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The Lincoln Academy

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades PK, KG-12

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Alternative Schools

Better than 24% of Wisconsin alternative schools

Summary

The Lincoln Academy is an alternative public charter school located in Beloit, Wisconsin, serving grades PK-11 with a total enrollment of 626 students. The school is operated by the Lincoln Academy Inc. district, which is situated in the relatively low-performing Beloit School District, ranked 420th out of 426 districts in the state.

The Lincoln Academy stands out for its very low dropout rates, ranging from 0% to 1.3% over the past three school years, significantly lower than the nearby Beloit Virtual School at 1.3%. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, from 11.4% to 19.5%, higher than the Youth Services Center at 17.7%. The Lincoln Academy's test scores show a mixed performance, with some grade levels and subjects outperforming the state, while others underperform.

With a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 59.02% to 66.6%, the Lincoln Academy serves a socioeconomically disadvantaged population. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, from 14.2 to 16.9, may allow for more individualized attention, though the nearby Youth Services Center has an even lower ratio of 2.7. Overall, the Lincoln Academy appears to be a unique alternative school within the Beloit School District, with both strengths and areas for improvement.

727

Students ?

16.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

63.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

608 Henry Ave
Beloit, WI 53511

(608) 690-5100

District: The Lincoln Academy Inc

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.9%

White:

38.5%

African American:

13.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2023 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓100% graduate in 4 years — above the Wisconsin average (92%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (42% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2023

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

Wisconsin avg54%

Elementary school

790^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 7 pts since 2023

From bottom 31% (2023) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

468^th of 628

Wisconsin public middle schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 6 pts since 2023

From bottom 19% (2023) to bottom 25% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Wisconsin Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	790 of 1044	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	787 of 1061	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	734 of 1067	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	120 of 255	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	136 of 269	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.9	43 of 249	82.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	676 of 1001	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	714 of 1011	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	629 of 1010	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	204 of 322	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.3	166 of 331	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	146 of 290	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	626 of 870	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	594 of 866	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.9	492 of 871	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	810 of 1000	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	761 of 1012	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	769 of 1011	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	306 of 802	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.7	531 of 790	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	470 of 718	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	536 of 727	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.4	408 of 715	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	468 of 628	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	524 of 641	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	517 of 640	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	57.4	35 of 130	73.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	41 of 178	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	35 of 173	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	6 of 170	96.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	397 of 573	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	456 of 580	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	384 of 579	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	111 of 237	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.5	130 of 239	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	132 of 229	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	371 of 509	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	426 of 520	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	399 of 525	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	462 of 577	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	478 of 585	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	525 of 591	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	285 of 414	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.7	350 of 425	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	372 of 439	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	335 of 399	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	390 of 407	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	373 of 412	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile+38 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+51 vs school

African American (2023)73rd percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics47%-7 vs state

English Language Arts45%-8 vs state

Social Studies42%-16 vs state

Science22%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2025)						Forward Exam Mathematics (2025)						Forward Exam Social Studies (2025)			Forward Exam Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)
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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 6th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 7th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 8th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 7th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 8th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 10th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
The Lincoln Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	608 Henry Ave	Beloit	53511	Rock County	The Lincoln Academy Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 690-5100	727	43	16.9	63.7%	280 (38.5%)	97 (13.3%)	290 (39.9%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.6%)								(n/a)	56.0	38.0	43.5	35.4	44.2	51.1	66.0	40.0	37.0	33.3	50.0	53.2	40.0	34.0	52.2	20.0	23.4
Beloit Virtual School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1500 Fourth Street	Beloit	53511	Rock County	Beloit School District	No	No	Yes	No	(608) 361-4300	46	0		60.9%	22 (47.8%)	11 (23.9%)	9 (19.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.7%)								(n/a)																		$7,461	$1,070	$6,391
Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired	Public, Alternative	1-12	1700 W State St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Wisconsin Dept of Public Instruction	No	No	No	No	(608) 758-6100	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
ARISE Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	450 N Crosby Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	Yes	No	Yes	No	(608) 743-6016	119	11	11.0	46.2%	87 (73.1%)	5 (4.2%)	21 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)								(n/a)					77.8	46.7					11.1	33.3		71.4	55.6		50.0	$12,871	$4,086	$8,785
Youth Services Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	210 E US Highway 14	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 757-5930	10	4	2.7	50.0%	5 (50.0%)	4 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$31,725	$6,468	$25,257

Frequently Asked Questions about The Lincoln Academy

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The Lincoln Academy Inc

What is the racial makeup of The Lincoln Academy?

Students at The Lincoln Academy are 40% Hispanic, 39% White, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races.

Is The Lincoln Academy a good school?

The Lincoln Academy ranks in the bottom 24.3% of Wisconsin alternative schools.

How many students attend The Lincoln Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 727 students attended The Lincoln Academy.

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