Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 223 · STATE 323
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITEWATER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 551668002180
Lincoln Elementary
242 S Prince St, Whitewater, WI 53190 · (262) 472-8500 · Walworth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 14.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
200 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 34 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 34% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Whitewater Unified School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.2%
WI avg 53.1% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
49.4%
WI avg 54.8% . +12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.2% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 34.3% | 36.8% |
% 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
42.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 (42.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 358 | 55.9% | 42.2% |
| Forest Park Elementary Kenosha | 391 | 54.5% | 39.0% |
| Colby Elementary Colby | 354 | 55.9% | 40.9% |
| Heyer Elementary Waukesha | 328 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| Jackson Elementary Green Bay | 382 | 57.6% | 36.2% |
| Lakeview Elementary South Milwaukee | 274 | 59.1% | 44.6% |
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 Walworth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.2% | #739 of 982 | #19 of 20 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #602 of 992 ▲ 169 | #14 of 20 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #674 of 992 ▲ 119 | #17 of 20 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #445 of 1,157 | #7 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #231 of 901 | #9 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #169 of 901 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.9% | #326 of 1,064 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #224 of 240 | N/A |
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
358
-5 (-1%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 358 | 30.5 | 11.7:1 | 56% (200) |
| 2023-24 | 383 | 30.5 | 12.6:1 | 54% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 31.4 | 12.2:1 | 56% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | 34 | 10.7:1 | 58% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 29.3 | 12.1:1 | 46% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 54% (206) |
| 2010-11 | 479 | 31 | 15.4:1 | 28% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 22% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 26 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (355 to 358); teachers up 4% (29.3 to 30.5).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Whitewater, Wisconsin. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 358 students enrolled.
Whitewater Unified School District, which runs Lincoln Elementary, has 6 schools and 1,893 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Lincoln Elementary, at 42%. Other reported shares: 41% White, 9% multiracial, and 6% Black. Walworth County's residents are about 12% Hispanic, 30 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Lincoln Elementary's 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Wisconsin have 14.7:1, compared with 11.7:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 56%. That is 19 points above the 37% average for public schools in Walworth County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.2%; the prediction is 43.4%.
Lincoln Elementary is located in Walworth County, where the median household income is $80,520, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Lincoln Elementary, Walworth County has 45 other public schools.
The school nearest to Lincoln Elementary is Whitewater Middle, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number 5. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.4%; Lincoln Elementary's is 42.2%, ranking 6th of 7.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Distant: in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 363 to 358. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 11.7:1.
Discussions about Lincoln Elementary may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Walworth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
105,657
Census ACS
Median income
$80,520
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
14,383 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whitewater Unified School District
- Whitewater HighHigh · 606 students
- Whitewater MiddleMiddle · 394 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 209 students
- Whitewater 4KElementary · 14 students
Other schools in Whitewater
- Whitewater HighHigh · 606 students
- Whitewater MiddleMiddle · 394 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Lakeview ElementaryElementary · 209 students
- JEDI Virtual K-12Combined · 188 students
- Whitewater 4KElementary · 14 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 96th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElementaryHartford, WI · 460 students
- Lincoln ElementaryMadison, WI · 393 students
- Lincoln ElementaryMerrillan, WI · 339 students
- Lincoln ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 336 students
- Lincoln ElementaryCudahy, WI · 312 students
Nearby schools
- Whitewater Middle0.2 mi · 394
- Whitewater 4K0.3 mi · 14
- Whitewater High0.5 mi · 606
- Washington Elementary1.3 mi · 312
- JEDI Virtual K-122.3 mi · 188
- Lakeview Elementary5.4 mi · 209
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lincoln Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary have?
Lincoln Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary are roughly 41% White, 42% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary in?
Lincoln Elementary is part of Whitewater Unified School District.
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