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Alumni: what's one memory from Lincoln Elementary that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
505
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANGER UNIFIED·NCES 063525005975
Lincoln Elementary
1700 14th St., Sanger, CA 93657 · (559) 524-6370 · Fresno County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL505 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
447 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 34% larger than its 6th grade class (68).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
33.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.9pp since 2014
Math
31.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +13.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.4% | 20.5% | 22.2% | 43.9% |
| Math | 12.5% | 19.2% | 24.6% | 43.8% |
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 | 33.9% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 29.7% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 28.8% |
| 2021-22 | 31.9% | 23.0% |
| 2018-19 | 43.4% | 29.4% |
| 2017-18 | 39.6% | 28.2% |
| 2016-17 | 37.0% | 23.2% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
32.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 (32.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary this school | 505 | 88.5% | 32.9% |
| Echo Valley Elementary Salinas | 502 | 89.2% | 18.8% |
| Hubbard Street Elementary Sylmar | 535 | 88.6% | 38.9% |
| Paramount Elementary Azusa | 513 | 88.3% | 33.5% |
| La Joya Elementary Salinas | 498 | 88.8% | 25.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary Sanger | 488 | 89.8% | 41.7% |
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 Fresno County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.9% | #3,184 of 5,151 | #107 of 185 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,057 of 5,172 ▲ 61 | #98 of 185 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #3,570 of 5,172 ▼ 369 | #124 of 185 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.3pp | #1,570 of 5,116 | #82 of 182 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 505 | #2,373 of 5,915 | #113 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #472 of 5,352 | #39 of 190 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #4,774 of 5,354 | #169 of 190 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #1,275 of 5,625 | #87 of 199 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.8% | #127 of 1,139 | #8 of 49 |
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
505
+76 (+18%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 407
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 505 | 26.8 | 18.8:1 | 89% (447) |
| 2023-24 | 482 | 25.8 | 18.7:1 | 89% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 26.4 | 18.9:1 | 90% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 21 | 20.4:1 | 80% (345) |
| 2017-18 | 386 | 18.8 | 20.5:1 | 89% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 386 | 18 | 21.4:1 | 92% (355) |
| 2010-11 | 377 | N/A | N/A | 89% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 91% (368) |
| 1990-91 | 407 | 19 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (386 to 505); teachers up 42% (18.8 to 26.8).
About Lincoln Elementary
Lincoln Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in Sanger, California. The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 505 students.
Lincoln Elementary is one school in a 20-school district, Sanger Unified, which enrolls 13,313 students.
The share of students at Lincoln Elementary who are Hispanic is 93%. Smaller groups are 4% White. County-wide, 55% of Fresno County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 14%.
Classroom staffing at Lincoln Elementary totals 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.8:1. The average for elementary schools in California, 22.3:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Lincoln Elementary is about 89%. It compares with 75% for public schools in Fresno County.
Lincoln Elementary's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (32.9%) and its predicted rate (27.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Fresno County, the median household earns about $74,201 a year, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Across Fresno County, 368 public schools serve about 206,072 students.
Washington Academic Middle is about 0.3 miles from Lincoln Elementary, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 44.0%, higher than Lincoln Elementary's 32.9%.
Lincoln Elementary falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 429 (2020-21) to 505 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 20.4 in 2020-21 to 18.8 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Lincoln Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Fresno County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,016,725
Census ACS
Median income
$74,201
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
368
206,072 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sanger Unified
- Sanger HighHigh · 2,426 students
- Washington Academic MiddleMiddle · 1,539 students
- Sanger West HighHigh · 1,438 students
- John S. Wash ElementaryElementary · 838 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Sequoia ElementaryElementary · 696 students
Other schools in Sanger
- Sanger HighHigh · 2,426 students
- Washington Academic MiddleMiddle · 1,539 students
- Fairmont ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Sanger Academy CharterElementary · 609 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 488 students
- Ronald W. Reagan ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary is the 38th 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
- Washington Academic Middle0.3 mi · 1,539
- Madison Elementary0.6 mi · 408
- Sanger Academy Charter0.6 mi · 609
- Kings River High (Continuation)0.6 mi · 89
- Community Day0.7 mi · 34
- Hallmark Academy0.8 mi · 287
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln ElementaryHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary enrolls approximately 505 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 18.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary?
Lincoln Elementary reports a student body of 4% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary public or private?
Lincoln Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Sanger Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.