Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School

Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School is a middle-grades school located in Estherville, Iowa, in Emmet County. The school enrolls 308 students, from grades 5 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Iowa is about 400, so this school runs 23% smaller than that.

In Estherville Lincoln Central Comm School District, 3 schools enroll a combined 1,127 students.

A majority of students at Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School, 64%, are White. Next come 33% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 87% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1 at Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School, with 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 56%.

Measured against Iowa public middle schools, Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.0%, compared with a predicted 64.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.

Across Emmet County, median household income is about $63,730, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The public schools of Emmet County number 4 and enroll about 1,297.

Of nearby public schools, Estherville Lincoln Central High School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.

The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.

Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School had 359 students in 2020-21 and 308 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.0:1 to 10.7:1.

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