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Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Janesville, Wisconsin, serving 320 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Janesville School District, which is ranked 255 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools over the past decade, with significantly lower academic performance than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 54.35% of 3rd graders, 21.43% of 4th graders, and 20.93% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 59.02%, 53.73%, and 56.98%, respectively. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.7% to 26.2% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Janesville School District, such as Monroe Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Washington Elementary, Lincoln Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower, with higher proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. These challenges present an opportunity for the district to implement targeted interventions and support to help improve Lincoln Elementary's outcomes and provide a better educational experience for its students.

291

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,744

Per pupil spending ?

76.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1821 Conde St
Janesville, WI 53546-6099

(608) 743-6700

District: Janesville School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.7%

Hispanic:

29.2%

Two or more races:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (35% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg57%

Wisconsin avg54%

834^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Janesville School District

255^th of 426Janesville 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
2025	25.8	834 of 1044	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	874 of 1061	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	817 of 1067	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	796 of 1067	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	844 of 1050	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	888 of 1037	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	690 of 1025	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.0	793 of 1071	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.5	828 of 1075	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.9	730 of 1076	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.4	817 of 1061	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	57.1	490 of 1053	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.4	544 of 1045	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.1	631 of 1046	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.3	754 of 1045	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.5	739 of 1030	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.2	781 of 1021	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	59.7	350 of 689	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.5	481 of 712	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	54.4	365 of 632	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	69.5	200 of 633	68.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	144 of 255	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	166 of 269	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.4	63 of 249	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	43 of 248	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	58 of 222	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.2	202 of 275	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.3	143 of 287	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	747 of 1001	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.8	821 of 1011	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	748 of 1010	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	789 of 1017	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	777 of 1004	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	814 of 1002	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	650 of 997	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	35.7	208 of 322	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	112 of 331	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	156 of 290	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	114 of 296	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.5	81 of 274	70.4%	★★★★☆
2019	34.7	172 of 266	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	160 of 271	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	651 of 870	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.7	682 of 866	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	532 of 871	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.8	638 of 859	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	523 of 847	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	709 of 874	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	58.0	308 of 854	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	842 of 1000	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	841 of 1012	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	772 of 1011	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	703 of 1017	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	813 of 1003	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	874 of 1002	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.7	698 of 997	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	659 of 802	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	671 of 790	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.9	411 of 770	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.7	348 of 748	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.5	374 of 746	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	146 of 721	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	590 of 718	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	688 of 727	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	608 of 715	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	618 of 704	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.7	679 of 699	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	677 of 718	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	517 of 686	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)18th percentile~ school

White (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies45%-18 vs state

Mathematics42%-12 vs state

English Language Arts33%-19 vs state

Science12%-39 vs state

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Schools Near Lincoln Elementary

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 (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	Forward Exam English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 4th Grade	Forward Exam English Language Arts 5th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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	PK, KG-5	1821 Conde St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6700	291	28	10.5	76.3%	162 (55.7%)	12 (4.1%)	85 (29.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	25.8	834^th of 1044 public elementary schools	20.1%		21.5	874^th of 1061 public elementary schools	17.6%	40	54.4	21.4	20.9	58.7	31.0	34.1	45.2	11.9	$12,744	$895	$11,849
Van Buren Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1515 Lapham St	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-7100	408	29	14.1	47.1%	306 (75.0%)	18 (4.4%)	41 (10.0%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.1%)	72.4	283^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	72.9%		67.7	359^th of 1061 public elementary schools	66.2%	76	61.4	60.6	71.0	64.3	56.3	76.8	70.4	64.8	$10,785	$323	$10,462
Jackson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	441 W Burbank Ave	Janesville	53546	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6500	339	33	10.1	77.9%	207 (61.1%)	13 (3.8%)	91 (26.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	44.6	663^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	36.5%		47.1	650^th of 1061 public elementary schools	38.7%	13	38.8	35.4	57.8	44.9	58.3	62.2	52.1	45.8	$14,267	$1,003	$13,264
Wilson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Rockport Rd	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7300	256	31	8.3	92.2%	79 (30.9%)	51 (19.9%)	78 (30.5%)	7 (2.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (15.6%)	21.4	865^th of 1044 public elementary schools	17.1%		18.3	900^th of 1061 public elementary schools	15.2%	35	25.6	43.3	25.7	41.5	33.3	34.3	46.7	23.3	$16,461	$1,201	$15,260
Madison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	331 N Grant Ave	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6800	307	27	11.4	76.2%	160 (52.1%)	23 (7.5%)	81 (26.4%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (12.7%)	48.5	608^th of 1044 public elementary schools	41.8%		34.1	788^th of 1061 public elementary schools	25.7%	180	62.5	48.9	48.8	52.5	50.0	50.0	58.7	41.3	$12,260	$1,130	$11,130
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	811 N Pine St	Janesville	53548	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7200	410	31	13.1	56.8%	300 (73.2%)	18 (4.4%)	42 (10.2%)	7 (1.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	61.3	438^th of 1044 public elementary schools	58.0%		56	552^nd of 1061 public elementary schools	48.0%	114	56.1	59.7	57.4	63.2	52.2	63.9	61.2	55.2	$11,683	$798	$10,885
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	316 S Ringold St	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-7000	412	31	13.2	50.7%	305 (74.0%)	15 (3.6%)	49 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.2%)	82.8	125^th of 1044 public elementary schools	88.0%		82.3	129^th of 1061 public elementary schools	87.8%	4	71.9	67.5	63.1	73.0	75.3	73.9	84.4	72.7	$12,460	$950	$11,510
Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1138 E Memorial Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6300	267	24	11.2	76.8%	165 (61.8%)	10 (3.7%)	56 (21.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (12.0%)	31.6	796^th of 1044 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.3	849^th of 1061 public elementary schools	20.0%	53	37.5	41.3	42.1	34.4	31.9	26.3	70.2	38.3	$12,312	$927	$11,384
Monroe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	55 S Pontiac Dr	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 743-6900	376	28	13.5	52.4%	262 (69.7%)	18 (4.8%)	62 (16.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)	79.9	161^st of 1044 public elementary schools	84.6%		82.6	123^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	88.4%	38	83.3	65.1	79.7	94.4	68.3	74.6	77.8	47.6	$11,418	$323	$11,095
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Mount Zion Ave	Janesville	53545	Rock County	Janesville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 743-6600	293	28	10.3	62.5%	198 (67.6%)	19 (6.5%)	52 (17.7%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.5%)	41.8	702^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	32.8%		55.6	556^th of 1061 public elementary schools	47.6%	146	67.7	40.0	57.6	64.7	35.6	49.2	35.6	24.4	$13,667	$926	$12,741

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Janesville School District

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Edison Middle
High : Parker High
High : Rock River Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 56% White, 29% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 4% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 20.1% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 291 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

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