Elementary school (grades K-5) · Worcester, MA

Lincoln Street

Federal NCES profile for Lincoln Street, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 251323002229
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
65
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lincoln Street earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Massachusetts schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

#5 of 16
elementary schools in Worcester · Resource Index
38
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
small classes for Massachusetts
177
students enrolled

Lincoln Street has class sizes smaller than 75% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lincoln Street ranks #5 of 16 elementary schools in Worcester, MA.

School address

Enrollment

177

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

17.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.4:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-15% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lincoln Street compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Lincoln Street

Lincoln Street is a small elementary school in Worcester, Massachusetts, enrolling 177 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 177 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (42%) and African American (25%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 72/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 177 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 56.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 16.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Among Worcester's elementary schools, it stands alongside Learning First Charter Public School (666 students): Lincoln Street is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.4:1 vs 21.5:1).

Worcester also operates South High Community (1,800 students) and Doherty Memorial High (1,573 students) alongside Lincoln Street.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Lincoln Street compares

Lincoln Street on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.4:1 ▼ 15% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 177 top 88% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
177
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 25% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
56.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$20,642
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 177 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 41.8%
African American 24.9%
White 18.1%
Asian 7.9%
Two or More 6.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 41.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 72.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 72.0, Lincoln Street is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Worcester, which includes Lincoln Street.

$20,642
Per student
-8%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+24%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 13.5%
State 70.1%
Federal 16.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Lincoln Street Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
South High Community Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Doherty Memorial High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Worcester Technical High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
North High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Burncoat Senior High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Lincoln Street's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Worcester · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Worcester

6 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Lincoln Street's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Lincoln Street

How many students attend Lincoln Street?

Lincoln Street has 177 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Worcester, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Street?

The student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Street is 10.4:1, which is 15% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lincoln Street?

The largest demographic group at Lincoln Street is Hispanic or Latino at 41.8% of enrollment, in Worcester, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 72.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lincoln Street?

Lincoln Street has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Lincoln Street rank among elementary schools in Worcester?

By Resource Investment Index, Lincoln Street ranks #5 of 16 elementary schools in Worcester, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Worcester on the city page.

Is Lincoln Street a good school?

Lincoln Street earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Massachusetts schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Worcester?

Besides Lincoln Street, Worcester also operates South High Community (1,800 students), Doherty Memorial High (1,573 students), and Worcester Technical High (1,442 students). See the Worcester district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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