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Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

967^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,039 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Avenue Elementary is a PK–5 public school at 1817 W Lincoln Ave on Milwaukee’s near south side, serving 427 students as part of the Milwaukee School District. Overall, it ranks 967th of 1,039 Wisconsin schools (7th percentile, 0 stars), while the district ranks 418th of 432 (3rd percentile, 0 stars). The school has stayed in a very narrow statewide percentile band—between 5 and 8—for ten reported years, so its academic position is low but stable. Its results are roughly mid-pack among nearby schools in the same district of similar size and poverty level.

Attendance is Lincoln’s clearest strength. Chronic absenteeism fell from 56.7% in 2021–22 to 22.2% in 2024–25—less than half the district rate of 46.2% and the lowest among large PK–8 district neighbors such as Rogers Street Academy (37.8%), Forest Home Elementary (32.9%), Mitchell Elementary (54.3%), Hayes Bilingual School (33.9%), U S Grant School (34.5%), and Zablocki Elementary (46.3%). Only Riley Dual Language Montessori School (17.1%) and ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes (4.9%) do better. The school also stands out for English Language Learners: its ELL subgroup ranks at the 30th percentile with 2 stars, far above its overall 7th percentile, and repeated in 2023–24. By contrast, special education students rank 7th percentile and low-income students 3rd percentile.

Grade 4 is a relative bright spot: 25.0% proficient in ELA and 22.5% in science, the highest science result among nearby district schools, while grade 5 ELA drops to 13.1% against a district average of 25.2%. Spending is high and rising—$22,509 per student in 2024–25, up about 60% in five years—but statewide results have remained flat. Two nearby schools offer models: ALBA - Academia de Lenguaje y Bellas Artes combines very low absenteeism with strong upper-grade results, and Riley Dual Language Montessori School posts 35.0% proficiency in 5th grade ELA. For parents, the takeaway is a school with real strengths in attendance and ELL instruction, but deep gaps in special education, low-income students, and grade 5 that are not yet being moved by higher spending.

427

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,509

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 — 7th percentile in 2016 → 7th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Wisconsin average (18% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 41 pts below the Wisconsin average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

Wisconsin avg55%

967^th of 1,039

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

49^th of 105Elementary Schools in the Milwaukee School District

418^th of 432Milwaukee 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	5.9	967 of 1039	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	33.6	172 of 245	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	5.6	928 of 986	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.6	331 of 347	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.5	824 of 848	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	845 of 859	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2026	8.9	903 of 989	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.0	735 of 791	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)30th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2026)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)7th percentile~ school

Female (2026)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

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

By subject vs Wisconsin (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies35%-31 vs state

Science22%-31 vs state

English Language Arts17%-36 vs state

Mathematics13%-41 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 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%)	5.9	967^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.9%		5.7	969^th of 1044 public elementary schools	7.2%	2	16.3	25.0	13.1				16.3	10.0	11.3				35.0		22.5		$22,509	$2,863	$19,647
Rocketship Stellar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2431 S 10th St	Milwaukee	53215	Milwaukee County	Rocketship Education Wisconsin Inc	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(414) 413-2550	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	15.3	905^th of 1039 public elementary schools	12.9%					(n/a)	16.7	18.5	20.6				50.0	22.2	38.2				37.0		18.5
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%)	5.1	974^th of 1039 public elementary schools	6.3%		5	979^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.2%	5	12.7	15.7	11.7	16.1	15.6	29.0	20.0	13.5	8.1	9.8	15.6	30.7	36.5	33.9	21.2	27.4	$20,226	$2,728	$17,498
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%)	4.8	979^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.8%		6.7	957^th of 1044 public elementary schools	8.3%	22	15.7	12.5	11.5				25.5	6.9	21.2				18.1		12.5		$26,499	$3,084	$23,415
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	996^th of 1039 public elementary schools	4.1%		3.4	1000^th of 1044 public elementary schools	4.2%	4	4.3	6.0	11.4	9.6	3.7	12.7	10.6	4.0	18.2	9.6	3.7	7.9	24.0	15.9	8.0	6.4	$20,347	$2,932	$17,415
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%)	6.1	965^th of 1039 public elementary schools	7.1%		4.7	982^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	5.9%	17	2.0	19.6	21.3	15.0	13.6	25.0	8.0	8.9	26.2	11.7	8.5	6.0	39.3	22.4	10.7	14.7	$20,195	$2,960	$17,236
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%)	4.8	978^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.9%		5.5	974^th of 1044 public elementary schools	6.7%	4	15.9	11.6	17.1	28.8	25.4	25.5	19.7	8.6	10.0	10.3	29.9	16.4	22.1	22.2	10.0	20.4	$18,657	$2,570	$16,087
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%)	22.8	850^th of 1039 public elementary schools	18.2%		21.6	861^st of 1044 public elementary schools	17.5%	11	13.2	28.4	43.4				37.7	44.8	50.0				35.8		23.9
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%)	4.2	987^th of 1039 public elementary schools	5.0%		16.3	900^th of 1044 public elementary schools	13.8%	87	3.2	18.0	11.4				6.5	15.4	4.4				33.3		18.0		$25,787	$3,407	$22,380
Riley Dual Language Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-7	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%)	9.8	932^nd of 1039 public elementary schools	10.3%		6.4	962^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	7.9%	30	16.7	30.0	35.0	36.8	36.4		20.0	0.0	0.0	26.3	0.0		38.7		19.4		$21,780	$3,026	$18,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Avenue Elementary

How many students attend Lincoln Avenue Elementary?

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

Is Lincoln Avenue Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

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

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.

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