Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is a K-5 school of mid-tier scale in Grants Pass, Oregon, part of Grants Pass SD 7, hosting 386 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 321 students per school, that is 20% bigger than typical.

Grants Pass SD 7 runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 5,562 students. Lincoln Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Lincoln Elementary School records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 17% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. By comparison, Josephine County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.5:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Josephine County runs at roughly 84%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.4%; this one delivers 34.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Josephine County shows median household income runs about $60,098, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Josephine County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,944 students), Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Grants Pass High School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.0%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 449 students in 2018 compared to 386 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.