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Alumni: what's one memory from Abraham Lincoln Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CUPERTINO UNION·NCES 061029001139
Abraham Lincoln Elementary
21710 McClellan Rd., Cupertino, CA 95014 · (408) 252-4798 · Santa Clara County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of California public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
95 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
81.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
90.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 61.8% | 20.1% | 10.6% | 7.5% |
| Math | 71.6% | 18.5% | 6.7% | 3.1% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.9% | 90.2% |
| 2023-24 | 86.3% | 87.3% |
| 2022-23 | 88.3% | 88.6% |
| 2021-22 | 88.5% | 87.8% |
| 2020-21 | 82.1% | 84.0% |
| 2018-19 | 85.6% | 88.6% |
| 2017-18 | 87.5% | 88.0% |
| 2016-17 | 85.2% | 88.7% |
| 2015-16 | 87.0% | 90.0% |
| 2014-15 | 88.0% | 88.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
86.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 71% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Abraham Lincoln Elementary
Abraham Lincoln Elementary's state test result (86.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary this school | 662 | 14.4% | 86.3% |
| Harold William Kolb Dublin | 696 | 15.4% | 86.6% |
| Mabel Mattos Elementary Milpitas | 746 | 15.1% | 78.3% |
| Ardenwood Elementary Fremont | 637 | 18.8% | 82.0% |
| James Franklin Smith Elementary San Jose | 595 | 10.1% | 79.4% |
| Fairlands Elementary Pleasanton | 670 | 10.6% | 76.5% |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abraham Lincoln Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Santa Clara County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #58 of 5,151 | #13 of 226 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #28 of 5,172 ▲ 31 | #11 of 226 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #190 of 5,172 ▼ 123 | #25 of 226 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.1pp | #1,179 of 5,116 | #90 of 225 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 662 | #944 of 5,915 | #17 of 255 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.7:1 | #4,263 of 5,352 | #210 of 247 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #3,333 of 5,354 | #171 of 247 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.4% | #5,344 of 5,625 | #202 of 252 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #465 of 1,139 | #12 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
662
+114 (+21%) vs 2020
+8% since 1990-91, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
24.7:1
was 23.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 662 | 26.8 | 24.7:1 | 14% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 663 | 26.3 | 25.2:1 | 14% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 26.1 | 25.5:1 | 10% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 23 | 23.8:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | 22.6 | 26.3:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 25 | 26.5:1 | 1% (8) |
| 2010-11 | 740 | N/A | N/A | 1% (7) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 29 | 23.8:1 | 2% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 615 | 23 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abraham Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (595 to 662); teachers up 18% (22.6 to 26.8).
About Abraham Lincoln Elementary
A mid-sized elementary school in Cupertino, California, Abraham Lincoln Elementary is part of Cupertino Union. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 662 students. Elementary schools in California have about 465 students on average; enrollment here is 42% higher.
Cupertino Union is responsible for 23 schools, Abraham Lincoln Elementary included, with 13,526 students in all.
The share of Asian students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary is 75%, a majority. After that, the student body is 12% multiracial, 6% White, and 5% Hispanic. Census figures show Santa Clara County is about 41% Asian. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary are from different groups.
On staff are 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 24.7:1. The average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 14% of students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Santa Clara County average 37%.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 94% of California public elementary schools.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary scores 15.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 86.3% actual versus 71.1% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Santa Clara County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $164,281 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Santa Clara County has 412 public schools with about 230,059 students, including Abraham Lincoln Elementary.
Monta Vista High, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Abraham Lincoln Elementary is 4th among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Abraham Lincoln Elementary's location as City: Small.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 114 students, from 548 to 662.
The allk12 page for Abraham Lincoln Elementary lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Santa Clara County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,902,047
Census ACS
Median income
$164,281
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
412
230,059 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cupertino Union
- Cupertino MiddleMiddle · 1,067 students
- Joaquin Miller MiddleMiddle · 1,067 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 880 students
- Sam H. Lawson MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Louis E. Stocklmeir ElementaryElementary · 840 students
- Warren E. Hyde MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Other schools in Cupertino
- Homestead HighHigh · 2,224 students
- Cupertino HighHigh · 1,800 students
- Monta Vista HighHigh · 1,630 students
- John F. Kennedy MiddleMiddle · 880 students
- Sam H. Lawson MiddleMiddle · 841 students
- Warren E. Hyde MiddleMiddle · 800 students
Other Abraham Lincoln Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 11 states are named Abraham Lincoln Elementary. Abraham Lincoln Elementary is the largest of the 22.
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryPalm Desert, CA · 607 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryColton, CA · 587 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementarySacramento, CA · 498 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryLa Crescenta, CA · 495 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementarySanta Ana, CA · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Monta Vista High0.1 mi · 1,630
- John F. Kennedy Middle0.3 mi · 880
- William Faria Elementary0.9 mi · 614
- Stevens Creek Elementary1.0 mi · 407
- Garden Gate Elementary1.2 mi · 471
- Homestead High1.5 mi · 2,224
Frequently asked questions
About Abraham Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Abraham Lincoln Elementary?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 662 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Abraham Lincoln Elementary serve?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary?
Approximately 24.7:1 students per teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary?
At Abraham Lincoln Elementary, the student body is approximately 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 75% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Abraham Lincoln Elementary in?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary is part of Cupertino Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.