Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550852002263
Lincoln Elementary
909 Sequoia Trl, Madison, WI 53713 · (608) 204-4900 · Dane County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Wisconsin public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 Wisconsin public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
184 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 138 | 35% |
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 54% · 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
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
40.7%
WI avg 54.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 40.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 42.3% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 (47.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 393 | 46.8% | 47.5% |
| Banting Elementary Waukesha | 486 | 49.8% | 56.7% |
| Midvale Elementary Madison | 372 | 42.2% | N/A |
| Maple Grove Elementary Greenfield | 427 | 49.6% | 37.1% |
| Stephens Elementary Madison | 447 | 44.1% | 52.4% |
| Milele Chikasa Anana Elementary School Madison | 455 | 50.8% | 37.4% |
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| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Dane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #657 of 982 | #55 of 74 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #730 of 992 ▼ 15 | #56 of 74 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #664 of 992 ▼ 25 | #58 of 74 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #363 of 1,157 | #43 of 93 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #124 of 901 | #22 of 83 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #109 of 901 | #20 of 83 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #466 of 1,064 | #18 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #482 of 664 | #45 of 61 |
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
393
-21 (-5%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 393 | 36.2 | 10.8:1 | 47% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 32.6 | 11.8:1 | 41% (156) |
| 2022-23 | 374 | 36.6 | 10.2:1 | 45% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 58% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 431 | 40.5 | 10.6:1 | 58% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 36 | 11.1:1 | 61% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 31 | 11.7:1 | 72% (261) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 43 | 8.7:1 | 30% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 27 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (431 to 393); teachers down 11% (40.5 to 36.2).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school found in Madison, Wisconsin. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 393 students. It has 22% more students than the average for elementary schools in Wisconsin (about 323).
Madison Metropolitan School District has a total of 53 schools and 25,155 students, Lincoln Elementary among them.
At Lincoln Elementary, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other groups include 38% White, 10% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Dane County residents are about 8% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 69, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is 10.8:1, based on 36.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Wisconsin is 14.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Lincoln Elementary counts 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dane County, the average is 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lincoln Elementary lands at C, ahead of 27% of Wisconsin public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lincoln Elementary is 1.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.5%. Predicted: 48.9%.
In the surrounding county, Dane County, the median household earns about $89,975 a year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lincoln Elementary, Dane County has 169 public schools.
About 0.5 miles separate Lincoln Elementary from the closest public school, James Wright Middle. The five-mile area around Lincoln Elementary holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lincoln Elementary at 3rd of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Lincoln Elementary enrolled 414 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 393.
This page collects posts and questions about Lincoln Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
572,674
Census ACS
Median income
$89,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
169
78,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison Metropolitan School District
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other schools in Madison
- West HighHigh · 2,222 students
- Vel Phillips Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,004 students
- East HighHigh · 1,643 students
- LaFollette HighHigh · 1,541 students
- Hamilton MiddleMiddle · 790 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 631 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 78th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElementaryHartford, WI · 460 students
- Lincoln ElementaryWhitewater, WI · 358 students
- Lincoln ElementaryMerrillan, WI · 339 students
- Lincoln ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 336 students
- Lincoln ElementaryCudahy, WI · 312 students
Nearby schools
- James Wright Middle0.5 mi · 245
- Badger Rock Middle1.1 mi · 92
- Southside Elementary School1.1 mi · 336
- Franklin Elementary1.1 mi · 308
- Leopold Elementary1.5 mi · 626
- Randall Elementary School2.1 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 393 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lincoln Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is approximately 10.8:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary?
At Lincoln Elementary, the student body is approximately 38% White, 39% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary in?
Lincoln Elementary is part of Madison Metropolitan School District.
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