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Schools in Lincoln

Lincoln’s public schools

Alma School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lincoln. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Wisconsin’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.8K
▲ 14% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
264 students on the public path
In brief

Lincoln’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lincoln’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Alma Elementary places highest (better than 63%); Alma High lowest (61%). 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–8Alma Elementaryin AlmaB
9–12Alma Highin AlmaB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Alma School District.

The district

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

Alma School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 264 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$18,812WI $16,459 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 38.1% · 123 students tested
Math37%
State average 38.7% · 123 students tested

Lincoln vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lincoln—Alma
Montana—Arcadia PK–12 · Independence PK–12
Alma—Alma
Waumandee—Cochrane-Fountain City PK–12 · Arcadia PK–12
Belvidere—Cochrane-Fountain City PK–12 · Alma PK–12
Gilmanton—Gilmanton

2 of the 5 neighbors share Alma with Lincoln, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lincoln

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

Also serving Lincolnin other towns
Alma Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Alma
B
184 students13:1Rate it →
Alma High
High · Grades 9–12 · Alma
B
80 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lincoln’s schools

Are Lincoln’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lincoln. Alma School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lincoln. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lincoln in?

Alma School District.

Where do Lincoln kids go to high school?

Alma High.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.