Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary, a mid-tier elementary campus in WHITE BEAR LAKE, Minnesota, overseen by White Bear Lake School District, works with 469 students, covering grades K through 5. By comparison, Minnesota's public schools average about 344 students each, so Lincoln Elementary sits 36% above that benchmark.

White Bear Lake School District runs 17 schools in total, collectively educating 8,571 students. Lincoln Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lincoln Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school shows 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lincoln Elementary shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 19% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Ramsey County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 66.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Ramsey County shows median household income runs about $81,568, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Ramsey County runs 302 public schools (combined enrollment of about 94,437 students), of which Lincoln Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Central Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary has changed only slightly, going from 468 students in 2018 to 469 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Lincoln Elementary community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.