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Schools in Lincoln Center · Lincoln Unified School District 298

Lincoln Center’s public schools outscore 67% of Kansas districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Lincoln Center, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. In Lincoln Center, 37% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the Kansas average (32%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Kansas, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to AK–12Where will my kid go?

From Kansas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▲ 4 pts vs KS 32%
2021–22
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 3 pts vs KS 29%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.1K
▲ 8% vs KS $15.0K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
KS 13.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
336 students on the public path
In brief

Lincoln Center’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 531 Kansas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lincoln Center’s, its schools beat 72%, higher than their 67% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 32% in spring 2022, against 32% and 29% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $16,148 per student, against $14,966 across Kansas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Lincoln Jr/Sr High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lincoln Center’s grade

B+ Test scores

B+: better than 67% of Kansas school districts. Test scores are above the Kansas average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Kansas school districts we grade (283)Better than 67%
Lower resultsHigher results
Kansas towns with similar household incomes (531)Better than 72%
C+AA rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 172 test results could put Lincoln Center anywhere from C+ to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Lincoln Center’s students in the tested grades sat them (173 in math, 172 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lincoln Center, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lincoln ElemLincoln Unified School District 298A
6–12Lincoln Jr/Sr HighLincoln Unified School District 298C+

Lincoln Center’s public schools are run by Lincoln Unified School District 298, which also serves Barnard, Battle Creek, Beverly and Colorado and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lincoln Unified School District 298Grades PK–12 · 2 schools · 336 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (KS 13.3)
$16,148KS $14,966 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading37%
State average 32.5% · 172 students tested
Math32%
State average 29.4% · 173 students tested

Lincoln Center vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Kansas towns that share Lincoln Center’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lincoln CenterB+Lincoln Unified School District 298

Every school in Lincoln Center

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Kansas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lincoln Centerby address
Lincoln Elem
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A
155 students18:1Rate it →
Lincoln Jr/Sr High
High · Grades 6–12 · Lincoln
C+
181 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lincoln Center’s schools

Are Lincoln Center’s schools good?

By Kansas’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lincoln Center children attend outscore 67% of Kansas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 72%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lincoln Center in?

Lincoln Unified School District 298, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 336 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Lincoln Center spend per student?

$16,148 in Lincoln Unified School District 298 (FY2024), against $14,966 across Kansas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Kansas. Stars are from neighbors.