Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS·NCES 200702001318
Lincoln Elem
1906 Ash, Hays, KS 67601 · (785) 623-2500 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Kansas public elementary schools
- BTest 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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
163 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 51 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 28% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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 Hays. 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
47.6%
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 48 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% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 29.5% |
% 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 (47.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem this school | 274 | 59.5% | 47.9% |
| Jefferson Elem Great Bend | 297 | 58.2% | 55.3% |
| Lincoln Elem Great Bend | 275 | 57.8% | 48.9% |
| North Elementary Goodland | 254 | 59.4% | 32.3% |
| Eisenhower Elem Wellington | 277 | 59.6% | 40.8% |
| Harper Elem Harper | 255 | 62.7% | 46.5% |
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 Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #247 of 625 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #237 of 625 | #5 of 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.1% | #134 of 625 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #421 of 714 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #455 of 539 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #279 of 540 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.5% | #265 of 658 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #81 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
274
-33 (-11%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 276
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 274 | 17.7 | 15.4:1 | 59% (163) |
| 2023-24 | 257 | 17.9 | 14.3:1 | 65% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 376 | 16.9 | 22.2:1 | 49% (184) |
| 2020-21 | 307 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 51% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 358 | 16.7 | 21.4:1 | 58% (206) |
| 2015-16 | 296 | 15 | 19.7:1 | 61% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 222 | 15 | 14.8:1 | 50% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 16 | 12.4:1 | 42% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (358 to 274); teachers up 6% (16.7 to 17.7).
About Lincoln Elem
Located in Hays, Kansas, Lincoln Elem is a mid-sized elementary school. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 274 students on the rolls.
Hays counts 3,434 students in its 7 schools, and Lincoln Elem is one of them.
The largest group at Lincoln Elem is White students, at 69%. Enrollment also includes 23% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among people living in Ellis County, the White share is about 89%. The diversity index for Lincoln Elem is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.4 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Kansas, the average ratio is 13.2:1. Lincoln Elem has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 59%. The average for public schools in Ellis County is 41%.
Lincoln Elem holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 70% of Kansas public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lincoln Elem lands between the top and bottom 10% of Kansas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.9%; the prediction is 33.7%.
In the wider Ellis County area, the median household earns about $63,084 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Lincoln Elem shares Ellis County with 10 other public schools.
Lincoln Elem's closest public school neighbor is Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Lincoln Elem holds 6 other public schools. Lincoln Elem ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.9% against a local average of 45.8%.
Its location is classified as Town: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
An 11% decline took enrollment from 307 in 2020-21 to 274 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 17.1:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.4:1.
On allk12, people connected to Lincoln Elem can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,920
Census ACS
Median income
$63,084
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
4,040 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hays
- Hays HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Hays Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 420 students
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy ElemElementary · 371 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElemElementary · 364 students
- Hays Virtual SchoolCombined · 262 students
Other schools in Hays
- Hays HighHigh · 1,017 students
- Hays Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 420 students
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy ElemElementary · 371 students
- Woodrow Wilson ElemElementary · 364 students
- Hays Virtual SchoolCombined · 262 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elem is the 161st 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 ElemGreat Bend, KS · 275 students
Nearby schools
- Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem0.5 mi · 371
- Woodrow Wilson Elem0.6 mi · 364
- Hays Middle School0.7 mi · 726
- Hays Virtual School0.8 mi · 262
- Roosevelt Elem1.1 mi · 420
- Hays High1.9 mi · 1,017
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElemHow many students attend Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lincoln Elem an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elem is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elem?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elem?
At Lincoln Elem, the student body is approximately 69% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elem public or private?
Lincoln Elem is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hays.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.