Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, part of Madison Metropolitan School District. The school caters to 393 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 323 students per school, that is 22% above typical.

Within Madison Metropolitan School District, which oversees 53 schools and 25,155 students, Lincoln Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elementary shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 39%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 38% White, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 8%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Dane County's rate of about 32%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.9%, the actual is 47.5%, a residual of -1.4 points.

In the area at large, Dane County reports that median household income runs about $89,975, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Dane County runs 169 public schools (combined enrollment of about 78,525 students), of which Lincoln Elementary is one.

James Wright Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 44.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lincoln Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 9% since 2018, when it stood at 431 (now 393). The Asian share of enrollment edged down from 13% to 7% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.