Enrollment
281
Elementary
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHFIELD UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550882001018
Lincoln Elementary
1621 S Felker Ave, Marshfield, WI 54449 · (715) 387-1296 · Wood County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL281 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
165 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (45).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Marshfield Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
53.4%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
55.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +10.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.4% | 55.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 44.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of WI schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
56.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 42% typical for Wisconsin schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Wisconsin's top 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 (56.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 281 | 58.7% | 56.6% |
| Humke Elementary Nekoosa | 313 | 60.1% | 37.1% |
| Westfield Elementary Westfield | 275 | 55.6% | 49.1% |
| Grayside Elementary Mauston | 244 | 55.7% | 46.9% |
| Central Elementary Rhinelander | 269 | 61.7% | 53.5% |
| Madison Elementary Marshfield | 295 | 56.6% | 58.7% |
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 Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #489 of 982 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #493 of 992 ▲ 196 | #7 of 15 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #478 of 992 ▲ 174 | #8 of 15 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 281 | #679 of 1,157 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #396 of 901 | #7 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.3% | #733 of 901 | #11 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #291 of 1,064 | #5 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #394 of 664 | #7 of 12 |
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
281
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 281 | 21.9 | 12.8:1 | 59% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 22.1 | 12.6:1 | 60% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 21.9 | 12.6:1 | 59% (161) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 22 | 13.2:1 | 59% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 20.4 | 15.7:1 | 47% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | 53% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 18 | 19.1:1 | 49% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 311 | 17 | 18.3:1 | 11% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 26 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (320 to 281); teachers up 7% (20.4 to 21.9).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Marshfield, Wisconsin. It covers pre-K through 6, with a total enrollment of 281 students.
Lincoln Elementary reports to Marshfield Unified School District, which has 8 schools and 3,553 students.
Federal enrollment data show Lincoln Elementary is 88% White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic. That is close to the 91% White share among all Wood County residents. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Lincoln Elementary operates with 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.8:1. That is lower than the 14.7:1 average for elementary schools in Wisconsin. About 59% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Compared with the 43% average for public schools in Wood County, the school's rate is higher.
A school in Wisconsin with Lincoln Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 41.6%. Lincoln Elementary scores 56.6%.
Across Wood County, the median household income is $67,989, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Wood County has 32 public schools and roughly 10,849 students.
The nearest public school is Marshfield Middle, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 6 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Lincoln Elementary ranks 8th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal data show a 3% enrollment decrease, from 290 in 2020-21 to 281 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lincoln Elementary, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
74,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,989
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
10,849 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshfield Unified School District
- Marshfield HighHigh · 1,181 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Marshfield MiddleMiddle · 537 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Nasonville ElementaryElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Marshfield
- Marshfield HighHigh · 1,181 students
- Grant ElementaryElementary · 554 students
- Marshfield MiddleMiddle · 537 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 316 students
- Madison ElementaryElementary · 295 students
- Nasonville ElementaryElementary · 231 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 154th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElementaryHartford, WI · 460 students
- Lincoln ElementaryMadison, WI · 393 students
- Lincoln ElementaryWhitewater, WI · 358 students
- Lincoln ElementaryMerrillan, WI · 339 students
- Lincoln ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Marshfield Middle0.4 mi · 537
- Marshfield K40.5 mi · 158
- Madison Elementary1.1 mi · 295
- Marshfield High1.3 mi · 1,181
- Washington Elementary1.6 mi · 316
- Grant Elementary2.1 mi · 554
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 281 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is approximately 12.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary are roughly 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary in?
Lincoln Elementary is part of Marshfield Unified School District.
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