Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary is a 155-student public school serving PK–5 in Lincoln, Kansas; Tescott Elementary is the only nearby school included for comparison. The clearest takeaway is that Lincoln’s strongest and most consistent advantage is in English language arts (ELA): 72% of students were proficient, compared with 54% in its district, 46% statewide and 43% at Tescott.

Lincoln also outperformed its district and the state in math and science, but those advantages were smaller than in ELA. Math proficiency was 54%, versus 51% in the district and 41% statewide; its lead over Tescott was 5 points. Science proficiency was 56%, above the district’s 52% and the state’s 38%, but below Tescott’s 65%. Grade-level results show an important difference within math: third grade reached 79%, 36 points above the state, while fourth grade was 4 points below the state and fifth grade was about even. Lincoln’s fifth-grade science result was also 9 points below Tescott’s. These nearby-school comparisons involve just one school, and the schools serve different grade spans.

Results have improved over four years, especially in ELA: Lincoln’s proficiency rose 29 points, compared with a 13-point state increase. Math rose 9 points, roughly matching the state’s 10-point gain, while science rose 12 points against a 7-point state gain. SchoolDigger places Lincoln at the 78th statewide percentile, with 4 stars and a rank of 144 out of 657; its percentile rose 24 points from the previous year. One notable group result is SchoolDigger’s 98th-percentile standing for students with low socioeconomic status—20 points above Lincoln’s overall percentile. As context, Lincoln’s student–teacher ratio was 17.9, compared with 6.6 at Tescott, and its free/reduced-lunch rate was 57%, versus 77% at Tescott; these figures do not explain the schools’ results.