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Lincoln Elementary

Q: Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 360 th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

360^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public magnet elementary school located in McPherson, Kansas, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 245 students. The school is part of the McPherson school district, which is ranked 157 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lincoln Elementary has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 60.41% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's academic performance is generally lower than the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 46.8% of all grades were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 43.49% for the McPherson district and 44.47% for the state of Kansas. Similarly, in Mathematics, only 37.22% of all grades were proficient or better, compared to 34.7% for the district and 38.73% for the state.

When comparing Lincoln Elementary to the nearby Washington Elementary and Eisenhower Elementary, both of which are also part of the McPherson district, it becomes clear that Lincoln Elementary is underperforming. Both Washington and Eisenhower have higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower percentages of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

221

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,284

Per pupil spending ?

62%

Free/discounted lunch ?

900 N Ash
McPherson, KS 67460

(620) 241-9540

District: McPherson

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	McPherson Middle School
High:	McPherson High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.0%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

9.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of McPherson's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg39%

Kansas avg42%

360^th of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the McPherson

157^th of 264McPherson among Kansas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	360 of 656	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	436 of 653	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.5	446 of 660	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	421 of 668	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.9	467 of 670	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	441 of 667	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	411 of 656	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.3	468 of 659	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	57.5	264 of 656	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	33.2	503 of 678	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.2	472 of 668	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.4	462 of 660	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	42.8	453 of 631	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.7	404 of 630	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.4	377 of 621	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.5	286 of 614	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.1	206 of 600	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.8	109 of 585	81.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	45.5	116 of 214	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	49 of 193	74.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	32.6	415 of 591	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	411 of 591	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	367 of 574	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	233 of 533	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.9	361 of 546	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	200 of 541	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.1	340 of 512	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	321 of 494	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.4	387 of 509	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	345 of 512	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	38.0	396 of 605	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.7	333 of 586	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	335 of 575	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	168 of 313	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.3	223 of 306	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	45.5	116 of 214	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.2	49 of 193	74.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	391 of 576	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	409 of 579	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	412 of 584	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.6	388 of 596	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	480 of 587	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	448 of 592	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	399 of 574	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile~ school

Disabled (2021)46th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2021)35th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Female (2021)30th percentile~ school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

Science47%+6 vs state

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

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Schools Near Lincoln Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				KAP English Language Arts (2025)					KAP Mathematics (2025)					KAP Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	KAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	KAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	KAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	KAP English Language Arts All Grades	KAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	KAP Mathematics 4th Grade	KAP Mathematics 5th Grade	KAP Mathematics 6th Grade	KAP Mathematics All Grades	KAP Science 5th Grade	KAP Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	900 N Ash	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	Yes	(620) 241-9540	221	21	10.3	62.0%	148 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (22.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (9.0%)	46.2	360^th of 656 public elementary schools	45.1%		37	436^th of 653 public elementary schools	33.2%	76	44.7	50.0	47.1		46.8	34.2	59.1	26.5		37.2	47.1	47.1	$16,284	$2,311	$13,972
Washington Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	128 N Park	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 241-9560	256	22	11.4	55.1%	188 (73.4%)	3 (1.2%)	50 (19.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.9%)	58.8	266^th of 656 public elementary schools	59.5%		70	160^th of 653 public elementary schools	75.5%	106	76.9	65.0	55.1		64.8	41.0	77.5	20.4		44.5	26.5	26.5	$15,242	$2,150	$13,091
Eisenhower Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	301 E Wickersham Dr	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	No	(620) 241-9430	239	21	11.1	35.1%	197 (82.4%)	2 (0.8%)	21 (8.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.5%)	67.3	191^st of 656 public elementary schools	70.9%		62.4	217^th of 653 public elementary schools	66.8%	26	75.9	61.5	53.2		61.8	55.2	53.8	42.6		49.0	42.5	42.5	$15,020	$2,157	$12,863
Roosevelt Elementary	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	800 S Walnut	McPherson	67460	McPherson County	McPherson	No	Yes	No	Yes	(620) 241-9550	269	23	11.5	68.0%	188 (69.9%)	8 (3.0%)	54 (20.1%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.2%)	24.5	513^th of 656 public elementary schools	21.8%		29.3	485^th of 653 public elementary schools	25.7%	28	46.1	33.3	20.0		33.0	46.2	30.3	10.0		28.6	27.5	27.5	$16,527	$2,342	$14,185
Canton-Galva Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	116 S. Santa Fe	Galva	67443	McPherson County	Canton-Galva	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 654-3321	193	17	11.1	43.5%	183 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	40.8	406^th of 656 public elementary schools	38.1%		36.4	439^th of 653 public elementary schools	32.8%	33	54.8	37.9	52.4		48.1	38.7	26.7	38.1		34.1	38.1	38.1	$13,694	$1,582	$12,112
Inman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	207 N Maple	Inman	67546	McPherson County	Inman	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 585-6441	260	25	10.5	41.2%	223 (85.8%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.8%)	63.5	231^st of 656 public elementary schools	64.8%		44.3	381^st of 653 public elementary schools	41.7%	150	70.6	48.0	65.7	43.3	58.1	70.6	48.0	42.9	23.3	46.8	61.1	61.1	$12,314	$3,941	$8,372
Windom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	101 E Olive Ave	Windom	67491	McPherson County	Little River	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 489-6241	169	14	11.7	34.3%	153 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	75.3	138^th of 656 public elementary schools	79.0%		90.1	41^st of 653 public elementary schools	93.7%	97	41.2	53.3	63.0	80.0	60.6	41.2	53.3	81.5	88.0	67.7	77.8	77.8	$17,353	$591	$16,762
Soderstrom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	227 N Washington	Lindsborg	67456	McPherson County	Smoky Valley	No	No	No	Yes	(785) 227-2945	318	22	14.7	41.5%	271 (85.2%)	4 (1.3%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	82.6	91^st of 656 public elementary schools	86.1%		81.6	93^rd of 653 public elementary schools	85.8%	2	71.4	64.1			67.9	57.1	62.3			59.6			$13,946	$1,894	$12,052
Moundridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-3	207 S. Drucilla	Moundridge	67107	McPherson County	Moundridge	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 345-5500	182	15	12.5	48.4%	161 (88.5%)	1 (0.5%)	11 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)								(n/a)	61.3				61.3	51.6				51.6			$13,087	$1,516	$11,571
Buhler Grade School	Public	PK, KG-5	808 N Main	Buhler	67522	Reno County	Buhler	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 543-2240	241	16	15.1	52.3%	203 (84.2%)	5 (2.1%)	32 (13.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	81	104^th of 656 public elementary schools	84.1%		72.9	134^th of 653 public elementary schools	79.5%	30	67.5	57.7	65.7		64.4	62.5	50.0	62.9		59.4	77.1	77.1	$13,000	$1,549	$11,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 360^th of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : McPherson Middle School
High : McPherson High

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

McPherson

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