Lincoln Elementary

Set in San Bernardino, California, Lincoln Elementary is a reasonably sized primary school, operated by San Bernardino City Unified. It serves 531 students across grades K through 6.

Across the 72 schools in San Bernardino City Unified (44,080 students total), Lincoln Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Beyond that, the school lists 12% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Lincoln Elementary records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, San Bernardino County runs at roughly 74%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 21.0%; this one delivers 11.7%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for San Bernardino County put median household earnings sit near $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Lincoln Elementary is one of 583 public schools in San Bernardino County (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students).

Riley Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elementary at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Lincoln Elementary's enrollment has contracted 29% since 2018, when it stood at 744 (now 531). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 72% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 19.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.