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Lincoln Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

1020 Grant, Clay Center, KS 67432 · (785) 632-2156 · Part of Clay Center Unified School District 379

Clay Center’s School Grade B better than 64% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
341
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
50%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln Elem

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 29 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 12 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Clay Center kids: Clay Center Community Middle

On the path

Where Clay Center kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Lincoln ElemYou are here
6–8Clay Center Community Middle226 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts47%
State average 35.5%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Kansas’s 1,221 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1020 Grant, Clay Center

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K52
Kindergarten62
Grade 174
Grade 271
Grade 382
Enrollment over time
380’20
395’21
384’22
384’23
341’24

Down 10.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 94%Hispanic 3%Two or more races 1%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lincoln Elem from Clay Center families.

Other schools in Clay Center Unified School District 379

The district →
Wakefield Elem
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Wakefield
C+
129 students9:1
Garfield Elem
Elementary · Grades 4–5 · Clay Center
B+
170 students14:1
Clay Center Community Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Clay Center
C
226 students10:1
Clay Center Community High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clay Center
B−
326 students13:1
Wakefield High
High · Grades 9–12 · Wakefield
C
80 students10:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Kansas’s other public schools; Clay Center’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.