Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Fresno, California, overseen by Clovis Unified, with 631 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 36% above the state mean of about 465.

Clovis Unified runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 43,611 students. Lincoln Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lincoln Elementary logs that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest breaks down as 25% White, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Fresno County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Lincoln Elementary has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.0:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 62% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Fresno County (around 75%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.4%; this one delivers 56.8%, a residual of +14.4 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Fresno County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,201, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Lincoln Elementary is one of 368 public schools in Fresno County (combined enrollment of about 206,072 students).

The closest other public school is Kastner Intermediate, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elementary comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elementary has edged down 8%, going from 688 students in 2018 to 631 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 34% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 26.5:1 in 2018 to 22.0:1 in 2025.

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