Enrollment
356
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 418
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050894000600
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
613 COUNTY AVE, LINCOLN, AR 72744 · (479) 824-7350 · Washington County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL356 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Arkansas 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 Arkansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 16.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
257 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 70%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 21% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 23% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 61% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LINCOLN SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
38.2%
AR avg 34.9% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
AR avg 38.9% . +14.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 35 and 39. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
ATLAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.5% | 21.5% |
% Proficient (Level 3+4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: ATLAS. 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Arkansas 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 Arkansas'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 (32.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 356 | 72.2% | 32.5% |
| WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CABOT | 424 | 66.3% | 54.3% |
| BUFFALO ISLAND CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEACHVILLE | 404 | 67.1% | 44.1% |
| CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VAN BUREN | 466 | 75.3% | 27.9% |
| HUNTSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL HUNTSVILLE | 479 | 73.5% | 28.8% |
| LOUISE DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MENA | 357 | 68.1% | N/A |
Matched among Arkansas 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 Arkansas | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #270 of 461 | #23 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #258 of 465 ▲ 114 | #23 of 34 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #205 of 465 ▲ 102 | #19 of 34 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 356 | #338 of 531 | #28 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #201 of 480 | #4 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.6% | #238 of 480 | #24 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.2% | #270 of 513 | #16 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #255 of 311 | #18 of 20 |
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
356
+26 (+8%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 473
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 356 | 22.7 | 15.7:1 | 72% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 21.5 | 16.1:1 | 71% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 22.4 | 16.6:1 | 70% (260) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 20 | 16.5:1 | 78% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 22.7 | 16.7:1 | 43% (163) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | 76% (297) |
| 2010-11 | 581 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 73% (425) |
| 2000-01 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 63% (249) |
| 1990-91 | 473 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in LINCOLN, Arkansas. It had 356 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 3.
Across its 3 schools, LINCOLN SCHOOL DISTRICT enrolls 1,095 students. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The share of White students at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 71%, a majority. It is also 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Native American, and 4% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
Classroom staffing at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL totals 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. It is about the same as the 16.0:1 average for elementary schools in Arkansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is about 72%. The average for public schools in Washington County is 58%.
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Arkansas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 32.5%. Predicted: 33.0%.
The school's county is Washington County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $70,639 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Washington County number 76, with about 42,451 students.
LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL is the nearest public school to LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 32.5% versus a 38.8% average.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL had a net gain of 26 students, or 8%.
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Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
256,765
Census ACS
Median income
$70,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
76
42,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINCOLN SCHOOL DISTRICT
- LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 401 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 338 students
Other schools in LINCOLN
- LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 401 students
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 338 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 97th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 1,193 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 946 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolLincoln, AL · 902 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 868 students
- Lincoln ElementaryMadera, CA · 816 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 401
- LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 338
- PRAIRIE GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL5.3 mi · 550
- PRAIRIE GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL5.5 mi · 763
- PRAIRIE GROVE HIGH SCHOOL5.6 mi · 620
- PRAIRIE GROVE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL6.0 mi · 326
Frequently asked questions
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 356 students in grades PK-03.
Is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 71% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL public or private?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LINCOLN SCHOOL DISTRICT.
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