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How has Lincoln Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
480
Elementary
DISTRICT 433 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADILLAC AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 260759004343
Lincoln Elementary School
125 AYER ST, CADILLAC, MI 49601 · (231) 876-5400 · Wexford County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL480 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Michigan public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
16.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
307 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 55%
Community
5
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 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 30% larger than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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→Mackinaw Trail Middle School
Based on grade levels within Cadillac Area Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.5%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
37.3%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 (36.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 480 | 64.0% | 36.1% |
| Elsa Meyer Elementary School CORUNNA | 484 | 65.9% | 36.8% |
| Morley Stanwood Elementary School MORLEY | 437 | 65.2% | 29.9% |
| Kalkaska Elementary School KALKASKA | 517 | 62.3% | 32.2% |
| Gier Elementary School HILLSDALE | 434 | 63.1% | 27.0% |
| Besser Elementary School ALPENA | 470 | 59.4% | 43.2% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #809 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #745 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #781 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 480 | #330 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #757 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #1,172 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.0% | #612 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +96.7% | #5 of 440 |
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
480
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 480 | 29.7 | 16.2:1 | 64% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 489 | 28.7 | 17.0:1 | 77% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 29.7 | 17.2:1 | 78% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 31 | 16.3:1 | 83% (420) |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 14.8 | 16.4:1 | 67% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 245 | 14 | 17.5:1 | 65% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 15 | 19.2:1 | 69% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 13 | 21.0:1 | 51% (139) |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 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 up 97% (244 to 480); teachers up 100% (14.8 to 29.7).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School sits in CADILLAC, Michigan, and is classified as an elementary school. Total enrollment is 480 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Michigan have about 369 students on average; enrollment here is 30% higher.
Lincoln Elementary School reports to Cadillac Area Public Schools, which has 6 schools and 3,050 students.
The share of White students at Lincoln Elementary School is 91%. Next come 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Wexford County overall, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Elementary School scores 17%.
There are 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lincoln Elementary School, giving a ratio of 16.2:1. That is in line with the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan. A total of 307 students, or 64%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Wexford County is similar, at 63%.
Among Michigan public elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary School outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lincoln Elementary School is 1.9 points below its prediction. Actual: 36.1%. Predicted: 38.0%.
The school's county is Wexford County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $61,085, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Wexford County's 15 public schools enroll about 8,553 students and include Lincoln Elementary School.
Cadillac Innovation High School is about 0.9 miles from Lincoln Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Nearby schools with test data average 50.3% proficiency; Lincoln Elementary School posts 36.1%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 480 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 505.
This page is set up for the Lincoln Elementary School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Wexford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
34,077
Census ACS
Median income
$61,085
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
8,553 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cadillac Area Public Schools
- Cadillac Senior High SchoolHigh · 903 students
- Mackinaw Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 683 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Forest View Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
- Cadillac Innovation High SchoolHigh · 164 students
Other schools in CADILLAC
- Cadillac Senior High SchoolHigh · 903 students
- Mackinaw Trail Middle SchoolMiddle · 683 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Cadillac Innovation High SchoolHigh · 164 students
- WexfordMissaukee ISD Special EducationCombined · 89 students
- WexfordMissaukee ISD Career CenterHigh
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 44th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolHUDSON, MI · 438 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWARREN, MI · 378 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolZEELAND, MI · 361 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolADRIAN, MI · 280 students
- Lincoln ElementaryALPENA, MI · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Cadillac Innovation High School0.9 mi · 164
- Cadillac Senior High School1.0 mi · 903
- Franklin Elementary School1.2 mi · 563
- WexfordMissaukee ISD Special Education1.2 mi · 89
- Mackinaw Trail Middle School3.2 mi · 683
- Forest View Elementary School9.1 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 480 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is approximately 16.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cadillac Area Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.