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Lincoln Elementary School

Q: Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 43% African American, 21% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Hayward Middle School High : Springfield High School

Public Grades K-6

1530^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Ohio, serving 394 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which is ranked 700 out of 828 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating.

Lincoln Elementary consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Ohio, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1386 out of 1610 schools in 2020-2021 to 1530 out of 1558 schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 38.1% to 43.1% in recent years, which is much higher than the state and district averages.

When comparing Lincoln Elementary to other nearby schools in the Springfield City School District, such as Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School and Snyder Park Elementary School, it becomes evident that Lincoln Elementary is consistently one of the lowest-performing schools in the district. However, the school's performance on 5th-grade science assessments in 2022-2023 was higher than the district and state averages, suggesting that there may be pockets of success within the school.

395

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,256

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 Tibbetts Ave
Springfield, OH 45505-3851

(937) 505-4260

District: Springfield City School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Hayward Middle School
High:	Springfield High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.5%

White:

21.3%

Hispanic:

21.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Ohio average (14% vs 61% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Science scores 49 pts below the Ohio average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg30%

Ohio avg61%

1,530^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Springfield City School District

700^th of 828Springfield City School District among Ohio 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	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.5	1530 of 1558	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	1536 of 1577	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	1480 of 1596	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	1440 of 1588	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.9	1386 of 1610	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.1	1559 of 1676	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	1498 of 1636	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.1	1510 of 1651	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.4	1561 of 1678	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.2	1594 of 1684	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	1608 of 1687	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	4.3	1631 of 1701	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.3	1648 of 1709	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.5	1630 of 1686	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	1622 of 1662	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.7	1533 of 1610	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	1495 of 1582	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.9	1528 of 1609	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	5.4	1427 of 1504	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.3	1486 of 1501	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.4	1464 of 1471	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	548 of 615	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	503 of 603	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	572 of 610	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	520 of 601	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	464 of 533	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	480 of 605	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	423 of 598	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2019	22.8	798 of 956	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	886 of 1021	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	2.1	1445 of 1452	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.3	1432 of 1466	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	1402 of 1483	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	1360 of 1488	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.6	1329 of 1467	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	1425 of 1502	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	1419 of 1518	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	5.2	256 of 259	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.1	1455 of 1473	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1452 of 1484	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	1338 of 1447	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	1293 of 1419	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1233 of 1404	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1369 of 1465	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1348 of 1465	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	1433 of 1466	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.2	1452 of 1485	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	1352 of 1498	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.9	1440 of 1518	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	1366 of 1499	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.7	1439 of 1535	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1443 of 1536	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	3.5	161 of 162	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	162 of 166	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	846 of 900	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	0.5	1169 of 1175	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.2	1160 of 1190	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.6	1145 of 1215	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	1208 of 1242	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.5	1196 of 1249	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.1	1259 of 1271	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1297 of 1309	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2019)17th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)1st percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts16%-46 vs state

Science14%-49 vs state

Mathematics12%-48 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Daily fights after school and no staff around. As soon as kids walk out of school they are fighting and cussing on school grounds.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Ohio State Tests Science (2025)		Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2025)						Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Science 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 8th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 6th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 7th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 8th Grade	Total
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	1500 Tibbetts Ave	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4260	395	27	14.6		84 (21.3%)	168 (42.5%)	83 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (14.9%)	3.5	1530^th of 1558 public elementary schools	1.8%		3.8	1536^th of 1577 public elementary schools	2.6%	6	14.0		13.5	23.7	7.0	4.9			13.5	18.4	23.3	7.3			$13,256
Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1615 Selma Rd	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 323-6250	158	22	7.1		45 (28.5%)	56 (35.4%)	24 (15.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (20.3%)	25.1	1180^th of 1558 public elementary schools	24.3%		28.7	1154^th of 1577 public elementary schools	26.8%	26	27.8	36.4	21.4	50.0	27.8	26.7	41.7	45.5	20.0	72.2	66.7	21.4	30.8	18.2	$11,253
Kenwood Elementary	Public	K-6	1421 Nagley St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4220	413	26	15.8		156 (37.8%)	124 (30.0%)	56 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	74 (17.9%)	11.7	1374^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.8%		7.5	1458^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.5%	84	22.9		34.0	17.1	11.4	17.0			46.3	19.5	45.7	25.5			$12,724
Perrin Woods Elementary School	Public	K-6	431 W John St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4310	383	25	15.3		55 (14.4%)	218 (56.9%)	49 (12.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	55 (14.4%)	8.3	1437^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.8%		7.8	1454^th of 1577 public elementary schools	7.8%	17	7.1		32.6	28.2	4.8	9.6			34.9	35.9	28.6	23.1			$12,855
Springfield Sports Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	501 S Wittenberg Ave	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield Sports Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(937) 660-3172	110	6	18.0		22 (20.0%)	74 (67.3%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.0%)								(n/a)															$10,040
Fulton Elementary School	Public	K-6	631 S Yellow Springs St	Springfield	45506	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4150	444	29	15.3		91 (20.5%)	235 (52.9%)	79 (17.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (8.1%)	7.8	1446^th of 1558 public elementary schools	7.2%		9.4	1416^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.2%	30	7.5		24.3	22.7	9.3	26.2			24.3	27.3	31.5	23.8			$12,625
Mann Elementary School	Public	K-6	521 Mount Joy St	Springfield	45505	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4280	438	28	15.6		189 (43.2%)	91 (20.8%)	87 (19.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (16.0%)	9.6	1417^th of 1558 public elementary schools	9.1%		23.2	1223^rd of 1577 public elementary schools	22.4%	194	21.4		31.6	22.6	5.4	19.6			26.3	28.3	30.4	34.8			$12,925
Lagonda Elementary School	Public	K-6	800 E McCreight Ave	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4240	362	23	15.7		145 (40.1%)	126 (34.8%)	30 (8.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.0%)	26.6	1157^th of 1558 public elementary schools	25.7%		16.1	1309^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.0%	152	31.5		55.6	55.3	13.0	32.6			43.5	47.4	44.4	45.7			$15,264
Warder Park-Wayne Elementary School	Public	K-6	2820 Hillside Ave	Springfield	45503	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4450	425	28	15.1		263 (61.9%)	76 (17.9%)	30 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (12.5%)	11.7	1377^th of 1558 public elementary schools	11.6%		9.7	1406^th of 1577 public elementary schools	10.8%	29	19.5		34.5	34.0	17.1	25.8			28.6	31.9	43.9	21.0			$13,631
Snyder Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	1600 Maiden Ln	Springfield	45504	Clark County	Springfield City School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(937) 505-4430	373	27	13.8		154 (41.3%)	131 (35.1%)	43 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (12.1%)	18.4	1280^th of 1558 public elementary schools	17.8%		16.5	1305^th of 1577 public elementary schools	17.2%	25	18.2		40.5	42.4	14.5	39.5			42.9	30.3	38.2	40.9			$13,950

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 43% African American, 21% White, 21% Hispanic, 15% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 395 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 : Hayward Middle School
High : Springfield High School

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Springfield City School District

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 1.8% of Ohio elementary schools.

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