Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 329 · STATE 380
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OLYMPIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 530618001735
Lincoln Elementary School
213 21ST AVE SE, OLYMPIA, WA 98501 · (360) 596-6400 · Thurston County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
100 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 51%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
Student demographics
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
Smarter Balanced + WCAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded StandardEnglish Language Arts
48.7%
WA avg 58.4% . -1.0pp since 2014
Math
41.3%
WA avg 51.2% . -9.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the Smarter Balanced + WCAS, Washington's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Washington schools, those numbers are about 58 and 51. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Smarter Balanced + WCAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.7% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 37.3% |
| 2022-23 | 42.2% | 46.1% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 33.6% |
| 2018-19 | 52.2% | 36.5% |
| 2017-18 | 46.6% | 41.9% |
| 2016-17 | 37.1% | 47.0% |
| 2015-16 | 37.7% | 45.9% |
| 2014-15 | 49.7% | 50.3% |
% Met or Exceeded Standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Smarter Balanced + WCAS. 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.8%
based on WA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Washington 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 Washington'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 →
Where Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Washington | In Thurston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #472 of 936 | #26 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #625 of 1,103 | #29 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.7% | #545 of 1,102 | #25 of 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.7pp | #221 of 928 | #7 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #951 of 1,268 | #37 of 43 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #926 of 1,085 | #33 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #892 of 1,169 | #37 of 43 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.9% | #138 of 257 | #10 of 13 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
300
+31 (+12%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 285
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 300 | 17.1 | 17.6:1 | 33% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 17.1 | 16.5:1 | 30% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 17.4 | 15.5:1 | 30% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 25% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 278 | 15.5 | 17.9:1 | 25% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 291 | 14 | 20.8:1 | 30% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 14 | 20.9:1 | 31% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 13 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school in OLYMPIA, Washington, reachable at (360) 596-6400. The school's 300 students are in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 21% lower than the average for elementary schools in Washington, which is about 380.
Olympia School District is the district for Lincoln Elementary School. It has 20 schools and 9,386 students.
White students account for 59% of enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School. Other groups include 12% multiracial and 12% Hispanic. The county population is about 72% White.
With 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Lincoln Elementary School was 17.6:1. Elementary schools in Washington have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 33%. On average, public schools in Thurston County report 43%.
Lincoln Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.8%, compared with a predicted 57.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Washington schools on BeatsExpectations.
Within Thurston County, median household income is about $96,563, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Thurston County number 86 and enroll about 44,412.
Olympia High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Lincoln Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 269 to 300. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.6:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
The Lincoln Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Thurston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
299,067
Census ACS
Median income
$96,563
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
44,412 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Olympia School District
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 462 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 434 students
Other schools in OLYMPIA
- Olympia High SchoolHigh · 1,901 students
- Capital High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- Griffin SchoolElementary · 585 students
- East Olympia ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Thurgood Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 469 students
Nearby schools
- Olympia High School1.1 mi · 1,901
- Avanti High School1.1 mi · 167
- Madison Elementary School1.1 mi · 203
- Pioneer Elementary School1.2 mi · 384
- Tumwater Hill Elementary1.5 mi · 400
- Olympia Regional Learning Academy1.6 mi · 345
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Olympia School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.