LINCOLN ELEM.

LINCOLN ELEM., an average-sized K-5 school in TROY, Missouri, run under TROY R-III, educates 391 students, covering grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% larger than the state mean of about 315.

LINCOLN ELEM. is one of 11 schools operated by TROY R-III, a district that serves 6,510 students overall.

Demographically, LINCOLN ELEM. reports that nearly all students (90%) are White. The remainder reads as 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, LINCOLN ELEM. logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting LINCOLN ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LINCOLN ELEM. sits in the top 10% of Missouri schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.8%; actual is 73.5%, +22.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Lincoln County indicate median household earnings sit near $89,278, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Lincoln County's 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,367 students), LINCOLN ELEM. is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BOONE ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LINCOLN ELEM. at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 39.2%.

LINCOLN ELEM. operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 406 students in 2018 compared to 391 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.