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Schools in Lincoln

Lincoln’s public schools

Webster School District and Grantsburg School District have 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?4/6schools 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
35%
2021–22
Math proficiency
35%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 28% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Grantsburg
Students per teacher
15.3
WI 13.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,419 students on the public path
In brief

Lincoln’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Lincoln’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Grantsburg Elementary places highest (better than 78%); Webster High lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lincoln, graded from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Grantsburg High and Webster 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.

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–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB− to B
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−

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

Two districts serve Lincoln

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

Webster School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 618 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,276WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Grantsburg School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,831 students, up 9% since 2020–21 · 17.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$11,829WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Webster School District35%
State average 38.1% · 330 students tested
Math · PK–12, Webster School District35%
State average 38.7% · 331 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Grantsburg School District30%
State average 38.1% · 927 students tested
Math · PK–12, Grantsburg School District27%
State average 38.7% · 927 students tested

Lincoln vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lincoln—Webster PK–12 · Grantsburg PK–12
Daniels—Siren PK–12 · Grantsburg PK–12
Union—Webster
MeenonC−Webster
West Marshland—Grantsburg

2 of the 4 neighbors share Grantsburg with Lincoln for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lincoln

6 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
Grantsburg Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Grantsburg
A−
250 students11:1Rate it →
Webster Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Webster
B+
248 students12:1Rate it →
Grantsburg Middle
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Grantsburg
B−
278 students12:1Rate it →
Webster Middle
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Webster
B
184 students12:1Rate it →
Grantsburg High
High · Grades 9–12 · Grantsburg
B−
273 students15:1Rate it →
Webster High
High · Grades 9–12 · Webster
C
186 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Lincoln’s schools

Are Lincoln’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lincoln. Webster School District and Grantsburg School District have 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, 4 of its 6 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?

Webster School District and Grantsburg School District.

Where do Lincoln kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Grantsburg High and Webster High.

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What Lincoln families are saying about school.

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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.