LINCOLN SCHOOL

LINCOLN SCHOOL is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in SCOTIA, New York, part of SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolling 185 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 58% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

LINCOLN SCHOOL is one of 6 schools operated by SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that works with 2,102 students overall.

Looking at the student body, LINCOLN SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (81%) are White; the rest looks like 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 8.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 42% of students at LINCOLN SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Schenectady County (around 50%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, LINCOLN SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 64.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Schenectady County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $79,623 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. LINCOLN SCHOOL is one of 40 public schools in Schenectady County (combined enrollment of about 21,555 students).

The closest other public school is SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINCOLN SCHOOL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LINCOLN SCHOOL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LINCOLN SCHOOL has ticked down 27%, going from 254 students in 2018 to 185 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 90% to 81%. Class-load math has fell: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 in 2025.

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