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Which teacher or staff member at Lincoln Acres deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
423
Elementary
DISTRICT 396 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATIONAL ELEMENTARY·NCES 062667004047
Lincoln Acres
2200 Lanoitan Ave., National City, CA 91950 · (619) 336-8600 · San Diego County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL423 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
24.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
365 students
DISTRICT 85% · 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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
26.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.8pp since 2014
Math
22.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.5% | 18.8% | 26.3% | 47.5% |
| Math | 4.9% | 17.3% | 31.3% | 46.5% |
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 | 26.3% | 22.2% |
| 2023-24 | 25.7% | 16.5% |
| 2022-23 | 20.2% | 16.2% |
| 2021-22 | 28.9% | 20.7% |
| 2018-19 | 39.4% | 25.2% |
| 2017-18 | 35.5% | 26.4% |
| 2016-17 | 37.5% | 26.7% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 26.0% |
| 2014-15 | 30.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
22.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% 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 Acres
Lincoln Acres's state test result (22.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Acres this school | 423 | 86.3% | 22.1% |
| Olivewood National City | 424 | 86.6% | 25.6% |
| Indianola Elementary Selma | 420 | 87.1% | 26.0% |
| Olivewood Elementary Lake Forest | 396 | 85.9% | 28.2% |
| Wing Lane Elementary Valinda | 384 | 83.9% | 23.3% |
| Las Palmas National City | 458 | 83.4% | 23.9% |
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 Acres ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Diego County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,386 of 5,151 | #351 of 392 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.2% | #4,078 of 5,172 ▲ 467 | #329 of 393 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #4,355 of 5,172 ▼ 124 | #350 of 393 ▼ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.6pp | #1,611 of 5,116 | #142 of 387 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 423 | #3,384 of 5,915 | #260 of 453 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,362 of 5,352 | #331 of 418 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #4,190 of 5,354 | #362 of 418 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.3% | #1,541 of 5,625 | #72 of 442 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.5% | #1,039 of 3,837 | #72 of 279 |
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
423
-110 (-21%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 717
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 20.5:1
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 | 423 | 17 | 24.9:1 | 86% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 19 | 23.6:1 | 76% (340) |
| 2022-23 | 467 | 20.5 | 22.8:1 | 71% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 66% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 24.8 | 22.3:1 | 81% (448) |
| 2015-16 | 603 | 27 | 22.3:1 | 74% (446) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | N/A | N/A | 87% (551) |
| 2000-01 | 842 | 42 | 20.1:1 | 100% (839) |
| 1990-91 | 717 | 31 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Acres.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (553 to 423); teachers down 31% (24.8 to 17).
About Lincoln Acres
Lincoln Acres is a medium-sized elementary school in National City, California. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 6, with 423 students enrolled.
National Elementary operates 10 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,964 students.
Lincoln Acres's enrollment is 86% Hispanic. The school is also 9% Asian and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 35% Hispanic share among all San Diego County residents. The school's diversity index is 25%, meaning two students picked at random have a 25% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 17 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lincoln Acres and a ratio of 24.9:1. This ratio sits 2.6 above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 86% of students. The gap from the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County is 32 points.
The allk12 Grade for Lincoln Acres is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lincoln Acres would score about 29.0%. It scores 22.1%, 6.9 points below that figure.
Among San Diego County residents, the median household income is $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Acres is one of 766 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Granger Junior High, is about 0.2 miles from Lincoln Acres. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Lincoln Acres is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place Lincoln Acres in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Lincoln Acres declined 21% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 533 to 423 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 20.5:1 in 2020-21, and 24.9:1 in 2024-25.
The Lincoln Acres community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
San Diego County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,288,774
Census ACS
Median income
$106,268
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
766
467,437 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in National Elementary
- Central ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
- OlivewoodElementary · 424 students
- Ira HarbisonElementary · 393 students
- Palmer WayElementary · 387 students
- El Toyon ElementaryElementary · 381 students
Other schools in National City
- San Diego Workforce Innovation HighHigh · 2,722 students
- Sweetwater HighHigh · 2,290 students
- Granger Junior HighMiddle · 724 students
- National City MiddleMiddle · 709 students
- Central ElementaryElementary · 477 students
- Las PalmasElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Granger Junior High0.2 mi · 724
- Las Palmas0.4 mi · 458
- Palmer Way0.6 mi · 387
- Paradise Hills Elementary0.9 mi · 213
- Ira Harbison1.1 mi · 393
- Pacific View Leadership Elementary1.1 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln AcresHow large is Lincoln Acres?
Lincoln Acres enrolls approximately 423 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lincoln Acres an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Acres is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Lincoln Acres have?
Lincoln Acres employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.9:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Acres?
Lincoln Acres reports a student body of 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Acres public or private?
Lincoln Acres is a public K-12 school, overseen by National Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.