Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ZEELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 263666007291
Lincoln Elementary School
60 E LINCOLN AVE, ZEELAND, MI 49464 · (616) 748-3350 · Ottawa County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Michigan public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
14.5:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
79 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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→Cityside Middle School
Based on grade levels within Zeeland Public Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
58.6%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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
58.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 (58.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 361 | 21.9% | 58.7% |
| Black River Public School Elementary HOLLAND | 395 | 20.3% | 47.6% |
| Woodbridge Elementary School ZEELAND | 361 | 29.1% | 61.1% |
| El Puente Spanish Immersion HUDSONVILLE | 380 | 15.0% | 67.4% |
| Grandville Cummings Elementary School GRAND RAPIDS | 366 | 25.4% | 64.0% |
| Quincy Elementary School ZEELAND | 455 | 22.4% | 57.2% |
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 | In Ottawa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #241 of 1,085 | #24 of 48 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #255 of 1,072 | #21 of 47 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #153 of 1,139 | #19 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #837 of 1,630 | #25 of 54 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #376 of 1,424 | #33 of 51 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #570 of 1,424 | #19 of 51 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.9% | #1,359 of 1,563 | #43 of 54 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #462 of 979 | #24 of 38 |
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
361
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 361 | 24.8 | 14.5:1 | 22% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 25.2 | 14.6:1 | 27% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 25.3 | 15.2:1 | 23% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 24.6 | 17.0:1 | 27% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 24% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 22 | 19.3:1 | 33% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 399 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 20% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 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 14% (418 to 361); teachers up 1% (24.6 to 24.8).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is one of the public schools in ZEELAND, Michigan. It is a mid-sized elementary school. It enrolls 361 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5.
Zeeland Public Schools counts 5,777 students in its 12 schools, and Lincoln Elementary School is one of them.
The student body at Lincoln Elementary School is 72% White. It is also 20% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Ottawa County's residents are about 84% White, 12 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Lincoln Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.5:1. The gap from the 15.8:1 average for elementary schools in Michigan is 1.3 students per teacher. On the income side, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Ottawa County is 12 points.
Lincoln Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 72% of Michigan public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Michigan schools: 58.7% actual against 56.6% predicted.
Census data for Ottawa County show median household income comes to about $90,502, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 103 public schools and about 42,894 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Cityside Middle School, is the closest to Lincoln Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 57.4%, lower than Lincoln Elementary School's 58.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Mid-size.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 22 students, from 383 to 361. Students per teacher dropped from 16.0 in 2020-21 to 14.5 in 2024-25.
The Lincoln Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ottawa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
301,203
Census ACS
Median income
$90,502
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
103
42,894 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Zeeland Public Schools
- Zeeland West High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Zeeland East High SchoolHigh · 935 students
- Cityside Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- New Groningen SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Quincy Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
Other schools in ZEELAND
- Zeeland West High SchoolHigh · 975 students
- Zeeland East High SchoolHigh · 935 students
- Cityside Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Creekside Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
- New Groningen SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Quincy Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 94th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolCADILLAC, MI · 480 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolHUDSON, MI · 438 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWARREN, MI · 378 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolADRIAN, MI · 280 students
- Lincoln ElementaryALPENA, MI · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Cityside Middle School0.4 mi · 771
- Zeeland Quest0.9 mi · 144
- Roosevelt Elementary School0.9 mi · 261
- Creekside Middle School1.0 mi · 577
- New Groningen School1.3 mi · 512
- ICademy Global1.3 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 361 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.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary School are roughly 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?
Lincoln Elementary School is part of Zeeland Public Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.