Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 246 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MCPHERSON·NCES 200939000993
Lincoln Elem
900 N Ash, McPherson, KS 67460 · (620) 241-9540 · McPherson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
137 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 37 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 43% smaller than its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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 McPherson. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
46.8%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
37.2%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 | 46.8% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 30.6% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 (36.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elem this school | 221 | 62.0% | 36.1% |
| North Elementary Goodland | 254 | 59.4% | 32.3% |
| Harper Elem Harper | 255 | 62.7% | 46.5% |
| West Elementary Goodland | 201 | 58.2% | N/A |
| Oberlin Elem Oberlin | 232 | 60.3% | 46.1% |
| Lincoln Elem Hays | 274 | 59.5% | 47.9% |
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 McPherson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #423 of 625 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #379 of 625 | #7 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #359 of 625 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #513 of 714 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #17 of 539 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #245 of 540 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #231 of 658 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #55 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
221
-52 (-19%) vs 2020
-60% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 221 | 21.4 | 10.3:1 | 62% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 245 | 20.2 | 12.1:1 | 60% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 253 | 21.4 | 11.8:1 | 49% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 21 | 13.0:1 | 46% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 20.5 | 14.6:1 | 51% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 310 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 54% (168) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 19 | 15.3:1 | 57% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 251 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 27% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 29 | 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 26% (299 to 221); teachers up 4% (20.5 to 21.4).
About Lincoln Elem
Lincoln Elem is a small elementary school in Kansas, located in McPherson. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 221 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Kansas is about 313 students.
Lincoln Elem falls under McPherson, which has 6 schools enrolling 2,117 students.
White students make up a majority at Lincoln Elem, at 67%. Other students are 22% Hispanic and 9% multiracial. That is lower than the 92% White share among all McPherson County residents. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.3:1. That is 2.8 students per teacher below the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in McPherson County is 22 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Lincoln Elem is 3.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Kansas schools.
Federal survey data for McPherson County show that the median household income is $78,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. McPherson County is home to 18 public schools and about 4,829 public school students.
The closest other public school is McPherson High, about 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Elem has 5 other public schools within five miles. Lincoln Elem's average proficiency of 36.1% compares with 38.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 19% from 2020-21, when Lincoln Elem had 273 students, to 2024-25, when it had 221. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.3:1, from 13.0:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
McPherson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
30,205
Census ACS
Median income
$78,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
4,829 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in McPherson
- McPherson HighHigh · 658 students
- McPherson Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 269 students
- Washington ElemElementary · 256 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Other schools in McPherson
- McPherson HighHigh · 658 students
- McPherson Middle SchoolMiddle · 474 students
- Roosevelt ElemElementary · 269 students
- Washington ElemElementary · 256 students
- Eisenhower ElementaryElementary · 239 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elem is the 182nd 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
- McPherson High0.5 mi · 658
- Washington Elem0.8 mi · 256
- McPherson Middle School0.9 mi · 474
- Eisenhower Elementary1.2 mi · 239
- Roosevelt Elem1.2 mi · 269
- Canton-Galva Elementary6.7 mi · 193
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElemHow large is Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem enrolls approximately 221 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 10.3:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elem.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elem?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elem are roughly 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elem?
Lincoln Elem is overseen by McPherson in McPherson County.
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