LINCOLN ES

Set in Ponca City, Oklahoma, LINCOLN ES is a moderately sized elementary-level community, one of the schools within PONCA CITY. It instructs 316 students across grades K through 5.

LINCOLN ES is one of 11 schools operated by PONCA CITY, a district that works with 4,466 students overall.

On demographics, LINCOLN ES logs that the most-represented group is White (33%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 26% Hispanic, 24% Native American, 8% multiracial, 4% Black. By comparison, Kay County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, LINCOLN ES has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.6:1, putting LINCOLN ES higher than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kay County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Kay County) reports that median household income runs about $58,423, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. LINCOLN ES is one of 22 public schools in Kay County (combined enrollment of about 7,295 students).

Nearest neighbor: PONCA CITY WEST MS, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 25%: 424 students in 2018 compared to 316 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 19% to 26%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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