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Lincoln Elementary

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Lincoln Elementary ranks 742 nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 29% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Madison, Wisconsin, serving 385 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Madison Metropolitan School District, which is ranked 317 out of 426 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Wisconsin elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies, and Science are lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.92% of 3rd graders at Lincoln Elementary were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.45% for the district and 52.14% for the state. Lincoln Elementary also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 13.4% to 35.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average of around 12%.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District, such as Randall Elementary School and Thoreau Elementary School, have consistently higher proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve student populations with lower percentages of low-socioeconomic status students. Addressing the root causes of Lincoln Elementary's challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism and the specific needs of underperforming student subgroups, could lead to significant improvements in student achievement.

393

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,911

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

909 Sequoia Trl
Madison, WI 53713-2599

(608) 204-4900

District: Madison Metropolitan School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cherokee Heights Middle
	James Wright Middle
High:	West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

38.7%

White:

38.2%

African American:

9.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (45% vs 54% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg47%

Wisconsin avg54%

742^nd of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Madison Metropolitan School District

317^th of 426Madison Metropolitan 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	38.4	742 of 1044	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	703 of 1061	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.5	644 of 1067	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	767 of 1067	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.0	757 of 1050	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	733 of 1037	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	783 of 1025	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.8	891 of 1071	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.3	906 of 1075	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.0	961 of 1076	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.4	927 of 1061	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.0	837 of 1053	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.1	856 of 1045	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.2	932 of 1046	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.3	949 of 1045	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.9	963 of 1030	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	896 of 1021	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.8	622 of 689	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.7	628 of 712	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.5	552 of 632	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.5	551 of 633	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	100 of 144	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	96 of 137	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	59 of 133	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.0	68 of 141	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	103 of 161	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.7	117 of 165	29.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	109 of 116	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	106 of 123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	58 of 106	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	91 of 122	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	95 of 107	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	236 of 255	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	213 of 269	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.6	112 of 249	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.9	154 of 248	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	168 of 275	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.2	192 of 287	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	772 of 1001	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.5	661 of 1011	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	610 of 1010	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.3	690 of 1017	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.7	638 of 1004	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	676 of 1002	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	731 of 997	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	290 of 322	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	275 of 331	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	211 of 290	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	247 of 296	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	169 of 274	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	210 of 266	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	214 of 271	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	852 of 870	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.1	848 of 866	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	820 of 871	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	832 of 859	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	797 of 847	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	846 of 874	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	833 of 854	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	639 of 1000	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	674 of 1012	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	556 of 1011	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	781 of 1017	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.0	787 of 1003	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	717 of 1002	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	767 of 997	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	7 of 113	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	52.1	60 of 119	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.9	25 of 96	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	16 of 77	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	62.7	22 of 76	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	46.8	33 of 67	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	449 of 802	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.6	474 of 790	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	498 of 770	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	533 of 748	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	447 of 746	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.3	562 of 742	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	520 of 721	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	93 of 718	87.0%	★★★★☆
2024	84.1	59 of 727	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	77.4	107 of 715	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.2	123 of 704	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	154 of 699	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	73 of 718	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	43 of 686	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile+65 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile+58 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-21 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies53%-11 vs state

Science50%~ state avg

English Language Arts45%-7 vs state

Mathematics41%-13 vs state

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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 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	PK, KG-5	909 Sequoia Trl	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4900	393	36	10.8	46.8%	150 (38.2%)	39 (9.9%)	152 (38.7%)	26 (6.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	38.4	742^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	28.9%		42.3	703^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	33.7%	39	35.9	47.7	50.4		36.5	45.3	39.6		53.1	50.0	$15,911	$747	$15,164
Southside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 E Badger Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1056	336	35	9.6	75.6%	42 (12.5%)	88 (26.2%)	165 (49.1%)	13 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.0%)	7.9	952^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	8.8%		5.3	983^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	7.4%	31	10.5	25.6	6.1		13.2	29.6	7.8		34.1	27.3	$16,185	$1,316	$14,870
Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	305 W Lakeside St	Madison	53715	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-2292	308	23	13.3	29.9%	190 (61.7%)	45 (14.6%)	43 (14.0%)	14 (4.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)								(n/a)											$14,061	$401	$13,661
Leopold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2602 Post Rd	Madison	53713	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-4240	626	62	10.1	56.2%	127 (20.3%)	128 (20.4%)	301 (48.1%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (8.3%)	15	907^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.1%		13.4	930^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.3%	23	18.9	40.0	24.7		17.4	30.1	14.7		40.2	38.6	$15,747	$1,146	$14,602
Randall Elementary School	Public	3-5	1802 Regent St	Madison	53726	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-3300	320	22	14.8	25.3%	196 (61.3%)	38 (11.9%)	38 (11.9%)	18 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	79.9	158^th of 1044 public elementary schools	84.9%		85.8	76^th of 1061 public elementary schools	92.8%	82	72.6	70.1	71.1		68.4	68.4	63.9		80.4	68.0	$13,876	$564	$13,313
Forest Edge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4848 Brassica Rd	Fitchburg	53711	Dane County	Oregon School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 835-4600	446	40	11.1	16.8%	320 (71.7%)	18 (4.0%)	39 (8.7%)	18 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.4%)	86.9	61^st of 1044 public elementary schools	94.2%		84.3	97^th of 1061 public elementary schools	90.9%	36	65.6	82.3	74.6	70.5	75.8	82.0	67.8	77.1	93.6	83.9	$13,432	$268	$13,164
Thoreau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3870 Nakoma Rd	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	No	(608) 204-6940	403	37	10.9	43.4%	206 (51.1%)	56 (13.9%)	103 (25.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (7.2%)	64.3	395^th of 1044 public elementary schools	62.2%		61.5	460^th of 1061 public elementary schools	56.6%	65	60.7	57.1	60.9		60.7	53.6	54.7		69.6	62.5	$15,078	$470	$14,609
Midvale Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	502 Caromar Dr	Madison	53711	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-6700	372	36	10.4	42.2%	165 (44.4%)	38 (10.2%)	124 (33.3%)	17 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)								(n/a)											$16,458	$891	$15,568
One City Elementary School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1707 W Broadway	Monona	53713	Dane County	One City Schools Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 531-2128	328	26	12.5	68.0%	30 (9.1%)	212 (64.6%)	38 (11.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (12.8%)	14.2	913^th of 1044 public elementary schools	12.5%		15.6	919^th of 1061 public elementary schools	13.4%	6	39.1	22.0	38.1		26.1	26.8	7.3		36.6	14.6	$28,249	$1,002	$27,247
Nuestro Mundo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	902 Nichols Rd	Monona	53716	Dane County	Madison Metropolitan School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(608) 204-1076	311	28	11.1	40.8%	80 (25.7%)	10 (3.2%)	199 (64.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.8%)	46.7	634^th of 1044 public elementary schools	39.3%		42.2	705^th of 1061 public elementary schools	33.6%	71	42.0	51.1	53.5		48.0	38.3	44.2		66.0	57.5	$15,110	$923	$14,187

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 742^nd of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 39% Hispanic, 38% White, 10% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cherokee Heights Middle
Middle : James Wright Middle
High : West High

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Madison Metropolitan School District

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

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