LINCOLN ELEMENTARY

Located at 336 5TH AVE SE, in SAINT CLOUD, Minnesota, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school that hosts 328 students (grades 4 through 5), overseen by ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT.

ST. CLOUD PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 22 schools with combined enrollment of 9,803 students; LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, LINCOLN ELEMENTARY shows that the most-represented group is Black (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 19% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 6% Black, putting the school's mix considerably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Benton County runs at roughly 35%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LINCOLN ELEMENTARY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.5%; this one delivers 12.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Benton County shows the typical household earns roughly $74,410 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LINCOLN ELEMENTARY is one of 16 public schools in Benton County (combined enrollment of about 6,680 students).

The closest other public school is TALAHI COMMUNITY ELEMENTARY, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LINCOLN ELEMENTARY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.9%.

LINCOLN ELEMENTARY operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 19%: 404 students in 2018 compared to 328 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 25% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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