The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in Science. The lowest is 9% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Es
Lincoln ES is an elementary school in Lawton, Oklahoma, serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within the Lawton Public Schools district. It is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet, and it sits in a residential area near the southwestern edge of the city. With an enrollment that is small for an elementary school, it draws from the surrounding neighborhood. The student body is diverse: the largest groups are Hispanic students and Black students, followed by White students and students who identify as two or more races, with a smaller share of American Indian or Alaska Native students. No Asian or Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students were reported.
State assessment results are available for the 2024-25 school year across math, English language arts, and science, though the third-grade math result was suppressed for privacy reasons. On the Oklahoma School Testing Program, the share of students scoring proficient or above was very low in most tested grades and subjects. In math, fourth-grade proficiency was in the low double digits and fifth-grade proficiency was in the low teens. In English language arts, the picture was similar: third and fourth grade proficiency rates were especially low, while fifth grade reached a moderate level. In fifth-grade science, about a fifth of students were proficient. Compared to other districts in Comanche County, Lincoln ES sits in the bottom quartile for overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades. A parent considering this school will want to speak with the school directly about academic supports and interventions, particularly for reading and math in the early grades.
Because Lincoln ES serves only elementary grades, there is no high school graduation rate or chronic absenteeism measure to report. The data does not include information on class sizes, teacher experience, per-pupil spending, or program offerings such as art, music, or foreign language, so those are gaps a family would need to explore through a visit or by contacting the school.
The surrounding city of Lawton functions as the regional hub for southwestern Oklahoma. Its economy has long been tied to Fort Sill, the adjacent U.S. Army installation, as well as manufacturing, healthcare, and retail. The city is auto-oriented and low-density, with limited public transit. Housing values are modest relative to state and national benchmarks, and rents are correspondingly affordable. The Lawton Public Schools district has passed two bond measures in recent years, one in 2021 and another in 2023, focused on transportation, technology upgrades, and school safety improvements. Those investments may be felt at Lincoln ES in terms of newer buses or classroom devices.
For a family, Lincoln ES offers a small, neighborhood elementary setting in a diverse, working-class, military-adjacent community. Its academic results are a clear soft spot; a parent should expect to be an active advocate for their child's learning and to ask the school about targeted support programs, interventions, and how teachers differentiate instruction. The school's website, if available, and a conversation with the principal would be the best next steps to understand the full picture beyond the numbers reported here.
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