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West Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
294th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools
Better than 0% of Nebraska elementary schools
Summary

West Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in Lincoln, Nebraska, serving 487 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, which is ranked 130 out of 182 districts in the state.

West Lincoln Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Nebraska elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. The school's academic performance is significantly lower than the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 36.71% of 3rd graders, 35.14% of 4th graders, and 40% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 58.04%, 56.68%, and 56.02%, respectively. The school also has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.1% to 27.1% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing West Lincoln Elementary School to nearby schools within the Lincoln Public Schools district, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For instance, Kooser Elementary School, located just 3.5 miles away, consistently outperforms West Lincoln Elementary School in academic proficiency rates. Other nearby schools, such as Belmont Elementary and Fredstrom Elementary, also demonstrate stronger academic performance compared to West Lincoln Elementary.

463
Students ?
11.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$16,533
Per pupil spending ?
81.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 630 W Dawes Ave
       Lincoln, NE  68521-3999

(402) 436-1168

District: Lincoln Public Schools


Students who attend West Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Goodrich Middle School
High:    North Star High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
39.3%
White:
38.2%
African American:
9.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Nebraska average (30% vs 58% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg56%
Nebraska avg58%
294th of 294
Nebraska public elementary schools ?
Bottom 1%▼ down 37 pts since 2015
From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Nebraska Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
33rd of 33Elementary Schools in the Lincoln Public Schools
96th of 118Lincoln Public Schools among Nebraska 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
20251.3294 of 2940.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.9368 of 42814.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.4381 of 45917.0%★☆☆☆☆
202211.3411 of 45710.1%★☆☆☆☆
202117.8380 of 44214.0%★☆☆☆☆
201916.6398 of 45211.9%★☆☆☆☆
201819.5390 of 45013.3%★☆☆☆☆
201741.4290 of 45936.8%★★☆☆☆
201642.8298 of 48037.9%★★☆☆☆
201543.2309 of 48836.7%★★☆☆☆
201426.2402 of 48316.8%★☆☆☆☆
201321.6419 of 48513.6%★☆☆☆☆
201223.6413 of 48014.0%★☆☆☆☆
201141.5297 of 47337.2%★★☆☆☆
201047.1320 of 50236.3%★★☆☆☆
200916.8459 of 4712.5%☆☆☆☆☆
200817.2462 of 4783.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200738.6319 of 43025.8%★☆☆☆☆
200640.4290 of 41830.6%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202449.527 of 5450.0%★★★☆☆
202348.543 of 7643.4%★★☆☆☆
202144.927 of 4742.6%★★☆☆☆
201960.820 of 6066.7%★★★☆☆
201849.526 of 6358.7%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202415.7193 of 2034.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202328.2262 of 34924.9%★☆☆☆☆
202211.7309 of 3378.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202127.5251 of 31821.1%★☆☆☆☆
201922.7291 of 34916.6%★☆☆☆☆
201830.2267 of 34121.7%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202448.623 of 5356.6%★★★☆☆
202343.963 of 10841.7%★★☆☆☆
202233.161 of 8124.7%★☆☆☆☆
202153.832 of 6852.9%★★★☆☆
201942.562 of 9031.1%★★☆☆☆
201844.149 of 8139.5%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202434.680 of 11228.6%★☆☆☆☆
202332.2237 of 31224.0%★☆☆☆☆
202221.3220 of 25915.1%★☆☆☆☆
202128.6209 of 26420.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.2240 of 29819.5%★☆☆☆☆
201840.2194 of 28131.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202415.8186 of 2038.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202317.7315 of 36613.9%★☆☆☆☆
20228.7337 of 3565.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202111.2308 of 3286.1%☆☆☆☆☆
201911.1338 of 3677.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20189.6325 of 3476.3%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNebraska percentileRating
202414.8244 of 2616.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.5326 of 38515.3%★☆☆☆☆
20225.8385 of 3880.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202120.4327 of 36811.1%★☆☆☆☆
201910.1379 of 3913.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20185.1387 of 3911.0%☆☆☆☆☆
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)
Hispanic (2024)57th percentile+43 vs school
English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+36 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)29th percentile+15 vs school
Male (2024)8th percentile-6 vs school
White (2024)7th percentile-8 vs school
Female (2024)5th percentile-9 vs school
By subject vs Nebraska (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts31%-27 vs state
Mathematics29%-29 vs state

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West Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Nebraska elementary schools.

Students who attend West Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goodrich Middle School
High : North Star High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 463 students attended West Lincoln Elementary School.

Students at West Lincoln Elementary School are 39% Hispanic, 38% White, 10% African American, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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