Lincoln Elementary

Set in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, Lincoln Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, operated by Wauwatosa School District. It hosts 336 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Wauwatosa School District comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 6,704 students; Lincoln Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elementary logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 10% multiracial, 8% Black, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 51% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Milwaukee County (around 64%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.5%; this one delivers 76.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Milwaukee County shows median household income runs about $64,435, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Elementary is one of 284 public schools in Milwaukee County (combined enrollment of about 122,496 students).

The closest other public school is East High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 71.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 12%: 299 students in 2018 compared to 336 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 82% to 72%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lincoln Elementary typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.