The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in English language arts. The lowest is 56% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Canton, a small Fulton County city that has spent the past several decades working to rebuild after the closure of its main industrial employer. The school enrolls a small to mid-sized cohort of students, with roughly comparable numbers across kindergarten through second grade and slightly larger numbers in fourth grade, reflecting recent patterns in the district's enrollment.
The student body is predominantly white, with small shares of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. Data on the proportion of students from low-income households and the number of students receiving special education or English learner support are not available. The school's free-or-reduced-price lunch rate was not reported.
In math, third-grade students showed proficiency rates in the upper-middle range for the state, while fourth-grade performance dropped substantially, with less than half of students meeting proficiency. In English language arts, third graders performed at similar levels, and fourth graders achieved proficiency at a rate between the two math results. Both grades participated in state testing at high rates. Testing data for fifth and sixth grade are not available because the school does not serve those grades. The assessment framework itself underwent a cut-score change this year, which means year-to-year trend comparisons are not yet reliable.
When measured against the other districts in Fulton County, Lincoln's overall proficiency index across the tested grades and subjects places it in the top quartile, a strength relative to its county peers. Completion of a four-year graduation rate and chronic absenteeism data are not applicable to an elementary school and therefore not reported.
Canton itself is a city working through post-industrial transition. Its historic downtown, centered on Jones Park, remains the civic hub with shops, restaurants, the Parlin-Ingersoll Public Library, and ongoing Main Street revitalization. The surrounding residential neighborhoods and the school campuses are car-dependent; public transit is limited to a reservation-based county van service. Major employers include Graham Health System, Cook Medical (a device manufacturer opened in the city in recent decades), the state correctional center, the school district, and the community college. Some residents commute roughly a half hour to work at larger manufacturing centers. Median home values in the area are low relative to state and national benchmarks, making housing quite affordable for families moving to the region, though the city's population has drifted downward over time from a higher baseline several decades ago.
The district did not release information about recent curriculum, instructional, or policy changes that would shape parent decisions. A parent may want to contact the school or district directly to learn more about classroom practice, intervention supports for students below grade level, and the transition between fourth grade at Lincoln and the next school in the district.
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