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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Schenectady City School District in Schenectady, New York. With 310 students, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 5-10% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School struggles significantly across key metrics. Its students perform well below the district and state averages on the New York State Assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, only 16.67% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA compared to 54.15% statewide, and only 13.51% of 5th graders were proficient or better in Math compared to 54.16% statewide. The school also ranks very low for most student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and economically disadvantaged students. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary has extremely high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.87% to 77.59% over the past few years.

When comparing Lincoln Elementary to other nearby schools in the Schenectady City School District, such as Jessie T Zoller Elementary School and Paige Elementary School, it consistently performs worse on test scores and other metrics. Despite relatively high per-student spending, Lincoln Elementary's performance has remained stagnant or even declined over the past decade, suggesting deep-rooted challenges that the school has been unable to address effectively.

306

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,086

Per pupil spending ?

83.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2 Robinson St
Schenectady, NY 12304-1333

(518) 881-3780

District: Schenectady City School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Park Middle School
High:	Schenectady High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

25.2%

African American:

24.2%

Asian:

24.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (20% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Math scores 39 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg29%

New York avg55%

2,381^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Schenectady City School District

841^st of 874Schenectady City School District among New York 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	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	2381 of 2445	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	2376 of 2445	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.8	2433 of 2439	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	2428 of 2434	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.0	2130 of 2201	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	2368 of 2413	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	2383 of 2395	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.8	2352 of 2386	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.8	2238 of 2366	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.2	2235 of 2352	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	14.0	2119 of 2345	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.2	2038 of 2325	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	2017 of 2320	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	6.1	2211 of 2286	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	2108 of 2263	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.1	1986 of 2257	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.7	1888 of 2227	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	8.4	2089 of 2219	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.9	1934 of 2206	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	852 of 928	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	873 of 927	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	834 of 857	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	923 of 936	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	312 of 427	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	821 of 891	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	934 of 948	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	667 of 696	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	643 of 662	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	603 of 605	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.2	671 of 671	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	522 of 548	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.7	595 of 601	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	1111 of 1117	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	936 of 938	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	2347 of 2409	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2306 of 2413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.2	2400 of 2403	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	2384 of 2401	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.1	1888 of 1955	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	2315 of 2357	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.9	2326 of 2338	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1520 of 1569	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1479 of 1531	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.3	1427 of 1429	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1477 of 1503	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	1296 of 1315	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	1370 of 1392	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	12.3	747 of 766	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	2029 of 2098	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1983 of 2078	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	2036 of 2041	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	2084 of 2099	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2015 of 2032	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	2336 of 2407	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.8	2386 of 2411	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2367 of 2400	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	2395 of 2400	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1921 of 1961	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	2278 of 2358	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.8	2330 of 2340	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	256 of 287	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2093 of 2134	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2080 of 2110	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1887 of 2031	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	8.2	1293 of 1338	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.4	1403 of 1408	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2025)11th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

Asian (2025)4th percentile~ school

White (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts23%-32 vs state

Math19%-39 vs state

Science16%-29 vs state

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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	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Robinson St	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3780	306	29	10.5	83.7%	32 (10.5%)	74 (24.2%)	77 (25.2%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	41 (13.4%)	6	2381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%		7.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	5	16.7	32.6	21.6	16.7	25.6	13.5	15.8	98.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	99.4	$35,086	$5,192	$29,894
William C Keane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1252 Albany Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 388-3818	279	32	8.8	79.6%	21 (7.5%)	52 (18.6%)	63 (22.6%)	100 (35.8%)	5 (1.8%)	5 (1.8%)	33 (11.8%)	9.3	2310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%		8.3	2360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.5%	50	27.5	20.6	25.0	25.6	26.5	12.5	31.3	98.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.7	98.7	$36,464	$5,604	$30,860
Dr Martin Luther King School Junior Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	918 Stanley St	Schenectady	12307	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3680	424	38	11.2	84.9%	28 (6.6%)	109 (25.7%)	103 (24.3%)	122 (28.8%)	9 (2.1%)	11 (2.6%)	42 (9.9%)	14.5	2206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.8%		12.7	2273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%	67	31.2	37.9	48.1	27.4	29.3	21.2	19.2	98.3	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	98.3	$32,114	$4,865	$27,249
Pleasant Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1097 Forest Rd	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 377-0201	351	37	9.5	86.0%	37 (10.5%)	82 (23.4%)	94 (26.8%)	97 (27.6%)	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	31 (8.8%)	8.3	2332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.6%		7.4	2377^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%	45	22.5	23.0	23.9	36.6	34.4	19.7	15.1	98.6	99.5	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.1	99.3	99.1	$32,465	$5,015	$27,450
Paige Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	104 Elliott Ave	Schenectady	12304	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 881-3520	468	39	11.9	74.4%	87 (18.6%)	80 (17.1%)	97 (20.7%)	138 (29.5%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	58 (12.4%)	16.8	2155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%		18.9	2096^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%	59	26.0	50.0	41.1	29.7	36.1	16.2	28.4	98.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.3	100.0	98.9	$30,250	$4,099	$26,150
Howe Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1065 Baker Ave	Schenectady	12308	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 370-8295	390	34	11.5	79.0%	85 (21.8%)	83 (21.3%)	86 (22.1%)	65 (16.7%)	6 (1.5%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.9%)	16.2	2165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%		17.2	2143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%	22	28.3	38.8	41.2	31.7	37.5	31.4	25.0	99.3	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.5	100.0	$32,213	$3,882	$28,331
Hamilton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1091 Webster St	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Schenectady City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 836-0995	440	41	10.8	85.0%	59 (13.4%)	111 (25.2%)	138 (31.4%)	76 (17.3%)	7 (1.6%)	4 (0.9%)	45 (10.2%)	4.7	2408^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.5%		4.5	2428^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.7%	20	14.7	19.7	25.9	11.8	19.7	13.6	18.5	99.3	99.5	99.3	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.3	99.3	$29,885	$4,647	$25,238
Destine Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-3	530 Franklin St-3rd Fl	Schenectady	12305	Schenectady County	Destine Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(518) 394-1643	213	12	17.7	70.4%	6 (2.8%)	167 (78.4%)	25 (11.7%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	10 (4.7%)								(n/a)	37.2			52.4												$16,763	$1,672	$15,091
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Herman L Bradt Elementary School	Public	K-2	2719 Hamburg St	Schenectady	12303	Schenectady County	Rotterdam-Mohonasen Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 356-8400	602	46	13.0	38.2%	465 (77.2%)	22 (3.7%)	49 (8.1%)	14 (2.3%)	7 (1.2%)	7 (1.2%)	38 (6.3%)								(n/a)								96.5	97.5	97.8	97.8	98.0	97.5	99.7	97.8	$22,261	$1,052	$21,209

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 25% Hispanic, 24% African American, 24% Asian, 13% Two or more races, 10% White, 2% American Indian.

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 306 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Central Park Middle School
High : Schenectady High School

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Schenectady City School District

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