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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN BERNARDINO CITY UNIFIED·NCES 063417005366
Lincoln Elementary
255 West 13th St., San Bernardino, CA 92405 · (909) 388-6370 · San Bernardino County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% of California public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- A-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
19.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
521 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 16% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
19.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
10.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.9% | 13.9% | 20.5% | 59.7% |
| Math | 3.9% | 6.7% | 24.8% | 64.5% |
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 | 19.8% | 10.6% |
| 2023-24 | 14.9% | 8.5% |
| 2022-23 | 11.0% | 9.3% |
| 2021-22 | 7.6% | 8.1% |
| 2018-19 | 16.0% | 11.3% |
| 2017-18 | 13.7% | 6.6% |
| 2016-17 | 14.4% | 7.5% |
| 2015-16 | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
13.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 (13.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 531 | 98.1% | 13.5% |
| Normandie Avenue Elementary Los Angeles | 509 | 97.4% | 22.9% |
| Gil Garcetti Learning Academy Los Angeles | 519 | 98.3% | 40.6% |
| Gerald A. Lawson Acad of the Arts Math and Sci Los Angeles | 480 | 98.5% | 18.1% |
| Peres Elementary Richmond | 538 | 95.0% | 8.2% |
| One Hundred Twenty-Second Street Elementary Los Angeles | 574 | 96.0% | 44.0% |
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 San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #5,013 of 5,151 | #303 of 318 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #5,017 of 5,172 ▲ 52 | #303 of 321 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #4,854 of 5,172 ▲ 171 | #297 of 321 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.4pp | #1,046 of 5,116 | #68 of 318 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #2,078 of 5,915 | #173 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #516 of 5,352 | #18 of 328 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #4,042 of 5,354 | #226 of 328 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.1% | #84 of 5,625 | #2 of 331 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.6% | #644 of 3,837 | #25 of 246 |
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
531
-104 (-16%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,048
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 531 | 28 | 19.0:1 | 98% (521) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 27 | 21.2:1 | 96% (550) |
| 2022-23 | 553 | 26 | 21.3:1 | 95% (524) |
| 2020-21 | 635 | 29 | 21.9:1 | 94% (595) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 32 | 23.3:1 | 95% (706) |
| 2015-16 | 940 | 39 | 24.1:1 | 96% (904) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | N/A | N/A | 97% (826) |
| 2000-01 | 1,128 | 53 | 21.3:1 | 95% (1,077) |
| 1990-91 | 1,048 | 33 | 31.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (744 to 531); teachers down 12% (32 to 28).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in San Bernardino, California. Enrollment is 531 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 6.
San Bernardino City Unified operates 72 schools. Combined enrollment is 44,080 students.
Lincoln Elementary's enrollment is 84% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 12% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of San Bernardino County's population at about 55%. Lincoln Elementary's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 19.0 students per teacher and 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in San Bernardino County average 74%.
The allk12 Grade for Lincoln Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 13% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 22.1% at Lincoln Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 13.5%.
Census estimates describe San Bernardino County this way: the median household income is $85,478, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
The nearest public school is Riley Elementary, at about 0.6 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Lincoln Elementary ranks 7th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, Lincoln Elementary's enrollment declined 16%, to 531. The school's ratio fell from 21.9:1 to 19.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Bernardino City Unified
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
- Pacific HighHigh · 1,246 students
Other schools in San Bernardino
- Cajon HighHigh · 2,748 students
- Arroyo Valley HighHigh · 2,692 students
- San Bernardino County Special EducationCombined · 1,860 students
- Indian Springs HighHigh · 1,810 students
- San Bernardino HighHigh · 1,440 students
- San Gorgonio HighHigh · 1,431 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 32nd 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
- Riley Elementary0.6 mi · 462
- Captain Leland Norton Elementary0.7 mi · 460
- San Bernardino High0.7 mi · 1,440
- E. Neal Roberts Elementary0.9 mi · 425
- Community School/Independent Alternative Education0.9 mi · 394
- Bradley Elementary0.9 mi · 530
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow large is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 531 students in grades KG-06.
Is Lincoln Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is approximately 19.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary?
At Lincoln Elementary, the student body is approximately 0% White, 84% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary is overseen by San Bernardino City Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.