Summary:
ZIP code 54754 contains just one school, Lincoln Elementary, an elementary school in Merrillan, WI, serving grades PK–6 with 339 students as part of the Alma Center School District. Because it is the only school in the area, there is no local school-to-school comparison; the most useful comparisons are to Wisconsin state averages and the school’s own past performance.
For parents considering this school, key context includes chronic absenteeism at 10.7%, well below the state’s 17.3%, though slightly above the district’s 9.6%. The school has 58.7% free/reduced lunch participation, spends $14,103 per student, and has a student-teacher ratio of 12.6. The district is ranked 369th of 432 in Wisconsin (15th percentile, 1 star). School rank history shows 2025–26: 745 of 1039, 28th percentile, 1 star; 2024–25: 802 of 1044, 23rd percentile, 1 star; 2023–24: 622 of 1061, 41st percentile, 2 stars.
Academically, overall proficiency improved modestly from an unweighted average of 43.4% in 2024–25 to 45.4% in 2025–26, but remains below the state’s 54.7% average. Strengths include 6th grade math (90.00% proficient in 2024–25 vs. 52.98% state; 55.56% in 2025–26 vs. 53.60% state) and 6th grade ELA in 2024–25 (73.33% vs. 53.66% state), which fell to 52.78% in 2025–26 (state 54.95%). 4th grade is consistently weak: ELA around 34% both years, math improved from 26.53% to 36.84% but still trails the state by about 16 points. Science and social studies improved but remained below state. Only 6th grade math exceeded state proficiency in 2025–26. School and district test scores are identical for every listed subject and grade.
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