Lincoln Elementary School

Located at 10280 N 450 E, in Roselawn, Indiana, Lincoln Elementary School is a cozy elementary school that caters to 244 students (grades K through 6), part of North Newton School Corp. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 436.

North Newton School Corp comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,004 students; Lincoln Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary School shows that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 16% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. The state averages around 15.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 64% of students at Lincoln Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Newton County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.2%.

In the broader community, Newton County reports that median household earnings sit near $75,481, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Newton County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,850 students), Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: DeMotte Elementary School, around 6.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.9%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School has declined 30%, going from 349 students in 2018 to 244 in 2025.

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