Lincoln Center

As an average-sized K-5 school in Albia, Iowa, Lincoln Center works with 320 students from grades 3 through 6, one of the schools within Albia Comm School District.

Lincoln Center is one of 5 schools operated by Albia Comm School District, a district that teaches 1,123 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Lincoln Center records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Monroe County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lincoln Center has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Center sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.5%; this one delivers 75.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Monroe County shows median household earnings sit near $70,996, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Monroe County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,123 students), Lincoln Center is one campus in the mix.

Albia Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Center comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 73.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Center has edged down 16%, going from 382 students in 2018 to 320 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share expanded from 90% to 95%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Lincoln Center typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.