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Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades 1-5

732^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a grades 1–5 school serving 391 students in Faribault, Minnesota — a high-poverty community where about 75% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–2025 — and it operates inside the Faribault Public School District, which ranks 409th of 458 Minnesota districts (11th percentile, 1 star). For 2025–2026, Lincoln ranked 732nd of 869 elementary schools statewide (16th percentile, 1 star), a modest rebound from 791st of 872 (9th percentile, 0 stars) the previous year, though still below its 2023–2024 mark of 647th of 881 (27th percentile). Over the last decade, the school has usually landed between the 19th and 28th percentile.

Proficiency is roughly half the state level. Lincoln's students scored 23.8% in math, 34.3% in reading, and 11.4% in science, compared with 16.8% / 27.9% / 11.4% in the district and 44.9% / 48.6% / 25.5% statewide. Reading is the clear relative strength — 10.5 points above math, and flat across grades 3, 4, and 5 — while math trails the state by 21.1 points and fades sharply as students move up: 33.1% in 3rd grade, 19.2% in 4th, and 16.9% in 5th. Science has fallen steeply, from 47.14% two years ago to 18.33% and now 11.4%, though it is tested only in 5th grade.

Nearby comparisons are informative. Jefferson Elementary, one mile away with the same size and grade span but higher poverty (82.5%), trails Lincoln in math, reading (by 7.5 points), and overall rank. Surad Academy Elementary posts the area's best math (46.0%) but its lowest reading (20.4%). The Northfield Public School District schools — Bridgewater Elementary, Greenvale Park Elementary, and Spring Creek Elementary — plus Nerstrand Charter School score 62–70% in math and reading at roughly half Lincoln's poverty rate. Yet Medford Elementary (35.6% poverty) manages only 30.5% math and 7.2% science, and class size is not Lincoln's constraint at a 12.1 student–teacher ratio. Reading and special education services are Lincoln's protective assets; upper-grade math and science are the targets to watch.

391

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,689

Per pupil spending ?

75.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Lincoln Ave NW
Faribault, MN 55021-4798

(507) 333-6600

District: Faribault Public School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Faribault Middle
High:	Faribault Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

37.3%

White:

31.2%

African American:

20.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Minnesota average (27% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg20%

Minnesota avg43%

732^nd of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the Faribault Public School District

409^th of 458Faribault 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	18.6	732 of 869	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	10.5	791 of 872	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	647 of 881	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	661 of 845	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	667 of 858	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	704 of 869	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	695 of 870	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	681 of 847	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	665 of 853	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	39.1	607 of 848	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.7	642 of 840	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	41.5	582 of 826	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	42.8	566 of 824	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.1	600 of 820	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.5	628 of 814	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.8	542 of 803	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.7	558 of 781	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.6	487 of 777	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.4	481 of 756	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	44.5	470 of 685	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.1	562 of 676	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	25.7	568 of 674	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	20.3	268 of 315	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.0	151 of 310	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	124 of 279	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	146 of 282	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.1	155 of 227	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.9	145 of 283	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	205 of 266	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	214 of 305	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.5	274 of 303	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	49.4	123 of 303	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	196 of 276	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.4	104 of 256	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	36.0	116 of 175	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	146 of 239	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	177 of 242	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	669 of 790	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	705 of 799	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	614 of 809	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	638 of 787	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	624 of 799	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	664 of 783	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	631 of 787	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	626 of 774	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	186 of 256	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	173 of 238	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	116 of 249	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.9	152 of 214	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	86 of 209	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.8	105 of 153	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	131 of 219	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	95 of 220	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	622 of 764	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.9	692 of 764	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.9	478 of 793	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	556 of 774	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	398 of 663	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.6	477 of 683	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	493 of 740	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	541 of 728	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	18.8	685 of 807	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.1	746 of 812	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	598 of 826	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	621 of 799	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	632 of 808	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	642 of 784	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	643 of 798	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	623 of 779	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	46.8	307 of 579	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.4	443 of 562	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	314 of 572	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	442 of 524	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	407 of 500	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	349 of 417	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.3	274 of 515	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	345 of 463	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	532 of 710	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	684 of 714	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	44.2	441 of 730	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.3	616 of 712	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	642 of 725	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.2	615 of 710	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	606 of 722	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	547 of 712	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)47th percentile+31 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile+12 vs school

White (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

African American (2026)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-14 vs state

Math24%-21 vs state

Science11%-14 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	1-5	510 Lincoln Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6600	391	32	12.1	75.2%	122 (31.2%)	81 (20.7%)	146 (37.3%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.2%)	18.6	732^nd of 869 public elementary schools	15.8%		10.5	791^st of 872 public elementary schools	9.3%	59	35.0	32.0	36.0		34.3	11.4	11.4	33.1	19.2	16.9		23.8	$15,689
Surad Academy Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	128 8th Ave NW	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Surad Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(507) 805-2335	77	9	8.3	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	77 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33.7	615^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.2%		22.9	693^rd of 872 public elementary schools	20.5%	78	6.7	15.4	27.3	40.0	20.4	27.3	27.3	53.3	57.1	27.3	40.0	46.0
Jefferson Elementary	Public	1-5	922 SW Home Place	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6500	389	31	12.7	82.5%	75 (19.3%)	148 (38.0%)	134 (34.4%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.4%)	14	756^th of 869 public elementary schools	13.0%		8.8	802^nd of 872 public elementary schools	8.0%	46	16.3	26.1	40.3		26.8	13.2	13.2	29.3	18.0	16.9		21.7	$15,329
Roosevelt Early Learning Center	Public	PK-K	925 Parshall St	Faribault	55021	Rice County	Faribault Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 333-6700	473	34	13.8	72.9%	145 (30.7%)	89 (18.8%)	211 (44.6%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)								(n/a)													$16,544
Medford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	750 2nd Ave SE	Medford	55049	Steele County	Medford Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 214-6312	466	33	14.0	35.6%	370 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	85 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	28.3	657^th of 869 public elementary schools	24.4%		45.6	515^th of 872 public elementary schools	40.9%	142	21.5	46.4	49.3	39.0	39.3	7.2	7.2	38.5	47.1	10.6	24.1	30.5	$9,456
Nerstrand Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	205 S 2nd St	Nerstrand	55053	Rice County	Nerstrand Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(507) 333-6850	102	8	13.6	23.5%	88 (86.3%)	4 (3.9%)	3 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	75	207^th of 869 public elementary schools	76.2%		66.8	302^nd of 872 public elementary schools	65.4%	95	68.2	57.1	60.0		61.7	30.0	30.0	77.3	57.1	50.0		63.3	$12,869
Bridgewater Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Jefferson Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 664-3300	564	40	14.0	25.7%	435 (77.1%)	13 (2.3%)	77 (13.7%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.9%)	83.2	115^th of 869 public elementary schools	86.8%		83.2	109^th of 872 public elementary schools	87.5%	6	65.2	58.5	65.0		62.9	38.5	38.5	72.2	71.3	66.0		69.7	$12,586
Spring Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Maple St	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-3470	445	37	11.8	29.2%	346 (77.8%)	12 (2.7%)	56 (12.6%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	80.8	138^th of 869 public elementary schools	84.1%		81.2	134^th of 872 public elementary schools	84.6%	4	63.5	56.1	71.4		63.3	37.1	37.1	63.5	69.5	67.1		66.8	$13,516
Big 9 Online Elementary	Public	K-5	201 Orchard St S	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 645-1201	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Greenvale Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Lincoln Pkwy	Northfield	55057	Rice County	Northfield Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 645-3500	488	41	11.7	33.4%	303 (62.1%)	18 (3.7%)	123 (25.2%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	82	125^th of 869 public elementary schools	85.6%		75	209^th of 872 public elementary schools	76.0%	84	62.2	65.9	65.1		64.3	34.9	34.9	74.5	67.9	57.8		67.2	$16,548

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 37% Hispanic, 31% White, 21% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Faribault Public School District

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.8% of Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Faribault Middle
High : Faribault Senior High

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 391 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

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