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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000131
Lincoln School
591 W 2000 N, LAYTON, UT 84041 · (801) 402-2450 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
298 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 47% · 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
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
19.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
16.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 16.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.7% | 18.9% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Utah 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 Utah'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 School
Lincoln School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln School this school | 642 | 46.4% | 20.9% |
| Horizon School MURRAY | 664 | 50.0% | 49.3% |
| Midvalley School MIDVALE | 635 | 46.9% | 36.1% |
| Woodruff School LOGAN | 560 | 51.8% | 37.9% |
| South Kearns School KEARNS | 536 | 46.8% | 27.7% |
| Riverside School WEST JORDAN | 591 | 43.1% | 40.8% |
Matched among Utah 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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #531 of 562 | #65 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #547 of 578 ▼ 10 | #66 of 68 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #536 of 578 ▼ 3 | #66 of 68 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #143 of 613 | #22 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #193 of 556 | #18 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #72 of 559 | #4 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #160 of 582 | #6 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.2% | #213 of 388 | #29 of 57 |
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
642
+58 (+10%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 956
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 | 642 | 32 | 20.1:1 | 46% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 33 | 21.0:1 | 43% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 703 | 32.2 | 21.8:1 | 42% (298) |
| 2020-21 | 584 | N/A | N/A | 46% (271) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | N/A | N/A | 50% (376) |
| 2015-16 | 733 | N/A | N/A | 50% (367) |
| 2010-11 | 832 | 34 | 24.5:1 | 49% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 757 | 32 | 23.7:1 | 30% (230) |
| 1990-91 | 956 | 35 | 27.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln School.
About Lincoln School
Lincoln School is a medium-sized elementary school in LAYTON, Utah, administered by Davis District. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 642 students. Against the 491-student average for elementary schools in Utah, enrollment here is 31% higher.
Lincoln School falls under Davis District, which has 95 schools enrolling 71,703 students.
At 51%, White students outnumber all other groups at Lincoln School combined. After that, the student body is 38% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Among all residents of Davis County, the White share is about 84%. Lincoln School has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Lincoln School is 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.1:1. That ratio is under the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 46%. For comparison, public schools in Davis County average 19%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lincoln School would score about 37.1%. It scores 20.9%, 16.2 points below that figure.
In Davis County (population about 370,924), median household income is about $110,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 118 public schools operate in Davis County, serving about 81,110 students.
Nearby, North Layton Jr High is about 0.5 miles away. Lincoln School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lincoln School at 6th of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The number of students grew from 584 to 642 over 4 years.
The Lincoln School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,924
Census ACS
Median income
$110,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
81,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davis District
- Syracuse HighHigh · 2,608 students
- Davis HighHigh · 2,238 students
- Layton HighHigh · 2,231 students
- Farmington HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Clearfield HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Northridge HighHigh · 1,984 students
Other schools in LAYTON
- Layton HighHigh · 2,231 students
- Northridge HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Shoreline Junior HighMiddle · 1,225 students
- Legacy Jr HighMiddle · 1,125 students
- North Davis Preparatory AcademyCombined · 966 students
- North Layton Jr HighMiddle · 959 students
Other Lincoln schools
30 other US public schools in 11 states are named Lincoln. Lincoln School is the 2nd largest of the 31.
- Lincoln SchoolHYRUM, UT · 492 students
- Lincoln SchoolOGDEN, UT · 488 students
- Lincoln SchoolSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 483 students
- Lincoln SchoolPeoria, IL · 823 students
- Lincoln SchoolFAIRVIEW, NJ · 635 students
Nearby schools
- North Layton Jr High0.5 mi · 959
- Northridge High0.6 mi · 1,984
- Davis Connect 7-120.7 mi · 262
- No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science0.8 mi · 667
- Leadership Learning Academy0.9 mi · 522
- Leadership Academy of Utah1.0 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln School?
Lincoln School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lincoln School serve?
Lincoln School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln School?
Approximately 20.1:1 students per teacher at Lincoln School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln School?
At Lincoln School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 38% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln School?
Lincoln School is overseen by Davis District in Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.