Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in New London, Wisconsin, part of New London School District, instructs 283 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Within New London School District, which oversees 7 schools and 2,019 students, Lincoln Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lincoln Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 73%. Beyond that, the school logs 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Waupaca County's rate of about 43%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elementary sits in the top 10% of Wisconsin schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 42.7%; actual is 56.4%, +13.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Waupaca County shows median household income runs about $72,830, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Waupaca County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,466 students), of which Lincoln Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Catalyst Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elementary at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 63.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary has stayed largely flat, going from 284 students in 2018 to 283 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 82% to 73% over that span.

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