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Lincoln

80 West Wyoming Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176 · (781) 979-2250 · Middlesex County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL404 STUDENTS
Enrollment
404
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
4
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5915%
Grade 16717%
Grade 26416%
Grade 37418%
Grade 47719%
Grade 56316%

This year's kindergarten class (59) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).

Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
24160%
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
369%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
266%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
6316%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
369%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
19047%
Female
21453%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lincoln→Melrose Middle→Melrose High
Based on grade levels within Melrose. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
61.0%
MA avg 43.8% . -4.0pp since 2016
Math
58.0%
MA avg 42.2% . -6.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 6 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.0%58.0%
2023-2456.0%60.0%
2022-2360.0%61.0%
2021-2255.0%53.0%
2020-2155.0%43.0%
2018-1977.0%61.0%
2017-1871.0%66.0%
2016-1765.0%64.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Lincoln ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Middlesex County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
58.0%#246 of 920
▼ 17
#96 of 207
▼ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#165 of 920
▲ 36
#75 of 207
▲ 15
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+5.5pp#216 of 901#50 of 206
Enrollment
ranked largest first
404#430 of 1,086#112 of 238
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.0:1#630 of 938#153 of 222
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.0%#297 of 938#105 of 222
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.0%#497 of 602#109 of 141
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 2024-25
Enrollment
404
0 (0%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 329
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-254043113.0:1N/A
2023-2441231.713.0:1N/A
2022-2339328.413.9:1N/A
2020-214043212.6:1N/A
2017-1842130.913.7:1N/A
2015-164052814.5:1N/A
2010-113322115.8:127% (89)
2000-01272N/AN/A18% (49)
1990-91329N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (421 to 404); teachers unchanged (30.9 to 31).

About Lincoln

Lincoln serves students in Melrose, Massachusetts, as a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 404 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5.

Melrose serves 3,815 students across 8 schools.

By race and ethnicity, Lincoln is 60% White. Other reported shares: 16% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. By the diversity index, Lincoln comes in at 60%.

Lincoln operates with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Massachusetts average 12.2:1.

Middlesex County has these Census figures: median household income is about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Middlesex County number 386 and enroll about 215,896.

The next-closest public school is Melrose Middle, about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lincoln.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (404) to 2024-25 (404).

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Middlesex County at a glance

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Population
1,638,365
Census ACS
Median income
$130,847
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
386
215,896 students

Quick facts

School name
Lincoln
District
Melrose
Address
80 West Wyoming Avenue, Melrose, MA 02176
Phone
(781) 979-2250
County
Middlesex County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
404
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
13.0:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
250762001192
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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30 other US public schools in 11 states are named Lincoln. Lincoln is the 13th largest of the 31.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lincoln
What is the total enrollment at Lincoln?
Lincoln enrolls approximately 404 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lincoln an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lincoln have?
Lincoln employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln?
Student demographics at Lincoln are roughly 60% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% Black, 16% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Lincoln public or private?
Lincoln is a public K-12 school, overseen by Melrose.
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