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Lincoln Charter School

Q: Is Lincoln Charter School a good school?

Lincoln Charter School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Lincoln Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Lincoln Charter School.

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

Students at Lincoln Charter School are 64% Hispanic, 25% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Charter School is an elementary public charter school located in York, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 610 students. The school is part of the Lincoln Charter School District, which is ranked 593 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts significantly lower than the state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 6.9% and 11.6% of students were proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts, respectively. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Low Socioeconomic Status students, who rank in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. Additionally, Lincoln Charter School has experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 1.6% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby Indian Rock Elementary School, part of the York Suburban School District, consistently outperforms Lincoln Charter School in academic proficiency, with over 65% of students proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts. Other nearby schools, such as Lincolnway Elementary and Davis School, also significantly outperform Lincoln Charter School in academic achievement, despite serving similar high-poverty student populations. Despite the increase in per-student spending and fluctuations in student-teacher ratio, Lincoln Charter School's academic performance has not shown significant improvement over the past 10 years, indicating that additional factors may be at play.

653

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,650

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

559 W King Street
York, PA 17401-3706

(717) 699-1573

District: Lincoln Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.6%

African American:

25.4%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

1,417^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

865^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 5% (2023) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

593^rd of 606Lincoln Charter School among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1417 of 1511	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	1423 of 1526	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	1401 of 1534	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1407 of 1534	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.0	1369 of 1433	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.3	1422 of 1544	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	1365 of 1530	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	1429 of 1547	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.9	1357 of 1554	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.1	1315 of 1474	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.6	1382 of 1599	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	1446 of 1597	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	1433 of 1579	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.9	1346 of 1549	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	1315 of 1551	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.9	1323 of 1555	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.6	1403 of 1545	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	1202 of 1299	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.0	1189 of 1308	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	3.4	1222 of 1302	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	309 of 413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	281 of 437	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	289 of 437	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	982 of 1030	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	915 of 1084	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	1012 of 1043	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	128 of 207	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	161 of 200	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	129 of 196	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1364 of 1466	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	1389 of 1488	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	385 of 429	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	408 of 454	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	367 of 432	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1277 of 1369	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	1316 of 1432	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	1266 of 1414	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1392 of 1475	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1380 of 1495	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	865 of 873	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	818 of 891	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.1	850 of 893	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	361 of 393	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	400 of 408	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	381 of 421	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	605 of 643	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	597 of 672	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	634 of 660	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	137 of 145	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	148 of 150	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	128 of 143	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	832 of 835	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	771 of 860	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	345 of 348	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	337 of 362	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	335 of 362	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.0	834 of 843	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	803 of 877	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	825 of 874	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.1	822 of 839	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	830 of 870	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile+32 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)5th percentile~ school

Middle school

African American (2025)8th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)6th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

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

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-37 vs state

Math7%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	559 W King Street	York	17401	York County	Lincoln Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 699-1573	653	38	17.1	95.4%	21 (3.2%)	166 (25.4%)	415 (63.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.4%)	7.2	1417^th of 1511 public elementary schools	6.2%		6.7	1423^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.7%	6	10.5	8.6	18.8	2.8	0.0	0.0	6.9	12.1	13.0	17.5	14.1	4.6	7.4	11.6	$3,650	$3,650	$00
Ferguson School	Public	PK, KG-8	525 N Newberry St	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1344	627	47	13.4	100.8%	43 (6.9%)	300 (47.8%)	250 (39.9%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.5%)	5.4	1467^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.9%		5.1	1464^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.1%	3	10.2	7.7	8.3	2.0	3.6	1.9	5.6	10.2	7.8	17.1	11.5	12.7	17.3	12.6	$20,792	$2,643	$18,149
McKinley School	Public	PK, KG-8	600 Manor St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1312	578	42	13.8	97.9%	28 (4.8%)	268 (46.4%)	250 (43.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.2%)	18.1	1233^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	18.4%		10.3	1357^th of 1526 public elementary schools	11.1%	124	19.6	15.0	23.9	31.1	1.8	17.6	18.4	11.1	12.8	17.4	36.0	7.4	17.2	17.6	$20,598	$2,618	$17,980
Edgar Fahs Smith STEAM Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	701 Texas Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1240	388	37	10.5	104.1%	34 (8.8%)	168 (43.3%)	173 (44.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	27.9	1105^th of 1511 public elementary schools	26.9%		34.4	1073^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	29.7%	32	36.4	33.4	34.3	16.7	31.7	15.1	28.3	21.2	47.3	28.6	33.4	36.5	30.3	33.2	$22,912	$2,912	$20,000
Devers School	Public	PK, KG-8	801 Chanceford Ave	York	17404	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1210	686	44	15.7	101.0%	61 (8.9%)	267 (38.9%)	326 (47.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (4.2%)	11.8	1321^st of 1511 public elementary schools	12.6%		8.7	1382^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	9.4%	61	17.3	12.3	12.0	9.8	9.5	7.2	11.2	13.4	17.2	26.4	31.1	28.5	27.8	24.4	$21,529	$2,736	$18,792
Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-8	177 E Jackson St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1223	501	39	12.9	97.4%	19 (3.8%)	233 (46.5%)	228 (45.5%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	6.6	1430^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.4%		4.9	1471^st of 1526 public elementary schools	3.6%	41	9.5	13.6	10.0	5.9	0.0	6.7	7.8	11.9	6.8	13.7	20.0	12.5	11.1	12.5	$22,458	$2,854	$19,604
Hannah Penn	Public	PK, KG-8	415 E Boundary Ave	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1256	674	60	11.3	98.2%	35 (5.2%)	286 (42.4%)	329 (48.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.6%)	5.2	1473^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	2.5%		4.4	1485^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.7%	12	2.4	6.3	9.6	1.8	2.2	0.0	3.8	11.9	4.0	5.9	20.0	14.9	9.3	11.1	$21,886	$2,782	$19,105
Goode School	Public	PK, KG-8	251 N Broad St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1314	641	46	14.0	96.1%	52 (8.1%)	266 (41.5%)	297 (46.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.7%)	5.5	1465^th of 1511 public elementary schools	3.0%		7.4	1405^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.9%	60	14.5	18.0	6.1	2.3	2.1	0.0	7.1	9.1	14.0	4.6	9.5	12.5	4.9	8.7	$21,319	$2,710	$18,609
Indian Rock Elementary School	Public	3-5	1500 Indian Rock Dam Rd	York	17403	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 885-1250	314	23	13.5	37.3%	197 (62.7%)	20 (6.4%)	49 (15.6%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.4%)	85.3	192^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	87.3%		82.9	227^th of 1526 public elementary schools	85.1%	35	79.6	69.3	65.3				71.3	66.3	75.9	65.4				68.9	$14,178	$88	$14,089
Lincolnway Elementary School	Public	2-3	2625 West Philadelphia St	York	17404	York County	West York Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 792-3902	406	29	14.2	61.1%	203 (50.0%)	36 (8.9%)	104 (25.6%)	12 (3.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (12.1%)								(n/a)	39.9						39.9	29.5						29.5	$13,772	$826	$12,945

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Charter School?

Students at Lincoln Charter School are 64% Hispanic, 25% African American, 7% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Lincoln Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Lincoln Charter School.

What district is Lincoln Charter School in?

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Is Lincoln Charter School a good school?

Lincoln Charter School ranks in the bottom 6.2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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