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What's the most underrated thing about Lincoln Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
664
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OAKLAND UNIFIED·NCES 062805004289
Lincoln Elementary
225 11th St., Oakland, CA 94607 · (510) 879-5133 · Alameda County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL664 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of California public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
24.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
526 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
58.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +0.6pp since 2014
Math
68.0%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 32.6% | 26.0% | 16.6% | 24.8% |
| Math | 38.3% | 29.6% | 16.5% | 15.6% |
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 | 58.6% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 69.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.1% | 66.9% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 69.5% |
| 2018-19 | 59.2% | 69.8% |
| 2017-18 | 53.5% | 68.7% |
| 2016-17 | 46.5% | 65.3% |
| 2015-16 | 55.0% | 66.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+32.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in California's top 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 (65.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 664 | 79.2% | 65.6% |
| Roy Herburger Elementary Elk Grove | 937 | 67.2% | 53.7% |
| Bethune K-8 San Diego | 520 | 72.1% | 54.0% |
| George Lincoln Mosher Stockton | 562 | 70.8% | 31.0% |
| Madison Elementary San Leandro | 694 | 68.9% | 56.3% |
| Windmill Springs Elementary San Jose | 598 | 74.7% | 33.7% |
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 | 65.6% | #852 of 5,151 | #70 of 189 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #689 of 5,172 ▼ 31 | #60 of 192 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #1,428 of 5,172 ▼ 541 | #93 of 192 ▼ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.9pp | #987 of 5,116 | #66 of 187 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 664 | #928 of 5,915 | #29 of 216 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,867 of 5,352 | #126 of 201 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #2,913 of 5,354 | #154 of 201 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #2,254 of 5,625 | #61 of 211 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #2,592 of 3,837 | #103 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
664
-74 (-10%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 752
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 664 | 27.5 | 24.1:1 | 79% (526) |
| 2023-24 | 687 | 27.5 | 25.0:1 | 79% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 705 | 26.5 | 26.6:1 | 77% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 738 | 29 | 25.4:1 | 72% (532) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 28.5 | 26.1:1 | 77% (571) |
| 2015-16 | 740 | 31 | 23.9:1 | 70% (518) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | N/A | N/A | 64% (408) |
| 2000-01 | 635 | 30 | 21.2:1 | 79% (500) |
| 1990-91 | 752 | 27 | 27.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (744 to 664); teachers down 4% (28.5 to 27.5).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Oakland, California. Enrollment is 664 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 465-student average for elementary schools in California, enrollment here is 43% higher.
Lincoln Elementary is one school in an 84-school district, Oakland Unified, which enrolls 33,973 students.
Asian students make up a majority at Lincoln Elementary, at 70%. Next come 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 7% White, and 5% Hispanic. That compares with about 33% Asian among all Alameda County residents. Lincoln Elementary's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.1:1, with 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.8 students per teacher above the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 79%. The average for public schools in Alameda County is 49%.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Lincoln Elementary is among the top 10% of schools in California. Predicted: 33.1%. Actual: 65.6%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Alameda County, the median household income is $129,367, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Lincoln Elementary is one of 394 public schools in the county.
AIMS College Prep Middle is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Lincoln Elementary falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment declined 10% from its 2020-21 level of 738. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 25.4:1 to 24.1:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lincoln Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Oakland Unified
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Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 13th 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 ElementarySalinas, CA · 646 students
Nearby schools
- AIMS College Prep Middle0.1 mi · 200
- American Indian Public Charter School II0.1 mi · 617
- Gateway to College High at Laney College0.3 mi · 104
- Envision Academy for Arts & Technology0.3 mi · 207
- Dewey Academy High0.5 mi · 125
- La Escuelita0.6 mi · 274
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 664 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary?
At Lincoln Elementary, the student body is approximately 7% White, 5% Hispanic, 11% Black, 70% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary public or private?
Lincoln Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oakland Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.