Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Colton, California, one of the schools within Colton Joint Unified, educates 587 students, covering grades K through 6. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Abraham Lincoln Elementary sits 26% bigger than that benchmark.

Abraham Lincoln Elementary is one of 27 schools operated by Colton Joint Unified, a district that enrolls 18,397 students overall.

On demographics, Abraham Lincoln Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (96%). That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Abraham Lincoln Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.5%.

In the broader community, census data for San Bernardino County shows the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), Abraham Lincoln Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Alice Birney Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Abraham Lincoln Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Abraham Lincoln Elementary at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 23.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abraham Lincoln Elementary has declined 13%, going from 674 students in 2018 to 587 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 24.1:1 in 2018 to 22.6:1 in 2025.

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