Best Public Schools in Lincoln, ND

Summary:

The city of Lincoln, North Dakota is home to a single public elementary school, Lincoln Elementary School, which serves grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 650 students. While there are no other schools in the immediate area to compare it to, the data provides a detailed look at the performance and characteristics of this school.

Academically, Lincoln Elementary School stands out with 51% of students proficient or better in NDSA Mathematics, outperforming both the Bismarck 1 district (46%) and the state of North Dakota (41%). However, the school's reading proficiency of 35% lags behind the district (49%) and state (45%) averages, suggesting an area for potential improvement. The school's student population is predominantly white (87.08%), with small percentages of Hispanic, Native American, and multi-racial students.

Other key metrics show that Lincoln Elementary School has a chronic absenteeism rate of 8.0%, a free and reduced-price lunch eligibility of 21.54%, and spends $11,514 per student with a student-teacher ratio of 14.5 to 1. While the school appears to be performing reasonably well overall, there are opportunities to address the reading proficiency gap and explore ways to promote greater diversity and inclusion within the student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				NDSA Mathematics (2024)	NDSA Reading (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NDSA Mathematics All Grades	NDSA Reading All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	3320 McCurry Way	Lincoln	58504	Burleigh County	Bismarck 1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(701) 323-4310	650	45	14.5	21.5%	566 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.4%)	4 (0.6%)	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.3%)	40.1	34^th of 50 public elementary schools	32.0%		44.8	28^th of 48 public elementary schools	41.7%	6	51.0	35.0	$11,514	$1,538	$9,976

Cities Near Lincoln

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Bismarck	2.65 mi	32	10^th
Menoken	8.96 mi	1
Mandan	9.19 mi	14	21^st
Saint Anthony	14.13 mi	1
Sterling	19.54 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction.

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