Lincoln Elementary School

Located at 1425 E Calvert St, in South Bend, Indiana, Lincoln Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that works with 383 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by South Bend Community School Corp.

Within South Bend Community School Corp, which oversees 29 schools and 13,585 students, Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary School logs that 42% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 23% Hispanic, 19% White, 15% multiracial. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 13%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.5:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 72% of students at Lincoln Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above St. Joseph County's rate of about 46%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.7%; this one delivers 16.7%.

In the broader community, census data for St. Joseph County shows median household earnings sit near $66,868, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, St. Joseph County runs 73 public schools (combined enrollment of about 35,614 students), of which Lincoln Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is South Bend SNAP, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elementary School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 12.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School has contracted 23%, going from 500 students in 2018 to 383 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 19.2:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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