Lincoln Avenue Elementary

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Lincoln Avenue Elementary is a public elementary school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, serving 442 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Milwaukee School District, which is ranked 417 out of 428 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Avenue Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Wisconsin elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 12.96% of 3rd graders, 11.11% of 4th graders, and 13.64% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the Milwaukee School District averages of 21.43%, 22.74%, and 22.74%, respectively. The school also has a very high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 24.9% in 2019-2020 to 56.7% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average. Additionally, 92.31% of students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a predominantly disadvantaged student population.

The challenges faced by Lincoln Avenue Elementary are not unique within the Milwaukee School District, as nearby schools such as Rogers Street Academy, Forest Home Elementary, and Mitchell Elementary also perform poorly academically and have high rates of chronic absenteeism and low socioeconomic status. Despite the high per-student spending of $15,879 in the 2020-2021 school year, Lincoln Avenue Elementary has not shown significant improvement in its academic performance or other key metrics over the past several years, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and a focus on improving instructional practices and resource allocation to drive meaningful change for the students.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1817 W Lincoln Ave
       Milwaukee, WI  53215-2650


(414) 902-9700

District: Milwaukee School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
979th of 1,061 Wisconsin Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $15,879 Help


Students who attend Lincoln Avenue Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    King International Baccalaureate Middle
    Lincoln Middle
    Roosevelt Middle
High:    Audubon Technology and Communication High
    Bay View High
    Bradley Technology High
    King International
    More...

Student/teacher ratio:  14.5 Help
Number of students:  442

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.5%
African American:
14.3%
White:
4.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.3% Help


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Compare Details Lincoln Avenue Elementary ranks worse than 92.3% of elementary schools in Wisconsin. It also ranks 45th among 106 ranked elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 5.35. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.5%), African American (14.3%), White (4.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Avenue Elementary is 14.5, which is the 35th best among 106 elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Avenue Elementary is $15,879, which is the 48th highest among 106 elementary schools in the Milwaukee School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Avenue Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Avenue Elementary 979th of 1061 Wisconsin public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Avenue Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Milwaukee School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Milwaukee School District 417th of 428 Wisconsin school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Lincoln Avenue Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 18.29 543rd 633 14.2%
2005 3.04 609th 632 3.6%
2006 7.55 657th 712 7.7%
2007 13.03 625th 689 9.3%
2008 0.63 1013th 1021 0.8%
2009 2.11 1009th 1030 2.0%
2010 2.69 1018th 1045 2.6%
2011 8.22 992nd 1046 5.2%
2012 12.60 959th 1045 8.2%
2013 12.40 958th 1053 9.0%
2014 10.67 965th 1061 9.0%
2015 12.49 963rd 1076 10.5%
2016 6.57 998th 1075 7.2%
2017 4.02 1012th 1071 5.5%
2018 5.55 959th 1025 6.4%
2019 6.21 971st 1037 6.4%
2021 7.26 967th 1050 7.9%
2022 4.03 1011th 1067 5.2%
2023 4.77 1011th 1067 5.2%
2024 5.35 979th 1061 7.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.72 178th 287 38.0%
2019 33.98 199th 275 27.6%
2021 22.00 213th 222 4.1%
2022 28.06 203rd 248 18.1%
2023 29.63 197th 249 20.9%
2024 35.27 176th 269 34.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.60 686th 721 4.9%
2019 20.50 651st 742 12.3%
2021 16.79 707th 746 5.2%
2022 14.16 725th 748 3.1%
2023 15.33 723rd 770 6.1%
2024 12.84 751st 790 4.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 6.67 845th 859 1.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.83 929th 997 6.8%
2019 8.14 931st 1002 7.1%
2021 11.78 900th 1004 10.4%
2022 4.35 977th 1017 3.9%
2023 7.30 940th 1010 6.9%
2024 6.01 940th 1011 7.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.66 924th 997 7.3%
2019 7.22 934th 1002 6.8%
2021 6.44 949th 1003 5.4%
2022 5.59 957th 1017 5.9%
2023 3.91 981st 1011 3.0%
2024 8.29 924th 1012 8.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 16.67 132nd 133 0.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools WI State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.88 218th 271 19.6%
2019 25.93 219th 266 17.7%
2021 23.86 228th 274 16.8%
2022 14.25 288th 296 2.7%
2023 16.52 267th 290 7.9%
2024 21.51 283rd 331 14.5%
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Data source: test scores: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Lincoln Avenue Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 407 155 5 70 20 n/a n/a 0 657
1989 387 141 3 81 17 n/a n/a 0 629
1990 351 161 6 86 26 n/a n/a 0 630
1991 372 155 4 93 26 n/a n/a 0 650
1992 375 148 4 104 28 n/a n/a 0 659
1993 381 120 5 121 33 n/a n/a 0 660
1994 374 99 10 138 37 n/a n/a 0 658
1995 311 110 18 188 31 n/a n/a 0 658
1996 311 110 18 188 31 n/a n/a 0 658
1997 267 107 25 192 27 n/a n/a 0 618
1998 243 131 31 215 28 n/a n/a 0 648
1999 193 121 33 232 32 n/a n/a 0 611
2000 178 147 22 252 28 n/a n/a 0 627
2001 137 155 19 260 20 n/a n/a 0 591
2002 90 93 16 389 17 n/a n/a 0 605
2003 90 93 16 389 17 n/a n/a 0 605
2004 99 99 10 405 17 n/a n/a 0 630
2005 84 117 12 432 15 n/a n/a 0 660
2006 83 86 10 425 17 n/a n/a 0 621
2007 84 94 14 414 13 n/a n/a 0 619
2008 65 110 9 411 14 n/a n/a 0 609
2009 59 126 7 418 13 n/a n/a 0 623
2010 75 124 2 384 19 n/a n/a 0 604
2011 73 117 4 365 16 0 1 0 576
2012 67 134 3 400 13 0 5 0 622
2013 70 148 2 371 11 0 4 0 606
2014 63 119 2 371 14 0 6 0 575
2015 42 123 2 408 15 0 7 0 597
2016 41 114 4 373 13 2 4 0 551
2017 30 87 5 368 10 1 12 0 513
2018 20 84 6 376 5 0 15 0 506
2019 15 74 3 392 3 0 16 0 503
2020 12 71 4 390 3 0 25 0 505
2021 8 69 4 342 1 0 19 0 443
2022 14 67 5 336 0 0 13 0 435
2023 19 63 4 347 0 0 9 0 442

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lincoln Avenue Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 657 36.0 18.2 54.6
1989 629 32.0 19.6 63.9
1990 630 31.0 20.3 63.5
1991 650 31.0 20.9 43.8
1992 659 31.0 21.2 52.8
1993 660 30.3 21.8 67.6
1994 658 26.1 25.2 66
1995 658 28.5 23.1 66
1996 658 28.5 23.1 66
1997 618 29.5 20.9 65.5
1998 648 29.9 21.7 64.4
1999 611 30.5 20.0 73.3
2000 627 34.0 18.4 71.1
2001 591 35.5 16.6 69
2002 605 41.6 14.5 94.2
2003 605 41.6 14.5 94.2
2004 630 47.0 13.4 95.9
2005 660 46.0 14.3 n/a
2006 621 50.0 12.4 n/a
2007 619 47.0 13.2 93.2
2008 609 47.7 12.8 95.2
2009 623 52.0 12.0 96
2010 604 41.0 14.7 93.7
2011 576 44.1 13.0 97.4
2012 622 38.2 16.2 97.1
2013 606 43.5 13.9 96.7
2014 575 39.2 14.6 97
2015 597 n/a n/a 93.1
2016 551 38.0 14.5 81.5
2017 513 39.5 12.9 96.5
2018 506 28.4 17.7 95.7
2019 503 31.4 15.9 87.5
2020 505 29.7 16.9 99.4
2021 443 29.2 15.1 98.2
2022 435 30.2 14.3 92.6
2023 442 30.3 14.5 92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lincoln Avenue Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 657 36.0 18.2 54.6
1989 629 32.0 19.6 63.9
1990 630 31.0 20.3 63.5
1991 650 31.0 20.9 43.8
1992 659 31.0 21.2 52.8
1993 660 30.3 21.8 67.6
1994 658 26.1 25.2 66
1995 658 28.5 23.1 66
1996 658 28.5 23.1 66
1997 618 29.5 20.9 65.5
1998 648 29.9 21.7 64.4
1999 611 30.5 20.0 73.3
2000 627 34.0 18.4 71.1
2001 591 35.5 16.6 69
2002 605 41.6 14.5 94.2
2003 605 41.6 14.5 94.2
2004 630 47.0 13.4 95.9
2005 660 46.0 14.3 n/a
2006 621 50.0 12.4 n/a
2007 619 47.0 13.2 93.2
2008 609 47.7 12.8 95.2
2009 623 52.0 12.0 96
2010 604 41.0 14.7 93.7
2011 576 44.1 13.0 97.4
2012 622 38.2 16.2 97.1
2013 606 43.5 13.9 96.7
2014 575 39.2 14.6 97
2015 597 n/a n/a 93.1
2016 551 38.0 14.5 81.5
2017 513 39.5 12.9 96.5
2018 506 28.4 17.7 95.7
2019 503 31.4 15.9 87.5
2020 505 29.7 16.9 99.4
2021 443 29.2 15.1 98.2
2022 435 30.2 14.3 92.6
2023 442 30.3 14.5 92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lincoln Avenue Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,462 (18.1%) $11,172 (81.9%) $13,633
2020 $2,542 (18.0%) $11,543 (82.0%) $14,085
2021 $3,454 (21.8%) $12,425 (78.2%) $15,879

Data source: Wisconsin Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lincoln Avenue Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 971st of 1037 Elementary schoolsRanks 1011th of 1067 Elementary schools
 1.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Avenue Elementary)14.95.1
 9.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District)16.413.2
 3.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)39.537.9
 1.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Avenue Elementary)8.89.8
 0.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District)21.216.9
 4.3%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)50.548.8
 1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Avenue Elementary)10.37.7
 2.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District)18.517.5
 1%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)43.945.8
 1.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Avenue Elementary)145.8
 8.3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District)16.412.7
 3.7%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)46.246.5
 0.2%
4th Grade Social Studies (Lincoln Avenue Elementary)18.218
 0.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Milwaukee School District)24.128.3
 4.2%
   4th Grade Social Studies (Wisconsin)53.459.7
 6.4%
4th Grade Science (Lincoln Avenue Elementary)19.37.8
 11.5%
   4th Grade Science (Milwaukee School District)21.819.3
 2.5%
   4th Grade Science (Wisconsin)53.952.1
 1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Avenue Elementary)12.814
 1.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Milwaukee School District)16.514.1
 2.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Wisconsin)40.939.2
 1.7%
5th Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Avenue Elementary)22.99.5
 13.4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Milwaukee School District)18.214.9
 3.3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Wisconsin)47.848.4
 0.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students503442
 12.1%
African American7463
 14.9%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian34
 33.3%
Hispanic392347
 11.5%
Pacific Islander00
White1519
 26.7%
Two or More Races169
 43.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.5%92.3%
 4.8%


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Students at Lincoln Avenue Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 14% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

Lincoln Avenue Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of Wisconsin elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 442 students attended Lincoln Avenue Elementary.


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