Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 253 · STATE 404
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WADSWORTH CITY·NCES 391002901894
Lincoln Elementary School
280 N Lyman St, Wadsworth, OH 44281 · (330) 335-1460 · Medina County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 17.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
95 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 42 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 17% larger than its 4th grade class (36).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Wadsworth City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
70.0%
OH avg 59.8% . -0.3pp since 2021
Math
80.9%
OH avg 56.1% . +15.3pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 15 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 80.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 61.5% |
| 2022-23 | 59.1% | 62.3% |
| 2021-22 | 70.3% | 65.7% |
% 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.4%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 (66.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 195 | 48.7% | 66.8% |
| Beverly-Center Elementary School Beverly | 224 | 48.7% | 83.3% |
| Jefferson Ave Elementary School Shadyside | 224 | 50.9% | N/A |
| Howland Springs Elementary School Warren | 217 | 51.2% | N/A |
| Butler Elementary School Butler | 252 | 44.8% | 73.6% |
| Baltic Elementary School Baltic | 139 | 50.4% | 65.6% |
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 Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #510 of 673 | #20 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #352 of 1,569 ▲ 491 | #13 of 23 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #594 of 1,569 ▲ 471 | #22 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #391 of 1,514 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 195 | #1,595 of 1,808 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #282 of 767 | #2 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #160 of 992 | #1 of 12 |
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
195
-54 (-22%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 298
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 20.8:1
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 | 195 | 11.4 | 17.1:1 | 49% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 12.8 | 17.7:1 | 48% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 12.9 | 18.2:1 | 36% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 249 | 12 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 261 | 13.4 | 19.5:1 | 40% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 11 | 23.9:1 | 39% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 326 | 13 | 25.1:1 | 21% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 328 | 15 | 21.9:1 | 14% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 298 | 11 | 27.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (261 to 195); teachers down 15% (13.4 to 11.4).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School serves students in Wadsworth, Ohio, as a low-enrollment elementary school. The school enrolls 195 students in kindergarten through 4. Elementary schools in Ohio average about 404 students, which makes this school 52% below average.
Wadsworth City is made up of 10 schools with 4,275 students in all.
Roughly 91% of students at Lincoln Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 4% multiracial and 3% Black. Medina County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Lincoln Elementary School is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Lincoln Elementary School reported 11.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.1:1. The school's 17.1:1 compares with an average of 17.9:1 for elementary schools in Ohio. Roughly 49% of students at Lincoln Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 26% average for public schools in Medina County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lincoln Elementary School is 3.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 66.8%. Predicted: 70.4%.
In the surrounding county, Medina County, the median household earns about $94,968 a year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lincoln Elementary School, Medina County has 49 public schools.
Central Intermediate School is about 0.5 miles from Lincoln Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Lincoln Elementary School is 7th among 7 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 195, compared with 249 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 20.8 in 2020-21 to 17.1 in 2024-25.
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Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,660
Census ACS
Median income
$94,968
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
25,243 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wadsworth City
- Wadsworth High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Wadsworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Overlook Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Isham Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Valley View Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
Other schools in Wadsworth
- Wadsworth High SchoolHigh · 1,540 students
- Sharon Elementary SchoolElementary · 627 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Wadsworth Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
- Overlook Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Isham Memorial Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 193rd 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 SchoolLakewood, OH · 270 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolNORTH BERGEN, NJ · 1,193 students
Nearby schools
- Central Intermediate School0.5 mi · 606
- Isham Memorial Elementary School0.6 mi · 342
- Valley View Elementary School0.7 mi · 319
- Wadsworth City School District Online Academy0.8 mi · 4
- Grizzly Academy0.8 mi · 28
- Overlook Elementary School1.0 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 195 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 2% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wadsworth City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.