Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 449 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINDSAY UNIFIED·NCES 062187009389
Lincoln Elementary
851 North Stanford Ave., Lindsay, CA 93247 · (559) 562-2571 · Tulare County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
288 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 50% larger than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
32.7%
CA avg 49.1% . +12.7pp since 2014
Math
31.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.7% | 23.0% | 26.7% | 40.5% |
| Math | 10.1% | 21.5% | 32.0% | 36.5% |
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 | 32.7% | 31.5% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 28.2% |
| 2022-23 | 35.5% | 25.7% |
| 2021-22 | 36.8% | 25.5% |
| 2018-19 | 40.9% | 28.4% |
| 2017-18 | 30.0% | 21.4% |
| 2016-17 | 29.7% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 20.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 (31.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 333 | 86.5% | 31.8% |
| Sunnyside Elementary Strathmore | 311 | 85.9% | 14.8% |
| Farmdale Elementary Los Angeles | 324 | 87.3% | 45.5% |
| North Ranchito Elementary Pico Rivera | 319 | 85.3% | 36.0% |
| Blanchard Elementary Santa Paula | 317 | 83.9% | 17.9% |
| South Ranchito Dual Language Academy Pico Rivera | 351 | 84.6% | 24.6% |
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 Tulare County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #3,295 of 5,151 | #51 of 102 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #3,073 of 5,172 ▲ 197 | #44 of 102 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #3,705 of 5,172 ▼ 322 | #69 of 102 ▼ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.9pp | #3,049 of 5,116 | #85 of 102 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #4,446 of 5,915 | #91 of 110 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #202 of 5,352 | #5 of 100 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.7% | #4,944 of 5,354 | #79 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #1,524 of 5,625 | #51 of 106 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #1,076 of 3,837 | #12 of 77 |
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
333
-75 (-18%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 458
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 27.2:1
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 | 333 | 19 | 17.5:1 | 86% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 20 | 19.2:1 | 84% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 397 | 19 | 20.9:1 | 84% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 15 | 27.2:1 | 83% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 16 | 27.1:1 | 92% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 17 | 26.4:1 | 85% (382) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | N/A | N/A | 75% (582) |
| 2000-01 | 637 | 35 | 18.2:1 | 75% (480) |
| 1990-91 | 458 | 19 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (433 to 333); teachers up 19% (16 to 19).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a small elementary school with an address in Lindsay, California. It educates 333 students in kindergarten through 8. The typical figure for elementary schools in California is about 465 students.
Federal data list 10 schools in Lindsay Unified, with 3,928 students enrolled.
About 95% of the student body at Lincoln Elementary is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 5% White. That compares with about 67% Hispanic among all Tulare County residents. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lincoln Elementary in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.5:1. That is 4.8 students per teacher below the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Tulare County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elementary falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 31.8% actual against 28.9% predicted.
Within Tulare County, the median household income is $71,300, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 15% of people live in poverty. Besides Lincoln Elementary, Tulare County has 195 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Reagan Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Lincoln Elementary is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment is down 18% from 2020-21, when Lincoln Elementary had 408 students, to 2024-25, when it had 333. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.5:1, from 27.2:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Tulare County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
478,693
Census ACS
Median income
$71,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
196
101,494 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lindsay Unified
- Lindsay Senior HighHigh · 1,132 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 730 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Reagan ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 355 students
Other schools in Lindsay
- Lindsay Senior HighHigh · 1,132 students
- Washington ElementaryElementary · 730 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 473 students
- Reagan ElementaryElementary · 426 students
- Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 376 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 355 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 117th 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
- Reagan Elementary0.4 mi · 426
- John J. Cairns Continuation0.5 mi · 65
- Loma Vista Charter0.5 mi · 24
- Lindsay Community Day0.5 mi · 14
- Kennedy Elementary0.5 mi · 376
- Washington Elementary0.6 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-08.
Is Lincoln Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary have?
Lincoln Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary are roughly 5% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary is overseen by Lindsay Unified in Tulare County.
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