Enrollment
155
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN·NCES 200879000486
Lincoln Elem
304 South Fourth, Lincoln, KS 67455 · (785) 524-4487 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
18.0:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
89 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 30 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Lincoln Elem→Lincoln Jr/Sr High
Based on grade levels within Lincoln. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
54.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
48.5%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 54 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 | 54.4% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 47.1% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 (43.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem this school | 155 | 57.4% | 43.3% |
| Rock Hills Elementary School Mankato | 187 | 61.0% | 38.4% |
| Minneola Elem Minneola | 173 | 60.1% | 52.3% |
| North Lawn Elem Neodesha | 164 | 57.9% | 31.4% |
| Swenson Early Childhood Education Center Osawatomie | 172 | 59.9% | N/A |
| Riverside Primary School Elwood | 168 | 54.2% | N/A |
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 | 43.3% | #321 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.5% | #228 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #247 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #594 of 714 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #297 of 658 |
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
155
-9 (-5%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 229
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 155 | 8.6 | 18.0:1 | 57% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 9.6 | 15.3:1 | 54% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 158 | 11.5 | 13.7:1 | 55% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 14 | 11.7:1 | 58% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 196 | 15.9 | 12.3:1 | 56% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 227 | 16 | 14.2:1 | 59% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 179 | 19 | 9.4:1 | 63% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 41% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 229 | 16 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elem.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (196 to 155); teachers down 46% (15.9 to 8.6).
About Lincoln Elem
Lincoln Elem is an elementary school in Lincoln, Kansas, and it is part of Lincoln. Its enrollment is 155 students, spread over pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Kansas enroll around 313, and this school is 50% below that mark.
District-wide, Lincoln has 2 schools and 336 students.
The share of students at Lincoln Elem who are White is 82%. Other groups include 10% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Lincoln County residents are about 93% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 32, compared with 70 nationally.
Lincoln Elem has 8.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.0:1. The school's 18.0:1 compares with an average of 13.2:1 for elementary schools in Kansas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 57%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lincoln Elem lands at B-, ahead of 53% of Kansas public elementary schools.
In Kansas, Lincoln Elem is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 43.3% actual against a predicted 34.7%.
In the surrounding county, Lincoln County, the median household earns about $57,500 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lincoln Elem, Lincoln County has 3 public schools.
Lincoln Elem's closest public school neighbor is Lincoln Jr/Sr High, about 0.7 miles away. Lincoln Elem's average proficiency of 43.3% compares with 43.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Lincoln Elem as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 164 to 155. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.7:1 to 18.0:1.
This page collects posts and questions about Lincoln Elem, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,923
Census ACS
Median income
$57,500
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elem is the 203rd 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
- Lincoln Jr/Sr High0.7 mi · 181
- Sylvan-Lucas Unified Jr. sr13.6 mi · 144
- Tescott Elem14.5 mi · 69
- Tescott Junior High/High School14.5 mi · 72
- Lucas/Sylvan Elementary Unified20.7 mi · 125
- Ellsworth High21.3 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElemWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lincoln Elem serve?
Lincoln Elem serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elem?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elem.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elem?
At Lincoln Elem, the student body is approximately 82% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elem in?
Lincoln Elem is part of Lincoln.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.