Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Whitewater, Wisconsin, operated by Whitewater Unified School District. The school works with 358 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Whitewater Unified School District, which oversees 6 schools and 1,893 students, Lincoln Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lincoln Elementary reports that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder reads as 41% White, 9% multiracial, 6% Black. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.7:1 average. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Walworth County's rate of about 37%.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.2%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Walworth County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,520, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Walworth County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,383 students), of which Lincoln Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Whitewater Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elementary comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.4%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 355 students in 2018 compared to 358 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 58% to 41% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.