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Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 273 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271176000562
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY
510 LINCOLN AVE NW, FARIBAULT, MN 55021 · (507) 333-6600 · Rice County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 51.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
294 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 48%
Community
1
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 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
Based on grade levels within FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
26.9%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
16.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
21.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.6%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 (21.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY this school | 391 | 75.2% | 21.1% |
| ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY FARIBAULT | 473 | 72.9% | 32.2% |
| INDIAN MOUNDS ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 388 | 75.5% | 17.5% |
| Lyndale Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 466 | 79.2% | 27.9% |
| North Park School for Innovation FRIDLEY | 433 | 80.8% | 17.5% |
| WASHBURN ELEMENTARY BLOOMINGTON | 298 | 66.4% | 31.6% |
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 Rice County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.1% | #751 of 844 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #776 of 844 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.9% | #731 of 844 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 391 | #499 of 1,130 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #193 of 769 | #3 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #101 of 796 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.2% | #125 of 942 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #121 of 499 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
391
-44 (-10%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 807
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 391 | 32.3 | 12.1:1 | 75% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 423 | 38.3 | 11.0:1 | 82% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 38 | 11.7:1 | 80% (357) |
| 2020-21 | 435 | 45 | 9.7:1 | 69% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 40.4 | 12.5:1 | 71% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 505 | 43 | 11.7:1 | 70% (351) |
| 2010-11 | 569 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 60% (344) |
| 2000-01 | 467 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 48% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 807 | 49 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (506 to 391); teachers down 20% (40.4 to 32.3).
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARY
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is an elementary school with a street address in FARIBAULT, Minnesota. Enrollment stands at 391 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY belongs to FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district of 10 schools and 3,106 students.
At LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 37%. The remaining students are 31% White, 21% Black, 8% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among people living in Rice County, the Hispanic share is about 11%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Its ratio of 12.1:1 is based on 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Minnesota average 13.7:1, 1.6 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 75%. That is higher than the 46% average for public schools in Rice County.
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is 3.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (21.1% versus 24.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Minnesota.
In the surrounding county, Rice County, median household income comes to about $83,181, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 40 public schools and about 8,301 students.
Of the public schools around it, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is closest to Surad Academy, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.1%; LINCOLN ELEMENTARY's is 21.1%, ranking 3rd of 4.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 391, compared with 435 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.7:1 to 12.1:1.
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Rice County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
67,917
Census ACS
Median income
$83,181
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
40
8,301 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 956 students
- FARIBAULT MIDDLEMiddle · 594 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARYElementary · 473 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 389 students
- FARIBAULT AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 118 students
- EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATIONElementary · 78 students
Other schools in FARIBAULT
- FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGHHigh · 956 students
- FARIBAULT MIDDLEMiddle · 594 students
- ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARYElementary · 473 students
- JEFFERSON ELEMENTARYElementary · 389 students
- CANNON RIVER STEM SCHOOLElementary · 224 students
- FARIBAULT AREA LEARNING CENTERHigh · 118 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is the 81st 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
- Surad Academy0.4 mi · 77
- FARIBAULT SENIOR HIGH0.7 mi · 956
- McKinley PreK0.7 mi · 36
- Alexander Learning Academy0.9 mi · 32
- CVSEC STEP0.9 mi · 47
- Laura Baker SUN Program0.9 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARYHow many students attend LINCOLN ELEMENTARY?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does LINCOLN ELEMENTARY serve?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is approximately 12.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is LINCOLN ELEMENTARY?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY reports a student body of 31% White, 37% Hispanic, 21% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees LINCOLN ELEMENTARY?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is overseen by FARIBAULT PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Rice County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.