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Lincoln Elementary

Q: Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 495 th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,044 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of Wisconsin elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Watertown, Wisconsin, serving 146 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Watertown Unified School District, which is ranked 260 out of 426 school districts in the state.

Overall, Lincoln Elementary performs reasonably well academically, with students generally scoring better than the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, over 50% of 3rd-5th graders at Lincoln Elementary were proficient or better in these subjects, compared to around 50% for the district and state. The school also excels in Social Studies and Science, with 4th-grade proficiency rates exceeding the district and state averages. However, there is room for improvement, particularly in Mathematics and Science, where proficiency rates could be higher.

Compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary's performance is mixed. Within the Watertown Unified School District, the school generally outperforms Douglas Elementary and Schurz Elementary, but lags behind the higher-performing LEAP Elementary. When compared to schools in the neighboring Oconomowoc Area School District, which is ranked 37 out of 426 districts in Wisconsin, Lincoln Elementary's academic performance is significantly lower, with schools like Park Lawn Elementary and Greenland Elementary in Oconomowoc having much higher proficiency rates.

140

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,957

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

210 N Montgomery St
Watertown, WI 53094-7648

(920) 262-1465

District: Watertown Unified School District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Riverside Middle
High:	Watertown High

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.1%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 61st percentile in 2023 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Wisconsin median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 61st-percentile peak (2023) to 53rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg53%

Wisconsin avg54%

495^th of 1,044

Wisconsin public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 23 pts since 2019

From bottom 30% (2019) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Watertown Unified School District

260^th of 426Watertown Unified 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	57.3	495 of 1044	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	413 of 1061	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.9	414 of 1067	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	446 of 1067	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	676 of 1050	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	727 of 1037	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.2	861 of 1045	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	414 of 1001	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.6	346 of 1011	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.7	532 of 1010	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	530 of 1017	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.0	653 of 1004	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	753 of 1002	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	493 of 870	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	403 of 866	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.2	234 of 871	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.5	230 of 859	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	43.0	506 of 847	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	534 of 874	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	539 of 1000	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.7	458 of 1012	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	284 of 1011	71.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	290 of 1017	71.5%	★★★★☆
2021	46.1	612 of 1003	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	600 of 1002	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	396 of 802	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.1	526 of 790	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	302 of 770	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	278 of 748	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	514 of 746	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Wisconsin percentile	Rating
2022	54.4	327 of 704	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.7	499 of 699	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)59th percentile+6 vs school

White (2022)54th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)43rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Wisconsin (2024-2025) ?

Social Studies61%-3 vs state

Mathematics56%~ state avg

English Language Arts55%+3 vs state

Science54%+3 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 4th Grade	Forward Exam Mathematics 5th 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	K-5	210 N Montgomery St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1465	140	11	12.7	50.0%	115 (82.1%)	2 (1.4%)	10 (7.1%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (7.1%)	57.3	495^th of 1044 public elementary schools	52.6%		64.4	413^th of 1061 public elementary schools	61.1%	82	56.3	51.7	58.1	62.5	53.6	54.8	60.7	53.6	$13,957	$1,030	$12,925
Douglas Elementary	Public	K-5	1101 Prospect St	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1495	311	29	10.7	56.9%	203 (65.3%)	17 (5.5%)	55 (17.7%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.3%)	46.7	633^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	39.4%		46.6	661^st of 1061 public elementary schools	37.7%	28	46.3	56.8	50.0	31.5	59.1	30.4	77.3	50.0	$14,183	$955	$13,227
Webster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	634 S 12th St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1490	381	26	14.6	52.5%	276 (72.4%)	11 (2.9%)	72 (18.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	68.4	341^st of 1044 public elementary schools	67.3%		73.8	256^th of 1061 public elementary schools	75.9%	85	70.0	53.9	72.6	63.3	51.9	71.0	65.4	53.9	$12,959	$864	$12,094
Schurz Elementary	Public	K-5	1508 Neenah St	Watertown	53094	Jefferson County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 262-1485	223	23	9.7	67.3%	57 (25.6%)	2 (0.9%)	152 (68.2%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	30.3	806^th of 1044 public elementary schools	22.8%		37	763^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	28.1%	43	26.5	41.2	28.6	17.7	44.1	60.7	47.1	50.0	$12,811	$1,168	$11,643
LEAP Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	W4712 County Road O	Watertown	53098	Dodge County	Watertown Unified School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 925-3712	60	3	18.7	35.0%	47 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.7%)	3 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	5 (8.3%)	61.2	439^th of 1044 public elementary schools	58.0%		84.1	101^st of 1061 public elementary schools	90.5%	338	50.0	60.0	71.4	50.0	60.0	85.7	60.0	60.0	$15,035	$909	$14,125
Ixonia Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	N8425 North St	Ixonia	53036	Jefferson County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8400	256	20	13.0	17.2%	239 (93.4%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	75.7	224^th of 1044 public elementary schools	78.5%		79.6	168^th of 1061 public elementary schools	84.2%	56	66.0	65.4		67.9	69.2		73.1	67.3	$13,036	$820	$12,216
Lake Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	155 E Pine St	Lake Mills	53551	Jefferson County	Lake Mills Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 648-2338	613	43	14.4	22.0%	513 (83.7%)	1 (0.2%)	64 (10.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.1%)	65.1	383^rd of 1044 public elementary schools	63.3%		67.6	363^rd of 1061 public elementary schools	65.8%	20	67.5	53.3		59.1	61.7		71.0	57.0	$10,481	$401	$10,080
John Hustis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Hustis St	Hustisford	53034	Dodge County	Hustisford School District	No	No	No	(n/a)	(920) 349-3228	117	10	11.5	35.0%	106 (90.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	66.2	369^th of 1044 public elementary schools	64.7%		75.1	230^th of 1061 public elementary schools	78.3%	139	66.7	79.0	44.4	60.0	73.7	38.9	84.2	52.6	$17,259	$1,375	$15,884
Park Lawn Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Park Lawn St	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8200	383	31	12.4	20.9%	327 (85.4%)	6 (1.6%)	30 (7.8%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	86.2	71^st of 1044 public elementary schools	93.2%		86.6	70^th of 1061 public elementary schools	93.4%	1	78.3	74.2		83.3	80.7		79.0	67.7	$12,555	$444	$12,110
Greenland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	440 Coolidge St	Oconomowoc	53066	Waukesha County	Oconomowoc Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 560-8100	263	20	13.0	20.5%	239 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	83.1	122^nd of 1044 public elementary schools	88.3%		87.7	61^st of 1061 public elementary schools	94.3%	61	78.9	65.8		71.2	73.7		89.5	65.8	$13,089	$612	$12,478

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 140 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 495^th of 1044 Wisconsin elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Watertown Unified School District

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Riverside Middle
High : Watertown High

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