Lincoln

Lincoln is one of the mid-sized K-5 schools in Melrose, Massachusetts, part of Melrose, with 404 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Lincoln is one of 8 schools operated by Melrose, a district that educates 3,815 students overall.

Demographically, Lincoln lists that 60% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 16% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Lincoln shows 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Middlesex County indicate the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Lincoln is one campus in the mix.

Melrose Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln has ticked down 4%, going from 421 students in 2018 to 404 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 11% to 16% across the same window.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.