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Lincoln Elementary

Q: Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 246 th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 872 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Elk River, Minnesota, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Elk River Public School District, which is ranked 33rd out of 446 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from a high of 246th out of 872 Minnesota elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year to a low of 590th out of 869 in the 2020-2021 school year. Its current rating is 4 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in both math and reading proficiency, and its subgroups, including Hispanic, African American, special education, and low-income students, also perform well compared to other Minnesota elementary schools.

While Lincoln Elementary has historically been a high-performing school, its statewide ranking has been declining over the past few years, and the school is facing increasing socioeconomic challenges, with a significant increase in its free and reduced lunch rates. This trend warrants further investigation, and the school may need to develop targeted interventions to support student success. Nearby schools, such as Prairie View Elementary and Otsego Elementary, have lower statewide rankings and test scores, while Twin Lakes Elementary outperforms Lincoln Elementary across most metrics.

554

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,091

Per pupil spending ?

45.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

998 Jackson Street NW
Elk River, MN 55330-1396

(763) 241-3480

District: Elk River Public School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Vandenberge Middle School
High:	Elk River Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.2%

Hispanic:

12.3%

African American:

10.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 61st percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (60% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Minnesota median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of Elk River Public School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg61%

Minnesota avg47%

246^th of 872

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Elk River Public School District

33^rd of 446Elk River 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
2025	71.8	246 of 872	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	358 of 881	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.0	345 of 845	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	514 of 858	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	590 of 869	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.0	449 of 870	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	430 of 847	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	63.4	357 of 853	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.6	484 of 848	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	63.9	331 of 840	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	72.3	214 of 826	74.1%	★★★★☆
2013	64.9	319 of 824	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	70.5	220 of 820	73.2%	★★★★☆
2011	61.2	371 of 814	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.9	398 of 803	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.3	538 of 781	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	48.9	496 of 777	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.4	333 of 756	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.2	256 of 685	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	58.1	323 of 676	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2003	55.4	358 of 674	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	37 of 298	87.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	235 of 799	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	60.9	324 of 809	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.1	419 of 787	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.8	537 of 799	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	593 of 783	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.0	446 of 787	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.8	420 of 774	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	93.3	11 of 238	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.8	8 of 249	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	82.7	21 of 214	90.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	109 of 764	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	183 of 793	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.2	219 of 774	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	52.5	326 of 663	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	366 of 683	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	356 of 740	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	254 of 728	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	70.2	237 of 812	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	58.9	361 of 826	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.8	276 of 799	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	419 of 808	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	502 of 784	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	403 of 798	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.8	405 of 779	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2019	48.4	49 of 96	49.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.5	45 of 98	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	280 of 562	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.5	230 of 572	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.2	119 of 524	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	47.9	266 of 500	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.3	230 of 417	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	64.9	162 of 515	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.9	162 of 463	65.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	297 of 714	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	352 of 730	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	354 of 712	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	515 of 725	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	601 of 710	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.2	473 of 722	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	529 of 712	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+24 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)71st percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

White (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile-22 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)49th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+18 vs state

Reading58%+8 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Faculty and staff are involved, competent, and kind. We feel blessed to have our children at Lincoln. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MCA-III Math (2025)				MCA-III Reading (2025)				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	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	MCA-III Math 3rd Grade	MCA-III Math 4th Grade	MCA-III Math 5th Grade	MCA-III Math All Grades	MCA-III Reading 3rd Grade	MCA-III Reading 4th Grade	MCA-III Reading 5th Grade	MCA-III Reading All Grades	Total
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	998 Jackson Street NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3480	554	33	16.5	45.7%	350 (63.2%)	56 (10.1%)	68 (12.3%)	25 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (9.7%)	71.8	246^th of 872 public elementary schools	71.8%		61.6	358^th of 881 public elementary schools	59.4%	112	73.4	61.0	53.5	63.0	68.1	36.6	66.7	57.8	$12,091
Parker Elementary	Public	K-5	500 School St	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3500	513	30	16.9	28.3%	430 (83.8%)	34 (6.6%)	14 (2.7%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	78.7	159^th of 872 public elementary schools	81.8%		76.5	176^th of 881 public elementary schools	80.0%	17	68.0	61.9	62.9	64.4	51.6	64.3	75.3	63.7	$11,152
Elk River District Shared Time Prog	Public	K-5	11500 193rd Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3400	1	0			1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)									$2,295
Meadowvale Elementary	Public	K-5	12701 Elk Lake Rd	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 241-3470	554	32	17.2	16.2%	466 (84.1%)	9 (1.6%)	25 (4.5%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (7.9%)	85.1	93^rd of 872 public elementary schools	89.3%		81.8	125^th of 881 public elementary schools	85.8%	32	84.2	75.7	44.2	69.3	71.3	67.0	71.3	69.8	$11,037
Three Rivers Montessori School	Public, Charter	K-6	17267 Yale St NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Three Rivers Montessori School	Yes	No	No	No	(763) 595-1213	119	7	15.8	30.3%	106 (89.1%)	4 (3.4%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.9%)	29.3	656^th of 872 public elementary schools	24.8%		17	747^th of 881 public elementary schools	15.2%	91	50.0		0.0	31.3	40.9		9.1	31.3
Twin Lakes Elementary	Public	K-5	10051 191st Ave NW	Elk River	55330	Sherburne County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-7242	704	39	18.0	22.3%	570 (81.0%)	47 (6.7%)	21 (3.0%)	24 (3.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.5%)	94.2	20^th of 872 public elementary schools	97.7%		87.9	63^rd of 881 public elementary schools	92.8%	43	87.1	81.0	68.6	78.5	75.8	77.6	83.2	79.1	$12,229
Otsego Elementary	Public	K-4	8125 NE River Rd	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(763) 241-3494	536	32	16.8	21.5%	408 (76.1%)	33 (6.2%)	35 (6.5%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.8%)	73	229^th of 872 public elementary schools	73.7%		74	218^th of 881 public elementary schools	75.3%	11	66.4	68.7		67.5	51.8	55.6		53.6	$11,654
Prairie View Elementary School	Public	K-4	12220 80th St NE	Otsego	55330	Wright County	Elk River Public School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 274-6270	755	45	16.8	19.5%	488 (64.6%)	141 (18.7%)	27 (3.6%)	47 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (6.9%)	82.1	126^th of 872 public elementary schools	85.6%		82.5	119^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.5%	7	80.4	66.7		73.2	56.6	63.5		60.2	$10,554
Kaleidoscope Charter Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	7525 Kalland Ave NE	Otsego	55301	Wright County	Kaleidoscope Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(763) 428-1890	300	28	10.9	35.0%	220 (73.3%)	20 (6.7%)	20 (6.7%)	7 (2.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.7%)	26.6	677^th of 872 public elementary schools	22.4%		31.6	644^th of 881 public elementary schools	26.9%	33	48.5	33.3	18.0	34.7	34.9	33.3	38.0	35.3	$14,535
Brookside Elementary	Public	K-5	17003 Nowthen Blvd NW	Ramsey	55303	Anoka County	Anoka-Hennepin School District	No	No	No	No	(763) 433-5200	779	50	15.4	27.0%	568 (72.9%)	52 (6.7%)	38 (4.9%)	64 (8.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.1%)	82.5	116^th of 872 public elementary schools	86.7%		82.5	118^th of 881 public elementary schools	86.6%	2	71.2	75.8	75.3	74.1	53.6	63.7	66.5	61.4

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 63% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% African American, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Vandenberge Middle School
High : Elk River Senior High

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 246^th of 872 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Elk River Public School District

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

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