A closer look at Lincoln Park Elementary School.
Lincoln Park Elementary's mission describes explicit instruction and universal design for learning. Its family-involvement plan names conferences, STEM nights and shared reading activities as ways to connect school and home.
The 2025–26 Florida DOE report classifies Lincoln Park Elementary School in the elementary category, as a district public school in Escambia County. Its accountability grade is B; it earned 59% of possible accountability points. The published grade sequence is C in 2023–24, C in 2024–25, and B in 2025–26.
A stated focus on clear teaching and different ways to learn
Our interpretation of published school information, not a campus inspection or an additional official rating.
Lincoln Park gives families an unusually specific starting point for an elementary-school conversation: its mission names explicit instruction and universal design for learning as staff-development priorities. The practical appeal is a classroom where the teacher makes a new skill understandable while considering different ways children can engage with the lesson. For a family comparing learning approaches, a worked example from the child's grade would be more revealing than a general description of individualized attention.
The school also names family STEM nights, conferences and shared-reading activities in its involvement plans. Those are useful opportunities to connect what children do at school with what parents can practice at home. The important follow-through is whether families leave with a manageable next step and a way to discuss progress. Lincoln Park's published approach is worth exploring through that everyday teaching-and-feedback cycle; the mission itself cannot show how consistently it operates in each classroom.
Why it may fit
Worth exploring for a child who benefits from clear demonstrations, opportunities to respond in different ways and a family that wants practical learning activities to share at home.
What to weigh
Universal-design language does not specify the support available to an individual student. Discuss the actual lesson adaptations, extra practice and extension work used in the relevant grade.
The campus is on Kershaw Street. Use district enrollment to confirm address assignment before arranging a grade-specific introduction with the school.
Bring a recent piece of your child's work and ask a teacher to explain how a similar skill would be modeled, practiced and checked at Lincoln Park.
Based on Lincoln Park mission and family-involvement plans ↗ · Escambia district enrollment services ↗. Confirm current programs and availability with the school.
What makes this school distinctive.
Discuss classroom access
The school says its staff-development focus includes explicit instruction and universal design, an approach intended to offer different ways to access learning.
School source ↗Family learning activities
Lincoln Park's published plan includes family STEM nights, parent conferences and a parent book club; confirm which activities are running this year.
School source ↗How the official results compare.
Its 59% overall points result is 1 percentage points above the 58% median among 33 other elementary schools in Escambia County with reported data.
What the results suggest.
Look beyond the latest letter
The sequence C → C → B is a reason to ask what changed between the three reporting years. A letter-grade change is not itself a measure of an individual child's learning growth. Ask the school to explain the underlying achievement and learning-gains results before attributing the change to a particular program.
Where to look closer
The mathematics result is 46%, 17 percentage points below its 63% local peer median. This is a specific area to discuss, rather than a verdict on the whole school. Ask how teachers identify a student who needs help, what support looks like during the week, and how progress is shared with families.
Calculated from the dated state results below. Peer gaps compare each subject with the same subject at other schools, not one subject with another. Measures can cover different student groups. They do not establish why a result occurred or the quality of a particular teacher.
| Measure | This school | Peer median | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall accountability points | 59% | 58% (33 schools) | +1 pp |
| English language arts achievement | 49% | 62% (33 schools) | −13 pp |
| Mathematics achievement | 46% | 63% (33 schools) | −17 pp |
| Science achievement | 54% | 62% (33 schools) | −8 pp |
Swipe across the table to compare all columns.
Calculated from the linked Florida DOE release. The peer median is the middle school-level result, excludes this school, uses the same county and DOE school category, and ignores missing values. It is not weighted by enrollment. “pp” means percentage points. Graduation and acceleration measures use the cohorts specified by the state. Different measures describe different groups of students.
Use the results to identify questions, not to predict your child's experience. Programs, support, admissions and a campus visit can change which option fits your priorities. Read the state methodology ↗
Other schools to consider.
These are the nearest other report pages in the same county and Florida DOE school category, using recorded campus locations. Their placement is based on location and school format, not a recommendation or enrollment entitlement.
Ensley Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Compare Ensley Elementary School's course options, student support and daily schedule with this school. A different program or learning format may matter more to your child than the overall grade. Worth discussing if your child is entering during a move and benefits from knowing who will meet them, where they will go and how to find help. Ask how the welcome extends beyond the first morning.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Longleaf Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Longleaf Elementary School reports 63% in english language arts achievement, compared with 49% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Families interested in continuity across elementary and middle years may want to examine Longleaf's current K-8 organization and how the school introduces students to increasing independence.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Pine Meadow Elementary School ↗
Directory grades PK–05 · NCES 2024-25. Confirm current entry grades.
Pine Meadow Elementary School reports 80% in mathematics achievement, compared with 46% here. If this is a priority, ask how its instruction and support would serve your child. Families who appreciate written guidance and want help learning the district's parent tools may find Pine Meadow's registration and communication resources useful during a transition.
District school: confirm zoning, transfers and availability.Campus-to-campus distances are straight-line estimates, not driving routes or distances from your home. Use the address search on the school map for a comparison from your own location. An alternative may be a better fit when its verified program, support or learning format aligns with your child's needs; a higher score in one measure does not settle that decision.
Enrollment and a useful school visit.
Verify your address and registration steps with district enrollment, then contact Lincoln Park's office to arrange a classroom and family-resources introduction. Enrollment resource ↗
- How does universal design appear in the lessons for our child's grade?
- Which family STEM nights or shared-reading activities are scheduled this year?
Sources for this guide
School-specific research checked 2026-09-06. Accountability data: 2025–26, retrieved 2026-08-24. Directory information is dated separately above.