LINCOLN ES

LINCOLN ES, a small primary school in Norman, Oklahoma, operated by NORMAN, serves 258 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% below the state mean of about 366.

NORMAN comprises 25 schools with combined enrollment of 16,048 students; LINCOLN ES is among them.

In terms of who attends, LINCOLN ES lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 10% Black, 4% Native American. By comparison, Cleveland County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, LINCOLN ES has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting LINCOLN ES tighter than the state norm the norm. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Cleveland County's rate of about 52%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LINCOLN ES sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.8%; this one delivers 45.3%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Cleveland County shows median household income runs about $77,068, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Cleveland County runs 72 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,218 students), of which LINCOLN ES is one.

The closest other public school is LONGFELLOW MS, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LINCOLN ES comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 298 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 13% to 24%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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