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How has Carlin C. Coppin Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN PLACER UNIFIED·NCES 064214006894
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary
150 East 12th St., Lincoln, CA 95648 · (916) 645-6390 · Placer County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
23.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
197 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 | 91 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
51.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +1.0pp since 2014
Math
47.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.6% | 29.4% | 21.6% | 27.3% |
| Math | 20.2% | 27.5% | 26.4% | 25.9% |
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 | 51.0% | 47.7% |
| 2023-24 | 46.8% | 44.8% |
| 2022-23 | 50.2% | 44.5% |
| 2021-22 | 49.8% | 46.4% |
| 2020-21 | 49.5% | 37.9% |
| 2018-19 | 56.7% | 41.8% |
| 2017-18 | 49.5% | 49.5% |
| 2016-17 | 48.5% | 42.5% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 46.0% |
| 2014-15 | 50.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Carlin C. Coppin Elementary
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary's state test result (47.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin C. Coppin Elementary this school | 442 | 44.6% | 47.2% |
| Coyote Valley Elementary Hidden Valley Lake | 427 | 43.3% | 47.6% |
| Enslen Elementary Modesto | 385 | 45.2% | 59.4% |
| Almond Acres Charter Academy Paso Robles | 478 | 47.1% | N/A |
| C. W. Dillard Elementary Wilton | 443 | 42.9% | 57.8% |
| San Miguel Elementary Santa Rosa | 401 | 45.4% | 54.8% |
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 Carlin C. Coppin Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Placer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #1,914 of 5,151 | #50 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,742 of 5,172 ▲ 97 | #46 of 61 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,954 of 5,172 ▲ 183 | #48 of 61 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,925 of 5,116 | #17 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #3,135 of 5,915 | #34 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #3,188 of 5,352 | #54 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #1,921 of 5,354 | #41 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.6% | #4,155 of 5,625 | #17 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #909 of 1,139 | #15 of 16 |
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
442
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
was 20.6:1
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 | 442 | 19 | 23.3:1 | 45% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 432 | 19.8 | 21.8:1 | 47% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 17 | 23.3:1 | 45% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 412 | 20 | 20.6:1 | 47% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 17.6 | 24.4:1 | 45% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 401 | 17 | 23.6:1 | 40% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 421 | N/A | N/A | 41% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 450 | 26 | 17.3:1 | 97% (435) |
| 1990-91 | 670 | 29 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carlin C. Coppin Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (430 to 442); teachers up 8% (17.6 to 19).
About Carlin C. Coppin Elementary
Located in Lincoln, California, Carlin C. Coppin Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 442 students, covering kindergarten through 5.
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary is in Western Placer Unified, a district with 8,030 students across 14 schools.
White students are 54% of those enrolled at Carlin C. Coppin Elementary. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Black. That compares with about 69% White among all Placer County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 23.3:1. The school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. In all, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 33% average for public schools in Placer County.
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 44% of California public elementary schools.
In California, Carlin C. Coppin Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 47.2% actual against a predicted 53.4%.
Census data for Placer County show median household income comes to about $115,998, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 123 public schools and about 70,590 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, ATLAS Learning Academy, is the closest to Carlin C. Coppin Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 44.7% proficiency; Carlin C. Coppin Elementary posts 47.2%.
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The school grew from 412 students in 2020-21 to 442 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 23.3:1.
The discussion board for Carlin C. Coppin Elementary is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Placer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
419,156
Census ACS
Median income
$115,998
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
70,590 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Placer Unified
- Twelve Bridges HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Twelve Bridges MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Glen Edwards MiddleMiddle · 815 students
- Twelve Bridges ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Creekside Oaks ElementaryElementary · 557 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Horizon CharterCombined · 1,757 students
- John Adams Academy - LincolnCombined · 1,392 students
- Twelve Bridges HighHigh · 1,317 students
- Lincoln HighHigh · 1,184 students
- Twelve Bridges MiddleMiddle · 931 students
- Glen Edwards MiddleMiddle · 815 students
Nearby schools
- ATLAS Learning Academy0.8 mi · 80
- Phoenix High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 105
- Lincoln High0.9 mi · 1,184
- Glen Edwards Middle1.2 mi · 815
- Horizon Charter1.2 mi · 1,757
- First Street Elementary1.4 mi · 381
Frequently asked questions
About Carlin C. Coppin ElementaryHow large is Carlin C. Coppin Elementary?
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Carlin C. Coppin Elementary serve?
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Carlin C. Coppin Elementary have?
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Carlin C. Coppin Elementary?
Student demographics at Carlin C. Coppin Elementary are roughly 54% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Carlin C. Coppin Elementary in?
Carlin C. Coppin Elementary is part of Western Placer Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.