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CSA Lincoln Campus

750 5th St, Columbus, IN 47201 · (812) 376-4447 · Bartholomew County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL357 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Indiana public elementary schools
  • ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools

Enrollment
357
Elementary
DISTRICT 512 · STATE 436
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
91 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten5114%
Grade 15315%
Grade 25114%
Grade 35215%
Grade 45114%
Grade 55215%
Grade 64713%

This year's kindergarten class (51) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (47).

Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 57% · US 70%
White
27878%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 62% · US 43%
Hispanic
3710%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 14% · US 15%
Asian
226%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
154%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
17649%
Female
18151%

School pathway

Feeds from
Richard L Johnson Early Educ CntrPK–PK
Based on grade levels within Bartholomew Con School Corp. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above Proficiency
English Language Arts
70.7%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
82.1%
IN avg 41.1%

What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.

Source: ILEARN. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.5%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like CSA Lincoln Campus

CSA Lincoln Campus's state test result (69.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
CSA Lincoln Campus this school35725.5%69.6%
Hickory Center Elementary School
Fort Wayne
45326.3%47.0%
Haverhill Elementary School
Fort Wayne
39628.8%69.4%
Brummitt Elementary School
Chesterton
36328.7%67.8%
Memorial Elementary School
Valparaiso
43424.9%77.0%
Pittsboro Primary School
Pittsboro
33225.3%N/A
Matched among Indiana elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where CSA Lincoln Campus ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IndianaIn Bartholomew County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
69.6%#55 of 983#1 of 12
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
82.1%#23 of 986#1 of 12
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
70.7%#28 of 986#1 of 12
Enrollment
ranked largest first
357#710 of 1,079#10 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.6:1#948 of 991#11 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
37.7%#563 of 996#9 of 12
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
25.5%#957 of 1,058#11 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+3.5%#275 of 353N/A
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
357
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+24% since 2010-11, when it was 287
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 20.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535718.219.6:125% (91)
2023-2436617.720.7:126% (96)
2022-2335718.219.6:128% (99)
2020-213651820.3:127% (97)
2017-183451918.2:135% (121)
2015-163412017.1:133% (112)
2010-112871420.5:137% (105)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CSA Lincoln Campus.

About CSA Lincoln Campus

Federal records list CSA Lincoln Campus as an elementary school in Columbus, Indiana. It reported 357 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.

Bartholomew Con School Corp is the local district for CSA Lincoln Campus. It runs 16 schools with 11,657 students.

More than half of the students at CSA Lincoln Campus are White (78%). The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Bartholomew County at about 79% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.

Staffing at CSA Lincoln Campus comes to 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.6:1. The school's 19.6:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. On the income side, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Bartholomew County averages 44%, higher than here.

On the allk12 Grade, CSA Lincoln Campus lands at A, ahead of 93% of Indiana public elementary schools.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, CSA Lincoln Campus is 12.1 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 69.6% actual, 57.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Indiana.

Census data for Bartholomew County show the median household earns about $79,901 a year, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Bartholomew County number 20, with about 12,688 students.

CSA Lincoln Campus's nearest public school is Central Middle School (about 0.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of CSA Lincoln Campus. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, CSA Lincoln Campus ranks 1st on average proficiency.

CSA Lincoln Campus has an NCES locale of City: Small.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 365 to 357.

People who know CSA Lincoln Campus can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.

Bartholomew County at a glance

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Population
83,536
Census ACS
Median income
$79,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
12,688 students

Quick facts

School name
CSA Lincoln Campus
District
Bartholomew Con School Corp
Address
750 5th St, Columbus, IN 47201
Phone
(812) 376-4447
County
Bartholomew County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
357
Teachers (FTE)
18
Student–teacher ratio
19.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
91 (25%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
180036002421
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About CSA Lincoln Campus
What is the total enrollment at CSA Lincoln Campus?
CSA Lincoln Campus enrolls approximately 357 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does CSA Lincoln Campus serve?
CSA Lincoln Campus serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at CSA Lincoln Campus?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at CSA Lincoln Campus.
What is the student diversity at CSA Lincoln Campus?
Student demographics at CSA Lincoln Campus are roughly 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is CSA Lincoln Campus public or private?
CSA Lincoln Campus is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bartholomew Con School Corp.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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