The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School sits on Buhl Street North in Twin Falls, Idaho, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Twin Falls District. It is a regular public school, neither a charter nor a magnet, and it is currently open and operating.
The school draws a diverse student body. White students make up the largest share, with Hispanic students forming a substantial second group, and smaller Black and multiracial populations also enrolled. A large majority of students here qualify for free or reduced-price meals, which points to a community where economic need is common. The school's total enrollment is moderate for an elementary building of its grade band. Information on English learner status and special education enrollment was not available in the data we reviewed, so those population details remain unknown.
On state assessments, the picture is mixed and, in several grades, incomplete due to suppression. Third grade is the most fully reported: roughly a third of tested students reached proficiency in both math and English language arts. Fourth and fifth grade results were partially suppressed, with reported ranges suggesting proficiency at similarly modest levels. Fifth grade science results fell in a range that also appears low. These are not strong proficiency numbers, and a parent considering this school may want to ask the administration what supports and interventions are in place for reading and math growth. Average scale scores and participation rates were not available, which limits the depth of comparison a family can make from public data alone. No graduation rate applies here, since the school does not serve high school grades. We also did not find a multi-year trend we could rely on; the available trend data appeared inconsistent and we chose not to present it as dependable.
Twin Falls itself is the regional commercial center for south-central Idaho and parts of northeastern Nevada, serving as the county seat and the principal city of a metropolitan area spanning Twin Falls and Jerome Counties. Publicly reported sources describe it as the largest city within a wide radius, blending residential neighborhoods with the retail and service infrastructure of a larger hub while keeping a small-town texture. The city sits on a broad plain at the south rim of the Snake River Canyon, which forms its northern boundary. Landmarks like Shoshone Falls and the Perrine Bridge, one of the few legal BASE jumping sites in the world, define the area's identity. The College of Southern Idaho, a large community college, sits in the northwestern part of the city, and three state universities offer classes on its campus.
The city is largely auto-oriented, spread across nearly twenty square miles, with a downtown core built on a traditional street grid and suburban-style commercial corridors radiating outward. A microtransit system called Ride TFT launched in mid-2023 with low fares and quickly exceeded early ridership projections. Twin Falls has been growing steadily, with population estimates rising each year, and the city actively promotes business development. We searched for parent-relevant changes within the Twin Falls District, such as curriculum reforms, property-tax shifts, or referendum activity, and found nothing that met a lasting-impact threshold, so we left that section out rather than guess.
For housing, the local market is more affordable than Idaho's statewide benchmark and sits close to the national figure. Typical rents in the school's zip code are modest, and at current mortgage rates, renting costs less per month than carrying a purchase. Home values have been rising modestly year over year, as have rents. No school-level data on discipline, course access, staffing ratios, attendance, or Title I status was available, which means several dimensions of school climate and operations cannot be characterized from the information provided.
Lincoln Elementary serves a community where need is real and academic results have room to grow. Families considering the school would benefit from visiting, asking about literacy and math intervention programs, and understanding how the school supports students across its diverse enrollment.
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