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Lincoln Elementary

4416 S Packard Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110 · (414) 294-2930 · Milwaukee County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 274 · STATE 323
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
199 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 42%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K3411%
Kindergarten3511%
Grade 14213%
Grade 24213%
Grade 34414%
Grade 43812%
Grade 54414%
Grade 63311%

This year's kindergarten class (35) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (33).

Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 54% · US 70%
White
13543%
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 65% · US 43%
Hispanic
9631%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 15% · US 30%
Black
3210%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 9% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 6%
Two+
4213%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 6% · US 5%
Native American
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
15951%
Female
15349%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lincoln Elementary→Cudahy Middle→Cudahy High
Based on grade levels within Cudahy School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or Advanced
English Language Arts
55.8%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.1pp since 2023
Math
26.3%
WI avg 54.8% . -14.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.

Forward Exam results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2555.8%26.3%
2023-2457.9%40.6%
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lincoln Elementary this school31263.8%47.6%
Wilson Elementary
West Allis
36565.8%33.3%
Lakeview Elementary
South Milwaukee
27459.1%44.6%
Grewenow Elementary
Kenosha
31068.4%44.7%
Rawson Elementary
South Milwaukee
37161.5%39.1%
Riverside Elementary
Fond du Lac
27370.0%46.8%
Matched among Wisconsin 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
MeasureThis schoolIn WisconsinIn Milwaukee County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
47.6%#654 of 982#49 of 171
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
26.3%#855 of 992
▼ 110
#85 of 174
▼ 28
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.8%#424 of 992
▼ 18
#42 of 174
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
312#579 of 1,157#101 of 180
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#536 of 901#43 of 158
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
68.9%#102 of 901#26 of 158
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
63.8%#240 of 1,064#112 of 174
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+17.7%#59 of 240#4 of 33
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 2024-25
Enrollment
312
+81 (+35%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 210
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2531222.813.7:164% (199)
2023-2429523.512.6:165% (193)
2022-2325322.911.1:166% (168)
2020-212312111.0:194% (218)
2017-1826522.611.7:154% (142)
2015-163092313.4:147% (146)
2010-113672713.6:152% (191)
2000-014112914.2:132% (132)
1990-912101415.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.

Since 2017-18: students up 18% (265 to 312); teachers unchanged (22.6 to 22.8).

About Lincoln Elementary

The public elementary school Lincoln Elementary is located in Cudahy, Wisconsin. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 312 students.

Cudahy School District counts 1,985 students in its 6 schools, and Lincoln Elementary is one of them.

No group is above 50% at Lincoln Elementary; the largest is White, at 43%. The school is also 31% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, and 10% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Elementary scores 69%.

With 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.7:1. Elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 64% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Milwaukee County is similar, at 64%.

Lincoln Elementary posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.6%, compared with a predicted 38.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations.

In the surrounding county, Milwaukee County, median household income comes to about $64,435, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 284 public schools and about 122,496 students.

Of the public schools around it, Lincoln Elementary is closest to Saint Francis High, about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Lincoln Elementary places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.

Lincoln Elementary has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 231 to 312, a 35% rise. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 11.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.7:1.

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Milwaukee County at a glance

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Population
926,331
Census ACS
Median income
$64,435
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
284
122,496 students

Quick facts

School name
Lincoln Elementary
District
Cudahy School District
Address
4416 S Packard Ave, Cudahy, WI 53110
Phone
(414) 294-2930
County
Milwaukee County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
312
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
199 (64%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
550306000340
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 131st largest of the 214.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lincoln Elementary
How large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-06.
Is Lincoln Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is approximately 13.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary?
At Lincoln Elementary, the student body is approximately 43% White, 31% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary in?
Lincoln Elementary is part of Cudahy School District.
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