LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY

LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY is a mid-tier K-5 school in SPARKS, Nevada, one of the schools within Washoe County. The school teaches 438 students in grades pre-K through 5.

LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY is one of 113 schools operated by Washoe County, a district that caters to 63,412 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 17% White, 7% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 26% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.1:1, putting LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washoe County (around 56%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.5%; this one comes in at 17.3%, -15.2 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Washoe County put median household income runs about $88,096, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Washoe County runs 127 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,279 students), of which LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY is one.

GEORGE L. DILWORTH S.T.E.M ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LINCOLN PARK ELEMENTARY ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 34.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 26%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 438 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 2% to 7% over that span. Class-load math has loosened: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 in 2025.

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