Enrollment
186
Elementary
DISTRICT 305 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PITTSBURGH SD·NCES 421917000979
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5
328 Lincoln Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206 · (412) 529-3980 · Allegheny County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL186 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
186 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
37.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
13.6%
PA avg 43.0% . -9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.9% | 13.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 22.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 this school | 186 | 100.0% | 33.0% |
| Propel CS-Hazelwood Pittsburgh | 230 | 96.5% | 4.8% |
| Propel CS-Pitcairn Pittsburgh | 182 | 98.4% | 20.9% |
| Philadelphia Montessori CS Philadelphia | 226 | 98.7% | 18.5% |
| Gideon Edward School Philadelphia | 221 | 94.6% | 11.2% |
| Samuel Gompers School Philadelphia | 238 | 100.0% | 19.7% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,140 of 1,396 | #100 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #1,369 of 1,511 ▼ 145 | #128 of 141 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #1,059 of 1,511 ▲ 32 | #98 of 141 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 186 | #1,551 of 1,638 | #144 of 156 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #305 of 1,600 | #32 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #659 of 1,045 | #42 of 73 |
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
186
-11 (-6%) vs 2020
-67% since 2010-11, when it was 563
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 186 | 17.9 | 10.4:1 | 100% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 190 | 18.7 | 10.2:1 | 98% (186) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 19.5 | 10.9:1 | 96% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 19 | 10.4:1 | 98% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 21.1 | 9.8:1 | 91% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 21 | 10.9:1 | 66% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 89% (500) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (206 to 186); teachers down 15% (21.1 to 17.9).
About Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 is one of the public schools in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is a small elementary school. It educates 186 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students.
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 is among 56 schools run by Pittsburgh SD, which serves 19,211 students.
Most students at Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 are Black: 84% of enrollment. The remaining students are 7% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% White. Census figures show Allegheny County is about 13% Black. By the diversity index, Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 comes in at 28%.
Staffing totals 17.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 100%. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Allegheny County.
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 is graded C by allk12, scoring above 26% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5, the prediction is 34.7% and the result is 33.0%.
Allegheny County has these Census figures: median household income is about $78,548, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Allegheny County number 277 and enroll about 141,392.
The closest other public school is Urban Academy of Greater Pittsburgh CS, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5's average proficiency of 33.0% compares with 27.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 186 was 6% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 197.
The Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
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Frequently asked questions
About Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5How large is Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5?
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 enrolls approximately 186 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 serve?
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 have?
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
How diverse is Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5?
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 reports a student body of 4% White, 4% Hispanic, 84% Black, 7% Two or more.
What district is Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 in?
Pittsburgh Lincoln K-5 is part of Pittsburgh SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.