Summary:
The city of Merrillan, Wisconsin has only one school, Lincoln Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 313 students. The school is part of the Alma Center School District.
Lincoln Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past few years, dropping from 533 out of 1,067 Wisconsin elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 802 out of 1,044 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's standardized assessment, is generally below the state average across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 24.32% (5th grade) to 73.33% (6th grade), compared to the state average of 51.26% to 53.66%.
Lincoln Elementary has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 55.59% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11.3 to 1 in the 2023-2024 school year, and its per-student spending for the 2020-2021 school year was $11,642. These factors suggest that the school may face significant socioeconomic challenges, and the resources available may not be translating into improved student achievement.
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