The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Math. The lowest is 30% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School in Warsaw, Indiana, serves students from kindergarten through sixth grade as a regular public school within the Warsaw Community Schools district. With a sizable enrollment for an elementary building, the school sits in a community whose economy is anchored by major orthopedic and medical device manufacturers, giving Warsaw a working small-city character shaped by industry and its several lakes. For a family considering this school, the academic data points are what they are, and a parent will want to read them in detail.
On the most recent state assessments, the ILEARN, Lincoln Elementary’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades placed above the midpoint of the three school districts in Kosciusko County. That is a relative position, not a high absolute one. In math, a bit more than two in five students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the share was slightly lower but still close to that same two-in-five benchmark. Science proficiency was in a similar range. Social studies, which is tested only in fifth grade, produced a weaker result, with fewer than three in ten students reaching proficiency. Participation rates on the math and English language arts tests were high, a good sign for data completeness. Given these numbers, a parent should expect a school where proficiency is a reach for a majority of students, and where conversations with the principal about academic support and intervention strategies are warranted. State testing data for this school’s grade band is available, so there is no gap in the record.
Demographically, the student body is predominantly white, with a significant Hispanic minority and small shares of Asian, Black, multiracial, and other groups. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of the economic mix in the attendance zone. The school itself is located in a central part of Warsaw, not far from the downtown area around Market Street and the Kosciusko County Courthouse. Housing in the zip code is priced somewhat below the state average for single-family homes, and rents are moderate, which is consistent with the area’s status as a manufacturing and industrial center rather than a high-cost suburban market.
Lincoln Elementary is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet, and its Title I status was not available in the data. No information was provided on the school’s staffing ratios, discipline rates, or chronic absenteeism, so a parent reliant on those to judge school climate or support levels will need to ask the school directly. The same goes for special education and English learner populations; data for those groups was missing from the file. Warsaw Community Schools, the parent district, was searched for recent parent-relevant changes or initiatives, but no specific developments with lasting impact were found in public sources, so this narrative cannot speak to any shifts in district policy or programming.
Program offerings were also absent from the data. For an elementary school, this is less of a gap than it would be for a high school, but it still means there is no public record of after-school activities, music or arts programs, or specialized curricular tracks. A family making a choice here will need to get that information from the school office.
The surrounding community is not a tourist brochure. Warsaw is a place where orthopedic manufacturing built the economy around DePuy, Zimmer, and Biomet, and where lakes like Center Lake and Winona Lake shape the geography and recreation. The city has a traditional downtown with some historic architecture, but it is ultimately an auto-oriented small city with a commercial-industrial base. Growth has been steady rather than explosive. For a family already living in or moving to Warsaw, Lincoln Elementary represents the default neighborhood public school in the central part of town. The academic results are modest, and the school’s position in the county is slightly above the middle, not at the top. A parent should weigh that against the school’s size, the community context, and the availability of support programs that the public data does not show.
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