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Enrollment
401
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDFORD SD 549C·NCES 410804000963
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
3101 McLoughlin Dr, Medford, OR 97504 · (541) 842-3730 · Jackson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL401 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Oregon public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Oregon public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
348 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
39.7%
OR avg 43.0% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
40.4%
OR avg 31.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 40.4% |
| 2023-24 | 45.7% | 39.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Abraham Lincoln Elementary's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary this school | 401 | 86.8% | 38.6% |
| Kennedy Elementary School Medford | 393 | 87.0% | 27.0% |
| Battle Creek Elementary School Salem | 426 | 89.2% | 23.1% |
| Sherwood Heights Elementary School Pendleton | 439 | 83.8% | 21.7% |
| Riverview School Lebanon | 423 | 87.7% | 33.5% |
| Taft Elementary School Lincoln City | 464 | 90.9% | 19.6% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Abraham Lincoln Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Oregon | In Jackson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #239 of 591 | #9 of 33 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #233 of 646 ▲ 2 | #11 of 33 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #349 of 646 ▼ 96 | #15 of 33 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 401 | #200 of 710 | #10 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #365 of 587 | #18 of 30 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #224 of 587 | #10 of 30 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #217 of 645 | #23 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #189 of 493 | #16 of 28 |
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
401
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 559
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 401 | 22.8 | 17.6:1 | 87% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 22.6 | 18.4:1 | 65% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 25.1 | 18.7:1 | 70% (330) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 25 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 37% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 32% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 19 | 24.5:1 | 39% (183) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | N/A | N/A | 19% (108) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abraham Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (519 to 401); teachers down 1% (23 to 22.8).
About Abraham Lincoln Elementary
This page covers Abraham Lincoln Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in Medford, Oregon. A total of 401 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 321-student average for elementary schools in Oregon, enrollment here is 25% higher.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is part of a district of 25 schools: Medford SD 549C, with 13,735 students.
At Abraham Lincoln Elementary, White students make up 61% of the student body. Next come 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 81% White. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Abraham Lincoln Elementary, 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 17.6:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher above the 16.5:1 average for elementary schools in Oregon. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 87% of enrollment.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 66% of Oregon public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Oregon schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Abraham Lincoln Elementary's results are 9.7 points above predicted: 38.6% against 28.9%.
County data help place the school in context: in Jackson County, the median household income is $73,999, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. In all, Jackson County has 70 public schools and roughly 30,143 students.
The nearest other public school, Kennedy Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Abraham Lincoln Elementary places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Enrollment declined 7% from its 2020-21 level of 431.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Abraham Lincoln Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
222,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,999
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
70
30,143 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Medford SD 549C
- South Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- North Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Logos Charter SchoolCombined · 1,285 students
- Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- McLoughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
Other schools in Medford
- South Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,856 students
- North Medford High SchoolHigh · 1,721 students
- Logos Charter SchoolCombined · 1,285 students
- Hedrick Middle SchoolMiddle · 952 students
- McLoughlin Middle SchoolMiddle · 826 students
- Oakdale Middle SchoolMiddle · 745 students
Other Abraham Lincoln Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 11 states are named Abraham Lincoln Elementary. Abraham Lincoln Elementary is the 15th largest of the 22.
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCupertino, CA · 662 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 633 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryPalm Desert, CA · 607 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryWENATCHEE, WA · 604 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryColton, CA · 587 students
Nearby schools
- Kennedy Elementary School0.8 mi · 393
- Lone Pine Elementary School1.2 mi · 461
- North Medford High School1.3 mi · 1,721
- The Valley School of Southern Oregon1.9 mi · 127
- Wilson Elementary School1.9 mi · 306
- Hedrick Middle School2.3 mi · 952
Frequently asked questions
About Abraham Lincoln ElementaryHow many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 401 students in grades KG-05.
Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary.
How diverse is Abraham Lincoln Elementary?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary reports a student body of 61% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary public or private?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Medford SD 549C.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.