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Lincoln Elementary

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Lincoln Elementary ranks 447 th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

447^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a K–5 school at 210 Gould St in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, serving 201 students as part of the Beaver Dam Unified School District, which ranks 180th of 432 districts statewide. In 2025–2026, Lincoln Elementary ranked 447th of 1,039 elementary schools in Wisconsin — the 57th percentile, or 3 stars. That is a solid rebound from the 34th percentile in 2023–2024 (2 stars), though still below its 2021–2022 peak of 62nd percentile.

Locally, results are mixed. Lincoln trails two same-district schools by a wide margin: Washington Elementary (84th percentile) and Prairie View Elementary (91st), while sitting close to Jefferson Elementary (55th). Nearby Fall River Elementary, Horicon Elementary School, and Randolph Elementary also outperform Lincoln, while Lincoln generally tops Rock River Intermediate, School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies, and Dodgeland Elementary. Lincoln serves a high-need population — 66.17% free/reduced lunch, the highest among nearby schools — yet has the group's highest per-student spending ($17,914) and one of its lowest student-teacher ratios (10.4). Chronic absenteeism is 9.5%, better than district and state averages but up sharply from 3.5% in 2021–2022.

Academically, math is a relative strength: Lincoln is above the state average in grades 3, 4, and 5 math, plus grade 5 ELA and grade 4 social studies. The clearest gaps are grade 4 ELA and grade 4 science, where Lincoln falls below both district and state averages; science has been weak for two years. Encouragingly, low-income students ranked in the 88th percentile (4 stars) in 2025–2026, up from 47th in 2023–2024, and special education students improved to the 46th percentile from 15th.

201

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,914

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 Gould St
Beaver Dam, WI 53916-1997

(920) 885-7396

District: Beaver Dam Unified School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Beaver Dam Middle
High:	Beaver Dam High

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.7%

Hispanic:

26.4%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 59th percentile in 2016 → 57th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (57th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

!Near the bottom of Beaver Dam Unified School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg67%

Wisconsin avg55%

447^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Beaver Dam Unified School District

180^th of 432Beaver Dam Unified School District among Wisconsin 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	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	447 of 1039	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.2	593 of 1044	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	696 of 1061	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	537 of 1067	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.7	406 of 1067	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.1	580 of 1050	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.0	491 of 1037	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	384 of 1025	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.3	523 of 1071	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.2	442 of 1075	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	689 of 1076	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.0	659 of 1061	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.5	652 of 1053	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.5	668 of 1045	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.7	784 of 1046	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	50.7	662 of 1045	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.1	406 of 1030	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	350 of 1021	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	322 of 689	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	68.8	251 of 712	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.6	449 of 632	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	61.0	299 of 633	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2021	27.6	188 of 222	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	478 of 986	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.8	580 of 1001	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	771 of 1011	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	551 of 1010	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.9	436 of 1017	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	641 of 1004	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.5	503 of 1002	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	66.9	313 of 997	68.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2023	32.0	200 of 290	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	188 of 274	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	76.9	105 of 848	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	54.5	376 of 870	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	455 of 866	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.7	344 of 871	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.7	211 of 859	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	50.8	400 of 847	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.9	131 of 874	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	63.6	231 of 854	73.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	60.3	427 of 989	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.0	555 of 1000	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	544 of 1012	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.0	481 of 1011	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	329 of 1017	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.7	432 of 1003	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.0	430 of 1002	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.8	445 of 997	55.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	44.1	427 of 791	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.4	683 of 802	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.6	496 of 790	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.9	289 of 770	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.5	131 of 748	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	425 of 697	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.9	416 of 718	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	513 of 727	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.4	365 of 715	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.6	304 of 704	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.3	330 of 699	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.0	390 of 718	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.1	224 of 686	67.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)88th percentile+31 vs school

Male (2026)57th percentile~ school

Female (2026)52nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)39th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2023)31st percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)15th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies69%+3 vs state

Mathematics63%+9 vs state

English Language Arts58%+4 vs state

Science40%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Forward Exam English Language Arts (2026)				Forward Exam Mathematics (2026)				Forward Exam Social Studies (2026)	Forward Exam Science (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 6th Grade	Forward Exam Social Studies 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	210 Gould St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7396	201	19	10.4	66.2%	126 (62.7%)	2 (1.0%)	53 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (10.0%)	59.6	447^th of 1039 public elementary schools	57.0%		49.2	593^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	43.2%	146	60.0	48.6	65.5		65.7	54.3	69.0		68.6	40.0	$17,914	$899	$17,015
Washington Elementary	Public	K-5	600 Grove St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7376	260	16	16.4	52.7%	198 (76.2%)	1 (0.4%)	39 (15.0%)	4 (1.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	79.7	163^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	84.3%		88.1	54^th of 1044 public elementary schools	94.8%	109	68.3	72.7	60.4		75.6	80.0	72.9		81.8	61.8	$14,505	$498	$14,007
Prairie View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	510 N Crystal Lake Rd	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7380	337	28	11.9	42.1%	259 (76.9%)	3 (0.9%)	59 (17.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.5%)	85.2	89^th of 1039 public elementary schools	91.4%		86.1	72^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	93.1%	17	78.6	79.3	75.0		78.6	75.9	80.4		79.3	65.5	$16,224	$751	$15,473
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Brook St	Beaver Dam	53916	Dodge County	Beaver Dam Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 885-7392	328	31	10.4	61.3%	188 (57.3%)	5 (1.5%)	111 (33.8%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.1%)	58.5	467^th of 1039 public elementary schools	55.1%		50.5	581^st of 1044 public elementary schools	44.3%	114	66.7	57.7	52.2		68.8	48.1	42.6		73.1	51.9	$16,537	$1,013	$15,524
Dodgeland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 S Western Ave	Juneau	53039	Dodge County	Dodgeland School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 386-4404	315	25	12.6	56.5%	242 (76.8%)	2 (0.6%)	60 (19.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	35.9	753^rd of 1039 public elementary schools	27.5%		46.5	638^th of 1044 public elementary schools	38.9%	115	52.3	29.8	53.3		54.6	40.4	51.1		38.3	31.9	$15,086	$516	$14,570
School for Agricultural and Environmental Studies	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	200 S Depot St	Fox Lake	53933	Dodge County	Waupun School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 928-3136	128	11	11.6	51.6%	116 (90.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	40.1	719^th of 1039 public elementary schools	30.8%		51.5	571^st of 1044 public elementary schools	45.3%	148	27.3	45.5	43.8	45.5	36.4	40.9	50.0	90.9	59.1	45.5	$17,503	$1,134	$16,370
Horicon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	841 Gray St	Horicon	53032	Dodge County	Horicon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 485-2898	372	27	13.8	46.5%	271 (72.8%)	11 (3.0%)	58 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	80.2	155^th of 1039 public elementary schools	85.1%		82.8	124^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.1%	31	59.0	73.3	75.9		68.9	73.3	83.3		82.2	64.4	$14,274	$686	$13,588
Randolph Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Meadowood Dr	Randolph	53956	Dodge County	Randolph School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 326-2431	195	18	11.1	34.4%	173 (88.7%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	78.9	177^th of 1039 public elementary schools	83.0%		75.1	235^th of 1044 public elementary schools	77.5%	58	64.5	72.0	58.6		61.3	76.0	72.4		88.0	84.0	$15,066	$600	$14,466
Meadow View Primary	Public	PK, KG-1	506 Beaver Dam St	Waupun	53963	Dodge County	Waupun School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 324-3361	324	20	16.1	46.6%	272 (84.0%)	3 (0.9%)	33 (10.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.7%)								(n/a)											$14,453	$725	$13,728
Fall River Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	150 Bradley St	Fall River	53932	Columbia County	Fall River School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 484-3333	231	19	12.0	29.4%	195 (84.4%)	3 (1.3%)	17 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (6.1%)	81.5	134^th of 1039 public elementary schools	87.1%		79	177^th of 1044 public elementary schools	83.0%	43	80.0	76.7	66.7		73.3	66.7	66.7		76.7	76.7	$16,583	$857	$15,726

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Beaver Dam Unified School District

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 447^th of 1039 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 201 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 63% White, 26% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Beaver Dam Middle
High : Beaver Dam High

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