Lincoln Street Elementary School

Set in Exeter, New Hampshire, Lincoln Street Elementary School is an expansive K-5 school, operated by Exeter School District. It enrolls 401 students across grades 3 through 5. That puts it 61% bigger than the typical public school in New Hampshire, which averages around 249 students.

Exeter School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 807 students. Lincoln Street Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lincoln Street Elementary School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White; the rest consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.3:1. The state averages about 11.0:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 15% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Street Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of New Hampshire public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 53.6%; Lincoln Street Elementary School posts 68.4%, +14.8 points above that line.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Rockingham County put median household income runs about $118,331, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Rockingham County's 99 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,753 students), Lincoln Street Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Main Street School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Street Elementary School comes 1st of 4 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 42.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 22%: 511 students in 2018 compared to 401 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Lincoln Street Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.