Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Abraham Lincoln School
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Abraham Lincoln School
Abraham Lincoln School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in Maple Heights, Ohio, one of the schools within Maple Heights City. Current enrollment sits at 479 students spanning grades pre-K through 1.
Maple Heights City runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 3,024 students. Abraham Lincoln School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Abraham Lincoln School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (84%). The remainder breaks down as 7% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% White. By comparison, Cuyahoga County as a whole is about 29% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Cuyahoga County put the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Abraham Lincoln School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).
Nearest neighbor: J.F. Kennedy School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 554 students in 2018 compared to 479 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 89% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profileQuick facts
Related schools
- Maple Heights High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Milkovich Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- J.F. Kennedy SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Barack Obama SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Maple Heights High SchoolHigh · 956 students
- Milkovich Middle SchoolMiddle · 664 students
- J.F. Kennedy SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Barack Obama SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Ohio College Preparatory SchoolElementary · 179 students
- J.F. Kennedy School0.1 mi · 480
- Barack Obama School0.1 mi · 445
- Glendale Primary School1.0 mi · 309
- Maple Heights High School1.2 mi · 956
- Maple Leaf Elementary School1.5 mi · 326
- Garfield Heights Middle School1.6 mi · 541