Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOUNT PLEASANT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191989001170
Lincoln Elementary School
501 S Corkhill, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641 · (319) 385-7765 · Henry County
GRADES 01–02ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
104 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 108 | 53% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 47% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Lincoln Elementary School→Van Allen Elementary School→Mount Pleasant Middle School→Mount Pleasant High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Mount Pleasant Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.7%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
73.1%
IA avg 69.8%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
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
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 →
Where Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Henry County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #398 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #334 of 564 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.7% | #462 of 564 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #558 of 705 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #169 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.7% | #231 of 561 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.7% | #57 of 359 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
202
-70 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 16.5:1
% White
69%
was 81%
% Hispanic
19%
was 10%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 202 | 16.1 | 12.6:1 | 51% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 211 | 17.5 | 12.1:1 | 56% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 18.2 | 11.6:1 | 50% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 272 | 16.5 | 16.5:1 | 36% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School sits in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, and is classified as an elementary school. Its grade span covers grades 1 through 2, with 202 students on the rolls. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students, which makes this school 38% below average.
Lincoln Elementary School is part of Mount Pleasant Comm School District, where 8 schools serve 2,011 students.
The largest group at Lincoln Elementary School is White students, at 69%. Smaller groups are 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, 88% of Henry County residents are White. The diversity index for Lincoln Elementary School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 16.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Roughly 51% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lincoln Elementary School scores 65.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 66.2%.
In the surrounding county, Henry County, the median household earns about $67,436 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lincoln Elementary School, Henry County has 13 public schools.
Lincoln Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is WisdomQuest Education Center, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 65.6% is below the 67.0% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 202 in 2024-25. In 2017-18, it was 272. The percentage of White students fell from 81% to 69% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.5:1 in 2017-18, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mount Pleasant Comm School District
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 545 students
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Van Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- Salem Elementary SchoolElementary · 86 students
Other schools in Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant High SchoolHigh · 545 students
- Mount Pleasant Middle SchoolMiddle · 383 students
- Van Allen Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 212 students
- Harlan Elementary SchoolElementary · 195 students
- WisdomQuest Education CenterHigh · 26 students
Nearby schools
- WisdomQuest Education Center0.3 mi · 26
- Van Allen Elementary School0.6 mi · 362
- Mount Pleasant Middle School0.6 mi · 383
- Harlan Elementary School1.2 mi · 195
- Harlan Elementary School1.2 mi · 212
- Mount Pleasant High School1.4 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 202 students in grades 01-02.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves grades 01-02.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?
Lincoln Elementary School is part of Mount Pleasant Comm School District.
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