Lincoln Fundamental Elementary

Set in Corona, California, Lincoln Fundamental Elementary is a big primary school, one of the schools within Corona-Norco Unified. It serves 754 students across grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 62% above typical.

Across the 51 schools in Corona-Norco Unified (49,370 students total), Lincoln Fundamental Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lincoln Fundamental Elementary logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 29% Asian, 14% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Lincoln Fundamental Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 26.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 22.3:1, putting Lincoln Fundamental Elementary higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 68% of students at Lincoln Fundamental Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Fundamental Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 55.1%, a residual of +16.2 points.

Around the school, census data for Riverside County shows median household income runs about $93,074, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Riverside County runs 543 public schools (combined enrollment of about 424,872 students), of which Lincoln Fundamental Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Excelsior Charter School Corona-Norco, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Fundamental Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 38.3%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 838 students in 2018 compared to 754 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 20% to 14%.

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