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Lincoln Elementary

Q: Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 243 rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

243^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a K–5 neighborhood school in Alexandria, MN, serving 481 students — the largest of the six Alexandria Public School District elementaries in this comparison set. It is a consistently above-average school: across ten reported years its state percentile has stayed in a narrow 65th–85th band, and in 2025-26 it ranks 243rd of 869 Minnesota elementaries — 72nd percentile, 4 stars — a rebound from a 65th-percentile, 3-star dip in 2024-25. About 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 15.3, up from 13.6 three years earlier.

Math is Lincoln's signature strength: 67.9% proficiency, 13.1 points above its district and 23 points above the state, with the margin widening as grades advance. Science (32.4%) sits near the district mark and clearly ahead of the two other large in-town schools. Reading is the clear concern. At 52.7%, it is the only subject where Lincoln falls below its own district average (55.3), and it has declined four years running, from roughly 60% in 2022-23.

Comparing nearby options, Lincoln ranks about 30 percentile points higher than its closest geographic peer, Woodland Elementary School (1.62 miles away, 41.7% low-income). Against Voyager Elementary, the other large in-town school, Lincoln matches on math and wins on science but trails reading by 6.6 points. Osakis Elementary is the most instructive outside benchmark — nearly identical in size and poverty rate, yet 84th percentile with higher reading. Small outlying schools such as Miltona Elementary (98th percentile) post higher scores but serve far fewer low-income students. Special education is a bright spot, climbing to the 75th percentile.

481

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,098

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1120 Lark St
Alexandria, MN 56308-8888

(320) 762-3320

District: Alexandria Public School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Discovery Middle School
High:	Alexandria Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Hispanic:

6.9%

Two or more races:

6.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (57% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Above the Minnesota median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Near the bottom of Alexandria Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school57%

District avg51%

Minnesota avg43%

243^rd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6Elementary Schools in the Alexandria Public School District

55^th of 458Alexandria Public School District among Minnesota 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	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	243 of 869	72.0%	★★★★☆
2025	66.4	305 of 872	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	260 of 881	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	166 of 845	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	75.9	181 of 858	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	208 of 869	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	198 of 870	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	123 of 847	85.5%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	148 of 853	82.6%	★★★★☆
2016	76.1	173 of 848	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	75.0	185 of 840	78.0%	★★★★☆
2014	80.4	102 of 826	87.7%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	96 of 824	88.3%	★★★★☆
2012	80.0	96 of 820	88.3%	★★★★☆
2011	80.6	81 of 814	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	72.7	182 of 803	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	69.5	121 of 434	72.1%	★★★★☆
2008	76.3	121 of 781	84.5%	★★★★☆
2007	75.9	128 of 777	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	80.9	78 of 756	89.7%	★★★★☆
2005	72.3	163 of 685	76.2%	★★★★☆
2004	80.1	74 of 676	89.1%	★★★★☆
2003	72.7	148 of 674	78.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.6	228 of 790	71.1%	★★★★☆
2025	57.2	364 of 799	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	196 of 809	75.8%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	208 of 787	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.9	174 of 799	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	71.6	203 of 783	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.8	173 of 787	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	75.0	164 of 774	78.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	60.0	283 of 764	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	266 of 764	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.4	284 of 793	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.8	203 of 774	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	260 of 663	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	194 of 683	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	65.7	236 of 740	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.3	189 of 728	74.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	224 of 807	72.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.1	213 of 812	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	60.1	342 of 826	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.7	130 of 799	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	211 of 808	73.9%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	206 of 784	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.5	237 of 798	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.5	105 of 779	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	145 of 579	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	64.2	152 of 562	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	351 of 572	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.5	184 of 524	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	212 of 500	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	243 of 417	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	177 of 515	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.4	92 of 463	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	59.3	279 of 710	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.2	343 of 714	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	332 of 730	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	205 of 712	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	61.0	264 of 725	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.4	266 of 710	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.8	313 of 722	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	208 of 712	70.8%	★★★★☆

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 (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile-9 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math68%+23 vs state

Reading53%+4 vs state

Science32%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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	MCA-IV Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-IV Reading 4th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 5th Grade	MCA-IV Reading 6th Grade	MCA-IV Reading All Grades	MCA-IV Science 5th Grade	MCA-IV Science All Grades	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math 6th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	Total
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1120 Lark St	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3320	481	31	15.3	37.8%	402 (83.6%)	10 (2.1%)	33 (6.9%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.4%)	72	243^rd of 869 public elementary schools	72.0%		66.4	305^th of 872 public elementary schools	65.0%	62	50.7	52.0	55.4		52.7	32.4	32.4	63.9	71.0	67.6		67.9	$11,098
Lakes Country Academy - ALEX	Public	K-6	524 Willow Drive	Alexandria	56537	Otter Tail County	Region 4-Lakes Country Service Coop	No	No	No	No	(218) 739-3273	7	3	2.2		3 (42.9%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (28.6%)								(n/a)
Woodland Elementary School	Public	K-5	1410 McKay Ave S Ste #101	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3300	410	37	11.1	41.7%	328 (80.0%)	8 (2.0%)	40 (9.8%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (7.1%)	46.7	501^st of 869 public elementary schools	42.3%		48.2	493^rd of 872 public elementary schools	43.5%	8	35.4	49.2	44.8		43.1	25.9	25.9	46.9	58.5	35.6		47.3	$11,322
Voyager Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Voyager Drive	Alexandria	56308	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 762-3325	446	35	12.8	27.8%	410 (91.9%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.9%)	75.6	195^th of 869 public elementary schools	77.6%		74.7	211^th of 872 public elementary schools	75.8%	16	58.6	58.1	61.1		59.3	26.4	26.4	69.0	71.9	60.3		67.3	$11,254
Garfield Elementary	Public	K-5	303 Sanstead St E	Garfield	56332	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	No	(320) 762-3350	117	9	12.8	17.1%	114 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.7%)	76	192^nd of 869 public elementary schools	77.9%		88.4	57^th of 872 public elementary schools	93.5%	135	58.6	68.8	55.6		60.3	38.9	38.9	58.6	62.5	83.3		66.7	$12,682
Carlos Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 N Douglas Ave	Carlos	56319	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 852-7181	108	10	10.8	25.9%	96 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.6%)	85	93^rd of 869 public elementary schools	89.3%		87.9	63^rd of 872 public elementary schools	92.8%	30	44.4	69.2	68.8		59.6	43.8	43.8	88.9	76.9	81.3		83.0	$11,599
Osakis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	500 1st Ave E	Osakis	56360	Douglas County	Osakis Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 859-2191	472	32	14.6	35.8%	445 (94.3%)	2 (0.4%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	80.8	139^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.0%		77.5	172^nd of 872 public elementary schools	80.3%	33	38.6	74.0	64.5	70.6	62.6	29.0	29.0	80.4	71.2	67.7	69.2	72.0	$10,425
Brandon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	206 3rd St W	Brandon	56135	Douglas County	Brandon-Evansville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 834-4084	107	12	9.2	40.2%	101 (94.4%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.7%)								(n/a)													$10,500
Miltona Elementary	Public, Magnet	K-5	271 Dale St	Miltona	56354	Douglas County	Alexandria Public School District	No	Yes	No	No	(877) 736-1419	126	8	15.5	17.5%	121 (96.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	94.9	19^th of 869 public elementary schools	97.8%		83.6	106^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.8%	87	79.2	72.0	76.2		75.7	57.1	57.1	79.2	92.0	81.0		84.3	$11,394
Minnewaska Area Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	409 4th St SE	Glenwood	56334	Pope County	Minnewaska School District	No	No	No	Yes	(320) 634-4567	317	29	10.7	33.1%	301 (95.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)								(n/a)	63.5				63.5			83.5				83.5	$12,167

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 481 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Alexandria Public School District

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Discovery Middle School
High : Alexandria Area High School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 243^rd of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 through 2025–26 MCA-III & MCA-IV test scoresNewSep 30, 2026

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Minnesota Department of Education.

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