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What's the most underrated thing about Lincoln Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088009560
Lincoln Elementary
44021 15th St. East, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 726-9913 · Los Angeles County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% 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.
- A+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
27.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
687 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 149 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (149) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
24.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.3pp since 2014
Math
20.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.0% | 13.7% | 19.9% | 55.4% |
| Math | 6.3% | 14.3% | 23.5% | 56.0% |
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 | 24.7% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 18.4% | 9.7% |
| 2021-22 | 11.7% | 8.9% |
| 2018-19 | 17.8% | 8.4% |
| 2017-18 | 23.2% | 8.6% |
| 2016-17 | 21.9% | 10.2% |
| 2015-16 | 36.0% | 15.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
25.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 (22.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 738 | 93.1% | 22.1% |
| El Dorado Elementary Lancaster | 766 | 95.0% | 16.5% |
| Joshua Elementary Lancaster | 688 | 90.8% | 7.9% |
| Desert View Elementary Lancaster | 688 | 89.0% | 13.3% |
| Brentwood Elementary Victorville | 790 | 92.4% | 11.2% |
| Captain Raymond Collins Long Beach | 522 | 94.4% | 22.8% |
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 Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #4,378 of 5,151 | #1,047 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #4,252 of 5,172 ▼ 15 | #1,038 of 1,129 ▼ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #4,514 of 5,172 ▼ 113 | #1,059 of 1,129 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.3pp | #363 of 5,116 | #137 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #588 of 5,915 | #106 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.3:1 | #5,168 of 5,352 | #1,168 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #2,387 of 5,354 | #371 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #689 of 5,625 | #313 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #3,325 of 3,837 | #855 of 947 |
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
738
+112 (+18%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 817
Student : Teacher
27.3:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 738 | 27 | 27.3:1 | 93% (687) |
| 2023-24 | 702 | 27 | 26.0:1 | 93% (655) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 23 | 28.6:1 | 95% (627) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 26 | 24.1:1 | 94% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 29 | 26.8:1 | 92% (712) |
| 2015-16 | 986 | 35 | 28.2:1 | 88% (866) |
| 2010-11 | 804 | N/A | N/A | 76% (612) |
| 2000-01 | 999 | 44 | 22.7:1 | 45% (446) |
| 1990-91 | 817 | 29 | 28.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (777 to 738); teachers down 7% (29 to 27).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school with a street address in Lancaster, California. It reports enrollment of 738 students in kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 59% bigger than the 465-student average for elementary schools in California.
The 23 schools of Lancaster Elementary, including Lincoln Elementary, enroll 13,765 students.
More than half of the students at Lincoln Elementary are Hispanic (57%). Other reported shares: 36% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% White. That compares with about 48% Hispanic among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Lincoln Elementary is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 27.3 students per teacher. Elementary schools in California average 22.3:1, 5.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Lincoln Elementary, 93% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Lincoln Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of California public elementary schools.
Lincoln Elementary's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.1% is 2.9 points below the 25.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Lincoln Elementary among them.
Of the public schools around it, Lincoln Elementary is closest to Promise Academy, about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 20.5%; Lincoln Elementary's is 22.1%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The federal government classifies Lincoln Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 112 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 24.1 to 27.3 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Lincoln Elementary. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lancaster Elementary
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
- New Vista MiddleMiddle · 835 students
- Endeavour MiddleMiddle · 805 students
- Monte Vista ElementaryElementary · 788 students
- El Dorado ElementaryElementary · 766 students
- West Wind ElementaryElementary · 757 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Assurance Learning AcademyHigh · 3,014 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 2,688 students
- Eastside HighHigh · 2,631 students
- Antelope Valley HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 8th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElementaryMadera, CA · 816 students
- Lincoln ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 742 students
- Lincoln ElementaryManteca, CA · 736 students
- Lincoln ElementaryOakland, CA · 664 students
- Lincoln ElementarySalinas, CA · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Promise Academy0.1 mi · 45
- Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering0.8 mi · 414
- Jack Northrop Elementary0.9 mi · 645
- New Vista Middle0.9 mi · 835
- Discovery1.2 mi · 662
- El Dorado Elementary1.2 mi · 766
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 738 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lincoln Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary have?
Lincoln Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 27.3:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary reports a student body of 3% White, 57% Hispanic, 36% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary in?
Lincoln Elementary is part of Lancaster Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.