Lincoln Elementary School

Located at 601 John J. Johnson Ave, in Franklin, Kentucky, Lincoln Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary school that teaches 463 students (grades 4 through 5), one of the schools within Simpson County.

Simpson County comprises 6 schools with combined enrollment of 3,080 students; Lincoln Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elementary School logs that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Simpson County put median household income runs about $59,858, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Simpson County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,080 students), of which Lincoln Elementary School is one.

Franklin Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 42.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 446 students in 2018 compared to 463 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share declined from 12% to 6%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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