Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 167 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FREDONIA·NCES 200627001302
Lincoln Elementary
713 N 9th, Fredonia, KS 66736 · (620) 378-4138 · Wilson County
GRADES 01–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Kansas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
11.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
123 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 17% |
This year's 1st grade class (36) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Elementary→Fredonia Jr./Sr. High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Fredonia. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
41.6%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
33.7%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 | 41.6% | 33.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.8% | 41.1% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 Elementary
Lincoln Elementary's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 242 | 50.8% | 40.6% |
| Central Heights Elem Richmond | 239 | 52.7% | 54.1% |
| Circle Towanda Elementary Towanda | 278 | 51.4% | 32.4% |
| Smith Center Elem Smith Center | 253 | 52.2% | 51.4% |
| Garfield Elem Augusta | 256 | 48.4% | 56.2% |
| 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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #357 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #426 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #428 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #476 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #49 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.0% | #518 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.8% | #369 of 658 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #74 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
242
-37 (-13%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 434
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 242 | 21.6 | 11.2:1 | 51% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 23.3 | 11.2:1 | 56% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 25.5 | 11.2:1 | 60% (173) |
| 2020-21 | 279 | 26 | 10.7:1 | 54% (151) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | 26.1 | 12.2:1 | 57% (182) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 50 | 6.4:1 | 62% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 66% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 55% (210) |
| 1990-91 | 434 | 22 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (318 to 242); teachers down 17% (26.1 to 21.6).
About Lincoln Elementary
In Fredonia, Kansas, Lincoln Elementary is a small elementary school. The school offers grades 1 through 6 and enrolls 242 students. The school is 23% below the average for elementary schools in Kansas.
Fredonia has 3 schools and 648 students, and Lincoln Elementary is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Lincoln Elementary is 91% White. The next largest groups are 6% Hispanic. In Wilson County overall, the White share is about 93%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
Classroom staffing at Lincoln Elementary totals 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.2:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for elementary schools in Kansas, this school's ratio is lower. Federal data show 51% of students (123) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Wilson County is close, at 54%.
Lincoln Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 40% of Kansas public elementary schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.9% for Lincoln Elementary. The school posts 40.6%, 2.8 points above the prediction.
The school is in Wilson County, where median household income comes to about $60,677, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Wilson County's 9 public schools enroll about 1,546 students and include Lincoln Elementary.
Fredonia Early Learning Center, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Lincoln Elementary places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Lincoln Elementary as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment fell 13% over 4 years, reaching 242 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,505
Census ACS
Median income
$60,677
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,546 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fredonia
- Fredonia Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 314 students
- Fredonia Early Learning CenterElementary · 92 students
- Fredonia Virtual AcademyHigh
Other schools in Fredonia
- Fredonia Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 314 students
- Fredonia Early Learning CenterElementary · 92 students
- Fredonia Virtual AcademyHigh
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 175th 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
- Fredonia Early Learning Center0.5 mi · 92
- Fredonia Jr./Sr. High School0.7 mi · 314
- Altoona-Midway Elementary8.7 mi · 72
- North Lawn Elem10.6 mi · 164
- Neodesha High10.8 mi · 360
- Heller Elem11.1 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 01-06.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves students from grade 01 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary?
Approximately 11.2:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary?
At Lincoln Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary public or private?
Lincoln Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Fredonia.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.