The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in English language arts. The lowest is 54% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
President Abraham Lincoln Elementary School sits on Auwaiolimu Street in Honolulu, part of the Hawaii Department of Education and serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. It is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and it draws from a community where Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander students form the largest single group, followed by Asian students, students of two or more races, and Hispanic students. White and Black students make up small shares. A little over half the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school in a middle range for economic need rather than at either extreme. The school's enrollment is moderate for an elementary campus in this part of Honolulu.
The most recent state assessment results, from the Smarter Balanced Assessment in English language arts and mathematics and the Hawaii Science Assessment, show a school with generally solid proficiency. Fourth grade stands out as the strongest cohort, with a large majority of students reaching proficiency in both math and English. Third and fifth grade proficiency rates are more modest but still hover around the middle of the range, with English language arts results running ahead of math in those grades. Science, tested only in fifth grade, lands near the midpoint as well. Participation was full across every tested grade. The data covers only a single year, so there is no trend to trace; a parent looking at whether performance is improving or declining over time would need to ask the school directly, since multi-year results were not available.
Several pieces of information that parents often ask about were missing from the data we received. The school did not report counts or rates for students with individualized education programs or for English learners, so we cannot characterize special education enrollment or language-learning support from the available figures. Staffing ratios, discipline data, attendance rates, and course or program offerings were also absent. Title I status was not reported. These gaps are common in elementary-only datasets and do not by themselves signal a problem, but they do mean a family with specific questions about services, interventions, or enrichment should go to the school for those answers rather than relying on what is publicly posted.
The surrounding community is Honolulu itself, the state capital and the economic engine of the island chain. The city is built around tourism, military installations, state and county government, healthcare, and finance, with a dense urban core of high-rises downtown and in Waikiki and a major open-air shopping center at Ala Moana. Civic landmarks cluster in the Capitol District. The University of Hawaii at Manoa sits in a valley separate from the downtown core. Honolulu has been contending with an aging and declining population as residents leave for the mainland, and climate pressures, including drought, sea level rise, and coastal flooding, are increasingly visible. The city has been extending its rail transit system as a major infrastructure project.
For families thinking about housing near the school, the market is expensive by national standards though somewhat below the statewide benchmark for Hawaii. Typical home values in the school's zip code run well above the national figure, and the price-to-income ratio is steep, meaning buying a home here requires a large share of household income relative to most of the country. Rents are also high, though renting takes a somewhat smaller bite of income than owning at current mortgage rates. A family deciding between buying and renting near Lincoln would find renting the less costly monthly option by a meaningful margin, though both paths demand substantial income.
Lincoln Elementary fits a family looking for a diverse, mid-sized neighborhood elementary school in urban Honolulu with respectable academic results, especially in the upper elementary grades. The housing market around it is demanding, and some of the school-specific information a parent might want, including special populations data and program details, was not available in the public records we reviewed.
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