Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT BEND·NCES 200666001029
Lincoln Elem
5630 Broadway, Great Bend, KS 67530 · (620) 793-1503 · Barton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
159 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 26 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 30 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 30% larger than its 6th grade class (30).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 Great Bend. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
44.6%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 | 61.2% | 44.6% |
| 2023-24 | 40.4% | 33.8% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 (48.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem this school | 275 | 57.8% | 48.9% |
| Jefferson Elem Great Bend | 297 | 58.2% | 55.3% |
| Washington Elem McPherson | 256 | 55.1% | 47.9% |
| Eisenhower Elem Wellington | 277 | 59.6% | 40.8% |
| Lincoln Elem Hays | 274 | 59.5% | 47.9% |
| Oberlin Elem Oberlin | 232 | 60.3% | 46.1% |
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 | In Barton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #232 of 625 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #278 of 625 | #3 of 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #160 of 625 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #420 of 714 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #429 of 539 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.4% | #342 of 540 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #293 of 658 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #301 of 377 | N/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 2024-25Enrollment
275
+24 (+10%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 275 | 18.2 | 15.1:1 | 58% (159) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 18.1 | 13.2:1 | 59% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 221 | 18.8 | 11.8:1 | 57% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 251 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 60% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 22.4 | 13.0:1 | 60% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 24 | 11.6:1 | 56% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 22 | 13.3:1 | 54% (159) |
| 2000-01 | 275 | 19 | 14.5:1 | 40% (110) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 18 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (291 to 275); teachers down 19% (22.4 to 18.2).
About Lincoln Elem
Lincoln Elem is a medium-sized elementary school in Great Bend, Kansas, administered by Great Bend. The school's enrollment of 275 students covers pre-K through 6.
Great Bend counts 2,876 students in its 7 schools, and Lincoln Elem is one of them.
At Lincoln Elem, White students make up 76% of the student body. It is also 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Lincoln Elem is 18.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. About 58% of students, or 159, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at Lincoln Elem are 14.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.9% actual, 34.5% predicted).
Lincoln Elem is located in Barton County, where the median household income is $58,851, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Lincoln Elem, Barton County has 14 other public schools.
Eisenhower Elem is the public school closest to Lincoln Elem, about 1.2 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Lincoln Elem's average proficiency of 48.9% compares with 31.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Lincoln Elem's enrollment grew from 251 in 2020-21 to 275 in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.1:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lincoln Elem. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Barton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,097
Census ACS
Median income
$58,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,179 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Great Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Park ElemElementary · 304 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 297 students
- Riley ElemElementary · 296 students
Other schools in Great Bend
- Great Bend High SchoolHigh · 923 students
- Great Bend Middle SchoolMiddle · 438 students
- Eisenhower ElemElementary · 343 students
- Park ElemElementary · 304 students
- Jefferson ElemElementary · 297 students
- Riley ElemElementary · 296 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elem is the 159th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElemClay Center, KS · 341 students
- Lincoln ElemJunction City, KS · 305 students
- Lincoln ElemAugusta, KS · 300 students
- Lincoln ElemOttawa, KS · 298 students
- Lincoln ElemHays, KS · 274 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Elem1.2 mi · 343
- Great Bend Middle School1.5 mi · 438
- Jefferson Elem2.0 mi · 297
- Great Bend High School2.2 mi · 923
- Park Elem2.4 mi · 304
- Riley Elem2.8 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElemHow many students attend Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem enrolls approximately 275 students in grades PK-06.
Is Lincoln Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elem?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elem.
How diverse is Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem reports a student body of 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem is overseen by Great Bend in Barton County.
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