Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 213 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLAY COUNTY·NCES 200489000822
Lincoln Elem
1020 Grant, Clay Center, KS 67432 · (785) 632-2156 · Clay County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Kansas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
169 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 51%
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 24% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 58% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clay County. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
63.1%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.8%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.1% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 56.5% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Lincoln Elem
Lincoln Elem's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem this school | 341 | 49.6% | 50.3% |
| Minneapolis Elementary Minneapolis | 298 | 50.0% | 38.9% |
| Lyndon Elem Lyndon | 294 | 46.9% | 38.8% |
| Burlington Elementary School Burlington | 322 | 47.5% | 51.7% |
| Circle Towanda Elementary Towanda | 278 | 51.4% | 32.4% |
| Circle Oil Hill Elementary El Dorado | 274 | 48.9% | 37.0% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Lincoln Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #221 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #222 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #133 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #302 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #52 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.4% | #535 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.6% | #380 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.3% | #240 of 377 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
341
-39 (-10%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 341 | 30.2 | 11.3:1 | 50% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 29.2 | 13.2:1 | 46% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 30.1 | 12.8:1 | 48% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 380 | 28 | 13.6:1 | 39% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 28.9 | 13.2:1 | 40% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 44% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 46% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 256 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 42% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 325 | 19 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (380 to 341); teachers up 4% (28.9 to 30.2).
About Lincoln Elem
Lincoln Elem is a medium-sized elementary school based in Clay Center, Kansas. The school enrolls 341 students, from pre-K through 3.
Clay County is the district for Lincoln Elem. It has 6 schools and 1,272 students.
Most students at Lincoln Elem are White: 94% of enrollment. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Clay County is about 92% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lincoln Elem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.
The teaching staff at Lincoln Elem is 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Kansas is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. About 50% of students, or 169, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Lincoln Elem a B+. The grade compares the school only with Kansas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lincoln Elem's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (50.3%) and its predicted rate (38.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools.
Across Clay County, median household income is about $66,176, about 26% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 12%. Lincoln Elem is among the 7 public schools in Clay County.
Nearby, Garfield Elem is about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Lincoln Elem is 3rd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Lincoln Elem is Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 380 to 341. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.6:1 to 11.3:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Clay County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,048
Census ACS
Median income
$66,176
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,272 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clay County
- Clay Center Community HighHigh · 326 students
- Clay Center Community MiddleMiddle · 226 students
- Garfield ElemElementary · 170 students
- Wakefield ElemElementary · 129 students
- Wakefield HighHigh · 80 students
- eLearn 379 Virtual SchoolCombined
Other schools in Clay Center
- Clay Center Community HighHigh · 326 students
- Clay Center Community MiddleMiddle · 226 students
- Garfield ElemElementary · 170 students
- eLearn 379 Virtual SchoolCombined
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elem is the 109th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElemJunction City, KS · 305 students
- Lincoln ElemAugusta, KS · 300 students
- Lincoln ElemOttawa, KS · 298 students
- Lincoln ElemGreat Bend, KS · 275 students
- Lincoln ElemHays, KS · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Elem0.8 mi · 170
- Clay Center Community High0.8 mi · 326
- Clay Center Community Middle1.0 mi · 226
- Wakefield Elem12.4 mi · 129
- Wakefield High12.4 mi · 80
- Riley County High School15.4 mi · 232
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElemHow large is Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Lincoln Elem serve?
Lincoln Elem serves grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elem have?
Lincoln Elem employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elem public or private?
Lincoln Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clay County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.