Lincoln Elementary School

Set in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Lincoln Elementary School is an average-sized primary school, operated by Cedar Falls Comm School District. It hosts 416 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 28% above the state mean of about 325.

Across the 10 schools in Cedar Falls Comm School District (5,853 students total), Lincoln Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lincoln Elementary School shows that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 6% Black, 5% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Iowa public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 69.3%; Lincoln Elementary School posts 78.9%, +9.6 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Black Hawk County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,417 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Lincoln Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Black Hawk County (combined enrollment of about 18,224 students).

Nearest neighbor: Helen A Hansen Elementary School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 80.2%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 578 (now 416). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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