Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALMA CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550021000022
Lincoln Elementary
207 E Pearl St, Merrillan, WI 54754 · (715) 333-2911 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
199 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 43 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 17% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Lincoln Elementary→Lincoln Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Alma Center School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
40.0%
WI avg 53.1% . -14.0pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
WI avg 54.8% . -14.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 40 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 55.3% |
% 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
41.6%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 339 | 58.7% | 47.5% |
| Humke Elementary Nekoosa | 313 | 60.1% | 37.1% |
| Madison Elementary Marshfield | 295 | 56.6% | 58.7% |
| Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton Elementary Ontario | 322 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| Lincoln Elementary Marshfield | 281 | 58.7% | 56.6% |
| Kate Goodrich Elementary Merrill | 337 | 55.8% | N/A |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #656 of 982 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #731 of 992 ▼ 195 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #736 of 992 ▼ 231 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #483 of 1,157 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #357 of 901 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #589 of 901 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #292 of 1,064 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #588 of 664 |
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
339
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
+208% since 1990-91, when it was 110
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
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 | 339 | 26.9 | 12.6:1 | 59% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 27.6 | 11.4:1 | 56% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 330 | 28.5 | 11.6:1 | 58% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 64% (218) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 26.3 | 13.4:1 | 56% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 61% (215) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 61% (206) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 29% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 110 | 6 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (352 to 339); teachers up 2% (26.3 to 26.9).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school run by Alma Center School District in Merrillan, Wisconsin. A federal count lists 339 students at the school, in pre-K through 6.
Alma Center School District is the district for Lincoln Elementary. It has 2 schools and 589 students.
At Lincoln Elementary, White students make up 83% of the student body. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Lincoln Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 29%.
A ratio of 12.6:1 comes from the school's 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Wisconsin average 14.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 59% in 2024-25. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is 51%.
Lincoln Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (47.5%) and its predicted rate (41.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools.
County data help place the school in context: in Jackson County, median household income is about $68,110, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Jackson County number 10 and enroll about 2,867.
The school nearest to Lincoln Elementary is Lincoln Jr/Sr High School, at a distance of about 4.0 miles. Lincoln Elementary is 2nd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Lincoln Elementary is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment went from 343 in 2020-21 to 339 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Lincoln Elementary. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,981
Census ACS
Median income
$68,110
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,867 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alma Center School District
- Lincoln Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 250 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 111th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElementaryHartford, WI · 460 students
- Lincoln ElementaryMadison, WI · 393 students
- Lincoln ElementaryWhitewater, WI · 358 students
- Lincoln ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 336 students
- Lincoln ElementaryCudahy, WI · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Jr/Sr High School4.0 mi · 250
- Red Creek Elementary10.1 mi · 436
- Forrest Street Elementary School10.2 mi · 289
- Black River Falls Middle11.0 mi · 327
- Black River Falls High11.1 mi · 500
- Neillsville High14.3 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 339 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is approximately 12.6:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary?
At Lincoln Elementary, the student body is approximately 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary public or private?
Lincoln Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alma Center School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.