The Lincoln Academy

Public school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Beloit, Wisconsin

The Lincoln Academy in Beloit, Wisconsin enrolled 727 students in 2024-25 with 43.0 full-time teachers, 16.9 students per teacher against the Wisconsin median of 21.6. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 23-32% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 rose 39% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 39%

524 students in 2022-23, 626 students in 2023-24, 727 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 43.0.

Students enrolled at The Lincoln Academy by school year2022-23: 524, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-235242023-246262024-25727
Students enrolled at The Lincoln Academy by school year2022-23: 524, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-235242023-246262024-25727
Students enrolled at The Lincoln Academy by school year2022-23: 524, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-235242023-246262024-25727
Students enrolled at The Lincoln Academy by school year2022-23: 524, 2023-24: 626, 2024-25: 72702004006008002022-235242023-246262024-25727
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352431.016.9
2023-2462639.016.1
2024-2572743.016.9

16.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Wisconsin schools of this kind

Among the 121 Wisconsin schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.6; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; The Lincoln Academy 16.9; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThe Lincoln Academy 16.9state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; The Lincoln Academy 16.9; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThe Lincoln Academy 16.9state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; The Lincoln Academy 16.9; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThe Lincoln Academy 16.9state median 21.6U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Wisconsin other schools, 2024-25121 values from 3.7 to 88.0; The Lincoln Academy 16.9; state median 21.6.0255075100students per full-time teacherThe Lincoln Academy 16.9state median 21.6U.S. 13.8

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Lincoln Academy enrolled 410 students and reported no counselor; it reported 57 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions57
  • Chronically absent18.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

39.9% of students were Hispanic, 38.6% White, 13.4% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic39.9%
  2. White38.6%
  3. Black13.4%
  4. Two or more races7.6%
  5. Asian0.6%

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 The Lincoln Academy scored proficient or above: 23-32% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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, 2021-2223‑32%23‑32%38%
Math, 2022-2320‑24%14‑22% (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.

Schools of this kind in Beloit

3 public schools of this kind in Beloit report 2024-25 enrollment; The Lincoln Academy is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
The Lincoln Academy72716.963.7%
Beloit Virtual School46not reported60.9%
Beloit Early Learning4343.090.7%

All public schools in Beloit →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about The Lincoln Academy

  1. Beloit Virtual SchoolThe nearest public school of this kind, 0.5 miles away: 46 students (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Beloit Early LearningThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.6 miles away: 43 students, 43.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
  3. Compare The Lincoln Academy with Beloit Virtual SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much The Lincoln Academy spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
  5. The largest public schools in WisconsinThe Lincoln Academy is the number 9 by size of 142 Wisconsin schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#9 of 142
  6. Wisconsin schools by students per teacher16.9 students per teacher here against the Wisconsin median of 21.6 for schools of this kind.16.9:1
  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 The Lincoln Academy

  1. How many students attend The Lincoln Academy?
    727 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 524 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Beloit, WI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at The Lincoln Academy?
    16.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Wisconsin median for schools of this kind is 21.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is The Lincoln Academy a Title I school?
    The Lincoln Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at The Lincoln Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at The Lincoln Academy scored proficient or above: 23-32% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% 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 The Lincoln Academy in?
    The Lincoln Academy, NCES district ID 5500092. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 550009203146 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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