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Lincoln Elementary School

1500 Tibbetts Ave, Springfield, OH 45505 · (937) 505-4260 · Clark County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 407 · STATE 404
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5614%
Grade 17218%
Grade 25815%
Grade 35714%
Grade 45113%
Grade 55313%
Grade 64812%

This year's kindergarten class (56) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (48).

Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
8421%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
8321%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 8% · US 30%
Black
16843%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 17% · US 15%
Two+
5915%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 7% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
20151%
Female
19449%

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Test scores

Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or Above
English Language Arts
15.6%
OH avg 59.8% . -9.4pp since 2021
Math
12.3%
OH avg 56.1% . -1.2pp since 2021

What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.

Ohio's State Tests results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2515.6%12.3%
2023-2420.2%7.8%
2022-2319.4%5.3%
2021-2225.0%13.4%
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Lincoln Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn OhioIn Clark County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
12.3%#1,517 of 1,569
▲ 16
#20 of 20
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
15.6%#1,541 of 1,569
▼ 20
#20 of 20
no change
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-5.3pp#147 of 1,514#2 of 19
Enrollment
ranked largest first
395#849 of 1,808#15 of 22
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.6:1#222 of 1,582#3 of 20
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.7%#86 of 1,590#2 of 20
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-5.5%#786 of 992#7 of 11
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 2024-25
Enrollment
395
+46 (+13%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 381
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253952714.6:1N/A
2023-243942515.8:1N/A
2022-233402513.6:1N/A
2020-213492315.2:1N/A
2017-184182318.2:1N/A
2015-164152616.0:194% (389)
2010-114082914.1:196% (390)
2000-012962014.8:179% (233)
1990-913812118.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 6% (418 to 395); teachers up 17% (23 to 27).

About Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Springfield, Ohio, under Springfield City School District. The school runs kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 395 students.

Lincoln Elementary School is in Springfield City School District, a district with 7,288 students across 17 schools.

About 43% of students at Lincoln Elementary School are Black, the largest single group. It is also 21% White, 21% Hispanic, and 15% multiracial. Clark County's residents are about 8% Black, 35 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 71, compared with 70 nationally.

With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Ohio average 17.9:1.

The school's county is Clark County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $63,132 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Lincoln Elementary School shares Clark County with 43 other public schools.

Springfield Preparatory and Fitness Academy, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Lincoln Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lincoln Elementary School had a net gain of 46 students, or 13%.

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Clark County at a glance

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Population
135,158
Census ACS
Median income
$63,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
44
20,515 students

Quick facts

School name
Lincoln Elementary School
District
Springfield City School District
Address
1500 Tibbetts Ave, Springfield, OH 45505
Phone
(937) 505-4260
County
Clark County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
395
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
14.6:1
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
390448101692
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 77th largest of the 214.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lincoln Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 21% Hispanic, 43% Black, 15% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Springfield City School District.
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