Barge-Lincoln Elementary School

Located at 219 E I St, in Yakima, Washington, Barge-Lincoln Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school that works with 518 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Yakima School District. That puts it 36% above the typical public school in Washington, which averages around 380 students.

Barge-Lincoln Elementary School is one of 27 schools operated by Yakima School District, a district that enrolls 15,488 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Barge-Lincoln Elementary School shows that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 5% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Yakima County as a whole is about 52% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Barge-Lincoln Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. About 93% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Yakima County's rate of about 77%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Barge-Lincoln Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 17.9%; this one delivers 25.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Yakima County) reports that median household income runs about $70,656, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. Across Yakima County's 119 public schools (combined enrollment of about 52,145 students), Barge-Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Yakima Online, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Barge-Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 622 (now 518). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Barge-Lincoln Elementary School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.