Lincoln Elementary

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Watertown, Wisconsin

Lincoln Elementary in Watertown, Wisconsin enrolled 140 students in 2024-25 with 11.0 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Wisconsin elementary-school median of 12.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38-53% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Wisconsin: 38% and 40.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

154 students in 2022-23, 146 students in 2023-24, 140 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.0 to 11.0.

Students enrolled at Lincoln Elementary by school year2022-23: 154, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1400501001502002022-231542023-241462024-25140
Students enrolled at Lincoln Elementary by school year2022-23: 154, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1400501001502002022-231542023-241462024-25140
Students enrolled at Lincoln Elementary by school year2022-23: 154, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1400501001502002022-231542023-241462024-25140
Students enrolled at Lincoln Elementary by school year2022-23: 154, 2023-24: 146, 2024-25: 1400501001502002022-231542023-241462024-25140
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2315412.012.8
2023-2414612.012.2
2024-2514011.012.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 54 of every 100 Wisconsin elementary schools

Among the 1,085 Wisconsin elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Lincoln Elementary 12.7; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLincoln Elementary 12.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Lincoln Elementary 12.7; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLincoln Elementary 12.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Lincoln Elementary 12.7; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLincoln Elementary 12.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Wisconsin elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.2 to 80.0; Lincoln Elementary 12.7; state median 12.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLincoln Elementary 12.7state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 270 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lincoln Elementary enrolled 162 students and had 0.6 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.6, one per 270 of the 162 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent20.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

82.1% of students were White, 7.1% Hispanic, 7.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White82.1%
  2. Hispanic7.1%
  3. Two or more races7.1%
  4. Black1.4%
  5. American Indian1.4%
  6. Asian0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lincoln Elementary scored proficient or above: 38-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Wisconsin, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtWisconsin
Reading and language arts, 2021-2238‑53%33‑37%38%
Math, 2022-2350‑54%33‑37% (2021-22)40.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Watertown

5 public elementary schools in Watertown report 2024-25 enrollment; Lincoln Elementary is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Webster Elementary38114.744.6%
Douglas Elementary31110.849.2%
Schurz Elementary2239.757.8%
Lincoln Elementary14012.740.7%
LEAP Elementary6018.831.7%

All public schools in Watertown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Lincoln Elementary

  1. Douglas ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 311 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Webster ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 381 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Lincoln Elementary with Douglas ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Watertown Unified School District spends per student$14,825 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,825
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinLincoln Elementary is the number 965 by size of 1,087 Wisconsin elementary schools open in 2024-25.#965 of 1,087
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 12.9 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lincoln Elementary

  1. How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?
    140 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 154 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Watertown, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lincoln Elementary a Title I school?
    Lincoln Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lincoln Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lincoln Elementary scored proficient or above: 38-53% in reading in 2021-22 and 50-54% in math in 2022-23, against 38% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.1% in math in 2022-23 across Wisconsin. Wisconsin's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lincoln Elementary in?
    Watertown Unified School District, NCES district ID 5515750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 551575001999 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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