Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080336000375
Lincoln Elementary School
710 SOUTH PENNSYLVANIA STREET, DENVER, CO 80209 · (720) 424-5990 · Denver County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
81 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 50%
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 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 1% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · 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
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 67.3% | 52.8% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Colorado 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 Colorado'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 (63.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 310 | 26.1% | 63.6% |
| Asbury Elementary School DENVER | 292 | 23.3% | 70.5% |
| Sleeping Giant School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS | 337 | 24.6% | 55.2% |
| Pinon Valley Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 315 | 22.9% | 61.6% |
| Stober Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 348 | 27.6% | 54.4% |
| Singing Hills Elementary School PARKER | 383 | 27.4% | 47.9% |
Matched among Colorado 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 Colorado | In Denver County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #115 of 931 | #17 of 108 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #196 of 940 ▲ 3 | #21 of 108 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #196 of 946 ▼ 79 | #23 of 109 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #682 of 1,056 | #83 of 114 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #761 of 896 | #92 of 107 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #470 of 896 | #58 of 107 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #753 of 983 | #92 of 114 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #408 of 664 | #37 of 63 |
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
310
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 275
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 310 | 17.3 | 17.9:1 | 26% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 17.3 | 18.2:1 | 20% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 18.2 | 17.0:1 | 17% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 15% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 359 | 19.3 | 18.6:1 | 18% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 362 | 21 | 17.2:1 | 22% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 331 | 17 | 19.5:1 | 37% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 168 | 12 | 14.0:1 | 58% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 275 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (359 to 310); teachers down 10% (19.3 to 17.3).
About Lincoln Elementary School
This page covers Lincoln Elementary School, a small elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. It serves 310 students in pre-K through 6.
Lincoln Elementary School belongs to Denver Public Schools, a district of 198 schools and 90,471 students.
At Lincoln Elementary School, White students make up 67% of the student body. It is also 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Lincoln Elementary School's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Lincoln Elementary School is 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 26% of students, or 81, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Denver County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Lincoln Elementary School is A. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 50.9% for a school in Colorado with Lincoln Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lincoln Elementary School posts 63.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Denver County show that the median household income is $94,718, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Lincoln Elementary School is one of 206 public schools in the county.
Steele Elementary School is located about 0.7 miles from Lincoln Elementary School. The five-mile area around Lincoln Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Lincoln Elementary School comes in 2nd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School declined 5% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 326 to 310 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.3:1 to 17.9:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Denver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
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- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
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- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
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- East High SchoolHigh · 2,476 students
- Northfield High SchoolHigh · 2,137 students
- South High SchoolHigh · 1,950 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,653 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,390 students
- McAuliffe International SchoolMiddle · 1,329 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 133rd largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolDELTA, CO · 371 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolLOVELAND, CO · 196 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 1,193 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolEDISON, NJ · 946 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolLincoln, AL · 902 students
Nearby schools
- Steele Elementary School0.7 mi · 452
- McKinley-Thatcher Elementary School0.7 mi · 305
- DSST: Cedar Middle School0.7 mi · 485
- DSST: Cedar High School0.7 mi · 546
- South High School1.1 mi · 1,950
- 5280 High School1.2 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow large is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-06.
Is Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Denver Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.