Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADRIAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260195003932
Lincoln Elementary School
158 S SCOTT ST, ADRIAN, MI 49221 · (517) 265-8544 · Lenawee County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of Michigan public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Michigan public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
174 students
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 55%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 56% · 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→Springbrook Middle School
Based on grade levels within Adrian Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
34.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Michigan schools, those numbers are about 48 and 45.
Source: M-STEP. 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Michigan 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 Michigan'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 (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 280 | 62.1% | 44.3% |
| Alpine Elementary School COMSTOCK PARK | 323 | 67.2% | 29.6% |
| Davis Elementary School DECATUR | 356 | 64.0% | 44.8% |
| Bloomingdale Elementary School BLOOMINGDALE | 272 | 71.3% | N/A |
| Weston Elementary School IMLAY CITY | 389 | 62.5% | N/A |
| Grant Elementary School GRANT | 332 | 67.8% | 34.4% |
Matched among Michigan 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 Michigan | In Lenawee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #594 of 1,085 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #817 of 1,072 | #6 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #266 of 1,139 | #1 of 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #1,157 of 1,630 | #11 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #284 of 1,424 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.8% | #323 of 1,424 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #656 of 1,563 | #3 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #272 of 979 | #3 of 8 |
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
280
-36 (-11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 371
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 280 | 20 | 14.0:1 | 62% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 20.1 | 14.5:1 | 66% (193) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 20.7 | 15.4:1 | 69% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 316 | 18 | 17.6:1 | 62% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 17.8 | 19.3:1 | 61% (210) |
| 2015-16 | 293 | 15 | 19.5:1 | 61% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | 69% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 269 | 14 | 19.2:1 | 19% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (344 to 280); teachers up 12% (17.8 to 20).
About Lincoln Elementary School
In ADRIAN, Michigan, Lincoln Elementary School is a small elementary school. Enrolled students number 280 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average about 369 students each.
Lincoln Elementary School is part of a district of 7 schools: Adrian Public Schools, with 2,657 students.
Lincoln Elementary School is 57% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Lenawee County's population at about 87%. Lincoln Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Lincoln Elementary School is 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.0:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 62%. The 44% average for public schools in Lenawee County is 18 points lower.
The allk12 Grade for Lincoln Elementary School is B-. Compared with Michigan public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lincoln Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.3%, compared with a predicted 38.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Michigan schools on BeatsExpectations.
Lincoln Elementary School is located in Lenawee County, where the median household income is $70,518, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Elementary School is one of 47 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Alexander Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School dropped 11% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 316 to 280 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.0:1) than in 2020-21 (17.6:1).
Community posts for Lincoln Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lenawee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
98,415
Census ACS
Median income
$70,518
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
47
14,256 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adrian Public Schools
- Adrian High SchoolHigh · 804 students
- Springbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Alexander Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Michener Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Prairie Elementary SchoolElementary · 187 students
- Adrian Community High SchoolHigh · 40 students
Other schools in ADRIAN
- Adrian High SchoolHigh · 804 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- Springbrook Middle SchoolMiddle · 612 students
- Alexander Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 439 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 388 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 155th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolCADILLAC, MI · 480 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolHUDSON, MI · 438 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWARREN, MI · 378 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolZEELAND, MI · 361 students
- Lincoln ElementaryALPENA, MI · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Alexander Elementary School0.8 mi · 468
- Adrian High School0.9 mi · 804
- Springbrook Middle School0.9 mi · 612
- Prairie Elementary School1.4 mi · 187
- Adrian Community High School1.5 mi · 40
- Michener Elementary School1.5 mi · 266
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary School are roughly 57% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School is overseen by Adrian Public Schools in Lenawee County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.