Enrollment
339
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST CONTRA COSTA UNIFIED·NCES 063255005042
Lincoln Elementary
29 Sixth St., Richmond, CA 94801 · (510) 231-1404 · Contra Costa County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL339 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
290 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
9.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
7.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 9 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 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 | 1.1% | 8.0% | 15.4% | 75.5% |
| Math | 2.1% | 5.7% | 21.9% | 70.3% |
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 | 9.0% | 7.8% |
| 2023-24 | 6.4% | 5.1% |
| 2022-23 | 4.7% | 4.1% |
| 2021-22 | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| 2018-19 | 14.2% | 16.3% |
| 2017-18 | 12.8% | 12.6% |
| 2016-17 | 9.4% | 9.7% |
| 2015-16 | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 7.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-22.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 7% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 29% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 (7.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 339 | 85.5% | 7.2% |
| Laurel Street Elementary Compton | 377 | 87.5% | 57.9% |
| Sixth Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 313 | 90.4% | 33.2% |
| STEM Preparatory Elementary Los Angeles | 303 | 81.5% | N/A |
| Normal Heights Elementary San Diego | 275 | 85.8% | 53.0% |
| Cienega Elementary Los Angeles | 370 | 88.6% | 34.5% |
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 Contra Costa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.2% | #5,138 of 5,151 | #145 of 149 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 7.8% | #5,113 of 5,172 ▲ 42 | #146 of 153 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #5,152 of 5,172 ▲ 14 | #148 of 153 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 339 | #4,386 of 5,915 | #143 of 164 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #1,029 of 5,352 | #19 of 162 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.9% | #3,708 of 5,354 | #148 of 162 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.5% | #1,599 of 5,625 | #12 of 158 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #1,337 of 3,837 | #23 of 107 |
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
339
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 561
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
was 23.4:1
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 | 339 | 16.8 | 20.2:1 | 86% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 352 | 16 | 22.0:1 | 66% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 13.7 | 23.1:1 | 56% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 15 | 23.4:1 | 96% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 428 | 18 | 23.8:1 | 88% (375) |
| 2015-16 | 436 | 19 | 22.9:1 | 96% (419) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | N/A | N/A | 83% (417) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 94% (532) |
| 1990-91 | 561 | 22 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (428 to 339); teachers down 7% (18 to 16.8).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a small elementary school based in Richmond, California. The school's 339 students are in kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 27% lower than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
The 52 schools of West Contra Costa Unified, including Lincoln Elementary, enroll 25,133 students.
Hispanic students account for 79% of enrollment at Lincoln Elementary. Other students are 14% Black and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Contra Costa County residents. Lincoln Elementary has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.2:1 at Lincoln Elementary, with 16.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 86%. For comparison, public schools in Contra Costa County average 45%.
Lincoln Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.4%. The school's actual rate is 7.2%, 22.2 points lower.
County data help place the school in context: in Contra Costa County, median household income is about $127,229, roughly 45% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Contra Costa County number 280 and enroll about 167,423.
The closest other public school is Greenwood Academy, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 13.1% on proficiency, and Lincoln Elementary is below that at 7.2%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: 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 351 students to 339. The ratio was 23.4:1 in 2020-21 and 20.2:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Contra Costa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,165,012
Census ACS
Median income
$127,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
280
167,423 students
Quick facts
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Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 111th largest of the 214.
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- Lincoln ElementaryLancaster, CA · 738 students
- Lincoln ElementaryManteca, CA · 736 students
- Lincoln ElementaryOakland, CA · 664 students
Nearby schools
- Greenwood Academy0.2 mi · 200
- Leadership Public Schools: Richmond0.2 mi · 546
- Richmond College Preparatory0.3 mi · 560
- Nystrom Elementary0.4 mi · 415
- Peres Elementary0.8 mi · 538
- Coronado Elementary0.9 mi · 307
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 339 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary serve?
Lincoln Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is approximately 20.2:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary?
At Lincoln Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 79% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary public or private?
Lincoln Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Contra Costa Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.