The top reported proficiency rate is 76% in Math. The lowest is 52% in Social studies.
Original Research by School Decision on Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a regular public school in Monroe, Wisconsin, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The school has a sizable pre-kindergarten program that makes up roughly half of its total enrollment, while the kindergarten-through-fifth-grade classrooms each hold a share of the student body. The student population is predominantly white, with a Hispanic/Latino population that forms the next largest group, and small numbers of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. A significant share of students come from low-income households, as reflected in the share eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The school sits within the Monroe School District, which is the largest district in Green County. The city of Monroe, known as the Cheese Capital of the USA, has a historic downtown square that serves as the civic and commercial center. The city is a small community, with a population that has seen a gradual decline over recent decades. Monroe is about an hour from Madison, roughly two hours from Milwaukee, and about two and a half hours from Chicago. Outside of the walkable downtown square, the city is car-oriented, with a bypass routing through-traffic around the center. Major employers include the Monroe Clinic, the school district itself, and local cheese and dairy operations.
When it comes to academic performance on Wisconsin’s Forward assessments, Abraham Lincoln Elementary presents a picture that varies by grade and subject. In math, the school’s third graders showed a solid share of students meeting or exceeding proficiency standards. The fourth-grade math results were softer, with a smaller share reaching that bar. Fifth graders had a notably stronger showing, with most students scoring at the proficient or advanced level. In English language arts, the pattern was more consistent across grades, with each cohort posting a share of proficient students that was lower than the strongest math result but still above a simple majority. The school’s fourth graders were assessed in science and social studies as well, and in both subjects just above half of students met the proficiency threshold.
Taken together, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades positions it in the top quarter among districts in Green County. This is a meaningful signal for a family weighing academic options within the county. Fourth-grade ELA, with just over half of students proficient, is the soft spot in an otherwise solid profile, and a parent might want to ask the school about the specific supports in place for literacy at that grade level.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate or postsecondary readiness data to report. Information on special education and English learner populations was not available in the data provided. The school’s chronic absenteeism rate was also not reported, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about attendance patterns. No specific recent district changes, such as referendums, budget shifts, or curriculum updates, were identified in available public sources.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a neighborhood school in a small, closely connected city. The student body is not especially diverse, and the school serves a community where the local economy is anchored by healthcare, education, and agriculture. For a family living in or moving to Monroe, this school offers a straightforward elementary pathway with math results that strengthen as students move up through the grades, and a countywide standing that suggests consistent, if not uniformly high, achievement across subjects.
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