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Lincoln Elementary
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 125 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (124).
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardWhat this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 19 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 53.1% | 22.5% | 14.7% | 9.8% |
| Math | 48.9% | 26.7% | 12.4% | 12.1% |
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 75.6% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 72.8% |
| 2022-23 | 70.7% | 72.1% |
| 2021-22 | 75.9% | 72.5% |
| 2018-19 | 78.7% | 79.0% |
| 2017-18 | 77.4% | 76.0% |
| 2016-17 | 75.5% | 64.9% |
| 2015-16 | 72.0% | 64.0% |
| 2014-15 | 75.0% | 57.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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%.
Schools most like Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 626 | 16.9% | 74.2% |
| Discovery Elementary San Marcos | 717 | 17.4% | 76.9% |
| Walnut Acres Elementary Walnut Creek | 689 | 14.9% | 79.7% |
| Riviera Elementary Torrance | 611 | 16.5% | 73.5% |
| Quarry Trail Elementary Rocklin | 705 | 13.6% | 67.4% |
| Rancho Las Positas Elementary Livermore | 586 | 16.2% | 61.3% |
Where Lincoln Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #454 of 5,151 | #98 of 1,126 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #397 of 5,172 ▲ 86 | #84 of 1,129 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #468 of 5,172 ▲ 102 | #105 of 1,129 ▲ 23 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.4pp | #2,854 of 5,116 | #701 of 1,116 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #1,177 of 5,915 | #224 of 1,300 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,215 of 5,352 | #610 of 1,213 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #482 of 5,354 | #84 of 1,214 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.9% | #5,252 of 5,625 | #1,227 of 1,276 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #1,131 of 1,139 | #180 of 181 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 626 | 28.4 | 22.0:1 | 17% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 27.3 | 21.3:1 | 16% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 25.5 | 23.2:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 25 | 24.5:1 | 11% (70) |
| 2017-18 | 625 | 26.5 | 23.6:1 | 9% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 26 | 23.0:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 17% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 597 | 28 | 21.3:1 | 22% (130) |
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (625 to 626); teachers up 7% (26.5 to 28.4).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school in Redondo Beach, California, administered by Redondo Beach Unified. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 626 students in 2024-25. The school is 35% larger than the average for elementary schools in California.
Redondo Beach Unified oversees Lincoln Elementary and 13 other schools, with 9,454 students in total.
No group is above 50% at Lincoln Elementary; the largest is White, at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic, 19% Asian, and 16% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 31%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Elementary scores 71%.
Lincoln Elementary lists 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 22.0 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in California is about 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 17% of the student body. The 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County is 53 points higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Lincoln Elementary lands at A-, ahead of 82% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 69.6%. Lincoln Elementary scores 74.2%.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 2,244 public schools and about 1,265,907 students.
Madison Elementary sits about 0.5 miles from Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lincoln Elementary comes in 4th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 613 in 2020-21 and 626 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.5:1 to 22.0:1 over the same years.
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