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Lincoln Elementary

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Lincoln Elementary ranks 388 th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a K–5 school of 505 students in Owatonna, Minnesota, part of the Owatonna Public School District, and it is the strongest-performing of the district's four elementary schools.

On the 2025–2026 MCA assessments, Lincoln posted 51.3% proficiency in math, 50.9% in reading, and 24.7% in science. That puts it above its own district in all three subjects (42.0, 45.9, and 20.9) and above the state in math and reading, while science sits just under the state figure of 25.5%. Statewide, Lincoln ranks 388th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools — the 55th percentile, or 3 stars — compared with a district ranking in the 45th percentile. Among Owatonna peers, Lincoln leads Washington Elementary, McKinley Elementary, and Wilson Elementary in every subject, beating Wilson by 16.5 points in math and 14.8 in reading, and it is the only school in that group above the state average in both. It also serves the lowest-poverty intake of the four, with a 36.6% free/reduced lunch rate. Nearby, only NRHEG Elementary edges it out in math.

Results vary by grade and group. Fifth grade is a clear bright spot at 62% reading proficiency, 13.5 points above the district, while third-grade math (48.8%) is the one area where Lincoln falls below its district. Students from low-income families rank at the 60th percentile statewide, up from the 43rd the year before, but special education students rank in the 5th percentile with 0 stars — down from the 8th last year and the 27th two years ago, and the most concerning signal in the data. Overall, the school remains about 14 percentile points below its 2020–2023 peak, and its student–teacher ratio has improved to 13.6:1. Families should note that several nearby comparison schools serve different grade ranges or use data from other years, so those comparisons are directional only.

505

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,280

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

83.8%

Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.8% (MMR)

747 Havana Rd
Owatonna, MN 55060-3696

(507) 444-8100

District: Owatonna Public School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Owatonna Middle School
High:	Owatonna Senior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Hispanic:

12.7%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 69th percentile in 2021 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Owatonna Public School District

✓Above the Minnesota median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 69th-percentile peak (2021) to 55th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg40%

Minnesota avg43%

388^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the Owatonna Public School District

253^rd of 458Owatonna 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	56.4	388 of 869	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.4	408 of 872	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	339 of 881	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	266 of 845	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.0	281 of 858	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.7	272 of 869	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	587 of 870	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	393 of 847	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	402 of 853	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.5	428 of 848	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.2	466 of 840	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	63.3	338 of 826	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.0	289 of 824	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	68.8	254 of 820	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2011	71.4	206 of 814	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	68.1	268 of 803	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	83.1	57 of 781	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	69.7	211 of 777	72.8%	★★★★☆
2006	73.9	148 of 756	80.4%	★★★★☆
2005	70.7	184 of 685	73.1%	★★★★☆
2004	76.0	120 of 676	82.2%	★★★★☆
2003	67.4	207 of 674	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.4	336 of 790	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.7	307 of 799	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	262 of 809	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.4	124 of 787	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	248 of 799	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.2	252 of 783	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	559 of 787	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	60.9	347 of 774	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	69.7	43 of 256	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	66 of 249	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	20 of 209	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	28.4	173 of 219	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	57.9	302 of 764	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.6	434 of 764	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.0	232 of 793	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	261 of 774	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.4	121 of 663	81.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	100 of 683	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	37.4	517 of 740	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	328 of 728	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	52.2	402 of 807	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.4	462 of 812	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	397 of 826	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.8	407 of 799	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	302 of 808	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.6	283 of 784	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.0	491 of 798	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	424 of 779	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	14.1	550 of 579	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	16.3	516 of 562	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	417 of 572	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	392 of 524	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	462 of 500	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.5	264 of 417	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.7	443 of 515	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	255 of 463	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	450 of 710	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.5	400 of 714	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	393 of 730	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.8	360 of 712	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.8	333 of 725	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.8	333 of 710	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.0	618 of 722	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	506 of 712	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)83rd percentile+28 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)60th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile~ school

Male (2026)50th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)37th percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2026)5th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math51%+6 vs state

Reading51%~ state avg

Science25%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCA-IV Reading (2026)					MCA-IV Science (2026)		MCA-III Math (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	747 Havana Rd	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8100	505	37	13.6	36.6%	409 (81.0%)	13 (2.6%)	64 (12.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	56.4	388^th of 869 public elementary schools	55.4%		56.4	408^th of 872 public elementary schools	53.2%	20	45.2	45.5	62.0		50.9	24.7	24.7	48.8	52.5	52.2		51.3	83.8%	11.8%	$11,280
Wilson Elementary	Public	K-5	325 Meadow Ln	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8400	454	35	13.0	58.8%	243 (53.5%)	29 (6.4%)	143 (31.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	25.8	676^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.2%		31	636^th of 872 public elementary schools	27.1%	40	31.2	36.8	40.5		36.1	11.0	11.0	42.9	32.9	28.4		34.8	86.3%	13.7%	$13,994
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	423 14th St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	No	(507) 444-8300	468	37	12.8	39.3%	357 (76.3%)	12 (2.6%)	75 (16.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	49.6	466^th of 869 public elementary schools	46.4%		56	415^th of 872 public elementary schools	52.4%	51	58.3	48.8	43.8		49.6	17.9	17.9	69.4	47.6	32.3		48.0	96.6%	3.4%	$12,662
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-5	1050 22nd St. NE	Owatonna	55060	Steele County	Owatonna Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 444-8200	510	39	13.1	48.2%	301 (59.0%)	88 (17.3%)	99 (19.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	43.2	536^th of 869 public elementary schools	38.3%		41.9	553^rd of 872 public elementary schools	36.6%	17	45.5	45.7	46.6		45.9	19.2	19.2	46.5	47.8	32.9		43.2	90.9%	6.1%	$11,896
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	80.9%	12.8%	$9,456
Hartley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	605 7th St NE	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Waseca Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 835-2248	429	29	14.9	53.4%	308 (71.8%)	7 (1.6%)	80 (18.6%)	8 (1.9%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)								(n/a)	34.8				34.8			35.5				35.5	97.7%	0%	$12,318
Nrheg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 School St	Ellendale	56026	Steele County	Nrheg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(507) 684-3181	354	31	11.4	42.1%	319 (90.1%)	3 (0.8%)	24 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.3	474^th of 869 public elementary schools	45.5%		52.1	456^th of 872 public elementary schools	47.7%	18	51.2	33.3	50.0		45.2	13.8	13.8	70.5	56.3	42.4		54.4	≥ 98%		$11,190
Team Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	220 17th Ave NE	Waseca	56093	Waseca County	Team Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(507) 833-8326	101	18	5.6	81.2%	53 (52.5%)	5 (5.0%)	36 (35.6%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	25.1	682^nd of 869 public elementary schools	21.5%		27.9	664^th of 872 public elementary schools	23.9%	18	40.0	29.4	40.0	20.0	31.9	20.0	20.0	50.0	35.3	30.0	0.0	29.8	72.7%	18.2%	$14,333
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
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	—	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	25.9%	3.7%

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 505 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Owatonna Public School District

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Owatonna Middle School
High : Owatonna Senior High

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 388^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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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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