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Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades K-5

39^th

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of 869 Minnesota Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Minnesota elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a K–5 neighborhood school at 1961 6th St in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, serving 469 students within the White Bear Lake School District.

By the numbers, Lincoln is one of the strongest elementary schools in Minnesota. It ranks 39th of 869 elementary schools statewide in 2025–2026 — the 96th percentile, at 5 stars — its best showing in the decade of data available, and it has never fallen below the 87th percentile in ten years. Proficiency tells a similar story: 73.2% in math, 72.4% in reading, and 57.1% in science, compared with district rates of 48.6%, 54.1%, and 26.3%. Science is the standout, at more than double the district and state rates. The comparison with nearby schools is striking: Birch Lake Elementary, just 0.85 miles away, sits in the 30th percentile with 2 stars, while Otter Lake Elementary (76th percentile) is the next-best same-district school, 171 rank positions behind. Only O.H. Anderson Elementary in the highly rated Mahtomedi Public School District edges Lincoln in math, by 2.2 points.

Where Lincoln may stand out most is in serving students who often need the most support. Its special education students rank 12th of 579 schools statewide, and its low-income students rank 15th of 764 — both in the top 3% of the state and higher than the school's own overall ranking — and every student group measured has improved over the past three years. Class sizes have grown: the student-teacher ratio rose from 15.3 to 19.1 in two years, the highest of any school in this comparison group, though results have continued to improve alongside it. Some grade-level results vary, with fourth grade the strongest and third-grade reading the lowest, but even Lincoln's weakest grades remain well above district and state averages. Overall, Lincoln is a decade-stable, high-performing school that outpaces its district and nearly all of its neighbors.

469

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,320

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Minnesota receive free school meals.

89.1%

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

Exemptions: 10.9% (MMR)

1961 6th St
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-6839

(651) 653-2820

District: White Bear Lake School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.3%

Asian:

5.5%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Minnesota average (71% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Minnesota elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in White Bear Lake School District

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school71%

District avg47%

Minnesota avg43%

39^th of 869

Minnesota public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8Elementary Schools in the White Bear Lake School District

197^th of 458White Bear Lake 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	91.0	39 of 869	95.5%	★★★★★
2025	88.1	61 of 872	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	66 of 881	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	99 of 845	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.4	47 of 858	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	26 of 869	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	89.7	28 of 870	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	46 of 847	94.6%	★★★★★
2017	80.3	110 of 853	87.1%	★★★★☆
2016	84.1	64 of 848	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	69.6	262 of 840	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	80.7	98 of 826	88.1%	★★★★☆
2013	70.0	237 of 824	71.2%	★★★★☆
2012	71.3	211 of 820	74.3%	★★★★☆
2011	78.8	107 of 814	86.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.8	218 of 803	72.9%	★★★★☆
2008	72.2	170 of 781	78.2%	★★★★☆
2007	73.5	156 of 777	79.9%	★★★★☆
2006	63.6	286 of 756	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	73.6	145 of 685	78.8%	★★★★☆
2004	82.6	55 of 676	91.9%	★★★★★
2003	74.6	132 of 674	80.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	85.9	66 of 790	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	85.6	73 of 799	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.9	98 of 809	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	158 of 787	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	39 of 799	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.5	18 of 783	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.0	48 of 787	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	93 of 774	88.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	92.8	15 of 764	98.0%	★★★★★
2025	84.7	62 of 764	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	82.1	82 of 793	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	79 of 774	89.8%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	28 of 683	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	75.0	128 of 740	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	157 of 728	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	93.1	19 of 807	97.6%	★★★★★
2025	87.2	55 of 812	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	32 of 826	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	66 of 799	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.7	71 of 808	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	42 of 784	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	20 of 798	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	31 of 779	96.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	12 of 579	97.9%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	15 of 562	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	85.0	43 of 572	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	88.4	28 of 524	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	31 of 500	93.8%	★★★★★
2021	85.2	28 of 417	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	5 of 515	99.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.8	23 of 463	95.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Minnesota percentile	Rating
2026	84.8	63 of 710	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	82.0	82 of 714	88.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.4	114 of 730	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	158 of 712	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	78 of 725	89.2%	★★★★☆
2021	87.4	34 of 710	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	84.9	47 of 722	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.2	53 of 712	92.6%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)98th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)98th percentile~ school

Male (2026)98th percentile~ school

Female (2026)92nd percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)91st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Minnesota (2025-2026) ?

Math73%+28 vs state

Reading72%+24 vs state

Science57%+32 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

This is a great school that is only getter better each year my son attends. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, March 5, 2013

This school has very high academic standards. Since the hiring of a new Superintendant the White Bear School system has improved greatly in offerrings to students in the languages, arts, sciences, as well as reduced class sizes. Close Quote

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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 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 All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners vaccinated against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1961 6th St	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2820	469	25	19.1	18.6%	386 (82.3%)	12 (2.6%)	21 (4.5%)	26 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.1%)	91	39^th of 869 public elementary schools	95.5%		88.1	61^st of 872 public elementary schools	93.0%	22	65.6	76.0	75.6	72.4	57.1	57.1	73.3	79.8	64.1	73.2	89.1%	10.9%	$12,320
Birch Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1616 Birch Lake Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2776	239	22	10.7	46.0%	128 (53.6%)	27 (11.3%)	40 (16.7%)	21 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (9.2%)	35.1	607^th of 869 public elementary schools	30.1%		32.6	620^th of 872 public elementary schools	28.9%	13	34.1	42.9	46.3	41.0	7.5	7.5	55.0	55.6	17.5	42.2	86.5%	8.1%	$15,796
Otter Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1401 County Road H2	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2831	492	37	13.2	20.5%	371 (75.4%)	14 (2.8%)	31 (6.3%)	37 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (7.9%)	74.7	210^th of 869 public elementary schools	75.8%		81.4	131^st of 872 public elementary schools	85.0%	79	53.9	68.2	69.1	64.0	26.3	26.3	61.8	75.6	46.9	61.7	96.2%	2.6%	$13,984
Lakeaires Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3963 Van Dyke	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2809	396	27	14.6	46.0%	234 (59.1%)	15 (3.8%)	67 (16.9%)	43 (10.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (8.8%)	34.1	612^th of 869 public elementary schools	29.6%		41.6	556^th of 872 public elementary schools	36.2%	56	14.6	41.4	56.3	37.7	29.2	29.2	29.2	36.2	28.6	31.6	94.2%	5.8%	$13,632
Normandy Park Education Center	Public	PK-K	2482 E County Rd F	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-3100	154	23	6.7	34.4%	95 (61.7%)	11 (7.1%)	18 (11.7%)	14 (9.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.7%)								(n/a)													$44,161
Matoska International	Public	K-5	2530 Spruce Place	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	No	(651) 653-2847	543	34	15.9	28.5%	378 (69.6%)	43 (7.9%)	45 (8.3%)	39 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.0%)	73.1	226^th of 869 public elementary schools	74.0%		71.4	252^nd of 872 public elementary schools	71.1%	26	53.6	62.5	66.0	60.7	32.0	32.0	59.8	61.5	54.2	58.5	93.7%	2.1%	$11,802
Level Up Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2600 County Road E East	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(651) 408-5559	145	11	13.6	40.7%	108 (74.5%)	9 (6.2%)	4 (2.8%)	11 (7.6%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (8.3%)	20.1	723^rd of 869 public elementary schools	16.8%		17.9	728^th of 872 public elementary schools	16.5%	5	50.0	25.9	34.8	37.5	8.7	8.7	29.0	18.5	8.7	19.8			$17,669
Level Up K-5 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	K-5	2600 E County Rd E	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	Level Up Academy	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(651) 408-5559	27	2	13.5	59.3%	16 (59.3%)	2 (7.4%)	4 (14.8%)	2 (7.4%)	1 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (7.4%)								(n/a)
Willow Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3375 Willow Ave	White Bear Lake	55110	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 773-6170	279	28	10.1	72.0%	82 (29.4%)	79 (28.3%)	45 (16.1%)	33 (11.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (14.0%)	25.7	678^th of 869 public elementary schools	22.0%		33.9	607^th of 872 public elementary schools	30.4%	71	39.5	28.0	44.7	37.0	12.8	12.8	48.6	34.0	14.9	31.3	≥ 98%	0%	$14,768
Vadnais Heights Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3645 Centerville Rd	White Bear Lake	55127	Ramsey County	White Bear Lake School District	No	No	No	Yes	(651) 653-2858	405	26	15.5	42.7%	207 (51.1%)	43 (10.6%)	34 (8.4%)	76 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (10.9%)	69	262^nd of 869 public elementary schools	69.9%		66.5	303^rd of 872 public elementary schools	65.3%	41	50.8	59.0	60.0	56.6	26.7	26.7	59.0	70.5	50.8	60.2	97.1%	2.9%	$13,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 469 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 82% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 3% African American.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

White Bear Lake School District

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Yes! Lincoln Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 39^th of 869 Minnesota elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJun 13, 2026

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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