LINCOLN ES

LINCOLN ES, an average-sized elementary-level community in Ardmore, Oklahoma, overseen by ARDMORE, serves 409 students, covering grades 3 through 4.

Within ARDMORE, which oversees 6 schools and 2,546 students, LINCOLN ES is one campus in the system.

On demographics, LINCOLN ES lists that 28% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 25% multiracial, 12% Black, 7% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting LINCOLN ES higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 100% of students at LINCOLN ES qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Carter County's rate of about 70%.

Around the school, census data for Carter County shows median household earnings sit near $60,723, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Carter County's 28 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,383 students), LINCOLN ES is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JEFFERSON ES, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around LINCOLN ES.

LINCOLN ES operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 414 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 37% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 22.8:1 in 2025.

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