Summary
Lincoln Elementary is a PK–5 school serving 393 students at 909 Sequoia Trl in Madison, Wisconsin, part of the Madison Metropolitan School District. The district itself ranks below the state median (321 of 432 districts), and Lincoln's latest SchoolDigger rank is 664 of 1,039 schools (36th percentile, 2 stars), up from 742 of 1,044 in 2024–2025 and a substantial climb from 906 of 1,075 back in 2015–2016. One clear strength is attendance: chronic absenteeism was 13.3%, well below the district's 29.6% and the state's 17.3%, and lower than almost every nearby school.
Academically, Lincoln Elementary is mixed. Average proficiency across the eight reported Forward Exam areas was roughly 49.2%, almost exactly the district average but below the state average of about 54.7%. Fifth grade ELA (56.41%) and fifth grade math (48.72%) beat district averages, and fourth grade social studies (62%) is above the district as well. Fourth grade math, however, is a major weak spot at 34% versus 45.09% district and 52.87% state, and science slipped to 49%, below both.
Among nearby schools, Lincoln lands mid-pack. It outperforms higher-poverty neighbors such as Leopold Elementary, Lori Mann Carey Elementary, and One City Elementary School, and is very close overall to Nuestro Mundo. It trails Randall Elementary School, Thoreau Elementary, and Forest Edge Elementary School, though Randall and Forest Edge serve much lower-poverty populations. Lincoln's free/reduced lunch rate is 46.82%, per-pupil spending is $20,081 (low among district peers), and its student–teacher ratio is 10.8. Statewide subgroup rankings vary widely: English learners climbed to the 43rd percentile and African American students to the 44th, while special education slipped to the 26th and low-income students have ranked at the 2nd percentile for three straight years.
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