Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary campus of cozy scale in Lakewood, Ohio, operated by Lakewood City, hosting 270 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 33% leaner than the state mean of about 404.

Lakewood City runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 4,369 students. Lincoln Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lincoln Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). The remainder comes out to 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 17% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Cuyahoga County runs at roughly 27%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 90.6%.

In the area at large, Cuyahoga County reports that the typical household earns roughly $64,468 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Lincoln Elementary School is one of 352 public schools in Cuyahoga County (combined enrollment of about 155,924 students).

The closest other public school is Grant Elementary School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 77.9%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 302 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 9% to 1% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Lincoln Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.