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If you had an hour of school board time for Lincoln K-8 School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 344
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROCHESTER PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 273180001005
Lincoln K-8 School
1122 8TH AVE SE, ROCHESTER, MN 55904 · (507) 328-3550 · Olmsted County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Minnesota public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
,
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
86 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 48%
Community
5
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 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 49 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 35% larger than its 8th grade class (46).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
57.2%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
63.1%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 K-8 School
Lincoln K-8 School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln K-8 School this school | 506 | 17.0% | 55.7% |
| MIDDLETON ELEMENTARY WOODBURY | 557 | 17.6% | 54.0% |
| CREEK VALLEY ELEMENTARY EDINA | 586 | 16.2% | 65.9% |
| GLEASON LAKE ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 604 | 18.9% | 70.9% |
| OAKWOOD ELEMENTARY PLYMOUTH | 545 | 20.7% | 61.5% |
| WestWood Elementary PRIOR LAKE | 505 | 19.6% | 60.1% |
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 K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota | In Olmsted County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #227 of 844 | #8 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #213 of 844 | #8 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #254 of 844 | #7 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #289 of 1,130 | #11 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #338 of 796 | #16 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.0% | #874 of 942 | #25 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.6% | #58 of 244 | #1 of 6 |
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
506
+40 (+9%) vs 2020
+72% since 2000-01, when it was 294
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 | 506 | N/A | N/A | 17% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 488 | 27.7 | 17.6:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 23.7 | 19.8:1 | 14% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 21 | 22.2:1 | 12% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 423 | 28.2 | 15.0:1 | 16% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 419 | 27 | 15.5:1 | 17% (73) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 19 | 21.7:1 | 22% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 24% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln K-8 School.
About Lincoln K-8 School
Lincoln K-8 School is an elementary school in ROCHESTER, Minnesota, and it is part of Rochester Public School District. It serves 506 students in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Minnesota average about 344 students.
Rochester Public School District has 47 schools; together they serve 17,430 students.
Lincoln K-8 School is 66% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 11% Asian, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 5% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Olmsted County's population at about 77%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 17%. The average for public schools in Olmsted County is 35%.
Lincoln K-8 School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of Minnesota public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lincoln K-8 School, the prediction is 55.9% and the result is 55.7%.
Olmsted County census figures show that the median household income is $95,406, about 49% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Olmsted County is home to 72 public schools and about 24,627 public school students.
Mayo High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Lincoln K-8 School, there are at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 506, a 9% gain from 466 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Lincoln K-8 School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Olmsted County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
164,498
Census ACS
Median income
$95,406
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
72
24,627 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Rochester Public School District
- Mayo High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,608 students
- John Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Dakota Middle SchoolMiddle · 921 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Willow Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Other schools in ROCHESTER
- Mayo High SchoolHigh · 1,787 students
- Century High SchoolHigh · 1,608 students
- John Marshall High SchoolHigh · 1,549 students
- Dakota Middle SchoolMiddle · 921 students
- John Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Willow Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 864 students
Nearby schools
- Mayo High School0.4 mi · 1,787
- Rochester Academy-Idp Living(RAIL)0.6 mi · 83
- Middle School Right Fit0.6 mi · 27
- Middle School ALC0.6 mi · 31
- Riverside Central Elementary School0.7 mi · 509
- Care & Treatment at ESC0.7 mi · 6
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln K-8 SchoolHow large is Lincoln K-8 School?
Lincoln K-8 School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Lincoln K-8 School serve?
Lincoln K-8 School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln K-8 School?
Approximately unreported students per teacher at Lincoln K-8 School.
How diverse is Lincoln K-8 School?
Lincoln K-8 School reports a student body of 66% White, 5% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln K-8 School?
Lincoln K-8 School is overseen by Rochester Public School District in Olmsted County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.