Enrollment
270
Elementary
DISTRICT 250 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAKEWOOD CITY·NCES 390441901124
Lincoln Elementary School
15615 Clifton Blvd, Lakewood, OH 44107 · (216) 529-4232 · Cuyahoga County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Ohio public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
45 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 43%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 54% · 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
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
90.8%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.2pp since 2021
Math
90.5%
OH avg 56.1% . +7.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.8% | 90.5% |
| 2023-24 | 92.9% | 88.6% |
| 2022-23 | 93.2% | 90.1% |
| 2021-22 | 91.0% | 83.4% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. 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
90.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.5%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Ohio 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 Ohio'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 Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School's state test result (90.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 270 | 16.7% | 90.6% |
| General Rosecrans Elementary Sunbury | 296 | 18.2% | 79.0% |
| Botkins Elementary School Botkins | 323 | 18.6% | 85.8% |
| Berlin Elementary School Berlin | 332 | 20.5% | 74.9% |
| Westwood Elementary School Novelty | 367 | 14.2% | N/A |
| Erieview Elementary School Avon Lake | 271 | 10.0% | 85.8% |
Matched among Ohio 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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Cuyahoga County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.6% | #35 of 673 | #6 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #77 of 1,569 ▲ 32 | #8 of 172 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.8% | #39 of 1,569 ▼ 12 | #6 of 172 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #703 of 1,514 | #104 of 167 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #1,388 of 1,808 | #132 of 193 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #892 of 1,582 | #100 of 158 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #1,109 of 1,590 | #108 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #668 of 767 | #34 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #585 of 992 | #66 of 98 |
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
270
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 19.5:1
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 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | 17% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 13.5 | 19.6:1 | 23% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 243 | 12.5 | 19.4:1 | 16% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 14 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 18.3 | 16.6:1 | 31% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 399 | 19 | 21.0:1 | 36% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 23 | 18.7:1 | 19% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 22 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (302 to 270); teachers down 18% (18.3 to 15).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Lakewood, Ohio. Total enrollment is 270 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Ohio have about 404 students on average; enrollment here is 33% lower.
Lincoln Elementary School is among 13 schools run by Lakewood City, which serves 4,369 students.
White students are 88% of those enrolled at Lincoln Elementary School. The next largest groups are 9% multiracial. In Cuyahoga County overall, about 58% of residents are White. A diversity index of 22% means there is a 22% chance two randomly chosen students at Lincoln Elementary School are from different groups.
Lincoln Elementary School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Ohio is about 17.9:1. The school has 17% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 27% average for public schools in Cuyahoga County is 10 points.
Lincoln Elementary School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 95% of Ohio public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Ohio schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 90.6%; the prediction is 82.5%.
Cuyahoga County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $64,468 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cuyahoga County number 352, with about 155,924 students.
Measured in a straight line, Grant Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Lincoln Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 90.6% is above the 77.9% average for nearby schools.
Lincoln Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 273 in 2020-21 to 270 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. The ratio was 19.5:1 in 2020-21 and 18.0:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Lincoln Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cuyahoga County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,245,873
Census ACS
Median income
$64,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
352
155,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lakewood City
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,372 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other schools in Lakewood
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,372 students
- Garfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 446 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 323 students
- Hayes Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 164th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolGahanna, OH · 730 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolSpringfield, OH · 395 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolCuyahoga Falls, OH · 370 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolWadsworth, OH · 195 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 1,193 students
Nearby schools
- Grant Elementary School0.6 mi · 323
- Horace Mann Elementary School0.8 mi · 269
- Taft Center for Innovation1.0 mi · 34
- Harding Middle School1.0 mi · 446
- Lakewood High School1.1 mi · 1,372
- Emerson Elementary School1.1 mi · 323
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?
Lincoln Elementary School is part of Lakewood City.
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