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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 217 th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Zeeland, Michigan, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 368 students. The school is part of the Zeeland Public Schools district, which is ranked 80 out of 613 districts in Michigan and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary consistently outperforms the state and district averages in M-Step/English Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies assessments across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked in the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools for 3rd grade Math (74.5% proficient) and 5th grade Special Education students (5th out of 252 schools). The school's performance for Hispanic and Low Socio-Economic Status (SES) students is particularly noteworthy, ranking in the top 25% and top 10% of Michigan elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Lincoln Elementary has experienced fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.9% to 30.8% over the past few years, the school's rates are generally in line with or better than the Zeeland Public Schools district average. The school has also seen a steady increase in per-student spending, from $11,117 in 2020-2021 to $15,247 in 2023-2024, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 14.5 to 16 students per teacher over the past few years.

361

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,247

Per pupil spending ?

21.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60 E Lincoln Ave
Zeeland, MI 49464-1732

(616) 748-3350

District: Zeeland Public Schools

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Cityside Middle School
High:	Zeeland East High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.3%

Hispanic:

19.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 67th percentile in 2022 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (59% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Michigan elementary schools

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 85th (2025) from a 67th-percentile low (2022)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Michigan avg39%

217^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Zeeland Public Schools

80^th of 613Zeeland 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
2025	84.3	217 of 1488	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.9	151 of 1486	89.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	243 of 1470	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	439 of 1344	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	357 of 1153	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	337 of 1408	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.0	123 of 1448	91.5%	★★★★★
2017	79.8	214 of 1466	85.4%	★★★★☆
2016	78.6	277 of 1548	82.1%	★★★★☆
2015	89.8	98 of 1580	93.8%	★★★★★
2014	65.5	516 of 1533	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.6	390 of 1563	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	487 of 1566	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	73.9	376 of 1552	75.8%	★★★★☆
2010	70.5	505 of 1552	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.6	737 of 1589	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.2	962 of 1577	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	51.2	974 of 1565	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.4	891 of 1545	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	224 of 1338	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	172 of 1342	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	229 of 1321	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	238 of 1106	78.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.7	176 of 902	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	134 of 1171	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	88.1	117 of 1443	91.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	74.2	34 of 209	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	35 of 201	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	39.7	106 of 188	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	95.4	6 of 222	97.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	118 of 1346	91.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	50 of 1381	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	54 of 1350	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	71.1	216 of 1099	80.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.4	160 of 749	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.5	50 of 1134	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	47 of 1397	96.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	186 of 1366	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	106 of 1347	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	76.4	266 of 1334	80.1%	★★★★☆
2022	47.1	576 of 1139	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.9	387 of 915	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.7	448 of 1196	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.4	149 of 1446	89.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	90.4	5 of 252	98.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	151 of 1206	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.8	133 of 1204	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.4	215 of 1198	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	59.4	423 of 1102	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.8	350 of 1005	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	420 of 1128	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	86.7	113 of 1253	91.0%	★★★★★

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)

Special Education (2025)98th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts66%+24 vs state

Science60%+20 vs state

Math59%+20 vs state

Social Studies41%+11 vs state

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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 Elementary School	Public	K-5	60 E Lincoln Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3350	361	25	14.5	21.9%	261 (72.3%)	3 (0.8%)	71 (19.7%)	7 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	84.3	217^th of 1488 public elementary schools	85.4%		87.9	151^st of 1486 public elementary schools	89.8%	66			67.3	61.8	67.1			74.5	61.8	44.7			60.5		40.8		$15,247	$469	$14,778
Zeeland Quest	Public	K-8	175 W Roosevelt Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3065	144	11	12.6	24.3%	112 (77.8%)	2 (1.4%)	17 (11.8%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.3%)	77.6	298^th of 1488 public elementary schools	80.0%		69.7	412^th of 1486 public elementary schools	72.3%	114		63.6	50.0		72.7	50.0	68.8	40.0	60.0	50.0	28.6	43.8	77.3		50.0	72.7	$13,615	$370	$13,245
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 W Roosevelt Ave	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 748-3050	261	22	12.0	42.5%	153 (58.6%)	2 (0.8%)	78 (29.9%)	13 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)	67.2	459^th of 1488 public elementary schools	69.2%		61.8	525^th of 1486 public elementary schools	64.7%	66			56.1	52.9	52.3			51.2	52.9	25.0			56.8		36.4		$19,514	$4,156	$15,358
New Groningen School	Public	K-5	10542 Chicago Dr	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3375	512	34	15.1	23.8%	363 (70.9%)	4 (0.8%)	99 (19.3%)	19 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (4.7%)	89	137^th of 1488 public elementary schools	90.8%		90	112^th of 1486 public elementary schools	92.5%	25			52.9	59.3	80.5			68.2	64.2	67.1			62.2		53.7		$14,257	$903	$13,354
Woodbridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	9110 Woodbridge St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 748-3400	361	27	13.5	29.1%	249 (69.0%)	9 (2.5%)	70 (19.4%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.0%)	86.8	179^th of 1488 public elementary schools	88.0%		81.5	235^th of 1486 public elementary schools	84.2%	56			53.8	67.7	64.2			55.4	72.3	50.7			64.2		59.7		$16,503	$736	$15,766
Quincy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	10155 Quincy St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-4701	455	29	15.9	22.4%	346 (76.0%)	5 (1.1%)	67 (14.7%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	79.2	282^nd of 1488 public elementary schools	81.0%		74.8	327^th of 1486 public elementary schools	78.0%	45			71.6	77.5	54.7			74.3	77.5	36.0			52.0		30.7		$14,699	$658	$14,041
Adams Elementary School	Public	K-5	7447 Adams St	Zeeland	49464	Ottawa County	Zeeland Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(616) 748-3476	343	25	13.9	19.8%	278 (81.0%)	1 (0.3%)	41 (12.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	86.2	187^th of 1488 public elementary schools	87.4%		71	390^th of 1486 public elementary schools	73.8%	203			66.7	62.5	70.0			66.7	57.1	50.0			60.0		46.0		$14,104	$1,361	$12,742
Holland Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	856 E 12th St	Holland	49423	Ottawa County	Holland City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(616) 494-2701	247	21	11.9	66.8%	68 (27.5%)	28 (11.3%)	116 (47.0%)	11 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.7%)	38.7	884^th of 1488 public elementary schools	40.6%		38	883^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	40.6%	1			34.1	33.3	43.3			36.6	25.0	26.7			46.7		20.0		$21,151	$4,512	$16,639
Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	11950 Riley St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	Eagle Crest Charter Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(616) 786-2400	561	40	14.0	65.4%	145 (25.8%)	10 (1.8%)	259 (46.2%)	82 (14.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (11.6%)	64.5	500^th of 1488 public elementary schools	66.4%		55.9	615^th of 1486 public elementary schools	58.6%	115	72.9	52.1	40.9	44.6	55.6	52.5	48.9	31.8	53.8	42.6	45.8	55.3	43.4	58.3	38.9	70.8	$13,743	$2,145	$11,598
North Holland Elementary School	Public	K-5	11946 New Holland St	Holland	49424	Ottawa County	West Ottawa Public School District	No	No	No	No	(616) 786-1500	267	18	15.0	63.3%	75 (28.1%)	6 (2.2%)	139 (52.1%)	22 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (9.4%)	44.7	797^th of 1488 public elementary schools	46.4%		45.1	764^th of 1486 public elementary schools	48.6%	33			47.9	31.8	40.0			45.8	21.7	35.3			39.2		23.5		$14,966	$1,402	$13,565

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 : Cityside Middle School
High : Zeeland East High School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Zeeland Public Schools

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 217^th of 1488 Michigan elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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