Enrollment
250
High
DISTRICT 295 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALMA CENTER SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550021000020
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School
124 S School St, Alma Center, WI 54611 · (715) 964-5311 · Jackson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL250 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Wisconsin public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Wisconsin public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
122 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 42%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 53 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 15% |
Student demographics
28%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
Feeds from
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
45.6%
WI avg 53.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
WI avg 54.8% . -10.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.6% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.9% | 53.3% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Jr/Sr High School
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Jr/Sr High School this school | 250 | 48.8% | 46.1% |
| Nekoosa High Nekoosa | 285 | 50.5% | 27.1% |
| Brookwood High Ontario | 264 | 51.9% | 52.0% |
| Dodgeland High Juneau | 233 | 43.8% | 43.5% |
| Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High Whitehall | 321 | 43.3% | 59.3% |
| Wild Rose High Wild Rose | 287 | 43.2% | 52.6% |
Matched among Wisconsin high 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 Jr/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #214 of 402 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #37 of 64 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #29 of 64 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 250 | #297 of 532 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #28 of 325 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.2% | #177 of 325 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.8% | #95 of 418 |
Ranked against other public high 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
250
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 250 | 21.2 | 11.8:1 | 49% (122) |
| 2023-24 | 260 | 19.9 | 13.1:1 | 58% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 20 | 12.8:1 | 58% (149) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 18 | 14.3:1 | 63% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 12.4 | 14.2:1 | 47% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 12 | 16.2:1 | 52% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 182 | 12 | 15.2:1 | 49% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 11 | 15.7:1 | 29% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 164 | 19 | 8.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Jr/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 43% (175 to 250); teachers up 72% (12.4 to 21.2).
About Lincoln Jr/Sr High School
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School is a low-enrollment high school with an address in Alma Center, Wisconsin. The school serves 250 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students.
Alma Center School District has a total of 2 schools and 589 students, Lincoln Jr/Sr High School among them.
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School enrolls a student body that is 83% White. The rest of enrollment is 16% Hispanic. The White share in Jackson County as a whole is similar, at about 86%. The chance that two students picked at random at Lincoln Jr/Sr High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 28%.
Teachers at the school number 21.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.8:1. Among high schools in Wisconsin, the typical ratio is 14.6:1. The school's lunch program data list 49% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Jackson County, the average is about the same, 51%.
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Wisconsin public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with Wisconsin schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lincoln Jr/Sr High School's results are 1.6 points below predicted: 46.1% against 47.7%.
Federal survey data for Jackson County show that median household income is about $68,110, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Jackson County, serving about 2,867 students.
The next-closest public school is Lincoln Elementary, about 4.0 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of Lincoln Jr/Sr High School. On proficiency, Lincoln Jr/Sr High School is ahead of the 45.2% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 258 to 250. The ratio was 14.3:1 in 2020-21 and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 ElementaryElementary · 339 students
Other Lincoln Junior/Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Lincoln Junior/Senior High. Lincoln Jr/Sr High School is the largest of the 2.
- Lincoln Jr/Sr HighLincoln, KS · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary4.0 mi · 339
- Red Creek Elementary9.5 mi · 436
- Forrest Street Elementary School9.6 mi · 289
- Black River Falls Middle10.2 mi · 327
- Black River Falls High10.2 mi · 500
- Blair-Taylor Elementary17.6 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Jr/Sr High SchoolHow large is Lincoln Jr/Sr High School?
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School enrolls approximately 250 students in grades 07-12.
Is Lincoln Jr/Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Lincoln Jr/Sr High School have?
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Jr/Sr High School?
At Lincoln Jr/Sr High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Jr/Sr High School?
Lincoln Jr/Sr High School is overseen by Alma Center School District in Jackson County.
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