Lincoln Elementary

Set in Hoquiam, Washington, Lincoln Elementary is an intimate elementary campus, one of the schools within Hoquiam School District. It teaches 233 students across grades 2 through 5. By comparison, Washington's public schools average about 380 students each, so Lincoln Elementary sits 39% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 6 schools in Hoquiam School District (1,566 students total), Lincoln Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elementary reports that the largest single group is White at 55%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder looks like 32% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Grays Harbor County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lincoln Elementary has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Grays Harbor County's rate of about 65%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 29.5%, the actual is 27.9%, a residual of -1.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Grays Harbor County indicate median household income runs about $64,414, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Grays Harbor County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,564 students), of which Lincoln Elementary is one.

Central Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elementary at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 25.5%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Lincoln Elementary's enrollment has declined 10% since 2018, when it stood at 258 (now 233). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 19% to 32%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Lincoln Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.