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Schools in Lincoln

Lincoln’s public schools

Whitehall School District and Independence 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?1/4schools above Wisconsin’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% 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
30%
2021–22
Math proficiency
40%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 3% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024 · Whitehall
Students per teacher
12.0
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,043 students on the public path
In brief

Lincoln’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lincoln’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools. Whitehall Memorial Elementary places highest (better than 55%); Independence Elementary lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lincoln, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High and Independence Middle. 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–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Whitehall 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.

Whitehall School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 760 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$15,885WI $16,459 · FY2024
C
Independence School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 425 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$16,145WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Whitehall School District30%
State average 38.1% · 401 students tested
Math · PK–12, Whitehall School District40%
State average 38.7% · 402 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Independence School District32%
State average 38.1% · 200 students tested
Math · PK–12, Independence School District26%
State average 38.7% · 214 students tested

Lincoln vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lincoln—Whitehall PK–12 · Independence PK–12
WhitehallCWhitehall
IndependenceC−Independence PK–12 · Arcadia PK–12
Burnside—Independence
ArcadiaCArcadia
HaleC+Whitehall PK–12 · Osseo-Fairchild PK–12
PigeonCWhitehall
Preston—Blair-Taylor

3 of the 7 neighbors share Whitehall with Lincoln for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Lincoln

4 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
Whitehall Memorial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Whitehall
B
439 students13:1Rate it →
Independence Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Independence
C−
182 students10:1Rate it →
Independence Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Independence
C
101 students13:1Rate it →
Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Whitehall
C
321 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Lincoln’s schools

Are Lincoln’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lincoln. Whitehall School District and Independence 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, 1 of its 4 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?

Whitehall School District and Independence School District.

Where do Lincoln kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Whitehall Memorial Junior/Senior High and Independence Middle.

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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.