Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a PK–5 school at 2625 14th Avenue in Monroe, Wisconsin — a small city in Green County — enrolling 267 students as the smallest of the three elementaries in the Monroe School District. Its headline story is a sustained climb: in 2017–18 the school sat at the 22nd percentile statewide (1 star), and in 2025–26 it ranks 266 of 1,039 — 74th percentile, 4 stars — its best standing in the entire ten years of data available.

Academically, the school now performs above the state average in most grades and subjects, and beats both of its in-district peers, Northside Elementary and Parkside Elementary, in six of eight head-to-head comparisons. Fourth grade is the standout: 76.92% proficient in ELA, 76.92% in science, and 84.62% in social studies — each well above district and state. The one exception is 3rd grade ELA at 36.36%, roughly 14 points below the district and nearly 16 below the state, even though that same group of students scored 59.09% in math, above the state. That pattern points to a reading-specific, early-grades concern rather than a broadly weak class.

Chronic absenteeism is the quiet standout: 4.0% in 2024–25, the lowest among its comparison schools and far below the district's 12.8% and the state's 17.3% — achieved even though 43.8% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The school also spends $14,274 per student, roughly $1,800 less than each in-district peer, while outranking both. Two watch items remain: the 3rd grade reading result, and a low-income subgroup rank that fell from the 91st percentile (5 stars) to the 59th (3 stars). Because the school is small, single-year subgroup numbers can swing widely, so treat those as directional. The realistic aspiration comparisons are nearby New Glarus Elementary and Belleville Elementary, not its own building peers.