Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Summary:

Prairie Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Columbus, Ohio, serving students from kindergarten to 4th grade as part of the South-Western City School District. The school has a diverse student population, with over 50% of students identifying as Hispanic or African American.

Despite its diverse student body, Prairie Lincoln Elementary has consistently struggled academically, ranking in the bottom third of Ohio elementary schools. The school has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 32%, compared to the district's 20.6% and the state's 17.9%. Additionally, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics and English Language Arts are well below the district and state averages, with 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency at just 29.9%, compared to the district's 48.5% and the state's 62.1%. These performance gaps are particularly pronounced for the school's Hispanic and White student subgroups.

Interestingly, some nearby schools, such as Darby Woods Elementary School, perform significantly better on these metrics, suggesting that factors beyond just the school's demographics may be contributing to its underperformance. The school's declining performance over the past decade, from a 2-star rating to a 1-star rating, indicates that a more comprehensive, long-term approach may be needed to address the systemic challenges facing Prairie Lincoln Elementary.


Detail:

Public K-4

 4900 Amesbury Way
       Columbus, OH  43228-1226


(614) 801-8300

District: South-Western City

SchoolDigger Rank:
1264th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools


Students who attend Prairie Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Galloway Ridge Intermediate School
    Norton Middle School
High:    Westland High School

Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  529

Racial breakdown:

White:
41.4%
Hispanic:
33.5%
African American:
13.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.3% Help


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Compare Details Prairie Lincoln Elementary School ranks worse than 80.2% of elementary schools in Ohio. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Prairie Lincoln Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Prairie Lincoln Elementary School 1264th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Prairie Lincoln Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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South-Western City:

SchoolDigger ranks South-Western City 538th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 8.40 1389th 1471 5.6%
2005 33.55 1148th 1501 23.5%
2006 27.86 1232nd 1504 18.1%
2007 41.25 1137th 1609 29.3%
2008 41.29 1134th 1582 28.3%
2009 37.22 1210th 1610 24.8%
2010 23.89 1364th 1662 17.9%
2011 31.28 1313th 1686 22.1%
2012 25.01 1413th 1709 17.3%
2013 26.75 1360th 1701 20.0%
2014 33.19 1277th 1687 24.3%
2015 38.52 1167th 1684 30.7%
2016 33.99 1194th 1678 28.8%
2017 35.92 1173rd 1651 29.0%
2018 26.41 1252nd 1636 23.5%
2019 29.27 1263rd 1676 24.6%
2021 23.93 1179th 1610 26.8%
2022 13.61 1336th 1588 15.9%
2023 14.33 1328th 1596 16.8%
2024 19.15 1264th 1577 19.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 9.26 152nd 162 6.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.64 147th 174 15.5%
2019 34.34 118th 169 30.2%
2021 33.25 117th 183 36.1%
2022 13.48 196th 213 8.0%
2023 12.61 221st 239 7.5%
2024 15.74 238th 258 7.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 13.06 829th 856 3.2%
2024 15.50 836th 900 7.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.08 1181st 1465 19.4%
2019 32.37 1101st 1465 24.8%
2021 19.53 1100th 1404 21.7%
2022 9.92 1297th 1419 8.6%
2023 15.59 1228th 1447 15.1%
2024 22.91 1175th 1484 20.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.58 1191st 1518 21.5%
2019 38.38 1043rd 1502 30.6%
2021 21.42 1104th 1467 24.7%
2022 6.33 1398th 1488 6.0%
2023 11.85 1270th 1483 14.4%
2024 13.59 1257th 1466 14.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.69 682nd 1021 33.2%
2019 40.74 553rd 956 42.2%
2022 20.70 721st 824 12.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.86 1237th 1536 19.5%
2019 18.85 1280th 1535 16.6%
2021 16.82 1180th 1499 21.3%
2022 18.26 1207th 1518 20.5%
2023 12.51 1284th 1498 14.3%
2024 22.17 1166th 1485 21.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 68.82 137th 605 77.4%
2022 28.51 432nd 601 28.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.88 205th 239 14.2%
2019 34.51 151st 228 33.8%
2021 20.24 155th 189 18.0%
2022 10.94 208th 216 3.7%
2023 10.79 221st 233 5.2%
2024 17.23 207th 234 11.5%
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Rank History for White students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.44 1183rd 1309 9.6%
2019 21.30 1102nd 1271 13.3%
2021 13.29 1112th 1249 11.0%
2022 5.90 1173rd 1242 5.6%
2023 5.81 1152nd 1215 5.2%
2024 14.67 1074th 1190 9.7%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Ohio Department of Education

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by a parent
Friday, April 26, 2019

Open Quote My son has attended Prairie Lincoln for kindergarten and 1st grade. This school has exceeded my expectations. The staff is wonderful and seems to care about the students. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 616 20 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 637
1989 607 15 1 5 0 n/a n/a 0 628
1990 634 17 2 4 0 n/a n/a 0 657
1991 642 21 1 9 1 n/a n/a 0 674
1992 630 23 1 2 2 n/a n/a 0 658
1993 657 30 1 6 1 n/a n/a 0 695
1994 686 30 2 4 1 n/a n/a 0 723
1995 608 76 11 4 1 n/a n/a 0 700
1996 608 76 11 4 1 n/a n/a 0 700
1997 608 66 12 14 0 n/a n/a 0 700
1998 500 59 9 29 3 n/a n/a 0 600
1999 405 71 5 40 1 n/a n/a 0 522
2000 448 83 5 71 1 n/a n/a 0 608
2001 434 54 8 98 1 n/a n/a 0 595
2002 357 75 6 111 0 n/a n/a 5 554
2003 357 75 6 111 0 n/a n/a 5 554
2004 349 76 7 83 2 n/a n/a 14 531
2005 367 62 6 111 2 n/a n/a 15 563
2006 338 49 6 118 0 n/a n/a 17 528
2007 333 47 4 102 0 n/a n/a 25 511
2008 338 55 2 98 0 n/a n/a 36 529
2009 325 47 3 92 0 n/a n/a 37 504
2010 341 63 5 81 0 n/a n/a 42 532
2011 340 70 4 81 2 0 36 0 533
2012 362 59 14 97 1 0 33 0 566
2013 350 64 14 100 1 0 21 0 550
2014 348 59 17 112 1 0 21 0 558
2015 283 65 13 109 1 0 25 0 496
2016 310 52 18 108 1 0 40 0 529
2017 329 72 15 132 2 0 45 0 595
2018 310 91 13 147 1 0 51 0 613
2019 302 75 17 148 1 0 51 0 594
2020 293 74 20 148 1 0 45 0 581
2021 256 69 25 156 1 0 52 0 559
2022 263 60 19 189 0 0 55 0 586
2023 219 70 18 177 0 0 45 0 529

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 637 28.0 22.7 0
1989 628 28.0 22.4 n/a
1990 657 29.0 22.6 n/a
1991 674 29.0 23.2 n/a
1992 658 29.0 22.6 16.3
1993 695 28.5 24.4 23.9
1994 723 31.5 23.0 21.4
1995 700 30.5 23.0 26.1
1996 700 30.5 23.0 26.1
1997 700 32.0 21.9 26.9
1998 600 33.0 18.2 28.8
1999 522 30.0 17.4 42.9
2000 608 36.0 16.9 41.1
2001 595 29.5 20.2 44.5
2002 554 30.0 18.5 48.3
2003 554 30.0 18.5 48.3
2004 531 33.0 16.1 52.4
2005 563 26.9 20.9 54.4
2006 528 25.9 20.4 63.4
2007 511 22.0 23.2 55.1
2008 529 21.0 25.2 n/a
2009 504 23.0 21.9 56.5
2010 532 24.0 22.1 64.5
2011 533 24.0 22.2 58.9
2012 566 24.1 23.4 61.8
2013 550 25.1 21.8 63.3
2014 558 24.2 23.0 62.2
2015 496 n/a n/a 69.2
2016 529 24.0 22.0 68.8
2017 595 27.0 22.0 75.1
2018 613 28.0 21.8 73.1
2019 594 26.0 22.8 74.7
2020 581 27.0 21.5 73.7
2021 559 24.0 23.2 n/a
2022 586 28.0 20.9 n/a
2023 529 27.0 19.5 77.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 637 28.0 22.7 0
1989 628 28.0 22.4 n/a
1990 657 29.0 22.6 n/a
1991 674 29.0 23.2 n/a
1992 658 29.0 22.6 16.3
1993 695 28.5 24.4 23.9
1994 723 31.5 23.0 21.4
1995 700 30.5 23.0 26.1
1996 700 30.5 23.0 26.1
1997 700 32.0 21.9 26.9
1998 600 33.0 18.2 28.8
1999 522 30.0 17.4 42.9
2000 608 36.0 16.9 41.1
2001 595 29.5 20.2 44.5
2002 554 30.0 18.5 48.3
2003 554 30.0 18.5 48.3
2004 531 33.0 16.1 52.4
2005 563 26.9 20.9 54.4
2006 528 25.9 20.4 63.4
2007 511 22.0 23.2 55.1
2008 529 21.0 25.2 n/a
2009 504 23.0 21.9 56.5
2010 532 24.0 22.1 64.5
2011 533 24.0 22.2 58.9
2012 566 24.1 23.4 61.8
2013 550 25.1 21.8 63.3
2014 558 24.2 23.0 62.2
2015 496 n/a n/a 69.2
2016 529 24.0 22.0 68.8
2017 595 27.0 22.0 75.1
2018 613 28.0 21.8 73.1
2019 594 26.0 22.8 74.7
2020 581 27.0 21.5 73.7
2021 559 24.0 23.2 n/a
2022 586 28.0 20.9 n/a
2023 529 27.0 19.5 77.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,049
2022 $10,113
2023 $10,549

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1263rd of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1328th of 1596 Elementary schools
 7.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Prairie Lincoln Elementary School)38.124
 14.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (South-Western City)60.150.1
 10%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Prairie Lincoln Elementary School)4727.5
 19.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (South-Western City)59.348.2
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Prairie Lincoln Elementary School)62.744.7
 18%
   4th Grade Mathematics (South-Western City)72.463.3
 9.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Prairie Lincoln Elementary School)60.430.9
 29.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (South-Western City)60.851.3
 9.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students594529
 10.9%
African American7570
 6.7%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian1718
 5.9%
Hispanic148177
 19.6%
Pacific Islander00
White302219
 27.5%
Two or More Races5145
 11.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.7%77.3%
 2.6%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Prairie Lincoln Elementary School

Students who attend Prairie Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Galloway Ridge Intermediate School
Middle : Norton Middle School
High : Westland High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 529 students attended Prairie Lincoln Elementary School.

Students at Prairie Lincoln Elementary School are 41% White, 33% Hispanic, 13% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Prairie Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 19.8% of Ohio elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Ohio Department of Education.

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