Lincoln Elementary

As a moderately sized K-5 school in Dinuba, California, Lincoln Elementary instructs 563 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Dinuba Unified. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 465.

Lincoln Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Dinuba Unified, a district that educates 6,242 students overall.

Demographically, Lincoln Elementary reports that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school records 5% White. By comparison, Tulare County as a whole is about 67% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.6:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Tulare County) reports that median household earnings sit near $71,300, roughly 17% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Tulare County's 196 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students), Lincoln Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Washington Intermediate, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 41.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 608 students in 2018 compared to 563 in 2025.

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