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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WORCESTER·NCES 251323002229

Lincoln Street

549 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01605 · (508) 799-3504 · Worcester County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL177 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Massachusetts public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Massachusetts public elementary schools

Enrollment
177
Elementary
DISTRICT 387 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
Community
0
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
Kindergarten2916%
Grade 12715%
Grade 22615%
Grade 33419%
Grade 42212%
Grade 52212%
Grade 61710%

This year's kindergarten class (29) is 71% larger than its 6th grade class (17).

Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65% · US 70%
White
3218%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 51% · US 43%
Hispanic
7442%
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 26% · US 30%
Black
4425%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 10% · US 15%
Asian
148%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
127%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
11%
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
9151%
Female
8649%

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Test scores

MCAS 2024-25 . % Meeting or Exceeding Expectations
English Language Arts
24.0%
MA avg 43.8% . +13.0pp since 2016
Math
25.0%
MA avg 42.2% . +14.0pp since 2016

What this means: On the MCAS, Massachusetts's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Massachusetts schools, those numbers are about 44 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2016, while math scores are up about 14 points.

MCAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.0%25.0%
2023-2424.0%27.0%
2022-2331.0%31.0%
2021-2231.0%23.0%
2020-2125.0%14.0%
2018-1925.0%20.0%
2017-1820.0%11.0%
2016-1711.0%11.0%
% Meeting or Exceeding Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Lincoln Street ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MassachusettsIn Worcester County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
25.0%#728 of 920
▼ 22
#81 of 113
▼ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
24.0%#760 of 920
▼ 43
#87 of 113
▼ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.5pp#278 of 901#47 of 110
Enrollment
ranked largest first
177#960 of 1,086#126 of 139
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.4%#21 of 602#1 of 77
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
177
-72 (-29%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 190
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2517718.59.6:1N/A
2023-24215229.8:1N/A
2022-2324217.214.1:1N/A
2020-212492111.9:1N/A
2017-1827018.314.8:1N/A
2015-162631814.6:1N/A
2010-112441417.4:193% (228)
2000-01215N/AN/A70% (150)
1990-91190N/AN/AN/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Street.

Since 2017-18: students down 34% (270 to 177); teachers up 1% (18.3 to 18.5).

About Lincoln Street

Lincoln Street is an elementary school with a street address in Worcester, Massachusetts. Its 177 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 54% smaller than the 381 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Lincoln Street sits within Worcester, which has 47 schools and 24,778 students.

No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Lincoln Street. The largest is Hispanic students, at 42%. The remaining students are 25% Black, 18% White, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Worcester County is about 14% Hispanic. Lincoln Street's diversity index is 72%, against a US figure of 70%.

The school has about 9.6 students per teacher and 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 12.2:1 average for elementary schools in Massachusetts.

Measured against Massachusetts public elementary schools, Lincoln Street receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Worcester County show that the median household income is $95,939, roughly 40% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Lincoln Street is one of 257 public schools in the county.

Worcester Arts Magnet School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Lincoln Street holds at least 8 other public schools.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

The school enrolled 177 students in 2024-25, 72 fewer than the 249 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.9:1 to 9.6:1.

Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Worcester County at a glance

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Population
867,788
Census ACS
Median income
$95,939
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
257
121,490 students

Quick facts

School name
Lincoln Street
District
Worcester
Address
549 Lincoln Street, Worcester, MA 01605
Phone
(508) 799-3504
County
Worcester County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
177
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
9.6:1
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
251323002229
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Lincoln Street. Lincoln Street is the 2nd largest of the 3.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lincoln Street
How many students attend Lincoln Street?
Lincoln Street enrolls approximately 177 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lincoln Street an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Street is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Lincoln Street have?
Lincoln Street employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Street?
Student demographics at Lincoln Street are roughly 18% White, 42% Hispanic, 25% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Street in?
Lincoln Street is part of Worcester.
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