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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1234^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Erie, Pennsylvania, serving 337 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Erie City School District, which is ranked 545 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Lincoln Elementary has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools over the past 10 years, also earning a 1-star rating.

Academically, Lincoln Elementary significantly underperforms the state and district averages in PSSA Math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 29% of students were proficient in Math compared to the state average of 41.7%, and just 22.7% were proficient in ELA compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for White students, ranking in the bottom 5% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in both subjects. However, the school performs relatively better for African American students, ranking in the top 50% of the state.

Despite a significant increase in per-student spending at Lincoln Elementary, from $7,743 in 2019-2020 to $19,535 in 2022-2023, the school's academic performance has not shown any meaningful improvement. This suggests that simply increasing funding may not be enough to address the underlying challenges facing the school. In comparison, nearby Chestnut Hill Elementary School, which is part of the Millcreek Township School District, significantly outperforms Lincoln Elementary and the Erie City School District as a whole, with over 65% of students proficient in Math and ELA.

347

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$3,735

Per pupil spending ?

97.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

831 E 31st St
Erie, PA 16504-1263

(814) 874-6685

District: Erie City School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

African American:

27.4%

Two or more races:

20.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Erie City School District

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg15%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,234^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the Erie City School District

545^th of 606Erie City School District 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1234 of 1511	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1261 of 1526	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1281 of 1534	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	1311 of 1534	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.7	1209 of 1433	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.4	1156 of 1544	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1203 of 1530	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.5	1352 of 1547	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	15.2	1306 of 1554	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	1286 of 1474	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.0	1276 of 1467	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.9	1327 of 1519	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	10.8	1445 of 1599	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.6	1460 of 1597	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.2	1459 of 1579	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	44.9	1073 of 1549	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.1	895 of 1551	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	59.3	759 of 1555	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	45.9	1043 of 1545	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.4	935 of 1299	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	72.9	386 of 1308	70.5%	★★★★☆
2003	79.0	275 of 1302	78.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.0	226 of 413	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.0	161 of 437	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.8	209 of 437	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	854 of 1030	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	868 of 1084	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	897 of 1043	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1214 of 1466	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1142 of 1488	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1036 of 1369	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1139 of 1432	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1133 of 1414	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1186 of 1475	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1301 of 1495	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	73 of 100	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	107 of 128	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	102 of 117	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	1163 of 1201	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1196 of 1229	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	1195 of 1236	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)45th percentile+27 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)27th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math29%-13 vs state

English Language Arts23%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Lincoln Elementary School

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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 Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	831 E 31st St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6685	347	35	10.0	97.1%	137 (39.5%)	95 (27.4%)	14 (4.0%)	29 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (20.5%)	18	1234^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.3%		16.8	1261^st of 1526 public elementary schools	17.4%	27	36.7	33.3	19.3				29.0	20.4	29.2	19.3				22.7	$3,735	$2,765	$970
McKinley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	933 E 22nd St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6870	504	41	12.2	101.4%	117 (23.2%)	221 (43.8%)	41 (8.1%)	33 (6.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (17.3%)	3.9	1496^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.0%		4.3	1487^th of 1526 public elementary schools	2.6%	9	12.2	4.9	4.5				7.4	9.9	8.2	6.0				8.0	$3,599	$2,664	$935
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 East 38th St	Erie	16504	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6650	447	38	11.9	98.0%	165 (36.9%)	148 (33.1%)	25 (5.6%)	20 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	88 (19.7%)	5.1	1478^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.2%		6.8	1421^st of 1526 public elementary schools	6.9%	57	19.0	5.6	9.8				11.6	13.8	7.4	3.3				8.1	$3,641	$2,695	$946
JoAnna Connell School	Public	PK, KG-5	1820 E 38th St	Erie	16510	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6785	556	46	12.2	97.1%	207 (37.2%)	133 (23.9%)	26 (4.7%)	60 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	129 (23.2%)	17.7	1239^th of 1511 public elementary schools	18.0%		21.2	1198^th of 1526 public elementary schools	21.5%	41	41.6	28.6	18.3				29.3	22.1	28.6	15.8				22.0	$3,676	$2,721	$955
Pfeiffer-Burleigh School	Public	PK, KG-5	235 E 11th St	Erie	16503	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6750	690	50	13.8	88.7%	155 (22.5%)	280 (40.6%)	54 (7.8%)	44 (6.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	155 (22.5%)	5.2	1476^th of 1511 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.3	1431^st of 1526 public elementary schools	6.2%	45	16.7	13.1	4.6				11.2	14.3	11.8	3.4				9.6	$3,625	$2,684	$942
Belle Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5300 Henderson Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Millcreek Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 835-5600	626	46	13.7	54.0%	390 (62.3%)	35 (5.6%)	36 (5.8%)	117 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (7.3%)	69.6	474^th of 1511 public elementary schools	68.6%		77.1	348^th of 1526 public elementary schools	77.2%	126	63.8	73.8	55.7				64.5	46.7	61.9	55.7				54.2	$16,916	$1,216	$15,700
Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1446 East Lake Rd	Erie	16507	Erie County	Robert Benjamin Wiley Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(814) 461-9600	550	39	14.1	94.4%	62 (11.3%)	277 (50.4%)	115 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	96 (17.5%)	14.9	1274^th of 1511 public elementary schools	15.7%		12.7	1319^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.6%	45	33.3	18.9	25.4	2.9	1.8	3.3	14.5	31.4	24.5	20.6	15.7	26.4	36.1	25.7	$8,622	$1,462	$7,160
Diehl School	Public	PK, KG-5	2327 Fairmont Pkwy	Erie	16510	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6585	441	35	12.6	99.3%	147 (33.3%)	137 (31.1%)	32 (7.3%)	26 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	98 (22.2%)	6.1	1452^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	3.9%		6.8	1422^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	6.8%	30	11.1	18.5	12.3				13.9	8.3	9.2	10.8				9.4	$3,629	$2,686	$943
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1921 E Lake Rd	Erie	16511	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6470	427	35	12.3	100.2%	113 (26.5%)	157 (36.8%)	35 (8.2%)	23 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (23.2%)	3.8	1501^st of 1511 public elementary schools	0.7%		4.7	1477^th of 1526 public elementary schools	3.2%	24	10.6	15.9	2.4				10.0	6.1	6.7	2.4				5.3	$3,595	$2,661	$934
Perry Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	955 W 29th St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(814) 874-6485	466	38	12.2	102.8%	161 (34.5%)	134 (28.8%)	32 (6.9%)	11 (2.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	124 (26.6%)	6.3	1445^th of 1511 public elementary schools	4.4%		7.1	1416^th of 1526 public elementary schools	7.2%	29	15.3	6.0	10.0				10.5	12.5	13.4	15.5				13.8	$3,645	$2,698	$947

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 18.3% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Erie City School District

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Woodrow Wilson Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 39% White, 27% African American, 20% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 4% Hispanic.

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