Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 369
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAULT STE. MARIE AREA SCHOOLS·NCES 263099006723
Lincoln School
810 E 5TH AVE, SAULT SAINTE MARIE, MI 49783 · (906) 635-6626 · Chippewa County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Michigan 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.
- 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
13.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
181 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 1 | 3 | 1% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 30% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 35% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 33% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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 School→Sault Area High School
Based on grade levels within Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
M-STEP 2024-25 . % Advanced + ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.3%
MI avg 47.7%
Math
36.9%
MI avg 44.8%
What this means: On the M-STEP, Michigan's statewide test, about 34 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on MI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 School
Lincoln School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln School this school | 342 | 52.9% | 35.7% |
| Harmon Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 317 | 57.1% | 36.2% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School ROSEVILLE | 339 | 48.7% | 37.9% |
| Donald J Yacks Elem School HARRISON TOWNSHIP | 300 | 51.3% | 36.7% |
| Renaissance Public School Academy MOUNT PLEASANT | 428 | 58.9% | 43.6% |
| Greenwood Elementary School SAINT CLAIR SHORES | 430 | 51.6% | 44.3% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #818 of 1,085 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #755 of 1,072 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.3% | #889 of 1,139 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #916 of 1,630 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #164 of 1,424 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.2% | #315 of 1,424 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #845 of 1,563 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.3% | #42 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
342
0 (0%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 342 | 25.9 | 13.2:1 | 53% (181) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 28.1 | 12.5:1 | 57% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 26.4 | 13.3:1 | 59% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 53% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 251 | 20.4 | 12.3:1 | 67% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 284 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 57% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 61% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 21 | 18.6:1 | 42% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 535 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (251 to 342); teachers up 27% (20.4 to 25.9).
About Lincoln School
Lincoln School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in SAULT SAINTE MARIE, Michigan. It reported 342 students in pre-K through 7 in 2024-25.
Lincoln School is part of a district of 5 schools: Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools, with 1,794 students.
At Lincoln School, 51% of students are White. The school is also 39% Native American, 5% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is lower than the 68% White share among all Chippewa County residents. The diversity index for Lincoln School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Michigan average 15.8:1. Income data for the school show 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Chippewa County is similar, at 54%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lincoln School lands at C-, ahead of 20% of Michigan public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.8% at Lincoln School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 35.7%.
In the surrounding county, Chippewa County, median household income comes to about $62,217, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 4,835 students.
Sault Area Middle School sits about 0.5 miles from Lincoln School. There are 7 other public schools within five miles.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 342 in 2020-21, 342 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chippewa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,295
Census ACS
Median income
$62,217
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools
- Sault Area High SchoolHigh · 688 students
- Sault Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Malcolm High SchoolHigh · 71 students
- Sault Area Career CenterHigh
Other schools in SAULT SAINTE MARIE
- Sault Area High SchoolHigh · 688 students
- Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe AcademyElementary · 601 students
- Sault Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 498 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Sault Area Career CenterHigh
Other Lincoln schools
30 other US public schools in 11 states are named Lincoln. Lincoln School is the 17th largest of the 31.
- Lincoln SchoolSAINT JOSEPH, MI · 423 students
- Lincoln SchoolSOUTH HAVEN, MI · 251 students
- Lincoln SchoolPETOSKEY, MI · 237 students
- Lincoln SchoolGRAND RAPIDS, MI · 99 students
- Lincoln SchoolPeoria, IL · 823 students
Nearby schools
- Sault Area Middle School0.5 mi · 498
- Sault Area High School0.6 mi · 688
- Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy0.6 mi · 601
- Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe School0.6 mi · 389
- Washington Elementary School0.9 mi · 195
- EUPISD Project Search0.9 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln School?
Lincoln School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-07.
What age range does Lincoln School serve?
Lincoln School serves students from grade PK through grade 07.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Lincoln School.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln School?
Student demographics at Lincoln School are roughly 51% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln School?
Lincoln School is overseen by Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools in Chippewa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.