Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 590 th of 1168 Washington elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 313 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 69% White, 28% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Morgan Middle School High : Ellensburg High School

Lincoln Elementary

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Ellensburg, Washington, serving 338 students in grades K-5. The school has seen fluctuating performance over the years, with a recent improvement from a 1-star to a 3-star rating on the SchoolDigger scale. While Lincoln Elementary has a higher percentage of Hispanic students compared to the district and state averages, it has a lower percentage of Asian students.

Academically, Lincoln Elementary's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are lower than the district and state averages, but the school's Science proficiency rate is significantly higher. The school has also seen a steady increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the district average. Interestingly, Lincoln Elementary's spending per student has increased and is now higher than the district average, but its student-teacher ratio is lower than nearby schools, suggesting a potential advantage in individual attention for students.

When compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary's performance is generally lower than Valley View Elementary School, which has consistently higher test scores and a higher school ranking. However, Lincoln Elementary outperforms the nearby Ida Nason Aronica Elementary and Mt. Stuart Elementary in terms of test scores and school ranking. The school's female and Hispanic students have performed better than the overall school average, while male and special education students have performed lower.

Detail:

Public K-5

2100 N. Cora
Ellensburg, WA 98926

(509) 925-8050

District: Ellensburg School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
590^th of 1,168 Washington Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,923

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Morgan Middle School
High:	Ellensburg High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.3

Number of students: 313

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

27.8%

Two or more races:

2.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 52.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary ranks worse than 50.5% of elementary schools in Washington. It also ranks 2^nd among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Ellensburg School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.7. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (68.7%), Hispanic (27.8%), two or more races (2.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 52.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is 13.3, which is the 2^nd best among 4 elementary schools in the Ellensburg School District. (See more...)

Compare Lincoln Elementary employs 23.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary is $14,923. 3 elementary schools in the Ellensburg School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary 590^th of 1168 Washington public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Hispanic students:

White students:

Ellensburg School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Ellensburg School District 97^th of 247 Washington school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincoln Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2004	56.33	452^nd	1026	55.9%
2005	55.63	466^th	1031	54.8%
2006	52.23	514^th	1051	51.1%
2007	55.92	477^th	1069	55.4%
2008	52.50	538^th	1067	49.6%
2009	63.87	387^th	1072	63.9%
2010	43.52	643^rd	1088	40.9%
2011	66.63	345^th	1092	68.4%
2012	65.97	367^th	1097	66.5%
2013	62.57	429^th	1106	61.2%
2015	20.39	899^th	1067	15.7%
2016	39.30	671^st	1053	36.3%
2017	29.79	772^nd	1056	26.9%
2018	23.33	844^th	1054	19.9%
2019	26.43	877^th	1130	22.4%
2021	20.05	887^th	1107	19.9%
2022	39.14	694^th	1169	40.6%
2023	55.06	483^rd	1169	58.7%
2024	47.70	590^th	1168	49.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	31.88	388^th	566	31.4%
2022	38.96	273^rd	478	42.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	18.59	766^th	835	8.3%
2019	14.68	920^th	979	6.0%
2021	11.65	831^st	854	2.7%
2022	31.79	751^st	1019	26.3%
2023	49.28	505^th	1013	50.1%
2024	52.69	466^th	1024	54.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	17.80	862^nd	1004	14.1%
2019	30.52	796^th	1068	25.5%
2021	21.47	819^th	1008	18.8%
2022	41.20	636^th	1100	42.2%
2023	73.29	260^th	1094	76.2%
2024	56.29	445^th	1093	59.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	31.38	709^th	999	29.0%
2019	26.38	834^th	1075	22.4%
2021	22.46	810^th	1025	21.0%
2022	38.01	665^th	1113	40.3%
2023	34.91	704^th	1099	35.9%
2024	38.13	676^th	1099	38.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2019	12.41	671^st	697	3.7%
2022	35.06	448^th	694	35.4%
2023	45.32	356^th	633	43.8%
2024	64.25	208^th	651	68.0%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	WA State Percentile
2018	16.33	748^th	833	10.2%
2019	31.57	775^th	1027	24.5%
2021	17.15	827^th	943	12.3%
2022	36.93	673^rd	1031	34.7%
2023	59.47	398^th	1011	60.6%
2024	45.26	560^th	1009	44.5%

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Data source: test scores: Washington Office of Superindentent of Public Instruction, 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.

Data source: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Both of our daughters attended Lincoln and I still volunteer there. It is a vibrant, enthusiastic school with excellent teachers and very devoted principal, JoAnne Duncan. The emphasis is on caring and learning, with everyone pulling together for the kids. I love the Lincoln community! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lincoln Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	434	3	10	5	5	n/a	n/a	0	457
1989	433	7	5	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	450
1990	424	5	5	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	447
1991	388	6	6	10	3	n/a	n/a	0	413
1992	363	5	6	15	4	n/a	n/a	0	393
1993	383	1	11	16	5	n/a	n/a	0	416
1994	379	0	11	20	7	n/a	n/a	0	417
1995	281	3	8	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	329
1996	281	3	8	31	6	n/a	n/a	0	329
1997	289	5	9	35	12	n/a	n/a	0	350
1998	262	8	12	44	5	n/a	n/a	0	331
1999	301	5	8	51	5	n/a	n/a	0	370
2000	311	4	11	44	6	n/a	n/a	0	376
2001	281	6	10	34	4	n/a	n/a	0	335
2002	335	6	10	60	5	n/a	n/a	0	416
2003	335	6	10	60	5	n/a	n/a	0	416
2004	350	6	8	64	5	n/a	n/a	0	433
2005	329	4	10	58	8	n/a	n/a	0	409
2006	356	7	7	51	11	n/a	n/a	0	432
2007	371	4	8	54	10	n/a	n/a	0	447
2008	372	2	8	69	10	n/a	n/a	1	462
2009	371	2	7	72	10	n/a	n/a	0	462
2010	357	1	4	73	12	n/a	n/a	7	454
2011	363	2	10	67	11	4	0	0	457
2012	362	1	9	75	7	3	1	0	458
2013	350	3	7	84	6	1	3	0	454
2014	374	4	10	87	7	1	4	0	487
2015	344	4	9	106	6	2	4	0	475
2016	369	4	12	103	7	4	4	0	503
2017	388	2	13	106	5	2	1	0	517
2018	389	4	12	100	8	3	1	0	517
2019	363	8	12	102	7	3	1	0	496
2020	353	9	13	106	3	3	2	0	489
2021	314	6	11	112	3	2	5	0	453
2022	298	7	10	129	0	0	13	0	457
2023	215	1	2	109	1	0	10	0	338
2024	215	1	1	87	1	0	8	0	313

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	21.0	21.7	0
1989	450	21.0	21.4	n/a
1990	447	21.2	21.0	0
1991	413	21.7	19.0	n/a
1992	393	20.3	19.3	n/a
1993	416	20.2	20.6	n/a
1994	417	19.7	21.2	n/a
1995	329	17.6	18.7	n/a
1996	329	17.6	18.7	n/a
1997	350	18.9	18.5	n/a
1998	331	16.9	19.6	n/a
1999	370	18.4	20.1	n/a
2000	376	19.7	19.1	n/a
2001	335	20.6	16.3	n/a
2002	416	21.9	19.0	39.7
2003	416	21.9	19.0	39.7
2004	433	23.0	18.8	35.8
2005	409	22.8	17.9	35.9
2006	432	22.2	19.5	34.5
2007	447	22.4	20.0	32.7
2008	462	24.2	19.1	34.7
2009	462	24.2	19.1	32.7
2010	454	22.3	20.3	34.9
2011	457	21.3	21.3	29.1
2012	458	21.3	21.4	32.1
2013	454	21.9	20.7	37.4
2014	487	n/a	n/a	37
2015	475	28.0	16.9	43.6
2016	503	26.0	19.3	42.9
2017	517	27.7	18.6	40.2
2018	517	30.0	17.1	34
2019	496	30.2	16.3	38.5
2020	489	31.2	15.6	33.9
2021	453	30.2	14.9	34.7
2022	457	28.1	16.2	40
2023	338	24.5	13.7	45.3
2024	313	23.3	13.3	52.4

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	457	21.0	21.7	0
1989	450	21.0	21.4	n/a
1990	447	21.2	21.0	0
1991	413	21.7	19.0	n/a
1992	393	20.3	19.3	n/a
1993	416	20.2	20.6	n/a
1994	417	19.7	21.2	n/a
1995	329	17.6	18.7	n/a
1996	329	17.6	18.7	n/a
1997	350	18.9	18.5	n/a
1998	331	16.9	19.6	n/a
1999	370	18.4	20.1	n/a
2000	376	19.7	19.1	n/a
2001	335	20.6	16.3	n/a
2002	416	21.9	19.0	39.7
2003	416	21.9	19.0	39.7
2004	433	23.0	18.8	35.8
2005	409	22.8	17.9	35.9
2006	432	22.2	19.5	34.5
2007	447	22.4	20.0	32.7
2008	462	24.2	19.1	34.7
2009	462	24.2	19.1	32.7
2010	454	22.3	20.3	34.9
2011	457	21.3	21.3	29.1
2012	458	21.3	21.4	32.1
2013	454	21.9	20.7	37.4
2014	487	n/a	n/a	37
2015	475	28.0	16.9	43.6
2016	503	26.0	19.3	42.9
2017	517	27.7	18.6	40.2
2018	517	30.0	17.1	34
2019	496	30.2	16.3	38.5
2020	489	31.2	15.6	33.9
2021	453	30.2	14.9	34.7
2022	457	28.1	16.2	40
2023	338	24.5	13.7	45.3
2024	313	23.3	13.3	52.4

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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