Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273351001486
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY
336 5TH AVE SE, SAINT CLOUD, MN 56304 · (320) 370-6660 · Benton County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
266 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 40% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 47% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
18.3%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
7.7%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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
12.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.5%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 (12.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LINCOLN ELEMENTARY this school | 328 | 81.1% | 12.1% |
| Athlos Academy of Saint Cloud SAINT CLOUD | 260 | 85.4% | 17.6% |
| Maxfield Elementary School SAINT PAUL | 331 | 88.5% | 13.3% |
| Lucy Laney Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 386 | 88.1% | 12.8% |
| Highland Park Elementary SAINT PAUL | 406 | 72.4% | 21.6% |
| Bryn Mawr Elementary MINNEAPOLIS | 431 | 83.1% | 20.4% |
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 Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.1% | #813 of 844 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.7% | #828 of 844 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.3% | #795 of 844 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 328 | #598 of 1,130 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #140 of 769 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #229 of 796 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.1% | #99 of 942 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.8% | #173 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
328
-41 (-11%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 328 | 28.5 | 11.5:1 | 81% (266) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 26.4 | 11.2:1 | 89% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 92% (366) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 35 | 10.5:1 | 87% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 404 | 27.5 | 14.7:1 | 89% (361) |
| 2015-16 | 369 | 29 | 12.7:1 | 86% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 69% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 61% (178) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 17 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LINCOLN ELEMENTARY.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (404 to 328); teachers up 4% (27.5 to 28.5).
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARY
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is a medium-sized elementary school in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 328 students in grades 4 through 5.
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is one of the 22 schools that make up ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT (9,803 students in total).
At LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, Black students make up 55% of the student body. After that, the student body is 19% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Benton County is about 6% Black. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is 28.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 11.5:1. That is 2.2 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Minnesota. Around 81% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Benton County average 35%.
In Minnesota, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 12.1% actual against a predicted 21.5%.
Benton County has these Census figures: the median household income is $74,410, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Benton County has 16 public schools and roughly 6,680 students.
The closest public school, TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY, is about 1.1 miles from LINCOLN ELEMENTARY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY places 4th out of 4 schools in its immediate area.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY's enrollment declined from 369 in 2020-21 to 328 in 2024-25.
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Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
41,593
Census ACS
Median income
$74,410
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Other schools in SAINT CLOUD
- TECHNICAL SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,561 students
- APOLLO SENIOR HIGHHigh · 1,264 students
- OAK HILL COMMUNITY ELEMENTARYElementary · 878 students
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 831 students
- NORTH JUNIOR HIGHMiddle · 720 students
- MADISON ELEMENTARYElementary · 704 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is the 119th 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
- TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY1.1 mi · 701
- Success Academy St. Cloud Elem1.4 mi · 140
- Success Academy St. Cloud - Middle1.4 mi · 46
- St Cloud Hospital Progs-Residential1.4 mi · 6
- ST. CLOUD HOSPITAL PROGRAMS NON-RES1.4 mi · 18
- SOUTH JUNIOR HIGH1.5 mi · 831
Frequently asked questions
About LINCOLN ELEMENTARYWhat is the total enrollment at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY enrolls approximately 328 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does LINCOLN ELEMENTARY serve?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY serves grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is approximately 11.5:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at LINCOLN ELEMENTARY?
At LINCOLN ELEMENTARY, the student body is approximately 19% White, 10% Hispanic, 55% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees LINCOLN ELEMENTARY?
LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is overseen by ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT in Benton County.
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