Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Charles City, Iowa, one of the schools within Charles City Comm School District, caters to 280 students in grades 2 through 4.

Charles City Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,344 students; Lincoln Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 61% of students at Lincoln Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Floyd County (around 49%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 61.2%, the actual is 59.1%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Floyd County put median household earnings sit near $68,557, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Floyd County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,152 students), of which Lincoln Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Charles City High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 69.4%.

Lincoln Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 35%: 207 students in 2018 compared to 280 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 13% to 8%.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.