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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 477 th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

477^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,558 Ohio Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Ohio elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 226 students in grades K-4 in Wadsworth, Ohio. It is part of the Wadsworth City School District, which is ranked 126 out of 828 school districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Lincoln Elementary has shown strong academic performance, with 3rd and 4th grade students consistently outperforming the Wadsworth City and Ohio state averages in both math and English language arts. For example, in 2024-2025, 80% of 3rd graders and 81.8% of 4th graders were proficient or better in math, compared to 76.6% and 85.9% for Wadsworth City, and 64.4% and 69.1% for the state. The school also ranks highly for its work with gifted and talented students, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in this category in 2017-2018. However, Lincoln Elementary has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12% in 2023-2024 to 20.2% in 2024-2025.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Wadsworth City district, Lincoln Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of test scores and statewide rankings. However, schools like Overlook Elementary and Isham Memorial Elementary have consistently ranked higher (top 25% of Ohio elementary schools) in recent years. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 35.9% to 48.23% in recent years, compared to some of the other Wadsworth elementary schools.

195

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,327

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

280 N Lyman St
Wadsworth, OH 44281-1818

(330) 335-1460

District: Wadsworth City

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Intermediate School
	Wadsworth Middle School
High:	Wadsworth High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Two or more races:

4.1%

African American:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Ohio average (75% vs 64% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Ohio median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Wadsworth City's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg79%

Ohio avg64%

477^th of 1,558

Ohio public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Wadsworth City

126^th of 828Wadsworth 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
2025	72.7	477 of 1558	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	974 of 1577	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.4	898 of 1596	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.6	636 of 1588	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.7	288 of 1610	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.6	349 of 1676	79.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	261 of 1636	84.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.8	579 of 1651	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.1	773 of 1678	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.9	820 of 1684	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	73.9	478 of 1687	71.7%	★★★★☆
2013	78.3	280 of 1701	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.4	188 of 1709	89.0%	★★★★☆
2011	85.7	42 of 1686	97.5%	★★★★★
2010	80.3	213 of 1662	87.2%	★★★★☆
2009	79.1	232 of 1610	85.6%	★★★★☆
2008	71.5	475 of 1582	70.0%	★★★★☆
2007	82.8	125 of 1609	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	84.7	75 of 1504	95.0%	★★★★★
2005	86.8	70 of 1501	95.3%	★★★★★
2004	88.8	41 of 1471	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	642 of 1452	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	899 of 1466	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	786 of 1483	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.9	540 of 1488	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.0	487 of 1467	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.4	348 of 1502	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	333 of 1518	78.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2018	70.2	2 of 759	99.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	587 of 1473	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	923 of 1484	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.5	862 of 1447	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.1	597 of 1419	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.8	168 of 1404	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	91.0	36 of 1465	97.5%	★★★★★
2018	84.6	106 of 1465	92.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	285 of 1466	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	41.6	963 of 1485	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.8	913 of 1498	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	708 of 1518	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.5	83 of 1499	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.7	204 of 1535	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.9	197 of 1536	87.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2024	40.5	491 of 900	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	321 of 856	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Ohio percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	534 of 1175	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.0	982 of 1190	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	901 of 1215	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.4	680 of 1242	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.8	293 of 1249	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	310 of 1271	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	315 of 1309	75.9%	★★★★☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2018)100th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)56th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2024)45th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Ohio (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics81%+14 vs state

English Language Arts70%+8 vs state

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 4th Grade	Ohio State Tests Mathematics 5th 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-4	280 N Lyman St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1460	195	11	17.0	48.7%	178 (91.3%)	5 (2.6%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	72.7	477^th of 1558 public elementary schools	69.4%		45.2	974^th of 1577 public elementary schools	38.2%	497		80.0	81.8		73.3	66.7		$16,327
Isham Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-4	325 Sunset Blvd	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1440	342	20	17.4	43.0%	288 (84.2%)	7 (2.0%)	24 (7.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	79.6	322^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	79.3%		78.8	348^th of 1577 public elementary schools	77.9%	26		72.7	93.6		80.3	76.9		$14,027
Valley View Elementary School	Public	K-4	625 Orchard St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1430	319	23	13.8	33.9%	278 (87.1%)	3 (0.9%)	17 (5.3%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	77.6	372^nd of 1558 public elementary schools	76.1%		80.3	311^th of 1577 public elementary schools	80.3%	61		76.4	83.3		79.2	75.8		$12,781
Grizzly Academy	Public	K-5	524 Broad St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(330) 336-3571	28	4	6.5		23 (82.1%)	1 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (14.3%)								(n/a)								$18,121
Overlook Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	650 Broad St	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 335-1420	390	22	17.7	23.6%	346 (88.7%)	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	85.2	166^th of 1558 public elementary schools	89.3%		82.1	259^th of 1577 public elementary schools	83.6%	93		81.4	94.1		80.3	86.3		$11,482
Franklin Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 Takacs Dr	Wadsworth	44281	Medina County	Wadsworth City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 335-1470	245	15	16.3	26.1%	217 (88.6%)	4 (1.6%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.9%)	78.5	355^th of 1558 public elementary schools	77.2%		73.2	477^th of 1577 public elementary schools	69.8%	122		84.0	76.5		90.0	70.6		$13,545
Hazel Harvey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	165 Brooklyn Ave	Doylestown	44230	Wayne County	Chippewa Local	No	(n/a)	No	No	(330) 658-2522	312	16	19.5	33.0%	294 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$11,605
Norton Primary Elementary School	Public	PK-K	3163 Greenwich Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-5133	220	16	14.1		200 (90.9%)	2 (0.9%)	5 (2.3%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)								$10,860
Norton Elementary School	Public	1-4	3390 S Cleveland Massillon Rd	Norton	44203	Summit County	Norton City	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 825-3828	564	38	14.8		505 (89.5%)	7 (1.2%)	11 (2.0%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.7%)	80.8	283^rd of 1558 public elementary schools	81.8%		80.9	295^th of 1577 public elementary schools	81.3%	12		75.2	91.7		76.6	83.4		$9,808
Rittman Elementary School	Public	K-5	131 N Metzger Ave	Rittman	44270	Wayne County	Rittman Exempted Village	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(330) 927-7460	359	30	12.0	57.7%	326 (90.8%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.6%)	61.5	708^th of 1558 public elementary schools	54.6%		61.9	718^th of 1577 public elementary schools	54.5%	10	76.6	64.9	65.4	57.8	63.2	63.5	78.1	$13,094

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Wadsworth City

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 91% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 195 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 Intermediate School
Middle : Wadsworth Middle School
High : Wadsworth High School

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 477^th of 1558 Ohio elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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