Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 371 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWARK UNIFIED·NCES 062706004083
Lincoln Elementary
36111 Bettencourt St., Newark, CA 94560 · (510) 818-3500 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
23.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.2:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
108 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
51.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -0.3pp since 2014
Math
57.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2014, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 30.2% | 21.5% | 17.4% | 30.9% |
| Math | 30.2% | 26.9% | 20.1% | 22.8% |
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 | 51.7% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.6% | 56.4% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 42.2% |
| 2021-22 | 51.2% | 45.0% |
| 2018-19 | 57.1% | 50.9% |
| 2017-18 | 57.2% | 53.5% |
| 2016-17 | 53.4% | 46.7% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 (53.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 286 | 37.8% | 53.1% |
| Briarwood Elementary Santa Clara | 288 | 39.9% | 46.3% |
| Pomeroy Elementary Santa Clara | 300 | 43.3% | 36.8% |
| Lomita Park Elementary San Bruno | 277 | 35.4% | 34.4% |
| Ponderosa Elementary South San Francisco | 359 | 35.4% | 51.2% |
| Frost (Earl) Elementary San Jose | 313 | 33.2% | 48.0% |
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 Alameda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,511 of 5,151 | #101 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,196 of 5,172 ▼ 31 | #93 of 192 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #1,906 of 5,172 ▲ 163 | #106 of 192 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.2pp | #1,327 of 5,116 | #28 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #4,877 of 5,915 | #183 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.8:1 | #3,608 of 5,352 | #116 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.1% | #996 of 5,354 | #76 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #4,430 of 5,625 | #124 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #799 of 3,837 | #36 of 138 |
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
286
-93 (-25%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 379
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 286 | 12 | 23.8:1 | 38% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 12 | 24.1:1 | 39% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 319 | 14 | 22.8:1 | 38% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 17 | 22.3:1 | 56% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 14.5 | 26.8:1 | 53% (207) |
| 2015-16 | 404 | 15 | 26.9:1 | 42% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 380 | N/A | N/A | 48% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 20 | 20.1:1 | 14% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 15 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (388 to 286); teachers down 17% (14.5 to 12).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a small elementary school in Newark, California, under Newark Unified. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 286 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in California average about 465 students.
Lincoln Elementary is one of 10 schools in Newark Unified, which enrolls 4,661 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Lincoln Elementary is Hispanic (48%). Enrollment also includes 27% Asian, 12% multiracial, 9% White, and 2% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 23% share among Alameda County residents. By the diversity index, Lincoln Elementary comes in at 67%.
Lincoln Elementary operates with 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 23.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. About 38% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The gap from the 49% average for public schools in Alameda County is 11 points.
The allk12 Grade for Lincoln Elementary is B. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 58% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Lincoln Elementary's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (53.1%) and its predicted rate (57.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Alameda County show that median household income is about $129,367, roughly 52% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Elementary is one of 394 public schools in Alameda County, which together enroll about 210,511 students.
Nearby, Coyote Hills Elementary is about 0.6 miles away. Lincoln Elementary is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Lincoln Elementary ranks 3rd of 7 nearby schools, at 53.1% versus a 45.8% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lincoln Elementary went from 379 students to 286. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 22.3:1 in 2020-21 to 23.8:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Alameda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,649,473
Census ACS
Median income
$129,367
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
394
210,511 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newark Unified
- Newark Memorial HighHigh · 1,367 students
- Newark MiddleMiddle · 980 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Coyote Hills ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Birch Grove PrimaryElementary · 409 students
- August Schilling ElementaryElementary · 344 students
Other schools in Newark
- Newark Memorial HighHigh · 1,367 students
- Newark MiddleMiddle · 980 students
- John F. Kennedy ElementaryElementary · 455 students
- Coyote Hills ElementaryElementary · 440 students
- Birch Grove PrimaryElementary · 409 students
- August Schilling ElementaryElementary · 344 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 152nd 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
- Coyote Hills Elementary0.6 mi · 440
- August Schilling Elementary0.6 mi · 344
- Newark Middle0.8 mi · 980
- John F. Kennedy Elementary1.3 mi · 455
- Bridgepoint High1.3 mi · 60
- Crossroads High (Alternative)1.3 mi · 31
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 286 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary?
Approximately 23.8:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary are roughly 9% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 27% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary in?
Lincoln Elementary is part of Newark Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.