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Lincoln Elementary

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Lincoln Elementary ranks 391 st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

391^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 656 Kansas Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Kansas elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school located in Wellington, Kansas, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. With a total enrollment of 158 students, the school is part of the Wellington school district, which is ranked 208 out of 264 districts in Kansas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lincoln Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the state and district averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency rates across all grade levels. For the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rate was 46.37%, lower than the Wellington district average of 35.45% and the Kansas state average of 44.47%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was 36.22%, also below the Wellington district average of 28.09% and the state average of 38.73%. However, the school's performance in Science was slightly better, with a 40.9% proficiency rate for all grades.

Interestingly, Lincoln Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 9.7 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby Eisenhower Elementary, Washington Elementary, and Kennedy Elementary schools. The school also has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.28% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. To address these challenges, the school should focus on improving attendance, enhancing academic support, and leveraging its strengths in special education and female student performance.

137

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,036

Per pupil spending ?

86.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

104 South F
Wellington, KS 67152

(620) 326-4360

District: Wellington

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Wellington Middle School
High:	Wellington High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

79.6%

Hispanic:

11.7%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 28 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Wellington's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg34%

Kansas avg42%

391^st of 656

Kansas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Wellington

208^th of 264Wellington 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	42.3	391 of 656	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	338 of 653	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	483 of 660	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	505 of 668	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	479 of 670	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	494 of 667	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	55.0	296 of 656	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	45.3	376 of 659	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.8	434 of 656	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	17.5	596 of 678	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.9	483 of 668	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	42.0	494 of 660	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	467 of 631	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.8	444 of 630	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	47.2	419 of 621	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	71.9	165 of 614	73.1%	★★★★☆
2007	45.6	409 of 600	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	53.8	318 of 585	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2019	42.7	350 of 591	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.0	184 of 574	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	198 of 533	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	191 of 546	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.0	284 of 541	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	302 of 512	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	356 of 494	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	279 of 509	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	71.0	87 of 512	83.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2021	27.8	469 of 605	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	382 of 575	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2024	72.1	53 of 306	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	36.4	202 of 305	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Kansas percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	434 of 576	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	344 of 579	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.5	518 of 584	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	550 of 596	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	521 of 587	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	517 of 592	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.4	304 of 574	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+22 vs school

Female (2019)41st percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-16 vs school

Male (2021)22nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Kansas (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Science41%~ state avg

Mathematics36%-3 vs state

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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	K-5	104 South F	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 326-4360	137	16	8.4	86.9%	109 (79.6%)	4 (2.9%)	16 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.1%)	42.3	391^st of 656 public elementary schools	40.4%		49	338^th of 653 public elementary schools	48.2%	53	66.7	46.1	27.3		46.4	42.9	38.5	27.3		36.2	40.9	40.9	$16,036	$1,514	$14,522
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	924 N Plum	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	No	(620) 326-4340	277	18	15.3	59.6%	209 (75.5%)	6 (2.2%)	44 (15.9%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.4%)	47.1	355^th of 656 public elementary schools	45.9%		46.6	356^th of 653 public elementary schools	45.5%	1	52.6	53.7	48.3		51.8	42.1	19.5	44.8		34.3	44.8	44.8	$10,970	$828	$10,142
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	1100 N Washington	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 326-4370	86	11	7.9	62.8%	62 (72.1%)	2 (2.3%)	15 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (8.1%)	54.2	298^th of 656 public elementary schools	54.6%		61.1	232^nd of 653 public elementary schools	64.5%	66	27.3	38.9	53.8		40.5	54.5	44.4	61.5		52.4	53.8	53.8	$16,712	$1,889	$14,824
Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	501 N Woodlawn	Wellington	67152	Sumner County	Wellington	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 326-4350	126	13	9.6	85.7%	86 (68.3%)	2 (1.6%)	25 (19.8%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.5%)	22.8	530^th of 656 public elementary schools	19.2%		26.1	508^th of 653 public elementary schools	22.2%	22	47.6	23.5	50.0		41.4	23.8	5.9	15.0		15.5	35.0	35.0	$13,082	$1,300	$11,783
Belle Plaine Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	614 N Merchant	Belle Plaine	67013	Sumner County	Belle Plaine	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 488-2617	211	20	10.3	52.6%	179 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.6%)	32	475^th of 656 public elementary schools	27.6%		31	477^th of 653 public elementary schools	27.0%	2	48.6	36.4			42.6	37.1	25.0			31.3			$17,058	$1,168	$15,891
Oxford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	319 E College	Oxford	67119	Sumner County	Oxford	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 455-2422	201	20	10.2	49.8%	168 (83.6%)	7 (3.5%)	20 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	75.6	133^rd of 656 public elementary schools	79.7%		68.5	178^th of 653 public elementary schools	72.7%	45	72.7	64.0	78.3	52.4	67.6	54.5	52.0	52.2	42.9	51.0	60.9	60.9	$13,855	$1,315	$12,540
South Haven Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	229 Kickapoo Avenue	South Haven	67140	Sumner County	South Haven	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 892-5215	100	11	9.0	38.0%	92 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.0%)	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	51.6	320^th of 656 public elementary schools	51.2%		37.7	431^st of 653 public elementary schools	34.0%	111	64.3	42.1			50.0	57.1	21.1			33.3			$19,841	$328	$19,513
Conway Springs Kyle Trueblood	Public	PK, KG-5	111 N. Highland	Conway Springs	67031	Sumner County	Conway Springs	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 456-2966	146	11	12.8	39.0%	132 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.8%)	58.6	267^th of 656 public elementary schools	59.3%		34.2	455^th of 653 public elementary schools	30.3%	188	54.5	45.0	68.8		55.3	36.4	15.0	75.0		40.4	62.5	62.5	$15,676	$2,592	$13,084
Mulvane Grade School	Public	3-5	411 SE Louis Blvd	Mulvane	67110	Sedgwick County	Mulvane	No	No	No	Yes	(316) 777-1981	368	27	13.7	42.7%	304 (82.6%)	2 (0.5%)	27 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.6%)	39.6	417^th of 656 public elementary schools	36.4%		34.1	456^th of 653 public elementary schools	30.2%	39	48.3	43.1	42.0		44.4	30.8	46.6	28.0		34.8	45.5	45.5	$11,812	$1,097	$10,716
Clearwater Elementary West	Public	PK, KG-3	101 S. 1st Avenue	Clearwater	67026	Sedgwick County	Clearwater	No	No	No	Yes	(620) 584-2081	329	22	14.7	38.0%	279 (84.8%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.9%)								(n/a)	53.8				53.8	46.2				46.2			$13,609	$800	$12,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 391^st of 656 Kansas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Wellington

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 137 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Wellington Middle School
High : Wellington High School

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