Lincrest Elementary

Located at 1400 Phillips Rd., in Yuba City, California, Lincrest Elementary is a moderately sized elementary school that works with 595 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Yuba City Unified. That puts it 28% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Within Yuba City Unified, which oversees 17 schools and 11,388 students, Lincrest Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lincrest Elementary reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 44%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 29% White, 15% Asian, 9% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lincrest Elementary lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sutter County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lincrest Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.4%; this one delivers 35.4%.

In the surrounding community, Sutter County reports that median household income runs about $79,704, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sutter County runs 46 public schools (combined enrollment of about 23,784 students), of which Lincrest Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Elementary, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lincrest Elementary comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 30.7%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Lincrest Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 13% since 2018, when it stood at 681 (now 595). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 39% to 29%.

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