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What clubs or activities at Lincoln Elementary School are worth joining?
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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 472 · STATE 378
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW BRITAIN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 090267000515
Lincoln Elementary School
145 Steele St., New Britain, CT 06052 · (860) 229-2564 · Capitol Planning Region
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% of Connecticut 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Connecticut public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
433 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 44%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 67% · 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
CT Smarter Balanced 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
24.8%
CT avg 50.5%
Math
23.6%
CT avg 45.9%
What this means: On the CT Smarter Balanced, Connecticut's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Connecticut schools, those numbers are about 51 and 46.
Source: CT Smarter Balanced. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Schools most like Lincoln Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 552 | 78.4% | N/A |
| Nathan Hale School Meriden | 485 | 76.1% | N/A |
| Smith Elementary School New Britain | 461 | 80.3% | N/A |
| B. W. Tinker School Waterbury | 578 | 74.7% | N/A |
| Roger Sherman School Meriden | 457 | 84.5% | N/A |
| Nathan Hale Arts Magnet School New London | 445 | 77.1% | N/A |
Matched among Connecticut 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 Connecticut | In Capitol Planning Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #418 of 522 | #113 of 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #431 of 519 | #116 of 141 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #63 of 613 | #15 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #379 of 558 | #113 of 157 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #259 of 560 | #84 of 157 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.4% | #82 of 594 | #15 of 163 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #48 of 378 | #18 of 101 |
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
552
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 552 | 41.6 | 13.3:1 | 78% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 548 | 39.6 | 13.8:1 | 76% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 47.7 | 11.0:1 | 80% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 52 | 10.6:1 | 79% (432) |
| 2017-18 | 711 | 45 | 15.8:1 | 79% (564) |
| 2015-16 | 688 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 85% (584) |
| 2010-11 | 698 | 37 | 18.9:1 | 73% (512) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 31 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 443 | 28 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (711 to 552); teachers down 8% (45 to 41.6).
About Lincoln Elementary School
At 145 Steele St. in New Britain, Connecticut, Lincoln Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 552 students across kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 46% above the 378-student average for elementary schools in Connecticut.
Lincoln Elementary School is one of the 14 schools that make up New Britain School District (9,012 students in total).
About 64% of the student body at Lincoln Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 17% White, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Capitol Planning Region, the Hispanic share is about 18%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Connecticut average 12.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 78% of the student body. Across public schools in Capitol Planning Region, the average is 43%.
Lincoln Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of Connecticut public elementary schools.
In the wider Capitol Planning Region area, median household income comes to about $93,394, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Capitol Planning Region counts 286 public schools with about 137,047 students.
Slade Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Lincoln Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School was 550 in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 13.3:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Lincoln Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Capitol Planning Region at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
977,290
Census ACS
Median income
$93,394
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
286
137,047 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Britain School District
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- DiLoreto Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Slade Middle SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
Other schools in New Britain
- New Britain High SchoolHigh · 2,521 students
- Pulaski Middle SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- DiLoreto Elementary & Middle SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Academy of Science and InnovationHigh · 767 students
- E. C. Goodwin Technical High SchoolHigh · 690 students
- Smalley Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 28th 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
- Slade Middle School0.1 mi · 781
- Vance Elementary School0.7 mi · 438
- Gaffney Elementary School1.2 mi · 438
- Northend Elementary School1.3 mi · 212
- New Britain High School1.5 mi · 2,521
- Academy of Science and Innovation1.8 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 552 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 17% White, 64% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by New Britain School District.
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