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Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

969^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Milwaukee School District, with 416 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Lincoln Avenue Elementary has struggled significantly with academic achievement, with only 10.81% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 21.92% for the Milwaukee district and 52.14% statewide. The school also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 47.5% to 17.7% over the past few years.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($15,879 in 2020-2021) than nearby schools, Lincoln Avenue Elementary has not seen commensurate improvements in academic performance. The school's low-income student population, with 92.79% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, is a key factor contributing to the academic challenges. Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Zablocki Elementary and ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes, generally outperform Lincoln Avenue Elementary on academic measures, despite also being part of the Milwaukee School District.

In summary, Lincoln Avenue Elementary is a chronically underperforming school facing significant challenges with academic achievement, attendance, and serving its low-income student population. Addressing these deep-rooted issues will require a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve outcomes for the students.

427

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,879

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1817 W Lincoln Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53215-2650

(414) 902-9700

District: Milwaukee School District

Students who attend Lincoln Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	King International Baccalaureate Middle
	Lincoln Middle
	Roosevelt Middle
High:	Audubon Technology and Communication High
	Bay View High
	Bradley Technology High
	King International
	More...
	Milwaukee High School of the Arts
	Milwaukee School of Languages
	Pulaski High
	Reagan College Preparatory High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.7%

African American:

10.1%

White:

4.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (17% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Social Studies scores 40 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg22%

Wisconsin avg54%

969^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 106Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

415^th of 426Milwaukee 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	5.7	969 of 1044	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	979 of 1061	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	1011 of 1067	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	1011 of 1067	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	967 of 1050	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	971 of 1037	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.5	959 of 1025	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.0	1012 of 1071	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.6	998 of 1075	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.5	963 of 1076	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	965 of 1061	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	958 of 1053	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.6	959 of 1045	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.2	992 of 1046	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	1018 of 1045	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.1	1009 of 1030	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.6	1013 of 1021	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.0	625 of 689	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	657 of 712	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	3.0	609 of 632	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	18.3	543 of 633	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	16.7	132 of 133	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	198 of 255	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	176 of 269	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	197 of 249	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	203 of 248	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	213 of 222	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	199 of 275	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.7	178 of 287	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	6.4	931 of 1001	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	940 of 1011	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	940 of 1010	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.4	977 of 1017	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	900 of 1004	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	931 of 1002	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	929 of 997	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	16.6	297 of 322	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	283 of 331	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	267 of 290	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	288 of 296	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	228 of 274	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	219 of 266	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	218 of 271	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	6.7	845 of 859	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	919 of 1000	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	924 of 1012	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	981 of 1011	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	957 of 1017	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.4	949 of 1003	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.2	934 of 1002	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	924 of 997	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	793 of 802	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	751 of 790	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	723 of 770	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	725 of 748	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	707 of 746	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	651 of 742	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	686 of 721	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)22nd percentile+15 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

African American (2022)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies24%-40 vs state

Mathematics19%-35 vs state

English Language Arts14%-37 vs state

Science13%-37 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 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 Science 4th Grade	Forward Exam Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Avenue Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1817 W Lincoln Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9700	427	28	15.1	92.0%	18 (4.2%)	43 (10.1%)	353 (82.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	5.7	969^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.2%		5.3	979^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.7%	10	10.8	16.4	14.6				31.7	11.9	16.7				23.9		13.4		$15,879	$3,454	$12,425
Stellar Collegiate Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2431 S 10th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Carmen High School of Science and Technology Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 210-2507	190	17	11.1	100.0%	7 (3.7%)	25 (13.2%)	152 (80.0%)	3 (1.6%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	16.2	901^st of 1044 public elementary schools	13.7%		15.3	921^st of 1061 public elementary schools	13.2%	20	28.0	24.3	19.2				56.0	29.7	37.0				19.4		18.9		$8,632	$240	$8,392
Rogers Street Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	2430 W Rogers St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-1100	570	36	15.8	93.0%	6 (1.1%)	32 (5.6%)	514 (90.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	5	979^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.2%		4.8	991^st of 1061 public elementary schools	6.6%	12	15.2	11.7	13.8	12.7	33.9	32.8	36.2	12.7	11.9	11.1	25.0	19.7	9.5	36.7	6.4	23.0	$14,140	$2,175	$11,965
Forest Home Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1516 W Forest Home Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-6200	559	50	11.2	91.8%	13 (2.3%)	63 (11.3%)	466 (83.4%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	6.7	957^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.3%		5.7	978^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.8%	21	20.0	12.3	16.4				28.2	17.9	17.9				21.1		12.3		$16,794	$2,802	$13,992
Mitchell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1728 S 23rd St	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8100	597	41	14.4	94.3%	11 (1.8%)	74 (12.4%)	479 (80.2%)	8 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.4%)	3.4	1000^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.2%		2.6	1023^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	3.6%	23	2.1	4.7	17.9	5.7	5.4	4.6	4.1	8.9	18.3	7.7	4.9	4.1	20.0	15.1	6.7	6.9	$15,566	$2,510	$13,055
Hayes Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-8	971 W Windlake Ave	Milwaukee	53204	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-9600	670	44	15.2	86.0%	7 (1.0%)	6 (0.9%)	654 (97.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4.7	982^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.9%		4	1005^th of 1061 public elementary schools	5.3%	23	3.2	10.8	22.1	11.5	23.5	24.2	21.0	9.2	17.7	4.8	22.1	16.4	24.6	32.8	13.9	14.9	$15,306	$2,550	$12,756
U S Grant School	Public	PK, KG-8	2920 W Grant St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-8000	585	34	17.2	96.4%	29 (5.0%)	45 (7.7%)	213 (36.4%)	281 (48.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	5.5	974^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.7%		5.7	977^th of 1061 public elementary schools	7.9%	3	22.1	15.6	14.7	23.7	23.2	31.4	17.4	13.9	2.9	10.2	39.3	25.5	27.7	39.2	16.9	27.5	$15,014	$2,559	$12,455
Rocketship Southside Community Prep	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	3003 W Cleveland Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	Yes	No	No	Yes	(414) 455-3539	418	24	17.3	32.8%	11 (2.6%)	31 (7.4%)	367 (87.8%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21.6	861^st of 1044 public elementary schools	17.5%		13.8	926^th of 1061 public elementary schools	12.7%	65	26.6	30.2	26.8				43.3	46.3	36.6				37.0		27.8		$10,581	$1,899	$8,682
Zablocki Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1016 W Oklahoma Ave	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 294-2200	250	23	11.0	90.0%	21 (8.4%)	29 (11.6%)	118 (47.2%)	57 (22.8%)	6 (2.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.2%)	16.3	900^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.8%		4.8	989^th of 1061 public elementary schools	6.8%	89	30.6	22.2	32.4				47.2	8.3	8.6				44.4		30.6		$17,796	$3,709	$14,087
Riley Dual Language Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	2424 S 4th St	Milwaukee	53207	Milwaukee County	Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 902-7100	239	15	16.3	59.4%	21 (8.8%)	11 (4.6%)	202 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	6.4	962^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.9%		9.2	951^st of 1061 public elementary schools	10.4%	11	13.3	26.1	23.8	20.0			23.3	8.7	4.8	0.0			31.8		13.6		$15,621	$2,547	$13,073

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Avenue Elementary

What district is Lincoln Avenue Elementary in?

Milwaukee School District

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Avenue Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Avenue Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : King International Baccalaureate Middle
Middle : Lincoln Middle
Middle : Roosevelt Middle
High : Audubon Technology and Communication High
High : Bay View High
High : Bradley Technology High
High : King International
High : Milwaukee High School of the Arts
High : Milwaukee School of Languages
High : Pulaski High
High : Reagan College Preparatory High

Is Lincoln Avenue Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.2% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Avenue Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 10% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lincoln Avenue Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Lincoln Avenue Elementary.

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