The top reported proficiency rate is 55% in English language arts. The lowest is 50% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a regular public school in Beatrice, Nebraska, serving only pre-kindergarten through second grade within the Beatrice Public Schools district. Because its grade band stops well before the state testing years, the school itself does not generate current academic accountability scores for its enrolled students. The available state assessment data, from a single past year, reflects grades three through five, which likely represent an earlier configuration of the school. On those older results, math and English Language Arts proficiency rates varied widely by grade, with some third-grade classes reaching a modest majority proficient and fifth-grade classes hovering around the halfway mark. Science results were suppressed and not reported. Placed against the other districts in Gage County, the school’s overall proficiency index from that testing period sat in the bottom quartile. Because that data does not describe the current pre-K through second-grade program, a parent may want to ask the district how early literacy and numeracy are assessed at Lincoln and how prepared students typically are when they move to a school serving upper elementary grades.
The student body is small and concentrated in kindergarten through second grade, with pre-kindergarten appearing as an option but not enrolling during the data snapshot. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a high-poverty context. Racially, the population is mostly white, with a meaningful Hispanic minority and small numbers of students who are American Indian, Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, or of two or more races. No counts for students with disabilities or English learners were reported, so the level of specialized support is not visible from the available information.
Beatrice, the county seat of Gage County, is a small Midwestern city with a traditional downtown, a county courthouse, and cultural anchors including the Homestead National Historical Park, the Gage County Museum, and a community theater. The city promotes a new hospital, recreational trails, and a range of civic amenities. Housing values in the area run below both the Nebraska and national averages, and rents are moderate, making the community relatively affordable. The local economy is shaped by the hospital, county government, and the Beatrice State Developmental Center, and the city has seen modest population growth since the last census.
The parent district, Beatrice Public Schools, turned up no recent major changes or strategic priorities in the publicly available search conducted for this profile. The school itself is not a charter or magnet, and no information on discipline, attendance, or staffing ratios was found, leaving those dimensions of school climate undocumented.
This is an early-elementary school in a stable, moderately priced community. Families looking for a neighborhood school for their youngest children will find a place where nearly three in four students come from low-income households and where past testing, from a time when the school included older grades, was low relative to area districts. The early grade span means children will need to transition to another building after second grade, making the elementary path a two-school experience. The local housing market is one of the more affordable in the state, which may appeal to families seeking a lower cost of living while accessing a small-town public school system.
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