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Which teacher or staff member at Lincoln Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 421
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAYTON INDEPENDENT·NCES 210153000317
Lincoln Elementary School
701 Fifth Ave, Dayton, KY 41074 · (859) 292-7492 · Campbell County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Kentucky public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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 Kentucky public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
385 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 63%
Community
5
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 | 69 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (76).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lincoln Elementary School→Dayton High School
Based on grade levels within Dayton Independent. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
40.5%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
37.7%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Kentucky 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 Kentucky'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 (36.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 453 | 85.0% | 36.6% |
| Bell Elementary School Monticello | 432 | 83.8% | N/A |
| Sherman Elementary Dry Ridge | 415 | 81.9% | 33.6% |
| Middlesboro Elementary School Middlesboro | 514 | 84.0% | 34.0% |
| Lancaster Elementary School Lancaster | 462 | 78.8% | 52.6% |
| Cumberland Elementary School Cumberland | 428 | 83.4% | 45.8% |
Matched among Kentucky 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 Kentucky | In Campbell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #468 of 669 | #11 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #434 of 668 | #10 of 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #485 of 674 | #11 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 453 | #328 of 744 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #176 of 674 | #4 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #287 of 674 | #3 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.0% | #62 of 721 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #66 of 437 | #2 of 7 |
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
453
-43 (-9%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 824
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 453 | 33 | 13.7:1 | 85% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 89% (445) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 38 | 12.8:1 | 82% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 72% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 34 | 17.6:1 | 82% (491) |
| 2015-16 | 635 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 82% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 91% (526) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 37 | 17.5:1 | 75% (485) |
| 1990-91 | 824 | 50 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (597 to 453); teachers down 3% (34 to 33).
About Lincoln Elementary School
The public elementary school Lincoln Elementary School is located in Dayton, Kentucky. The school serves 453 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
The 2 schools in Dayton Independent enroll 811 students altogether, Lincoln Elementary School among them.
Roughly 78% of students at Lincoln Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Black. Among people living in Campbell County, the White share is about 91%. The school's diversity index is 37%, meaning two students picked at random have a 37% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lincoln Elementary School was 13.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Kentucky have 15.4:1, compared with 13.7:1 here. Lincoln Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 85%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Campbell County is 44%.
Measured against Kentucky public elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 33.5% for Lincoln Elementary School. The school posts 36.6%, 3.1 points above the prediction.
Campbell County has these Census figures: the median household income is $77,567, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Campbell County has 27 public schools and roughly 11,168 students.
The nearest other public school, Dayton High School, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lincoln Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Lincoln Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 496 in 2020-21 to 453 in 2024-25.
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Campbell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,426
Census ACS
Median income
$77,567
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
11,168 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dayton Independent
- Dayton High SchoolHigh · 358 students
- Regional School ProgramsCombined
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 53rd largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolFranklin, KY · 463 students
- 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
Nearby schools
- Dayton High School0.1 mi · 358
- Grandview Elementary School0.9 mi · 251
- Bellevue High School1.1 mi · 300
- Frederick Douglass School1.3 mi · 229
- Evanston Academy1.4 mi · 248
- Dampe Community School1.4 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 453 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 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School is overseen by Dayton Independent in Campbell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.