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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 443 rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,560 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a K–5 school in Gahanna, Ohio, serving 730 students — the largest enrollment in its Gahanna-Jefferson City district peer group. It currently ranks 443rd of 1,560 Ohio elementary schools (72nd percentile, 4 stars), placing it in the top third of the state. The standout story is its trajectory: the school climbed from the 47th percentile and 2 stars in 2021–22 to the 72nd percentile and 4 stars in 2025–26, a 25-percentile-point gain in four years and the biggest improvement among its district peers at that level.

Academically, Lincoln outperforms the state on all seven tested measures and its district on five, including 5th-grade ELA at 89.6% proficient, compared with 70.4% statewide and 82.9% district-wide. That figure has risen 18.4 points over four years, with similar gains in 5th-grade math. The one soft spot is 4th-grade math, where 71.2% proficient runs about 5 points below the district. Chronic absenteeism is 9.0% — roughly half the district's 17.3% — and has stayed in a tight 8–10% band for five years.

Results for several student groups are unusually strong: the school's 72nd-percentile overall standing is outpaced by its African American students (91st percentile), Hispanic students (90th), English language learners (89th), and students in special education (86th) — each ranking near the top 10% of comparable groups statewide. Low-income students (65th percentile) are the group closest to a growth area, though improving quickly. Compared with nearby schools outside the district, Lincoln's ~75.9% average proficiency is about 21 points above Rose Hill Elementary School, 33 above Etna Road Elementary School, and 34 above Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School. Priorities visible in the data: 4th-grade math, low-income student outcomes, and managing a still-high 21.4 student–teacher ratio as enrollment and economic need grow.

730

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,250

Per pupil spending ?

37%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 Helmbright Dr
Gahanna, OH 43230-3161

(614) 478-5555

District: Gahanna-Jefferson City

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Gahanna South Middle School
High:	Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

46.8%

African American:

32.5%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (76% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the Ohio median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school76%

District avg74%

Ohio avg64%

443^rd of 1,560

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Gahanna-Jefferson City

223^rd of 773Gahanna-Jefferson City 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
2026	74.6	443 of 1560	71.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	393 of 1558	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	540 of 1577	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.4	743 of 1596	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	834 of 1588	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.0	767 of 1610	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	540 of 1676	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.4	632 of 1636	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.0	616 of 1651	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.9	633 of 1678	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.7	557 of 1684	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.8	627 of 1687	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.8	548 of 1701	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.6	265 of 1709	84.5%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	350 of 1686	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	71.5	509 of 1662	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.9	497 of 1610	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.8	872 of 1582	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	64.8	673 of 1609	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.0	619 of 1504	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	65.2	570 of 1501	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	62.4	628 of 1471	57.3%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	85.8	59 of 631	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	84.2	53 of 615	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.5	79 of 603	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.3	132 of 610	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	113 of 601	81.2%	★★★★☆
2021	69.3	102 of 533	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.4	42 of 605	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.3	60 of 598	90.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	511 of 824	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.7	675 of 765	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.3	258 of 956	73.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	36 of 318	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	55 of 281	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	89 of 258	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	97 of 239	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.9	108 of 213	49.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	71.1	456 of 1452	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.0	508 of 1452	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.6	591 of 1466	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	714 of 1483	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	822 of 1488	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	57.5	695 of 1467	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.6	314 of 1502	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	448 of 1518	70.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2021	47.0	154 of 219	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.2	69 of 759	90.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	86.1	30 of 315	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	67.5	46 of 234	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	20 of 216	90.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	65.0	510 of 1467	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	63.4	548 of 1473	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	690 of 1484	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	864 of 1447	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	914 of 1419	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.8	889 of 1404	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.7	605 of 1465	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.2	615 of 1465	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	77.0	337 of 1467	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	78.7	305 of 1466	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	448 of 1485	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.2	709 of 1498	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	810 of 1518	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.6	771 of 1499	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.1	652 of 1535	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	735 of 1536	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	24 of 218	89.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	128 of 914	86.0%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	112 of 935	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	160 of 900	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	363 of 856	57.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2026	82.3	138 of 1181	88.3%	★★★★☆
2025	80.4	181 of 1175	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	227 of 1190	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	69.2	394 of 1215	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.0	642 of 1242	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.9	535 of 1249	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.1	292 of 1271	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	441 of 1309	66.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)91st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile+19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)89th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)89th percentile+17 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)77th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)69th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)65th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)38th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2021)30th percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts81%+16 vs state

Science73%+10 vs state

Mathematics72%+9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Ohio State Tests Science (2026)	Ohio State Tests Mathematics (2026)				Ohio State Tests English Language Arts (2026)			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 (2025)	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	Ohio State Tests Science 5th 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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests English Language Arts 5th Grade	Total
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	261 Helmbright Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5555	730	34	21.4	37.0%	342 (46.8%)	237 (32.5%)	63 (8.6%)	22 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	62 (8.5%)	74.6	443^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	71.6%		76.8	393^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	74.8%	50	73.0	70.8	71.2	73.5		75.0	78.5	89.6	$11,250
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-5	136 Carpenter Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5560	437	24	18.2	24.5%	297 (68.0%)	67 (15.3%)	23 (5.3%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (9.2%)	76.3	401^st of 1560 public elementary schools	74.3%		80.9	279^th of 1558 public elementary schools	82.1%	122	68.2	68.8	82.7	71.6		76.3	90.7	85.2	$12,714
High Point Elementary School	Public	K-5	700 Venetian Way	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5545	555	29	18.8	22.7%	362 (65.2%)	80 (14.4%)	41 (7.4%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (9.5%)	82.8	222^nd of 1560 public elementary schools	85.8%		82.5	242^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	84.5%	20	74.6	72.9	87.4	71.8	100.0	90.6	87.0	83.5	$12,014
Blacklick Elementary School	Public	K-5	6540 Havens Corners Rd	Blacklick	43004	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 759-5100	692	33	20.9	25.1%	383 (55.3%)	168 (24.3%)	40 (5.8%)	57 (8.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	69.7	544^th of 1560 public elementary schools	65.1%		74.1	449^th of 1558 public elementary schools	71.2%	95	79.6	50.0	77.9	75.2		70.4	76.9	82.3	$10,948
Chapelfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	280 Chapelfield Rd	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(614) 478-5575	409	29	14.1	46.2%	233 (57.0%)	86 (21.0%)	21 (5.1%)	25 (6.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (10.5%)	73.7	463^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	70.3%		69.5	540^th of 1558 public elementary schools	65.3%	77	74.0	65.0	79.7	78.1		80.0	79.7	73.6	$13,315
Goshen Lane Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Goshen Ln	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5580	464	26	17.8	51.9%	119 (25.6%)	212 (45.7%)	40 (8.6%)	47 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (9.5%)	55.5	803^rd of 1560 public elementary schools	48.5%		51.4	872^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	44.0%	69	61.1	62.5	67.2	60.0		55.4	70.0	70.4	$11,613
Royal Manor Elementary School	Public	K-5	299 Empire Dr	Gahanna	43230	Franklin County	Gahanna-Jefferson City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 478-5585	423	26	16.5	48.9%	203 (48.0%)	101 (23.9%)	35 (8.3%)	16 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (15.1%)	65.2	631^st of 1560 public elementary schools	59.6%		55.9	804^th of 1558 public elementary schools	48.4%	173	62.9	74.3	66.2	58.1		74.3	62.7	88.7	$13,947
Olde Orchard Alt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 McNaughten Rd	Columbus	43213	Franklin County	Columbus City Schools District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 365-5388	521	26	20.0		39 (7.5%)	296 (56.8%)	114 (21.9%)	35 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	22.3	1229^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.2%		32.8	1094^th of 1558 public elementary schools	29.8%	135	44.9	26.4	38.4	30.4		43.5	46.6	60.9	$13,732
Kae Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	4738 Kae Ave	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5600	650	37	17.5		106 (16.3%)	279 (42.9%)	187 (28.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (11.5%)								(n/a)									$9,641
Etna Road Elementary School	Public	2-5	4531 Etna Rd	Whitehall	43213	Franklin County	Whitehall City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(614) 417-5400	505	28	18.0		69 (13.7%)	198 (39.2%)	184 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (10.3%)	23.6	1218^th of 1560 public elementary schools	21.9%		24.5	1191^st of 1558 public elementary schools	23.6%	27	44.0	32.4	54.2	33.0		34.0	42.4	60.4	$11,345

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 443^rd of 1560 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 730 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Gahanna-Jefferson City

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Gahanna South Middle School
High : Lincoln High School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 47% White, 32% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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