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The Lincoln Academy, Beloitâs new public charter school, will open this fall with a sixth gradeâspace for 50 more childrenâto ensure students are prepared for higher-level courses in high school.
The new school, which is still under construction at 608 Henry Ave., will start enrolling students Feb. 1.
Original plans called for the academy to have 4K through second grades and seventh through ninth grades in its first year. The Kids First Board of Directors approved adding a sixth grade in December, increasing the potential student body from 350 to 400 students, CEO Kristi Cole said.
In a news release, Kids First Beloitâwhich is building the schoolâcited 2018-19 data from the Wisconsin Forward math exam for sixth-graders, which showed only 16.1% of all Beloit School District students were proficient in math.