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Lincoln Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1906 Ash, Hays, KS 67601 · (785) 623-2500 · Part of Hays Unified School District 489

Hays’ School Grade A− better than 84% of Kansas school districts

Directions
Students
274
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
59%
Setting
Town
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln Elem

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 41% of Kansas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 10.7% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Hays kids: Hays Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Lincoln ElemYou are here
6–8Hays Middle School726 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 27.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 35.5%

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

Location

Directions ↗

1906 Ash, Hays

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K51
Kindergarten41
Grade 140
Grade 239
Grade 332
Grade 439
Grade 532
Enrollment over time
307’20
313’21
376’22
257’23
274’24

Down 10.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 23%Two or more races 5%Black 3%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lincoln Elem from Hays families.

Other schools in Hays Unified School District 489

The district →
Roosevelt Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
B+
420 students15:1
Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
A+
371 students14:1
Woodrow Wilson Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hays
A−
364 students15:1
Hays Virtual School
Other · Grades K–12 · Hays
262 students
Hays Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hays
B
726 students16:1
Hays High
High · Grades 9–12 · Hays
B
1,017 students16:1

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; Hays’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.