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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 153 rd of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

153^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 216 North Dakota Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of North Dakota elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Fargo, North Dakota, serving 322 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Fargo 1 School District, which is ranked 104 out of 134 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher spending per student compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary consistently underperforms academically. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34% of Lincoln students were proficient or better in math, compared to 41% for the Fargo 1 district and the state. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 20% to 27% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 52.17% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, compared to the district average of 25-75%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary, Educational Clapp Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary, also struggle academically, with similar or lower test scores and chronic absenteeism rates compared to Lincoln Elementary. This suggests that the challenges faced by Lincoln Elementary may be systemic within the Fargo 1 School District. Despite the higher spending per student at Lincoln Elementary, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages, raising questions about the effective allocation and utilization of resources to support student learning.

330

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,129

Per pupil spending ?

58.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2120 9th St S
Fargo, ND 58103

(701) 446-4900

District: Fargo 1

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Carl Ben Eielson Middle School
High:	South High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

African American:

18.8%

Hispanic:

16.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 27th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (27% vs 20% North Dakota)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg38%

North Dakota avg40%

153^rd of 216

North Dakota public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Fargo 1

104^th of 134Fargo 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	35.3	153 of 216	29.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	200 of 217	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	197 of 215	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	176 of 217	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	168 of 207	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	31.5	166 of 203	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	166 of 203	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	170 of 202	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	38.2	148 of 199	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	38.2	141 of 194	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.5	121 of 181	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.0	155 of 217	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	46.3	149 of 217	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	54.9	101 of 195	48.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	5 of 18	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	39.3	8 of 13	38.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.9	9 of 12	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	64.7	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆
2020	20.4	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	8 of 10	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	8 of 8	0.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	56.4	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	4 of 17	76.5%	★★★★☆
2021	43.1	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.3	10 of 10	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	59.5	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	100 of 143	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.2	126 of 138	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	128 of 137	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.5	96 of 141	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	96 of 132	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	28.0	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	106 of 132	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	117 of 130	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.6	104 of 128	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	36.3	93 of 123	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.2	86 of 109	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	84 of 101	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	90 of 93	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	81 of 88	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	60 of 64	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	34.1	52 of 64	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	22.5	82 of 88	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	82 of 88	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	73 of 87	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.1	70 of 81	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.2	64 of 74	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	41.0	43 of 65	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	68 of 143	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	23.8	124 of 138	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.7	128 of 137	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	122 of 141	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	121 of 132	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2020	30.2	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	112 of 132	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	88 of 130	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.4	79 of 128	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.7	81 of 123	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	41.1	77 of 109	29.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Dakota percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	21 of 83	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	44.0	49 of 79	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	58 of 71	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.5	31 of 75	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.2	46 of 62	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2020	54.2	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	34 of 66	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.3	31 of 54	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	56.2	27 of 53	49.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.6	27 of 51	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	51.9	25 of 40	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)76th percentile+47 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+46 vs school

African American (2025)72nd percentile+43 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs North Dakota (2024-2025) ?

Reading39%~ state avg

Math34%-7 vs state

Science34%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Lincoln Elementary School

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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 8th Grade	A-Plus Math All Grades	A-Plus Reading 3rd Grade	A-Plus Reading 4th Grade	A-Plus Reading 5th Grade	A-Plus Reading 8th Grade	A-Plus Reading All Grades	A-Plus Science 4th Grade	A-Plus Science 8th 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	2120 9th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4900	330	36	9.1	58.8%	150 (45.5%)	62 (18.8%)	53 (16.1%)	17 (5.2%)	18 (5.5%)	6 (1.8%)	24 (7.3%)	35.3	153^rd of 216 public elementary schools	29.2%		20.8	200^th of 217 public elementary schools	7.8%	47	29.0	39.0	39.0		34.0	39.0	34.0	44.0		39.0	34.0		34.0	$20,129	$2,365	$17,764
Lewis And Clark Elementary School	Public	K-5	1729 16th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4800	439	42	10.4	50.6%	243 (55.4%)	87 (19.8%)	45 (10.3%)	4 (0.9%)	21 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (8.7%)	33.9	159^th of 216 public elementary schools	26.4%		39.5	142^nd of 217 public elementary schools	34.6%	17	14.0	34.0	54.0		32.0	24.0	29.0	54.0		34.0	34.0		34.0	$18,489	$2,423	$16,066
Explorer Academy	Public	K-8	1780 17th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4100	34	24	1.4	100.0%	14 (41.2%)	7 (20.6%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (20.6%)								(n/a)					20.0					20.0				$116,588	$6,929	$109,659
Clara Barton Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	K-5	1417 6th St S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4400	312	25	12.4	22.4%	261 (83.7%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	60.9	69^th of 216 public elementary schools	68.1%		74.6	33^rd of 217 public elementary schools	84.8%	36	49.0	44.0	54.0		49.0	54.0	39.0	59.0		54.0	39.0		39.0	$18,035	$453	$17,582
Eagles Elementary School	Public	K-5	3502 University Dr	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-3900	292	31	9.4	39.4%	173 (59.2%)	48 (16.4%)	28 (9.6%)	10 (3.4%)	13 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.8%)	38.1	144^th of 216 public elementary schools	33.3%		38.5	144^th of 217 public elementary schools	33.6%		44.0	39.0	59.0		44.0	34.0	24.0	39.0		30.5	29.0		29.0	$20,226	$1,332	$18,894
Fargo K-8 Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	700 7th Street South	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	No	(701) 446-1000	22	1	15.7		13 (59.1%)	1 (4.5%)	6 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				20.0	20.0				34.5	44.5		20.0	20.0	$10,985	$485	$10,500
Educational Clapp Elementary School	Public	K-5	3131 S 28th St	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-2900	444	48	9.2	57.7%	188 (42.3%)	158 (35.6%)	34 (7.7%)	22 (5.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.3%)	37.6	146^th of 216 public elementary schools	32.4%		26.1	186^th of 217 public elementary schools	14.3%	40	44.0	49.0	39.0		44.0	34.0	34.0	34.0		35.5	34.0		34.0	$18,726	$2,500	$16,226
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 4th Ave S	Fargo	58103	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4700	270	33	8.1	81.5%	96 (35.6%)	60 (22.2%)	53 (19.6%)	26 (9.6%)	19 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.9%)	16.8	202^nd of 216 public elementary schools	6.5%		4.2	217^th of 217 public elementary schools	0.0%	15	29.0	14.0	24.0		19.0	39.5	29.5	19.0		25.5	24.0		24.0	$23,648	$3,295	$20,353
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	4201 25th St S	Fargo	58104	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 446-4300	639	42	15.2	32.1%	380 (59.5%)	130 (20.3%)	38 (5.9%)	54 (8.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (5.0%)	20.8	192^nd of 216 public elementary schools	11.1%		22.8	193^rd of 217 public elementary schools	11.1%	1	44.0	29.0	24.0		35.0	34.0	24.0	18.0		28.0	29.0		29.0	$13,803	$655	$13,149
Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	K-5	1025 3rd St N	Fargo	58102	Cass County	Fargo 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(701) 446-4600	344	34	10.2	48.5%	190 (55.2%)	41 (11.9%)	43 (12.5%)	14 (4.1%)	32 (9.3%)	4 (1.2%)	20 (5.8%)	39.4	142^nd of 216 public elementary schools	34.3%		22.2	195^th of 217 public elementary schools	10.1%	53	29.0	39.0	54.0		44.0	39.0	24.0	54.0		40.5	29.0		29.0	$17,733	$2,323	$15,410

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 153^rd of 216 North Dakota elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Carl Ben Eielson Middle School
High : South High School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 45% White, 19% African American, 16% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% American Indian, 5% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Fargo 1

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 330 students attended Lincoln Elementary 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.