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Lincoln Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

720 S 6th Ave, Wausau, WI 54401 · (715) 261-0965 · Part of Wausau School District

Wausau’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Wisconsin school districts

Directions
Students
204
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Wisconsin’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 22 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Wausau kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

K–5Lincoln ElementaryYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts17%
State average 38.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Wisconsin’s 1,899 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

720 S 6th Ave, Wausau

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten30
Grade 131
Grade 229
Grade 347
Grade 429
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
193’20
191’21
209’22
222’23
204’24

Up 5.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 34%Asian 31%Hispanic 17%Two or more races 10%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lincoln Elementary from Wausau families.

Other schools in Wausau School District

The district →
G D Jones Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wausau
C−
492 students14:1
Riverview Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wausau
B
445 students16:1
Thomas Jefferson Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wausau
B
372 students13:1
Hawthorn Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Wausau
C−
227 students13:1
Wausau Area Montessori Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wausau
B−
121 students17:1
Red Granite Charter School Inc
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Wausau
51 students17:1

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 Wisconsin’s other public schools; Wausau’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.