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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
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of Iowa public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools

Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 325
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 110853%
Grade 29447%
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%
White
14069%
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
3919%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
94%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
115%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
10652%
Female
9648%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Lincoln Elementary School→Van Allen Elementary School→Mount Pleasant Middle School→Mount Pleasant High School
Feeds from
Harlan Elementary SchoolPK–KG
Based on grade levels within Mount Pleasant Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ISASP 2023-24 . % Proficient
English 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 · methodology
Tier
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 →

Schools most like Lincoln Elementary School

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Lincoln Elementary School this school20251.5%65.6%
Pleasant View Elementary School
Webster City
21051.0%N/A
Washington Elementary
Fairfield
23951.9%N/A
Washington Elementary School
Charles City
20660.2%N/A
Schaller-Crestland Elementary
Schaller
15950.3%85.8%
Sunset Heights Elementary School
Webster City
31148.6%72.8%
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Lincoln Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IowaIn Henry County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
65.6%#398 of 564N/A
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
73.1%#334 of 564N/A
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.7%#462 of 564N/A
Enrollment
ranked largest first
202#558 of 705#4 of 7
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#169 of 561N/A
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.7%#231 of 561N/A
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
51.5%#196 of 666#2 of 6
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-25.7%#57 of 359N/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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
202
-31 (-13%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 199
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2520216.112.6:151% (104)
2023-2421117.512.1:156% (119)
2022-2321118.211.6:150% (105)
2020-212331614.6:147% (110)
2017-1827216.516.5:136% (98)
2015-162871519.1:140% (114)
2010-112541714.9:150% (128)
2000-012651616.6:135% (92)
1990-91199824.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 26% (272 to 202); teachers down 2% (16.5 to 16.1).

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.

On the allk12 Grade, Lincoln Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 30% of Iowa public elementary schools.

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 2020-21, it was 233. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.6:1 in 2020-21, and 12.6:1 in 2024-25.

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Henry County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Lincoln Elementary School
District
Mount Pleasant Comm School District
Address
501 S Corkhill, Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
Phone
(319) 385-7765
County
Henry County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
01–02
Total enrollment
202
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
104 (51%)
Locale
33-Town: Remote
NCES ID
191989001170
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 189th largest of the 214.

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Frequently asked questions

About Lincoln Elementary School
How 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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