Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 685 · STATE 604
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALM BEACH·NCES 120150001487
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1160 AVENUE N, RIVIERA BEACH, FL 33404 · (561) 494-1400 · Palm Beach County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
311 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 10 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 52% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 70% · 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
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
37.2%
FL avg 56.7% . +10.1pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
FL avg 58.9% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.2% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 42.8% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% typical for Florida 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 Florida'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 (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 397 | 78.3% | 38.0% |
| LAKEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST PETERSBURG | 446 | 79.1% | 47.7% |
| OAK RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 432 | 78.5% | 31.8% |
| SHEEHY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TAMPA | 396 | 78.3% | 26.6% |
| SABAL PALM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TALLAHASSEE | 459 | 77.8% | 40.9% |
| GULFPORT MONTESSORI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GULFPORT | 421 | 79.3% | 46.6% |
Matched among Florida 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 Florida | In Palm Beach County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,893 of 2,136 | #114 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,757 of 2,149 ▼ 35 | #106 of 129 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #1,882 of 2,149 ▲ 178 | #103 of 129 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #1,777 of 2,267 | #111 of 133 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #316 of 2,077 | #25 of 128 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.6% | #1,557 of 2,108 | #91 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #193 of 2,188 | #13 of 130 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #956 of 1,374 | #45 of 77 |
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
397
+15 (+4%) vs 2020
-64% since 1990-91, when it was 1,094
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 397 | 28.5 | 13.9:1 | 78% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 23.5 | 15.7:1 | 79% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 84% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 92% (351) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 92% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 98% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 92% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 825 | 68 | 12.1:1 | 89% (734) |
| 1990-91 | 1,094 | 90 | 12.2:1 | 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 small elementary school based in RIVIERA BEACH, Florida. The school enrolls 397 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Florida) has about 604 students.
PALM BEACH is the district for LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. It has 233 schools and 191,505 students.
Black students account for 73% of enrollment at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Other students are 13% Hispanic, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 19% Black share among all Palm Beach County residents. By the diversity index, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 45%.
The teaching staff at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Florida is 17.5:1, higher than at this school. About 78% of students, or 311, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 45% average among public schools in Palm Beach County.
After adjusting for student poverty, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of Florida schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.0%; the prediction is 41.9%.
Census Bureau estimates for Palm Beach County show that median household income is about $83,581, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 245 public schools operate in Palm Beach County, serving about 192,831 students.
TEEN PARENT PROGRAM - PK is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is behind the 47.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 7.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 382 in 2020-21 and 397 in 2024-25, a rise of 15 students.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Palm Beach County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,533,806
Census ACS
Median income
$83,581
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
41%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
192,831 students
Quick facts
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- TEEN PARENT PROGRAM - PK0.0 mi · 25
- BODWELL ACADEMY0.1 mi · 49
- WEST RIVIERA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 524
- SUNCOAST COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.7 mi · 1,522
- DR. MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE ELEMENTARY0.7 mi · 529
- JOHN F. KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 821
Frequently asked questions
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow many students attend LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 10% White, 13% Hispanic, 73% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by PALM BEACH in Palm Beach County.
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