Lincoln Elementary School

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Ohio, serving 340 students from kindergarten to 6th grade. The school is part of the Springfield City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio, Lincoln Elementary has consistently struggled with poor academic performance. The school has ranked in the bottom 10% of Ohio elementary schools for the past decade, maintaining a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is largely due to its low proficiency rates on state tests, which are well below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, only 13.5% of 5th graders at Lincoln Elementary were proficient in Science, compared to 64% statewide. The school has also grappled with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching as high as 74.6% in the 2020-2021 school year.

When comparing Lincoln Elementary to other nearby schools in the Springfield City School District, such as Warder Park-Wayne Elementary and Snyder Park Elementary, it consistently underperforms, even though these schools are also in the bottom 15% of Ohio schools. This suggests that the challenges at Lincoln Elementary go beyond funding or class size, and may require a comprehensive review of the school's instructional practices, school climate, and support systems for students and families.


Detail:

Public K-6

 1500 Tibbetts Ave
       Springfield, OH  45505-3851


(937) 505-4260

District: Springfield City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1536th of 1,577 Ohio Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,078 Help


Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Hayward Middle School
High:    Springfield High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.7 Help
Number of students:  394

Racial breakdown:

African American:
36.5%
White:
23.9%
Hispanic:
21.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  93.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School ranks worse than 97.4% of elementary schools in Ohio. It also ranks last among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield City School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 3.8. (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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Lincoln Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (36.5%), White (23.9%), Hispanic (21.6%). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is 15.7. 6 elementary schools in the Springfield City School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary School is $11,078. 9 elementary schools in the Springfield City School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary School 1536th of 1577 Ohio public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Springfield City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield City School District 700th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lincoln Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 0.36 1464th 1471 0.5%
2005 1.26 1486th 1501 1.0%
2006 5.38 1427th 1504 5.1%
2007 5.92 1528th 1609 5.0%
2008 6.46 1495th 1582 5.5%
2009 4.66 1533rd 1610 4.8%
2010 2.36 1622nd 1662 2.4%
2011 3.45 1630th 1686 3.3%
2012 3.28 1648th 1709 3.6%
2013 4.28 1631st 1701 4.1%
2014 4.30 1608th 1687 4.7%
2015 6.16 1594th 1684 5.3%
2016 7.42 1561st 1678 7.0%
2017 8.09 1510th 1651 8.5%
2018 8.52 1498th 1636 8.4%
2019 7.06 1559th 1676 7.0%
2021 10.88 1386th 1610 13.9%
2022 8.73 1440th 1588 9.3%
2023 6.95 1480th 1596 7.3%
2024 3.80 1536th 1577 2.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.49 162nd 166 2.4%
2022 3.48 161st 162 0.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 14.83 846th 900 6.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.50 1348th 1465 8.0%
2019 9.14 1369th 1465 6.6%
2021 11.85 1233rd 1404 12.2%
2022 10.07 1293rd 1419 8.9%
2023 8.57 1338th 1447 7.5%
2024 3.63 1452nd 1484 2.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.35 1419th 1518 6.5%
2019 5.47 1425th 1502 5.1%
2021 7.56 1329th 1467 9.4%
2022 7.80 1360th 1488 8.6%
2023 5.52 1402nd 1483 5.5%
2024 3.33 1432nd 1466 2.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.71 886th 1021 13.2%
2019 22.77 798th 956 16.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.12 1443rd 1536 6.1%
2019 6.71 1439th 1535 6.3%
2021 7.34 1366th 1499 8.9%
2022 4.87 1440th 1518 5.1%
2023 9.02 1352nd 1498 9.7%
2024 3.15 1452nd 1485 2.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.98 423rd 598 29.3%
2019 24.89 480th 605 20.7%
2021 19.21 464th 533 12.9%
2022 19.19 520th 601 13.5%
2023 13.78 572nd 610 6.2%
2024 21.22 503rd 603 16.6%
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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.65 1297th 1309 0.9%
2019 1.06 1259th 1271 0.9%
2021 3.52 1196th 1249 4.2%
2022 2.25 1208th 1242 2.7%
2023 6.61 1145th 1215 5.8%
2024 2.23 1160th 1190 2.5%
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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
Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Open Quote Daily fights after school and no staff around. As soon as kids walk out of school they are fighting and cussing on school grounds.
Not a good school to send kids to. Close Quote



Enrollment information for 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 260 116 4 2 1 n/a n/a 22 405
1989 289 95 2 3 0 n/a n/a 0 389
1990 251 113 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1991 282 98 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 381
1992 255 98 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 356
1993 291 111 0 0 3 n/a n/a 0 405
1994 278 123 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 401
1995 217 98 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 316
1996 217 98 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 316
1997 195 119 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 317
1998 195 125 0 1 2 n/a n/a 0 323
1999 182 99 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 282
2000 185 100 0 0 1 n/a n/a 0 286
2001 191 102 0 2 1 n/a n/a 0 296
2002 166 77 0 5 0 n/a n/a 23 271
2003 166 77 0 5 0 n/a n/a 23 271
2004 258 115 0 5 0 n/a n/a 28 406
2005 225 119 0 7 0 n/a n/a 34 385
2006 210 119 0 8 0 n/a n/a 39 376
2007 195 129 0 9 1 n/a n/a 47 381
2008 184 127 0 5 1 n/a n/a 31 348
2009 192 134 0 8 1 n/a n/a 34 369
2010 205 133 0 9 1 n/a n/a 39 387
2011 224 132 0 14 0 0 38 0 408
2012 210 116 0 29 0 0 43 0 398
2013 185 119 0 34 0 0 51 0 389
2014 174 154 0 39 1 0 58 0 426
2015 178 136 0 50 1 1 62 0 428
2016 173 125 0 45 2 0 70 0 415
2017 149 139 0 47 2 0 84 0 421
2018 152 141 0 54 2 0 69 0 418
2019 133 132 0 43 2 0 74 0 384
2020 130 119 0 47 2 0 65 0 363
2021 117 113 0 59 3 0 57 0 349
2022 115 130 0 57 1 0 72 0 375
2023 95 114 0 60 0 0 71 0 340
2024 94 144 0 85 0 0 71 0 394

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 Lincoln Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 405 20.0 20.2 0
1989 389 23.0 16.9 n/a
1990 369 20.5 18.0 n/a
1991 381 21.5 17.7 n/a
1992 356 19.0 18.7 56.7
1993 405 17.5 23.1 63.7
1994 401 19.0 21.1 69.8
1995 316 15.5 20.4 68.7
1996 316 15.5 20.4 68.7
1997 317 15.5 20.5 69.1
1998 323 15.5 20.8 71.2
1999 282 17.5 16.1 88.3
2000 286 18.5 15.5 79
2001 296 20.1 14.7 78.7
2002 271 23.5 11.5 83.5
2003 271 23.5 11.5 83.5
2004 406 26.1 15.6 85.2
2005 385 23.6 16.3 96
2006 376 21.4 17.6 98.2
2007 381 23.7 16.1 103.9
2008 348 19.9 17.5 n/a
2009 369 22.8 16.2 107.2
2010 387 23.3 16.6 110.3
2011 408 29.0 14.0 95.6
2012 398 31.0 12.8 98
2013 389 28.0 13.8 n/a
2014 426 29.0 14.6 91.3
2015 428 n/a n/a 90.9
2016 415 26.0 15.9 93.7
2017 421 23.0 18.3 n/a
2018 418 23.0 18.1 n/a
2019 384 24.0 16.0 n/a
2020 363 23.0 15.7 n/a
2021 349 23.0 15.1 n/a
2022 375 24.0 15.6 n/a
2023 340 25.0 13.6 n/a
2024 394 25.0 15.7 n/a

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 Lincoln Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 405 20.0 20.2 0
1989 389 23.0 16.9 n/a
1990 369 20.5 18.0 n/a
1991 381 21.5 17.7 n/a
1992 356 19.0 18.7 56.7
1993 405 17.5 23.1 63.7
1994 401 19.0 21.1 69.8
1995 316 15.5 20.4 68.7
1996 316 15.5 20.4 68.7
1997 317 15.5 20.5 69.1
1998 323 15.5 20.8 71.2
1999 282 17.5 16.1 88.3
2000 286 18.5 15.5 79
2001 296 20.1 14.7 78.7
2002 271 23.5 11.5 83.5
2003 271 23.5 11.5 83.5
2004 406 26.1 15.6 85.2
2005 385 23.6 16.3 96
2006 376 21.4 17.6 98.2
2007 381 23.7 16.1 103.9
2008 348 19.9 17.5 n/a
2009 369 22.8 16.2 107.2
2010 387 23.3 16.6 110.3
2011 408 29.0 14.0 95.6
2012 398 31.0 12.8 98
2013 389 28.0 13.8 n/a
2014 426 29.0 14.6 91.3
2015 428 n/a n/a 90.9
2016 415 26.0 15.9 93.7
2017 421 23.0 18.3 n/a
2018 418 23.0 18.1 n/a
2019 384 24.0 16.0 n/a
2020 363 23.0 15.7 n/a
2021 349 23.0 15.1 n/a
2022 375 24.0 15.6 n/a
2023 340 25.0 13.6 n/a
2024 394 25.0 15.7 n/a

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 Lincoln Elementary School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $9,717
2022 $11,001
2023 $10,765
2024 $11,078

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

Impact of COVID-19 on 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 1559th of 1676 Elementary schoolsRanks 1480th of 1596 Elementary schools
 0.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Elementary School)19.25.8
 13.4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)40.822.8
 18%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Ohio)67.162.2
 4.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Elementary School)15.419.2
 3.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)44.333.2
 11.1%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)66.762.3
 4.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Elementary School)52.95.7
 47.2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)48.834.1
 14.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)74.366.8
 7.5%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Elementary School)29.411.4
 18%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)39.234.2
 5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)63.358.9
 4.4%
5th Grade Science (Lincoln Elementary School)17.435.7
 18.3%
   5th Grade Science (Springfield City School District)39.131.9
 7.2%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Elementary School)10.99.5
 1.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)3319.2
 13.8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Elementary School)30.440.5
 10.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)48.837.8
 11%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Elementary School)17.50
 17.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Springfield City School District)34.417.4
 17%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Elementary School)22.86.7
 16.1%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Springfield City School District)28.924.1
 4.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students384340
 11.5%
African American132114
 13.6%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic4360
 39.5%
Pacific Islander00
White13395
 28.6%
Two or More Races7471
 4.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

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

Middle : Hayward Middle School
High : Springfield High School

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 37% African American, 24% White, 22% Hispanic, 18% Two or more races.

In the 2023-24 school year, 394 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 2.6% of Ohio elementary schools.


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