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Lincoln Elementary

1120 LARK ST, ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308 · (320) 762-3320 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Minnesota 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.
  • ·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 Minnesota public elementary schools

Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 257 · STATE 344
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
182 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 48%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten7916%
Grade 17816%
Grade 27215%
Grade 310121%
Grade 47516%
Grade 57616%

This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (76).

Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 60% · US 70%
White
40284%
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 60% · US 43%
Hispanic
337%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 12% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 12% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 7% · US 6%
Two+
316%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 7% · US 5%
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
22046%
Female
26154%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lincoln Elementary→Discovery Middle School
Based on grade levels within Alexandria Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds Standards
English Language Arts
54.1%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
61.4%
MN avg 45.3%

What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.

Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Minnesota 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 Minnesota'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

Lincoln Elementary's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lincoln Elementary this school48137.8%52.8%
Kennedy Elementary
HASTINGS
46135.4%47.1%
Plainview-Elgin-Millville PK-3
PLAINVIEW
44137.0%53.8%
C.E. JACOBSON ELEMENTARY
RUSH CITY
41438.2%45.0%
BRAHAM ELEMENTARY
BRAHAM
42940.3%51.7%
Cambridge Intermediate School
CAMBRIDGE
53636.0%49.4%
Matched among Minnesota 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 ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn MinnesotaIn Douglas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
52.8%#277 of 844#8 of 9
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
61.4%#247 of 844#7 of 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.1%#317 of 844#7 of 9
Enrollment
ranked largest first
481#327 of 1,130#1 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.3:1#574 of 769N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
29.2%#585 of 796N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
37.8%#547 of 942#5 of 11
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+0.4%#239 of 244N/A
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
481
+40 (+9%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548131.415.3:138% (182)
2023-2447831.915.0:139% (188)
2022-2346634.113.7:138% (178)
2020-214413413.0:124% (104)
2017-1847932.414.8:127% (130)
2015-164763115.3:132% (152)
2010-115413316.4:135% (187)
2000-015723615.9:122% (124)
1990-915973318.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students unchanged (479 to 481); teachers down 3% (32.4 to 31.4).

About Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary sits in ALEXANDRIA, Minnesota, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 481 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students, which makes this school 40% larger than average.

A total of 10 schools make up Alexandria Public School District, with 4,034 students enrolled.

White students account for 84% of the school's enrollment. It is also 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. Douglas County's residents are about 95% White, 11 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Lincoln Elementary are from different groups.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The school has 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Minnesota is 13.7:1. In all, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Lincoln Elementary 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 71% of Minnesota public elementary schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lincoln Elementary is +8.1 points: 52.8% actual, 44.7% predicted.

The county, Douglas County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $79,043, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 5,781 students.

Among nearby public schools, Lakes Country Academy - ALEX is closest at about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Lincoln Elementary is 2nd among 6 schools close by.

Locale data from NCES put Lincoln Elementary in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).

By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 481, from 441 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.0 to 15.3 over 4 years.

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Douglas County at a glance

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Population
39,575
Census ACS
Median income
$79,043
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
5,781 students

Quick facts

School name
Lincoln Elementary
District
Alexandria Public School District
Address
1120 LARK ST, ALEXANDRIA, MN 56308
Phone
(320) 762-3320
County
Douglas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
481
Teachers (FTE)
31
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
182 (38%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
270306000086
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Alexandria Public School District
Other schools in ALEXANDRIA
Other Lincoln Elementary schools

213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 43rd largest of the 214.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lincoln Elementary
What is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 481 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary is overseen by Alexandria Public School District in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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