Enrollment
320
Elementary
DISTRICT 296 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEMIDJI PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 270444000192
Lincoln Elementary
1617 5TH ST NE, BEMIDJI, MN 56601 · (218) 333-3250 · Beltrami County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
147 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48%
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 | 77 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 29% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 60% · 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→Gene Dillon Elementary School
Based on grade levels within Bemidji Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
60.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
71.6%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 40% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Minnesota's top 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 (64.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 320 | 45.9% | 64.0% |
| Lowell Elementary DULUTH | 312 | 44.2% | 43.5% |
| Horace May Elementary BEMIDJI | 300 | 41.3% | 46.3% |
| EAST CENTRAL ELEMENTARY FINLAYSON | 391 | 49.4% | 40.5% |
| North Star Elementary VIRGINIA | 389 | 42.2% | 47.4% |
| CHURCHILL ELEMENTARY CLOQUET | 351 | 39.6% | 63.4% |
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| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Beltrami County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #89 of 844 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #100 of 844 | #1 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #202 of 844 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 320 | #608 of 1,130 | #4 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #408 of 769 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #379 of 796 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #384 of 942 | #10 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -44.3% | #15 of 499 | #3 of 7 |
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
320
-20 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 343
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 320 | 23.2 | 13.8:1 | 46% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 320 | 24.8 | 12.9:1 | 47% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 26 | 12.6:1 | 50% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 37% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 575 | 37.1 | 15.5:1 | 56% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 35 | 16.9:1 | 56% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 564 | 33 | 17.1:1 | 57% (322) |
| 2000-01 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 45% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 343 | 20 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 44% (575 to 320); teachers down 37% (37.1 to 23.2).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Minnesota, located in BEMIDJI. It reports enrollment of 320 students in pre-K through 3.
The district, Bemidji Public School District, operates 14 schools serving 4,722 students.
Federal enrollment data show Lincoln Elementary is 65% White. The remaining shares are 28% Native American and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Lincoln Elementary are from different groups.
There are 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lincoln Elementary, giving a ratio of 13.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. By family income, 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lincoln Elementary is a top-10% school in Minnesota on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.4% with an actual 64.0%.
The school's county is Beltrami County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $68,975 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Lincoln Elementary shares Beltrami County with 37 other public schools.
Lakeside Learning Center is about 1.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Lincoln Elementary is 1st of 5 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
A 6% drop took enrollment from 340 in 2020-21 to 320 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Lincoln Elementary community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Beltrami County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,512
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
38
8,088 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bemidji Public School District
- Bemidji Senior HighHigh · 1,537 students
- Bemidji MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Gene Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Horace May ElementaryElementary · 300 students
- Northern ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- J.W. Smith ElementaryElementary · 238 students
Other schools in BEMIDJI
- Bemidji Senior HighHigh · 1,537 students
- Bemidji MiddleMiddle · 967 students
- Gene Dillon Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Horace May ElementaryElementary · 300 students
- Northern ElementaryElementary · 282 students
- J.W. Smith ElementaryElementary · 238 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 126th largest of the 214.
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYELK RIVER, MN · 554 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYOWATONNA, MN · 505 students
- Lincoln ElementaryALEXANDRIA, MN · 481 students
- LINCOLN ELEMENTARYLITTLE FALLS, MN · 477 students
- Lincoln ElementaryWHITE BEAR LAKE, MN · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Lakeside Learning Center1.8 mi · 7
- J.W. Smith Elementary2.3 mi · 238
- BEMIDJI REGIONAL INTERDIST. COUNCIL2.8 mi · 22
- First City School2.9 mi · 48
- Aurora Waasakone Community of Learn3.0 mi · 133
- Voyageurs Expeditionary School3.0 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 320 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary reports a student body of 65% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary is overseen by Bemidji Public School District in Beltrami County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.