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What's the most underrated thing about Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
740
Elementary
DISTRICT 582 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAHEIM ELEMENTARY·NCES 060261000157
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary
1413 East Broadway, Anaheim, CA 92805 · (714) 517-8929 · Orange County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL740 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
23.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
642 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 122 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (129).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · 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
16.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +3.1pp since 2014
Math
13.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -3.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.6% | 12.5% | 27.6% | 56.4% |
| Math | 2.9% | 10.3% | 29.4% | 57.5% |
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 | 16.1% | 13.1% |
| 2023-24 | 17.6% | 13.1% |
| 2022-23 | 20.1% | 14.7% |
| 2021-22 | 23.4% | 15.9% |
| 2018-19 | 18.4% | 20.4% |
| 2017-18 | 17.4% | 16.5% |
| 2016-17 | 12.0% | 13.4% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
14.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary's state test result (14.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary this school | 740 | 86.8% | 14.8% |
| Berenda Elementary Madera | 709 | 85.0% | 31.8% |
| Venetia Valley K-8 San Rafael | 748 | 87.7% | 22.7% |
| John C. Fremont Elementary Stockton | 813 | 87.0% | 11.2% |
| Andrew Jackson Elementary Indio | 750 | 88.8% | 18.7% |
| Bill Libbon Elementary Santa Maria | 834 | 87.9% | 25.4% |
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 Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.8% | #4,942 of 5,151 | #376 of 381 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #4,892 of 5,172 ▼ 72 | #378 of 382 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #5,019 of 5,172 ▼ 121 | #378 of 382 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #555 of 5,116 | #28 of 381 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 740 | #576 of 5,915 | #45 of 404 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,086 of 5,352 | #159 of 398 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #4,330 of 5,354 | #327 of 398 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.8% | #1,495 of 5,625 | #71 of 400 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.7% | #623 of 3,837 | #65 of 324 |
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
740
-215 (-23%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 740 | 32 | 23.1:1 | 87% (642) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 35 | 22.1:1 | 89% (693) |
| 2022-23 | 841 | 36 | 23.4:1 | 73% (615) |
| 2020-21 | 955 | 39 | 24.5:1 | 82% (782) |
| 2017-18 | 1,038 | 38 | 27.3:1 | 85% (883) |
| 2015-16 | 979 | 37 | 26.5:1 | 82% (805) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | N/A | N/A | 97% (715) |
| 2000-01 | 879 | 39 | 22.5:1 | 92% (811) |
| 1990-91 | 869 | 33 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (1,038 to 740); teachers down 16% (38 to 32).
About Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary is a large elementary school in Anaheim, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 740 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Anaheim Elementary is made up of 24 schools with 13,964 students in all.
Most students at Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary are Hispanic: 88% of enrollment. Smaller groups are 4% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Orange County is roughly 34% Hispanic. Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary operates with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.1:1. That ratio is over the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary reports 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 32 points above the 55% average for public schools in Orange County.
allk12 grades Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary an F. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (14.8%) and its predicted rate (28.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Orange County show that median household income is about $116,289, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 649 public schools operate in Orange County, serving about 430,458 students.
Nearby, Sycamore Junior High is about 0.6 miles away. Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 14.8% versus a 25.0% average.
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary saw enrollment fall 23% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio was 24.5:1 in 2020-21 and 23.1:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln (Abraham) ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary?
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary enrolls approximately 740 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary serve?
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary have?
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.1:1.
How diverse is Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary?
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 88% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary?
Lincoln (Abraham) Elementary is overseen by Anaheim Elementary in Orange County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.