Nathan Collis denied a charge of rape following an incident in the autumn of 2011.
He was described in court as immature with a low IQ level. However, Collis, now 19, was found guilty by a jury following a trial.
Passing sentence, Judge John Pini QC, said: "It must have been absolutely obvious that the girl was the sort of age she was and absolutely obvious to you that she was not consenting."
The judge told Collis that his time in a young offenders' institution had been reduced because Collis was himself only 15 when the offence took place and sentencing guidelines required him to give a lesser sentence than would have been imposed on an adult male for the same offence.
Collis, of Barnack Estate, Burgh le Marsh, denied a charge of rape as well as two charges of sexual activity with a child.
He claimed the girl was lying but was found guilty by the jury of all three charges.
Andrew Howarth, prosecuting at Lincoln Crown Court, said that Collis raped the girl on a playing field.
He went on to commit further sexual offences against her which resulted in her contracting a sexually transmitted disease.
The offences came to light when the girl's mother discovered information on her daughter's computer and contacted police.
In a victim impact statement read out in court, the victim said she has self-harmed and had nightmares as a result of the offences Collis committed against her.
The girl said she has suffered panic attacks and added: "It affected my schooling and my grades dropped dramatically.
"Before this I was an outgoing fun-loving person. I have started to have serious trust issues and I'm still very wary around people I don't know."
Adam Pearson, defending, said his client has a low IQ and is on disability living allowance as a result of being diagnosed with "conduct disorder".
"He is not intelligent. Although he may have been very nearly 16 at the time his behaviour and emotional maturity relate to someone much younger than that," he said.
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