8%)	22 (6.0%)	129 (35.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.0%)	40.5	853^rd of 1492 public elementary schools	42.8%		38.4	888^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.3%	35	30.5	42.6	40.4	16.9	33.3	17.0	46.8	34.0	$18,255	$2,318	$15,937
Edison Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	831 Lake St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0550	376	28	13.4	96.3%	59 (15.7%)	233 (62.0%)	21 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (13.8%)	16.4	1249^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.3%		16.5	1237^th of 1488 public elementary schools	16.9%	12	32.0	17.0	14.8	35.3	20.8	4.8	11.3	1465.8	$18,695	$2,537	$16,158
Northeastern Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2433 Gertrude St	Kalamazoo	49048	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0690	195	15	13.3	93.8%	27 (13.8%)	130 (66.7%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (15.4%)	16.3	1250^th of 1492 public elementary schools	16.2%		19.7	1166^th of 1488 public elementary schools	21.6%	84	25.0	29.6	27.3	9.1	18.5	1462.8	18.2	9.1	$21,936	$2,429	$19,507
Washington Writers Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1919 Portage St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(269) 337-0770	260	18	14.7	94.2%	37 (14.2%)	159 (61.2%)	18 (6.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (15.8%)	9	1392^nd of 1492 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.5	1366^th of 1488 public elementary schools	8.2%	26	10.2	7.7	25.0	8.2	1359.3	13.6	11.4	6.8	$17,836	$2,741	$15,095
Parchment Northwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	600 Edison St	Kalamazoo	49004	Kalamazoo County	Parchment School District	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 488-1300	178	14	12.7	65.7%	113 (63.5%)	26 (14.6%)	14 (7.9%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (13.5%)								(n/a)	8.9			15.6					$16,924	$2,362	$14,562
ParkwoodUpjohn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2321 S Park St	Kalamazoo	49001	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0720	427	27	15.7	50.1%	228 (53.4%)	109 (25.5%)	22 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (15.0%)	72.6	374^th of 1492 public elementary schools	74.9%		58	595^th of 1488 public elementary schools	60.0%	221	51.9	47.7	64.8	53.7	37.2	39.4	57.7	52.1	$18,225	$2,164	$16,061
KingWestwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Nichols Rd	Kalamazoo	49006	Kalamazoo County	Kalamazoo Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 337-0610	531	26	20.3	40.9%	303 (57.1%)	127 (23.9%)	20 (3.8%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (14.1%)	77.7	295^th of 1492 public elementary schools	80.2%		69.2	421^st of 1488 public elementary schools	71.7%	126	61.3	52.8	65.9	62.5	47.2	42.1	53.2	41.3	$15,600	$2,025	$13,576

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Is Lincoln International Studies School a good school?

Lincoln International Studies School ranks in the bottom 4.1% of Michigan elementary schools.

What district is Lincoln International Studies School in?

Kalamazoo Public Schools

How many students attend Lincoln International Studies School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Lincoln International Studies School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln International Studies School?

Students at Lincoln International Studies School are 53% African American, 23% White, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 5% Hispanic, 4% American Indian.

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