Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary, a mid-tier primary school in Burlingame, California, overseen by Burlingame Elementary, enrolls 415 students, covering grades K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in Burlingame Elementary (3,376 students total), Lincoln Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Elementary lists that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 36% Asian, 19% multiracial, 8% Hispanic. Compared to San Mateo County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Lincoln Elementary lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 26.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Lincoln Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against San Mateo County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 71.5%; this one delivers 78.3%.

In the broader community, census data for San Mateo County shows median household income runs about $158,855, roughly 54% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Lincoln Elementary is one of 176 public schools in San Mateo County (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students).

Burlingame Intermediate is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 73.3%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 10%: 460 students in 2018 compared to 415 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 37% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 26.8:1 in 2025.

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