Enrollment
359
High
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTHERVILLE LINCOLN CENTRAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191107000685
Estherville Lincoln Central High School
1520 Central Ave, Estherville, IA 51334 · (712) 362-2659 · Emmet County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL359 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% of Iowa public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
169 students
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 89 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 93 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 26% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
61.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.4% | 61.4% |
| 2023-24 | 74.9% | 59.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Estherville Lincoln Central High School
Estherville Lincoln Central High School's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estherville Lincoln Central High School this school | 359 | 47.1% | 62.2% |
| Boyden-Hull High School Hull | 253 | 44.3% | 76.6% |
| Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School Belmond | 297 | 51.9% | 68.4% |
| Sibley-Ocheyedan High School Sibley | 195 | 48.2% | 77.1% |
| Hampton-Dumont High School Hampton | 457 | 46.8% | 73.2% |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School Clarion | 291 | 51.2% | 66.3% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Estherville Lincoln Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #270 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #256 of 314 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #286 of 314 ▼ 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 359 | #137 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #104 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.7% | #59 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #66 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #133 of 133 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
359
-36 (-9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 359 | 26.1 | 13.7:1 | 47% (169) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 27.3 | 13.4:1 | 49% (179) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 27.1 | 14.2:1 | 47% (180) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 28 | 14.1:1 | 51% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 28.1 | 12.7:1 | 41% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | 29 | 12.6:1 | 43% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 381 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 37% (140) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 27% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 31 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estherville Lincoln Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (357 to 359); teachers down 7% (28.1 to 26.1).
About Estherville Lincoln Central High School
Estherville, Iowa, is home to Estherville Lincoln Central High School, a small high school. The school counted 359 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 23% fewer students than the average for high schools in Iowa (about 468).
Estherville Lincoln Central High School is part of a district of 3 schools: Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District, with 1,127 students.
White students are 67% of those enrolled at Estherville Lincoln Central High School. Other reported shares: 29% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 87% White among all Emmet County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
Based on 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Estherville Lincoln Central High School has a ratio of 13.7:1. The average for high schools in Iowa, 17.3:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 47% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Estherville Lincoln Central High School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 16% of Iowa public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Estherville Lincoln Central High School is 6.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
Census data for Emmet County show median household income comes to about $63,730, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 4 public schools and about 1,297 students.
Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Estherville Lincoln Central High School is 7th among 8 schools close by.
Estherville Lincoln Central High School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 36 students, from 395 to 359.
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Emmet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,262
Census ACS
Median income
$63,730
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,297 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District
- Demoney ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Estherville Lincoln Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Other schools in Estherville
- Demoney ElementaryElementary · 460 students
- Estherville Lincoln Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School0.1 mi · 308
- Demoney Elementary0.1 mi · 460
- Graettinger-Terril Elementary School10.0 mi · 149
- Graettinger-Terril Middle School11.9 mi · 48
- Graettinger-Terril High School11.9 mi · 128
- Spirit Lake Middle School13.9 mi · 379
Frequently asked questions
About Estherville Lincoln Central High SchoolHow large is Estherville Lincoln Central High School?
Estherville Lincoln Central High School enrolls approximately 359 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Estherville Lincoln Central High School serve?
Estherville Lincoln Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Estherville Lincoln Central High School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Estherville Lincoln Central High School.
What is the student diversity at Estherville Lincoln Central High School?
Student demographics at Estherville Lincoln Central High School are roughly 67% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Estherville Lincoln Central High School public or private?
Estherville Lincoln Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District.
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