Lincoln Elementary

Located at 515 N. Oak St., in Hoisington, Kansas, Lincoln Elementary is a small K-5 school that instructs 193 students (grades 2 through 5), one of the schools within Hoisington. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 313.

Hoisington runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 731 students. Lincoln Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elementary records that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder comes out to 8% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.2:1, putting Lincoln Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary ranks in the top 10% of Kansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 33.9%; Lincoln Elementary posts 53.9%, +20.0 points above that line.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Barton County) records that median household income runs about $58,851, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Barton County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,179 students), of which Lincoln Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Hoisington High, roughly 0.2 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.8%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 13%: 221 students in 2018 compared to 193 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.