Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school of well-populated scale in Lincoln, Alabama, overseen by Talladega County, enrolling 902 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 88% bigger than the typical public school in Alabama, which averages around 480 students.

Talladega County comprises 17 schools with combined enrollment of 7,321 students; Lincoln Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 61%. The remainder reads as 29% Black, 6% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. Compared to Talladega County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.4:1. The state averages around 17.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 51% of students at Lincoln Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Talladega County (around 62%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 45.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Talladega County shows median household income runs about $57,776, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. Lincoln Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Talladega County (combined enrollment of about 10,973 students).

The closest other public school is Charles R Drew Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.5%.

Lincoln Elementary School operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 779 (now 902). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 73% to 61% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 18.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Lincoln Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.