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Lincoln School

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Lincoln School ranks 853 rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-7

853^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln School is an elementary public magnet school located in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, serving grades PK-7 with a total enrollment of 350 students. The school is part of the Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools district, which is ranked 371 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lincoln School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 416 out of 1,548 Michigan elementary schools in 2015-2016 (4-star rating) to 853 out of 1,488 in 2024-2025 (2-star rating), its performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school performs relatively well for White students and Special Education students, but struggles with Native American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Lincoln School has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 24.8% to 36.8% over the past few years, which could be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance.

When comparing Lincoln School to the nearby Washington Elementary School (within the same district) and Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy (a public charter school), some interesting patterns emerge. Washington Elementary School has a higher statewide ranking and better academic performance than Lincoln School, despite serving a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Meanwhile, Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy, a public charter school, has a lower statewide ranking than Lincoln School but outperforms it on many academic measures, particularly in higher grade levels.

342

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,492

Per pupil spending ?

52.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

810 E 5th Ave
Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783-3314

(906) 635-6626

District: Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools

Students who attend Lincoln School usually attend:

Middle:	Sault Area Middle School
High:	Sault Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

American Indian:

39.5%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (36% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Michigan avg41%

853^rd of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

371^st of 613Sault Ste. Marie Area 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
2025	40.8	853 of 1488	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	713 of 1486	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	673 of 1470	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	473 of 1344	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.6	769 of 1153	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.8	529 of 1408	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	665 of 1448	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	51.8	652 of 1466	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.9	416 of 1548	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	61.9	582 of 1580	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.2	673 of 1533	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.6	754 of 1563	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.5	923 of 1566	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.6	606 of 1552	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.6	731 of 1552	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.9	906 of 1589	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.8	943 of 1577	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.8	749 of 1565	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.6	850 of 1545	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	814 of 1338	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	612 of 1342	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	684 of 1321	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.4	520 of 1106	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	30.9	647 of 902	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	495 of 1171	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	761 of 1443	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	1110 of 1346	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	956 of 1381	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	572 of 1350	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.0	229 of 1099	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	42.1	431 of 749	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.4	339 of 1134	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	348 of 1397	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	858 of 1366	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	810 of 1347	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.0	641 of 1334	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.4	423 of 1139	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	25.4	718 of 915	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.5	500 of 1196	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.1	580 of 1446	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.3	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	6 of 6	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	88.2	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2021	38.4	3 of 3	0.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★
2018	71.9	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	32.8	160 of 225	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	127 of 195	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.5	6 of 32	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	842 of 1206	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.2	603 of 1204	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	600 of 1198	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	582 of 1102	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	749 of 1005	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	467 of 1128	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	744 of 1253	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)29th percentile-23 vs school

Native American (2025)25th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math37%-4 vs state

English Language Arts34%-6 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

it is impossible to establish any kind of relationship with the school or the district. i thought a school was supposed to work WITH parents for a childs education... at every turn, when i challenge that the school might improve their services to my family (nothing big... things like asking that my daughter wear her glasses)i am treated like i am a moron. recently i asked that the school evaluate my daughter for speech services. as part of my request, i let them know i noticed her tongue protruded more than it used to. now in her file, it says basically... the mother doesnt know what she is talking about, this childs tongue isnt getting worse... kind of hard to detrmine that when they hadnt ever seen her tongue before, right? Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-7	810 E 5th Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 635-6626	342	26	13.2	52.9%	174 (50.9%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (2.9%)	2 (0.6%)	135 (39.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	40.8	853^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	42.7%		49.1	713^th of 1486 public elementary schools	52.0%	140			26.4	42.5				27.9	46.2								$14,492	$1,968	$12,525
Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1301 Marquette Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 635-5055	601	48	12.4	49.6%	217 (36.1%)	4 (0.7%)	22 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	326 (54.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.5%)	47	763^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	48.7%		39.2	862^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	42.0%	99	74.5	31.4	26.5	31.8	48.3	37.7	58.3	41.2	23.1	29.9	18.0	41.7	51.7	62.7	40.2	76.5	$23,594	$1,912	$21,682
Washington Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-1	1200 Ryan Ave	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools	No	Yes	No	Yes	(906) 635-6629	195	15	13.3	60.5%	95 (48.7%)	4 (2.1%)	6 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (33.3%)	1 (0.5%)	24 (12.3%)								(n/a)																	$12,874	$1,590	$11,284
Lake Superior Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	8936 S Mackinac Trl	Sault Sainte Marie	49783	Chippewa County	Lake Superior Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(906) 259-1168	93	5	20.6	41.9%	65 (69.9%)	1 (1.1%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (16.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.8%)								(n/a)			31.6					31.6									$10,485	$1,302	$9,183

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln School

What schools do graduates of Lincoln School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sault Area Middle School
High : Sault Area High School

Is Lincoln School a good school?

Lincoln School ranks 853^rd of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln School?

Students at Lincoln School are 51% White, 39% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% African American.

How many students attend Lincoln School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 342 students attended Lincoln School.

What district is Lincoln School in?

Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools

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