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West Lincoln Elementary School

Q: Is West Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

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

Q: How many students attend West Lincoln Elementary School?

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

Q: What is the racial makeup of 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.

Q: What schools do graduates of West Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend West Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Goodrich Middle School High : North Star High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 294 Nebraska Elementary Schools

Better than 0% of Nebraska elementary schools

Summary

West Lincoln Elementary School is a PK-5 school in Lincoln, NE, serving 463 students as part of the Lincoln Public Schools district, and it currently faces significant challenges that have placed it at the bottom of state rankings for the 2024-2025 school year.

Academic proficiency at West Lincoln is critically low, with only 31.47% of students proficient in English Language Arts and 28.69% in mathematics—roughly half the district and state averages. This is a stark contrast to nearby Fredstrom Elementary School, located just 2.1 miles away, where proficiency rates in both subjects are more than double West Lincoln's. Chronic absenteeism is a severe problem, with 26.2% of students missing significant instructional time, the highest rate among neighboring schools and nearly 2.6 times higher than Fredstrom's rate of 10.2%. Despite spending $16,560 per student—more than Fredstrom's $15,952—and having a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1, the school's outcomes are the worst in the state, pointing to deep-rooted engagement and attendance issues rather than a lack of resources.

Interestingly, West Lincoln shows a paradox in its subgroup performance: Hispanic students and English Language Learners rank in the 57th and 50th percentiles respectively (3-star ratings), indicating effective strategies for these groups. However, this success is overshadowed by poor performance among other student populations, particularly White students. The school's ranking has declined from a consistent 2-star school between 2014 and 2017 to a 1-star school since 2018, culminating in its current 0-star rating. Addressing the chronic absenteeism crisis, which has remained high at 26-28% for four years, is likely the most critical step for improvement, as academic gains are difficult without consistent student attendance.

463

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,560

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%

294^th of 294

Nebraska public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

33^rd of 33Elementary Schools in the Lincoln Public Schools

96^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2025	1.3	294 of 294	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	368 of 428	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	381 of 459	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	411 of 457	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	380 of 442	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	398 of 452	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.5	390 of 450	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	41.4	290 of 459	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	42.8	298 of 480	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.2	309 of 488	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	26.2	402 of 483	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.6	419 of 485	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.6	413 of 480	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.5	297 of 473	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.1	320 of 502	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	16.8	459 of 471	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.2	462 of 478	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	38.6	319 of 430	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	40.4	290 of 418	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	49.5	27 of 54	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	43 of 76	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	27 of 47	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.8	20 of 60	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	26 of 63	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	15.7	193 of 203	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	262 of 349	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	309 of 337	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	251 of 318	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	291 of 349	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	267 of 341	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	48.6	23 of 53	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.9	63 of 108	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	61 of 81	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.8	32 of 68	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	62 of 90	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.1	49 of 81	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	80 of 112	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	237 of 312	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	220 of 259	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	209 of 264	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.2	240 of 298	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	194 of 281	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	15.8	186 of 203	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	315 of 366	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	337 of 356	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	308 of 328	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	338 of 367	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	325 of 347	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Nebraska percentile	Rating
2024	14.8	244 of 261	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	326 of 385	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	385 of 388	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.4	327 of 368	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	379 of 391	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	387 of 391	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)				NSCAS Mathematics (2025)				NSCAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 5th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	630 W Dawes Ave	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1168	463	40	11.6		177 (38.2%)	46 (9.9%)	182 (39.3%)	12 (2.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (9.1%)	1.3	294^th of 294 public elementary schools	0.0%		17.9	368^th of 428 public elementary schools	14.0%	74	31.0	35.4		31.5			24.7	28.7			$16,560	$1,704	$13,288
Belmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3425 N 14th St	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1124	773	68	11.4		323 (41.8%)	132 (17.1%)	196 (25.4%)	38 (4.9%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (10.0%)	4.1	287^th of 294 public elementary schools	2.4%		21.8	352^nd of 428 public elementary schools	17.8%	65	38.2	45.0	38.8	40.7	39.8	40.0	39.7	39.8			$16,526	$1,792	$13,190
Lakeview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Capitol Beach Blvd	Lincoln	68528	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1149	418	33	12.7		188 (45.0%)	75 (17.9%)	105 (25.1%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.0%)								(n/a)				32.2				29.9			$16,135	$1,647	$12,667
Fredstrom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 N W 10th	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 436-1140	443	30	14.7	36.1%	309 (69.8%)	16 (3.6%)	49 (11.1%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.3%)	54.8	141^st of 294 public elementary schools	52.0%		64.7	156^th of 428 public elementary schools	63.6%	15	65.3	68.2	65.2	66.2	72.0	66.7	59.4	66.2	88.4	88.4	$15,952	$863	$13,122
Campbell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Dodge St	Lincoln	68521	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1129	669	54	12.4		267 (39.9%)	99 (14.8%)	143 (21.4%)	75 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	81 (12.1%)	4.7	285^th of 294 public elementary schools	3.1%		11	393^rd of 428 public elementary schools	8.2%	108	39.8	43.6		37.4	45.5	37.2		38.7			$16,910	$1,640	$13,292
Clinton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 N 29th St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1132	457	42	10.9		173 (37.9%)	99 (21.7%)	118 (25.8%)	28 (6.1%)	10 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.3%)								(n/a)				30.3				41.4			$18,872	$2,280	$14,487
McPhee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	820 Goodhue Blvd	Lincoln	68508	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1150	302	30	9.9		84 (27.8%)	49 (16.2%)	124 (41.1%)	21 (7.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)								(n/a)				35.9				30.5			$21,409	$2,843	$16,440
Everett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1123 C St	Lincoln	68502	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1159	480	44	10.9		147 (30.6%)	58 (12.1%)	209 (43.5%)	30 (6.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (7.3%)								(n/a)				31.4				27.5			$19,662	$2,489	$14,650
Elliott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	225 S 25th St	Lincoln	68510	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1136	397	41	9.7		85 (21.4%)	39 (9.8%)	154 (38.8%)	71 (17.9%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (9.8%)	1.4	292^nd of 294 public elementary schools	0.7%		13.1	386^th of 428 public elementary schools	9.8%	94	33.7	33.3		32.3	31.3			30.9			$22,041	$2,144	$17,179
Hartley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	730 N 33rd St	Lincoln	68503	Lancaster County	Lincoln Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 436-1139	341	33	10.3		109 (32.0%)	67 (19.6%)	92 (27.0%)	21 (6.2%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (13.2%)	4.6	286^th of 294 public elementary schools	2.7%		11.7	391^st of 428 public elementary schools	8.6%	105	29.8	53.3	21.8	34.0	31.9		32.7	33.3			$21,716	$2,851	$16,619

Frequently Asked Questions about West Lincoln Elementary School

How many students attend West Lincoln Elementary School?

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

What is the racial makeup of 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.

Is West Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

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

What schools do graduates of West Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Goodrich Middle School
High : North Star High School

What district is West Lincoln Elementary School in?

Lincoln Public Schools

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