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Enrollment
902
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 480
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TALLADEGA COUNTY·NCES 010318001805
Lincoln Elementary School
79001 Al Hwy 77, Lincoln, AL 35096 · (256) 315-5265 · Talladega County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL902 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Alabama public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Alabama public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
456 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 70 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 148 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (141) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ACAP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
AL avg 52.7%
Math
29.8%
AL avg 31.8%
What this means: On the ACAP, Alabama's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Alabama schools, those numbers are about 53 and 32.
Source: ACAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on AL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Alabama schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Alabama's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 902 | 50.6% | 45.2% |
| Andalusia Elementary School Andalusia | 1,082 | 54.3% | 65.8% |
| Forest Hills School Florence | 906 | 46.6% | 65.5% |
| Saraland Elementary School Saraland | 1,034 | 50.6% | 79.8% |
| Hazel Green Elementary School Hazel Green | 963 | 49.4% | 56.1% |
| East Smiths Station Elementary School Smiths Station | 785 | 48.2% | 60.2% |
Matched among Alabama elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Alabama | In Talladega County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #364 of 626 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #412 of 626 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #325 of 626 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 902 | #32 of 709 | #1 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #502 of 655 | #4 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #261 of 658 | #5 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #477 of 696 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #89 of 262 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
902
+188 (+26%) vs 2020
+134% since 1990-91, when it was 385
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
was 16.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 902 | 49 | 18.4:1 | 51% (456) |
| 2023-24 | 899 | 46 | 19.5:1 | 63% (563) |
| 2022-23 | 853 | 44.8 | 19.1:1 | 62% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 714 | 44 | 16.2:1 | 62% (440) |
| 2017-18 | 779 | 48 | 16.2:1 | 62% (483) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 50 | 16.2:1 | 67% (543) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 46 | 14.4:1 | 67% (444) |
| 2000-01 | 484 | 31 | 15.6:1 | 65% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 385 | 19 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (779 to 902); teachers up 2% (48 to 49).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a large elementary school that serves part of Lincoln, Alabama. The school has 902 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 480 students for elementary schools in Alabama.
Talladega County includes 17 schools. Together they enroll 7,321 students.
At Lincoln Elementary School, 61% of students are White. The remaining students are 29% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Talladega County at about 62% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
On staff are 49 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Alabama is 17.0:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 51% of students at Lincoln Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Talladega County is 62%.
Lincoln Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of Alabama public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lincoln Elementary School would score about 47.2%. It scores 45.2%, 2.0 points below that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Talladega County show that the median household earns about $57,776 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 16% of residents are in poverty. Across Talladega County, 33 public schools serve about 10,973 students.
Lincoln Elementary School's nearest public school is Lincoln High School (about 0.2 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lincoln Elementary School is 5th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 902, up from 714 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 16.2:1 to 18.4:1.
The Lincoln Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Talladega County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
81,021
Census ACS
Median income
$57,776
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
10,973 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Talladega County
- Munford Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Fayetteville High SchoolCombined · 580 students
- BB Comer Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
- BB Comer Memorial High SchoolHigh · 395 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 607 students
- Charles R Drew Middle SchoolMiddle · 448 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 1,193 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 946 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 868 students
- Lincoln ElementaryMadera, CA · 816 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolPalatine, IL · 772 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln High School0.2 mi · 607
- Charles R Drew Middle School0.2 mi · 448
- Ragland High School7.8 mi · 411
- Stemley Road Elementary School9.2 mi · 356
- Coldwater Elementary School9.8 mi · 391
- Talladega County Central High10.6 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 902 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is approximately 18.4:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 3% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School is overseen by Talladega County in Talladega County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.