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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 162 nd of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lincoln, North Dakota, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 635 students. The school is part of the Bismarck 1 School District, which is ranked 9th out of 23 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

In recent years, Lincoln Elementary School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 26th out of 47 North Dakota elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 40th out of 53 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also declined, from 2 stars out of 5 in recent years to just 1 star in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in both math and reading are consistently lower than the district and state averages, with a math proficiency rate of 41% and a reading proficiency rate of 31% in 2024-2025, compared to 47% and 42% for the Bismarck 1 district, respectively.

While Lincoln Elementary School's spending per student is generally in line with the nearby Bismarck 1 district schools, its performance lags behind many of these schools. For example, Victor Solheim Elementary has consistently higher proficiency rates in both math and reading, as well as a higher statewide ranking, while Robert Place Miller Elementary has similar or lower proficiency rates compared to Lincoln Elementary, but a higher statewide ranking. Addressing these challenges will be crucial for improving the educational outcomes for the students at Lincoln Elementary School.

605

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,101

Per pupil spending ?

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3320 McCurry Way
Lincoln, ND 58504

(701) 323-4310

District: Bismarck 1

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Wachter Middle School
High:	Bismarck High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

87.1%

Two or more races:

6.8%

Hispanic:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 50th percentile in 2023 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 50th-percentile peak (2023) to 25th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg44%

North Dakota avg40%

162^nd of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Bismarck 1

67^th of 134Bismarck 1 among North Dakota 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	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	162 of 216	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.6	114 of 217	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	108 of 215	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	130 of 217	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.1	109 of 207	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2020	38.7	142 of 203	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	142 of 203	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	161 of 202	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.3	173 of 199	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.2	157 of 194	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.7	155 of 181	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	103 of 143	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	73 of 138	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.1	53 of 137	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	105 of 141	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	82 of 132	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2020	47.7	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	77 of 132	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.1	105 of 130	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.3	114 of 128	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.5	95 of 123	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.3	88 of 109	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	43 of 101	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	18 of 93	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	50.4	39 of 88	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	19 of 64	70.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	14 of 64	78.1%	★★★★☆
2020	50.6	45 of 88	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.7	45 of 88	48.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	30 of 87	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.6	49 of 81	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.5	43 of 74	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	45.9	33 of 65	49.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	102 of 143	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.0	73 of 138	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	65 of 137	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.9	70 of 141	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	76 of 132	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2020	34.9	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	97 of 132	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	99 of 130	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.1	102 of 128	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.9	100 of 123	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.2	91 of 109	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2023	31.5	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	54 of 83	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	56 of 75	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.3	39 of 62	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2020	28.8	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	53 of 66	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	49 of 54	9.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.4	43 of 51	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.5	31 of 40	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)57th percentile+32 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)28th percentile+3 vs school

Military Connected (2023)25th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Math41%~ state avg

Science39%~ state avg

Reading31%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				A-Plus Math (2025)				A-Plus Reading (2025)				A-Plus Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	A-Plus Math 3rd Grade	A-Plus Math 4th Grade	A-Plus Math 5th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3320 McCurry Way	Lincoln	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4310	605	52	11.6	20.3%	527 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.5%)	5 (0.8%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.8%)	32.8	162^nd of 216 public elementary schools	25.0%		48.6	114^th of 217 public elementary schools	47.5%	48	34.0	39.0	44.0	41.0	28.0	38.0	28.0	31.0	39.0	39.0	$13,101	$610	$12,491
Apple Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 93rd St SE	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Apple Creek 39	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 223-7349	78	10	7.9		65 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	43.2	128^th of 216 public elementary schools	40.7%		83.2	15^th of 217 public elementary schools	93.1%	113	20.0	64.5		39.5	44.5	34.5		39.5	34.5	34.5	$14,307	$00	$14,307
Theodore Jamerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	3315 University Dr	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Theodore Jamerson Elementary School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(701) 221-1800	102	9	11.3	97.1%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	102 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Prairie Rose Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 Oahe Bend	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4280	136	9	14.3	19.9%	118 (86.8%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	85.7	9^th of 216 public elementary schools	95.8%		61.2	68^th of 217 public elementary schools	68.7%	59	59.0	59.0	59.0	59.0	74.5	49.5	69.5	59.0	69.0	69.0	$15,822	$598	$15,223
Rita Murphy Elementary School	Public	K-5	611 N 31st St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4190	367	25	14.5	33.2%	255 (69.5%)	12 (3.3%)	26 (7.1%)	4 (1.1%)	22 (6.0%)	9 (2.5%)	39 (10.6%)	27.2	177^th of 216 public elementary schools	18.1%		31.9	165^th of 217 public elementary schools	24.0%	12	34.0	34.0	44.0	34.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	30.5	34.0	34.0	$16,218	$1,841	$14,377
Jeannette Myhre Elementary School	Public	K-5	919 S 12th St	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4200	258	22	11.5	65.9%	112 (43.4%)	11 (4.3%)	49 (19.0%)	3 (1.2%)	41 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (16.3%)	21.1	190^th of 216 public elementary schools	12.0%		14.7	204^th of 217 public elementary schools	6.0%	14	29.5	39.0	34.0	34.0	19.5	19.5	24.0	18.0	39.0	39.0	$21,051	$3,472	$17,579
Dorothy Moses Elementary School	Public	K-5	1312 Columbia Dr	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4180	390	31	12.7	61.0%	163 (41.8%)	29 (7.4%)	43 (11.0%)	6 (1.5%)	62 (15.9%)	39 (10.0%)	48 (12.3%)	24.6	181^st of 216 public elementary schools	16.2%		34.9	156^th of 217 public elementary schools	28.1%	25	19.0	39.0	34.0	29.0	14.0	29.0	39.0	23.0	39.0	39.0	$16,184	$2,678	$13,506
Victor Solheim Elementary School	Public	K-5	325 Munich Dr	Bismarck	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4260	588	39	15.1	19.6%	473 (80.4%)	12 (2.0%)	28 (4.8%)	4 (0.7%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.6%)	65.8	56^th of 216 public elementary schools	74.1%		73.6	37^th of 217 public elementary schools	82.9%	19	64.0	54.0	64.0	61.0	49.0	34.0	49.0	44.0	44.0	44.0	$12,878	$598	$12,279
Pioneer Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 Braman Ave	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4220	203	19	10.5	42.9%	129 (63.5%)	5 (2.5%)	18 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (8.9%)	6 (3.0%)	27 (13.3%)	22.4	187^th of 216 public elementary schools	13.4%		34	158^th of 217 public elementary schools	27.2%	29	29.5	24.0	39.0	24.0	29.5	29.0	29.5	28.0	34.0	34.0	$17,250	$2,334	$14,915
Robert Place Miller Elementary School	Public	K-5	1989 N 20th St	Bismarck	58501	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 323-4170	485	34	14.3	36.9%	313 (64.5%)	29 (6.0%)	38 (7.8%)	22 (4.5%)	37 (7.6%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.9%)	27.7	175^th of 216 public elementary schools	19.0%		41.5	138^th of 217 public elementary schools	36.4%	37	29.0	44.0	44.0	36.0	24.0	29.0	34.0	28.0	29.0	29.0	$14,944	$1,812	$13,132

IMPORTANT NOTE: North Dakota does not publish exact assessment percentages; instead, results are reported as ranges (e.g., 20-29%) to protect student privacy in smaller groups. The proficiency rates displayed on SchoolDigger are calculated using midpoint imputation—the center value of each reported range. Actual values may differ by up to 5 percentage points from the figures shown.

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 162^nd of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 87% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Bismarck 1

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wachter Middle School
High : Bismarck High School

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

About North Dakota Assessment Data: To protect student privacy, the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction reports assessment results as percentage ranges rather than exact values. SchoolDigger calculates proficiency rates using midpoint imputation, which uses the center value of each reported range. For example, a reported range of 20-29% is represented as 24.5%. As a result, the proficiency rates shown may vary by approximately ±5 percentage points from actual values. This variance is most significant for individual grade/subject combinations and diminishes when data is aggregated across multiple grades or subjects.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.