Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary, a large K-5 school in Lancaster, California, run under Lancaster Elementary, hosts 738 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 59% above typical.

Lincoln Elementary is one of 23 schools operated by Lancaster Elementary, a district that teaches 13,765 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Elementary lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. Other groups include 36% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Lincoln Elementary has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Los Angeles County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.0%, the actual is 21.7%, a residual of -2.4 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Elementary is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Promise Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elementary. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elementary comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 20.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Lincoln Elementary's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 777 (now 738). Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 49% to 57%.

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