The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in English language arts. The lowest is 53% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln School
Lincoln School sits on Lincoln Street in Augusta, Maine's capital city, serving kindergarten through sixth grade as one of four neighborhood elementary schools in the Augusta Public Schools district. The school draws from a community where state government functions shape daily life. The State House, state office buildings, and related agencies cluster near the Kennebec River downtown, and public administration is a defining employer alongside health care, education, and retail. The University of Maine at Augusta adds an educational presence on the east side. Augusta is a compact city in terms of population for a state capital, and its residential neighborhoods spread across both sides of the Kennebec, with most daily errands requiring a car. The Kennebec River Rail Trail gives pedestrians and cyclists a corridor along the water, and civic anchors like Old Fort Western, the Maine State Museum, and Lithgow Public Library sit in or near the downtown core.
The school enrolls roughly 295 students across its seven grades, with class sizes at each grade level in the mid-thirties to upper-forties range. The student body is predominantly white, with small numbers of students identifying as Black, Asian, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and two or more races. A majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which reflects the economic mix of Augusta's residential areas. Data on English learners and students receiving special education services was not available, so those population sizes remain unknown here.
On Maine's Through Year Assessment, Lincoln's results tell a reasonably positive story in English language arts. Proficiency in ELA sits well above the midpoint, with a solid majority of tested students in grades three through eight meeting or exceeding the state's proficiency bar. Math proficiency is lower, with just over half of tested students reaching proficiency. The gap between reading and math is a pattern common across many Maine elementary schools, and a parent looking at Lincoln may want to ask how the school approaches math instruction and intervention. Science results were suppressed because the tested group was small, which is typical for a single grade band in a school this size rather than a signal of weak performance. Participation was full across all three subjects.
The housing market around Lincoln School is relatively accessible compared with state and national benchmarks. Home values in the school's zip code sit below both the Maine statewide figure and the national figure, and rents are similarly modest. Estimated mortgage costs and rent-to-income ratios suggest that housing here is within reach for many families relative to broader state and national markets, though current mortgage rates add pressure. Home values have edged down slightly year over year while rents have risen.
A recent chapter in the district's history bears directly on Lincoln's future. In 2024, Augusta voters were asked three separate times whether to consolidate the district's four elementary schools into two buildings, and each time the question failed. That outcome means Lincoln will continue operating as a standalone neighborhood school, preserving the current structure of school assignments, class configurations, and community identity that Augusta families know. The district's budget passed the same year, maintaining funding for ongoing operations.
Lincoln does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and the school has no AP, dual-credit, or career pathway offerings given its grade band. Data on staffing ratios, course access, discipline, attendance, and Title I status was not available. The school is not a charter or magnet school. What the available data paints is a neighborhood elementary school with solid reading outcomes, adequate but softer math results, and a student population that reflects the working-class and middle-income mix of Maine's capital city. Families considering Lincoln are looking at a school embedded in a small capital with steady civic institutions, affordable housing relative to the region, and a recently affirmed commitment to keeping its neighborhood elementary schools open.
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