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How has Lincoln Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FRESNO UNIFIED·NCES 061455001748
Lincoln Elementary
1100 Mono St., Fresno, CA 93706 · (559) 457-3010 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-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
18.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
512 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
30.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2014
Math
39.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +22.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.9% | 16.0% | 24.7% | 45.3% |
| Math | 21.6% | 18.1% | 18.1% | 42.1% |
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 | 30.0% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 27.7% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.7% | 37.2% |
| 2021-22 | 27.7% | 31.4% |
| 2018-19 | 37.7% | 41.1% |
| 2017-18 | 29.7% | 26.4% |
| 2016-17 | 26.6% | 18.9% |
| 2015-16 | 29.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 32.0% | 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
32.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Elementary
Lincoln Elementary's state test result (32.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 526 | 97.3% | 32.8% |
| Edgemont Elementary Moreno Valley | 482 | 97.1% | 14.4% |
| Heaton Elementary Fresno | 515 | 95.0% | 12.8% |
| Columbia Elementary Fresno | 568 | 97.0% | 18.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary San Bernardino | 531 | 98.1% | 13.5% |
| Bing Wong Elementary San Bernardino | 581 | 95.9% | 19.3% |
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 Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #3,190 of 5,151 | #108 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #2,309 of 5,172 ▲ 469 | #66 of 185 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,986 of 5,172 ▲ 59 | #138 of 185 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,548 of 5,116 | #81 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,134 of 5,915 | #103 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #498 of 5,352 | #41 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #3,629 of 5,354 | #116 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #166 of 5,625 | #12 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.2% | #2,913 of 3,837 | #103 of 135 |
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
526
-38 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 609
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 40.3:1
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 | 526 | 27.8 | 18.9:1 | 97% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 28 | 18.0:1 | 98% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 27.7 | 18.0:1 | 98% (488) |
| 2020-21 | 564 | 14 | 40.3:1 | 99% (557) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 20 | 28.6:1 | 99% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 502 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 96% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | N/A | N/A | 97% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 28 | 19.7:1 | 99% (549) |
| 1990-91 | 609 | 23 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (573 to 526); teachers up 39% (20 to 27.8).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in California, located in Fresno. Total enrollment is 526 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6.
The district, Fresno Unified, operates 100 schools serving 67,873 students.
About 79% of the student body at Lincoln Elementary is Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 12% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Fresno County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
Lincoln Elementary has 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. Across elementary schools in California, the average ratio is 22.3:1. The school has 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Fresno County is 75%.
Lincoln Elementary earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 22.5%. Lincoln Elementary scores 32.8%.
For the population of Fresno County, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Fresno County, 368 public schools serve about 206,072 students.
Lincoln Elementary is about 0.4 miles from King Elementary, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Lincoln Elementary is behind the 34.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Federal enrollment counts fell from 564 (2020-21) to 526 (2024-25). The ratio of students to teachers went from 40.3:1 to 18.9:1 over the same years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lincoln Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
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Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 35th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElementaryMadera, CA · 816 students
- Lincoln ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 742 students
- Lincoln ElementaryLancaster, CA · 738 students
- Lincoln ElementaryManteca, CA · 736 students
- Lincoln ElementaryOakland, CA · 664 students
Nearby schools
- King Elementary0.4 mi · 566
- Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter0.5 mi · 261
- Edison High0.6 mi · 2,339
- Edison Computech0.7 mi · 788
- Rutherford B. Gaston Sr. Middle0.7 mi · 814
- Kirk Elementary0.7 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is approximately 18.9:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary are roughly 3% White, 79% Hispanic, 12% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary is overseen by Fresno Unified in Fresno County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.