Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in DELTA, Colorado, operated by Delta County Joint District No. 50. The school instructs 371 students in grades K through 5.

Within Delta County Joint District No. 50, which oversees 17 schools and 4,591 students, Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Elementary School records that 60% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 34% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Delta County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Lincoln Elementary School reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Delta County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat above 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 26.4%; this one delivers 33.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Delta County shows the typical household earns roughly $57,774 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Delta County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,591 students), of which Lincoln Elementary School is one.

Delta Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary School. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.6%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School has decreased 27%, going from 507 students in 2018 to 371 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 64% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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