Summary
Lincoln Elementary is a 221-student school serving prekindergarten through grade 5 in McPherson, Kansas. Its 2025–26 results show a clear split by subject: English language arts (ELA) is a strength, while mathematics—especially in grades 4 and 5—is the school’s main academic concern.
Compared with nearby schools, Lincoln’s ELA result is about average, but its math result is among the lowest. ELA proficiency was 57%, close to the nearby-school average of 57% and 13 points above the McPherson district and 11 points above the state. Math proficiency was 38%, essentially level with the district, 3 points below the state, and 13 points below the nearby average of 51%; it was the second-lowest among nearby schools. Grades 4 and 5 math results were also second-lowest in local same-grade comparisons. Science was another relative strength against the district and state: Lincoln scored 48%, above the district’s 42% and the state’s 38%, though below the nearby-school average of 52%.
Results have improved most in ELA: proficiency rose from 29% in 2022–23 to 57% in 2025–26, while math increased from 28% to 38%. Science has fluctuated, falling from 51% to 20% before rebounding to 48%. SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln at the 51st percentile, 324th of 657 schools, with 3 stars; its percentile rose 21 points from 2020–21, though seven of nine nearby schools with current ranking data score higher. SchoolDigger’s Male Students subgroup measure is notably stronger, at the 68th percentile versus 51st overall, up from the 35th percentile in 2020–21. Lincoln’s student–teacher ratio is 10.3, the second-lowest among nearby schools with data, while its free/reduced-lunch rate is 62%, the second-highest and above the nearby average of 46%. With 221 students, results may vary more from year to year than at larger schools.
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