Lincoln Elementary

Set in Lindsay, California, Lincoln Elementary is a low-enrollment K-5 school, overseen by Lindsay Unified. It teaches 333 students across grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Lincoln Elementary is one of 10 schools operated by Lindsay Unified, a district that caters to 3,928 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%). Beyond that, the school records 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 67% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tulare County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.0%, the actual is 31.1%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Tulare County put median household earnings sit near $71,300, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Elementary is one of 196 public schools in Tulare County (combined enrollment of about 101,494 students).

Reagan Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 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 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.2%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Lincoln Elementary's enrollment has contracted 23% since 2018, when it stood at 433 (now 333). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 89% to 95%. Class-load math has fell: from 27.1:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Lincoln Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.