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Schools in Lincoln · Lincoln School District

Lincoln’s public schools score below 55% of Arkansas districts on tests and graduation

29% of students in Lincoln’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Arkansas average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lincoln, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Arkansas, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Arkansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 6 pts vs AR 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 9 pts vs AR 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 0–4 pts vs AR 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▲ 5% vs AR $13.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.5
AR 12.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
757 students on the public path
In brief

Lincoln’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 199 Arkansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lincoln’s, its schools beat 34%, lower than their 45% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 40% and 38% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas (the state reports Lincoln’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,258 per student, against $13,585 across Arkansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 4 the district’s path is Lincoln Middle School. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Lincoln High School is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lincoln’s grade

C Test scoresB− Graduation

B−: better than 45% of Arkansas school districts. Graduation is above the Arkansas average; test scores are below it.

Arkansas school districts we grade (261)Better than 45%
Lower resultsHigher results
Arkansas towns with similar household incomes (199)Better than 34%
CBA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 646 test results and a graduating class of 88 could put Lincoln anywhere from C to B. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Lincoln’s students in the tested grades sat them (646 in math, 646 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lincoln, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Lincoln Elementary SchoolLincoln School DistrictC
4–8Lincoln Middle SchoolLincoln School DistrictB−

Lincoln’s public schools are run by Lincoln School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lincoln School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,095 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 10.5 per teacher (AR 12.4)
$14,258AR $13,585 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 39.9% · 646 students tested
Math29%
State average 38.3% · 646 students tested

Lincoln vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Arkansas towns that share Lincoln’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
LincolnB−Lincoln

Every school in Lincoln

3 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lincolnby address
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
C
356 students16:1Rate it →
Lincoln Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8
B−
401 students16:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Lincoln High School
High · Grades 9–12
C
Charter
338 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Lincoln’s schools

Are Lincoln’s schools good?

On Arkansas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lincoln children attend score below 55% of Arkansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 34%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lincoln in?

Lincoln School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,095 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Lincoln’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Arkansas.

How much does Lincoln spend per student?

$14,258 in Lincoln School District (FY2024), against $13,585 across Arkansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Arkansas. Stars are from neighbors.