Lincoln Elementary Magnet School

Lincoln Elementary Magnet School is an elementary campus of cozy scale in Albany, Georgia, part of Dougherty County, works with 404 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Georgia's public schools average about 605 students each, so Lincoln Elementary Magnet School sits 33% leaner than that benchmark.

Dougherty County runs 22 schools in total, collectively educating 13,241 students. Lincoln Elementary Magnet School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary Magnet School reports that nearly all students (96%) are Black. The wider county runs roughly 71% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Lincoln Elementary Magnet School shows 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 13.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Elementary Magnet School sits in the top 10% of Georgia schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 25.7%; actual is 53.7%, +28.0 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Dougherty County shows median household earnings sit near $49,044, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 19% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dougherty County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,241 students), Lincoln Elementary Magnet School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Merry Acres Middle School, roughly 1.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary Magnet School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 25.7%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary Magnet School has decreased 38%, going from 654 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 today.

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