Lincoln Upper Elementary School

Lincoln Upper Elementary School is an elementary school in Washington, Iowa, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 344 students, spread over grades 3 through 5.

Washington Comm School District is the district for Lincoln Upper Elementary School. It has 4 schools and 1,600 students.

Of every 100 students at Lincoln Upper Elementary School, about 70 are White. Other reported shares: 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Washington County's residents are about 90% White, 20 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Upper Elementary School scores 46%.

Lincoln Upper Elementary School reported 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.5:1. The school's 12.5:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Iowa. Roughly 40% of students at Lincoln Upper Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 32% average for public schools in Washington County is 8 points.

Lincoln Upper Elementary School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 17% of Iowa public elementary schools.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lincoln Upper Elementary School is 71.7%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 64.2%.

For Washington County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $75,647 a year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Washington County number 13, with about 3,820 students.

The closest school to Lincoln Upper Elementary School is Washington Middle School, located about 0.2 miles away. There are 3 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 68.1% on proficiency, and Lincoln Upper Elementary School is below that at 64.2%.

Lincoln Upper Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.

The school's student count rose 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.5:1, from 10.7:1.

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