Lincoln School, Mount Vernon NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln School

Lincoln School sits on East Lincoln Avenue in Mount Vernon, a dense inner-ring city directly north of the Bronx that the city itself describes as one of the most densely populated in New York State. The school serves kindergarten through eighth grade and is part of the Mount Vernon City School District, placing students within a single building through the end of middle school before they feed into the district's three high school options.

Mount Vernon as a place is genuinely urban in feel. Publicly reported sources describe it as highly walkable, with three Metro-North stations, Bee-Line bus coverage, and express rail to Midtown Manhattan in well under an hour. The North Side, where Lincoln School's address sits, is known for prewar colonials, Tudors, and tree-lined streets clustered around the Fleetwood Metro-North stop. Downtown hosts one of the larger business districts in Westchester County, and civic anchors include the public library, a city parks system with meaningful open space, Memorial Field, and Willson's Woods on the east side. Major employers include Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital and the school district itself.

The housing market around this zip code reflects a high-cost environment. Home values are well above both the state and national benchmarks, and rents are substantial, with year-over-year increases publicly tracked. Westchester County listings are moving relatively quickly. For families weighing a move, this is an expensive entry point into the New York metro, though Mount Vernon's prices sit below much of the surrounding county.

The student body at Lincoln School is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with the two groups together making up the large majority of enrollment. A meaningful share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Data on English learner and special education populations was not available in the source materials.

On state assessments, the school's picture is mixed and worth reading carefully. In English language arts, results are genuinely solid across several grades. Seventh and eighth graders both score at strong proficiency rates on the New York State Testing Program, and third graders start at a healthy level as well. Math tells a more variable story. Third and fourth grade results are relatively strong, but fifth and eighth grade math proficiency falls noticeably below those earlier grades. Science proficiency, tested at fifth and eighth grade, is low at both levels, particularly in fifth grade where fewer than a third of students tested reached proficiency. The eighth grade science participation rate was unusually low, which limits how much weight to put on that figure alone; a parent may want to ask the school directly about science programming and course sequence.

Taken together, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among districts in Westchester County, though that comparison reflects the county's wide range, from some of the state's highest-performing districts down to others serving similarly high-need urban communities. The school's ELA trajectory, especially in the upper grades, is a genuine strength relative to the math and science picture.

At the district level, families should be aware of significant structural context. The Mount Vernon City School District has been designated by the New York State Comptroller as being in significant fiscal stress for six consecutive years, according to publicly reported sources. In early 2025 the Board of Education approved a building reorganization that closes three schools and consolidates into four K-8 locations, driven by declining enrollment and repair costs. Lincoln School is one of the continuing buildings under that reorganization, meaning it is not closing, but the surrounding system has been in active restructuring. Separately, voters rejected the proposed 2026-2027 district budget in May 2026, which publicly reported sources indicate may result in a contingency budget with restricted spending, a hiring freeze risk, and potential cuts to programming. Families who weigh extracurriculars, staffing levels, or facility upkeep in their school choice should ask the district directly about what the budget outcome means for Lincoln specifically.

On the high school side, the district's three-school structure with distinct focuses, including an IB-designated school, a STEAM academy, and a performing and visual arts magnet, is a real asset for students who reach eighth grade ready to choose a direction. A graduation rate was not available in the data provided.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

New York Regents Exams

2 courses reported · 2024-25

End-of-course exams required for a New York Regents diploma. Each row shows the cohort size and the share of students scoring at the proficient level or higher.

Course	Students tested	% proficient
Science	36	75.0%
Math	18	72.0%

Math

Grade 361%

School 61% · District 42% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 468%

School 68% · District 47% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 548%

School 48% · District 39% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 655%

School 55% · District 41% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 41% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 843%

School 43% · District 27% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 363%

School 63% · District 41% · ▲ 22 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 459%

School 59% · District 47% · ▲ 11 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 43% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 39% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 16 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 773%

School 73% · District 45% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 21 pts above county median

Grade 873%

School 73% · District 53% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Science

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 33% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 32% · ▲ 1 pts above district

even with state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 5100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

This schoolMOUNT VERNON SCHOOL DISTRICT, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income59%Higher-income69%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income58%Higher-income60%2 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income69%19 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income62%Higher-income63%1 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income78%Higher-income64%14 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income66%Higher-income84%19 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income61%Higher-income62%1 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income68%Higher-income70%2 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income50%3 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income56%Higher-income53%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income48%Higher-income71%24 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income41%Higher-income46%5 pp gap