Lincoln El Sch

Lincoln El Sch is a tight-knit elementary school in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, part of Pottstown SD. The school educates 322 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 27% leaner than typical.

Within Pottstown SD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,205 students, Lincoln El Sch is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lincoln El Sch lists that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest is composed of 29% Black, 24% Hispanic, 11% multiracial. By comparison, Montgomery County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 102% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Montgomery County) reports that median household earnings sit near $113,915, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Montgomery County runs 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students), of which Lincoln El Sch is one.

Pottstown MS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lincoln El Sch comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. Lincoln El Sch's enrollment has fell 5% since 2018, when it stood at 339 (now 322). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.