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Enrollment
748
Middle
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TAFT CITY·NCES 063870006506
Lincoln Junior High
810 Sixth St., Taft, CA 93268 · (661) 765-2127 · Kern County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL748 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
670 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 256 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 215 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 277 | 37% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Taft City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.3pp since 2014
Math
16.7%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 7.7% | 22.7% | 29.4% | 40.3% |
| Math | 5.6% | 11.1% | 24.9% | 58.4% |
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 | 30.3% | 16.7% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 16.6% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.1% | 15.8% |
| 2018-19 | 42.6% | 27.0% |
| 2017-18 | 37.2% | 19.4% |
| 2016-17 | 37.7% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
| 2014-15 | 28.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Junior High
Lincoln Junior High's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Junior High this school | 748 | 89.6% | 23.4% |
| Pomolita Middle Ukiah | 826 | 82.8% | 24.5% |
| Herbert Hoover Middle Merced | 629 | 87.3% | 26.4% |
| Silverado Middle Napa | 673 | 79.9% | 23.3% |
| James E. Potter Intermediate Fallbrook | 828 | 81.5% | 36.1% |
| Maywood Middle Corning | 515 | 91.7% | 18.9% |
Matched among California middle 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 Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #956 of 1,224 | #28 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.7% | #972 of 1,227 ▼ 73 | #27 of 46 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #975 of 1,227 ▼ 53 | #28 of 46 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.9pp | #288 of 1,214 | #11 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 748 | #510 of 1,377 | #15 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #278 of 1,279 | #7 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #771 of 1,278 | #20 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #294 of 1,329 | #19 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #217 of 257 | #16 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
748
-11 (-1%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 20.0:1
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 | 748 | 40.1 | 18.6:1 | 90% (670) |
| 2023-24 | 752 | 39.6 | 19.0:1 | 89% (666) |
| 2022-23 | 795 | 39.5 | 20.1:1 | 89% (706) |
| 2020-21 | 759 | 38 | 20.0:1 | 85% (645) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 38 | 19.4:1 | 83% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 36 | 17.6:1 | 79% (499) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | N/A | N/A | 72% (514) |
| 2000-01 | 651 | 34 | 19.1:1 | 58% (380) |
| 1990-91 | 723 | 33 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (736 to 748); teachers up 6% (38 to 40.1).
About Lincoln Junior High
Lincoln Junior High is classified as a middle school. It is located in Taft, California. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 748 students.
Lincoln Junior High is in Taft City, a district with 2,404 students across 6 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Lincoln Junior High is 70% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 27% White. In Kern County overall, about 57% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Lincoln Junior High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 43%.
Dividing enrollment by its 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 18.6:1. Among middle schools in California, the typical ratio is 20.7:1. Eligible students account for 90% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. For comparison, public schools in Kern County average 76%.
allk12 grades Lincoln Junior High a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Lincoln Junior High is 3.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.4%. Predicted: 27.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Kern County, median household income is about $70,210, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The public schools of Kern County number 279 and enroll about 197,431.
The closest public school to Lincoln Junior High is Roosevelt Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Lincoln Junior High, there are 7 other public schools. On proficiency, Lincoln Junior High is behind the 33.8% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.
The school's locale code, Town: Distant, means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (759) and 2024-25 (748). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 20.0:1 in 2020-21 to 18.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Taft City
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Other schools in Taft
- Taft Union HighHigh · 1,064 students
- Roosevelt ElementaryElementary · 520 students
- Parkview ElementaryElementary · 328 students
- Conley ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Jefferson ElementaryElementary · 271 students
- Taft PrimaryElementary · 231 students
Other Lincoln Junior High schools
8 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lincoln Junior High. Lincoln Junior High is the 2nd largest of the 9.
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolNaperville, IL · 774 students
- LINCOLN JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLBENTONVILLE, AR · 723 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolSkokie, IL · 628 students
- Lincoln Junior High SchoolPlymouth, IN · 498 students
- Lincoln Junior High SchoolCOLDSPRING, TX · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt Elementary0.1 mi · 520
- Taft Union High0.2 mi · 1,064
- Taft Primary0.4 mi · 231
- Buena Vista High (Continuation)0.5 mi · 85
- Jefferson Elementary0.6 mi · 271
- Parkview Elementary1.1 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Junior HighHow large is Lincoln Junior High?
Lincoln Junior High enrolls approximately 748 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lincoln Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Junior High is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Junior High?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Junior High.
How diverse is Lincoln Junior High?
Lincoln Junior High reports a student body of 27% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Junior High in?
Lincoln Junior High is part of Taft City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.