Lincoln Charter School

Lincoln Charter School is the sole public charter elementary school located in York, Pennsylvania. Based on the available data, this school is performing significantly below the state average across a range of key metrics, suggesting systemic challenges that need to be addressed.

Lincoln Charter School is ranked 1417 out of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state. The school's test scores are consistently lower than the state average, with only 6.9% of students proficient or better in PSSA/Math and 11.6% proficient or better in PSSA/English Language Arts, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school's dropout rate of 1.4% is higher than the state average.

The data also reveals that Lincoln Charter School has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 102.13% for the 2023-2024 school year, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $2,836, which is significantly lower than the state average. However, the school does have a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16:1 for the 2023-2024 school year, which could be an advantage but does not appear to be translating into improved academic outcomes.