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What's something Lincoln Elementary does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
816
Elementary
DISTRICT 608 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADERA UNIFIED·NCES 062334003282
Lincoln Elementary
650 Liberty Ln., Madera, CA 93637 · (559) 675-4600 · Madera County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL816 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 43% 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.
- 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.
- AThree-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
19.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
647 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 101 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (113).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
33.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
29.2%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 21.7% | 24.8% | 41.5% |
| Math | 7.6% | 21.6% | 32.9% | 37.9% |
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 | 33.7% | 29.2% |
| 2023-24 | 32.7% | 33.3% |
| 2022-23 | 25.5% | 26.4% |
| 2021-22 | 22.9% | 23.1% |
| 2018-19 | 41.9% | 38.1% |
| 2017-18 | 43.5% | 38.2% |
| 2016-17 | 43.0% | 38.1% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 (32.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 816 | 79.3% | 32.1% |
| Sequoia Elementary Manteca | 814 | 77.5% | 18.9% |
| Garretson Elementary Corona | 859 | 76.3% | 43.1% |
| George Washington Elementary Norco | 861 | 77.9% | 34.1% |
| Earl Warren Elementary Lake Elsinore | 821 | 81.2% | 34.9% |
| Vista Academy of Visual and Performing Arts Vista | 740 | 81.6% | 31.3% |
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 Madera County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,259 of 5,151 | #9 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,302 of 5,172 ▼ 544 | #15 of 30 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #3,590 of 5,172 ▼ 118 | #20 of 30 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #830 of 5,116 | #4 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 816 | #341 of 5,915 | #1 of 36 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #526 of 5,352 | #7 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #3,562 of 5,354 | #15 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.3% | #2,246 of 5,625 | #22 of 35 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #3,802 of 3,837 | #21 of 22 |
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
816
+12 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 922
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 21.7:1
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 | 816 | 43 | 19.0:1 | 79% (647) |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 37.2 | 22.6:1 | 78% (656) |
| 2022-23 | 855 | 36.4 | 23.5:1 | 77% (659) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 37 | 21.7:1 | 73% (586) |
| 2017-18 | 820 | 34.6 | 23.7:1 | 69% (567) |
| 2015-16 | 838 | 32 | 26.2:1 | 66% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 807 | N/A | N/A | 60% (485) |
| 2000-01 | 922 | 42 | 21.9:1 | 47% (430) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (820 to 816); teachers up 24% (34.6 to 43).
About Lincoln Elementary
Federal records list Lincoln Elementary as an elementary school in Madera, California. It educates 816 students in kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 75% above the 465 average for elementary schools in California.
A total of 28 schools make up Madera Unified, with 19,922 students enrolled.
Hispanic students account for 78% of enrollment at Lincoln Elementary. Other students are 9% White, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 61% Hispanic share among all Madera County residents. By the diversity index, Lincoln Elementary comes in at 38%.
Lincoln Elementary counts 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 19.0 students for each one. Among elementary schools in California, the typical ratio is 22.3:1. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 81% average for public schools in Madera County.
The allk12 Grade for Lincoln Elementary is C+. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 43% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lincoln Elementary would be expected to post about 33.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 32.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Madera County, median household income is about $76,627, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Lincoln Elementary is among the 81 public schools in Madera County.
The nearest public school is John Adams Elementary, at about 1.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lincoln Elementary places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Lincoln Elementary enrolled 804; in 2024-25, 816. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 19.0:1, from 21.7:1.
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Madera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
160,940
Census ACS
Median income
$76,627
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
81
32,251 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madera Unified
- Matilda Torres HighHigh · 2,017 students
- Madera HighHigh · 1,869 students
- Madera South HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 865 students
- Jack G. Desmond MiddleMiddle · 838 students
Other schools in Madera
- Matilda Torres HighHigh · 2,017 students
- Madera HighHigh · 1,869 students
- Madera South HighHigh · 1,859 students
- Thomas Jefferson MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Martin Luther King Jr. MiddleMiddle · 865 students
- Jack G. Desmond MiddleMiddle · 838 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 5th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 742 students
- Lincoln ElementaryLancaster, CA · 738 students
- Lincoln ElementaryManteca, CA · 736 students
- Lincoln ElementaryOakland, CA · 664 students
- Lincoln ElementarySalinas, CA · 646 students
Nearby schools
- John Adams Elementary1.4 mi · 736
- Thomas Jefferson Middle1.6 mi · 948
- Madera High2.2 mi · 1,869
- James Madison Elementary2.3 mi · 739
- Madera Unified Adult Transition Program2.5 mi · 15
- Sherman Thomas Charter High2.5 mi · 69
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 816 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lincoln Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary have?
Lincoln Elementary employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary are roughly 9% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary in?
Lincoln Elementary is part of Madera Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.