Lincoln

The Lincoln school district in Massachusetts consists of two public elementary schools serving grades PK-8: Lincoln School and Hanscom Middle. Based on the available data, Lincoln School stands out as the higher-performing institution, consistently ranking among the top elementary schools in the state and achieving exceptional test scores across all grade levels and subjects.

Lincoln School boasts a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, with 63.98% of students proficient or better in ELA and 70.03% proficient or better in Math - well above the state averages. In contrast, Hanscom Middle struggles, ranking 417th out of 916 Massachusetts elementary schools and lagging behind Lincoln School in test scores, particularly in 8th grade Math where only 29.63% of students are proficient compared to 83.33% at Lincoln School.

Both schools have relatively high spending per student, with Lincoln School at $27,456 and Hanscom Middle at $28,262 per student in 2020-2021. Lincoln School also has a lower student-teacher ratio of 9.1 compared to 6.9 at Hanscom Middle, indicating smaller class sizes. These factors suggest that the schools have access to substantial funding and staffing resources, though the significant disparities in student outcomes between the two institutions raise questions about the effective utilization of these resources.