Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 1971 st of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 283 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : General Grant Middle High : Reedley High

Lincoln Elementary

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school located in Reedley, California, serving grades K-5 with a student population of 299. It is part of the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District, which is ranked 612 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past few years, moving from the bottom quartile to the middle quartile of California elementary schools. The school performs particularly well in certain student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile for female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2023-2024 school year, Lincoln Elementary outperformed the district and state averages in several key areas, including English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics proficiency. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 2.8% in 2017-2018 to 15.6% in 2021-2022, before dropping to 7.7% in 2022-2023. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.03% to 94.98% over the past three school years.

Compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary generally outperforms other schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified District, particularly in English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics proficiency. However, some schools, such as Riverview Elementary and Silas Bartsch, have shown stronger performance in certain grade levels and subject areas. In contrast, Clay Elementary, a school in the neighboring Clay Joint Elementary District, consistently outperforms Lincoln Elementary and the Kings Canyon Joint Unified District as a whole, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics.

Detail:

Public K-5

374 East North Ave.
Reedley, CA 93654-2535

(559) 305-7240

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1971^st of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,652

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	General Grant Middle
High:	Reedley High

Student/teacher ratio: 21.7

Number of students: 283

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

Two or more races:

4.2%

White:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary ranks better than 66.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 2^nd among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 62.1. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (93.3%), two or more races (4.2%), White (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is 21.7, which is the 3^rd best among 12 elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary is $7,652. 6 elementary schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary 1971^st of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

English Language Learner students:

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Kings Canyon Joint Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Kings Canyon Joint Unified 612^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincoln Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	18.41	4074^th	4809	15.3%
2005	15.66	4276^th	4822	11.3%
2006	21.79	3865^th	4818	19.8%
2007	25.93	3863^rd	5113	24.4%
2008	18.10	4458^th	5113	12.8%
2009	30.14	3701^st	5193	28.7%
2010	19.32	4632^nd	5314	12.8%
2011	30.98	3915^th	5377	27.2%
2012	37.84	3406^th	5390	36.8%
2013	23.77	4475^th	5530	19.1%
2015	35.44	3295^th	5611	41.3%
2016	27.82	3943^rd	5614	29.8%
2017	36.11	3358^th	5692	41.0%
2018	33.43	3572^nd	5662	36.9%
2019	21.98	4631^st	5789	20.0%
2021	28.11	976^th	1417	31.1%
2022	35.94	3381^st	5883	42.5%
2023	54.64	2301^st	5874	60.8%
2024	62.10	1971^st	5862	66.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	35.45	2032^nd	3246	37.4%
2019	23.66	2953^rd	3275	9.8%
2021	41.70	277^th	602	54.0%
2022	65.74	589^th	3311	82.2%
2023	66.57	592^nd	3250	81.8%
2024	69.79	421^st	3160	86.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	47.05	2548^th	5084	49.9%
2019	32.70	3667^th	5173	29.1%
2021	51.29	465^th	1110	58.1%
2022	50.39	2251^st	5264	57.2%
2023	73.03	1068^th	5374	80.1%
2024	74.25	1086^th	5511	80.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	37.11	3269^th	5413	39.6%
2019	27.17	4063^rd	5492	26.0%
2021	35.33	768^th	1267	39.4%
2022	40.65	2965^th	5635	47.4%
2023	60.53	1920^th	5617	65.8%
2024	69.89	1501^st	5605	73.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.87	3349^th	5431	38.3%
2019	20.31	4638^th	5510	15.8%
2021	24.44	956^th	1272	24.8%
2022	33.30	3517^th	5663	37.9%
2023	49.10	2501^st	5650	55.7%
2024	53.27	2294^th	5636	59.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	46.62	2425^th	4830	49.8%
2019	29.95	3697^th	4963	25.5%
2022	51.01	2140^th	5084	57.9%
2023	72.64	1046^th	5098	79.5%
2024	76.96	853^rd	5102	83.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Lincoln Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	182	5	33	278	1	n/a	n/a	499
1989	182	2	29	269	3	n/a	n/a	485
1990	163	4	34	310	2	n/a	n/a	513
1991	153	5	20	294	0	n/a	n/a	472
1992	146	9	18	302	2	n/a	n/a	477
1993	151	7	21	350	0	n/a	n/a	529
1994	129	7	19	311	0	n/a	n/a	466
1995	112	5	16	375	3	n/a	n/a	511
1996	112	5	16	375	3	n/a	n/a	511
1997	99	3	11	357	6	n/a	n/a	476
1998	74	2	6	344	5	n/a	n/a	431
1999	60	1	6	390	3	n/a	n/a	460
2000	56	2	5	402	1	n/a	n/a	466
2001	36	2	6	427	1	n/a	n/a	472
2002	20	3	5	462	3	n/a	n/a	493
2003	20	3	5	462	3	n/a	n/a	493
2004	16	2	4	482	2	n/a	n/a	506
2005	7	2	2	404	2	n/a	n/a	417
2006	10	3	1	409	2	n/a	n/a	425
2007	10	6	0	402	5	n/a	n/a	423
2008	8	2	n/a	422	4	n/a	n/a	436
2009	7	0	2	343	5	0	1	358
2010	6	0	2	332	1	0	1	342
2011	5	0	4	325	1	0	0	335
2012	5	0	4	348	2	0	0	359
2013	10	0	4	377	2	0	2	395
2014	17	0	7	379	2	0	2	407
2015	13	0	4	357	1	0	0	375
2016	8	0	3	339	1	0	0	351
2017	8	0	2	327	2	0	0	339
2018	12	0	2	323	2	0	0	339
2019	8	0	0	324	2	0	0	334
2020	2	0	0	300	1	0	0	303
2021	4	0	0	281	2	0	0	287
2022	4	0	2	289	1	0	2	298
2023	3	2	2	289	0	0	3	299
2024	4	2	1	264	0	0	12	283

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lincoln Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	20.0	24.9	n/a
1989	485	18.0	26.9	n/a
1990	513	20.0	25.6	n/a
1991	472	18.0	26.2	n/a
1992	477	18.3	26.0	50.3
1993	529	18.0	29.4	52.7
1994	466	17.0	27.4	57.1
1995	511	18.0	28.4	73.4
1996	511	18.0	28.4	73.4
1997	476	21.0	22.7	79.2
1998	431	21.0	20.5	84
1999	460	22.0	20.9	87.4
2000	466	20.0	23.3	93.6
2001	472	23.0	20.5	94.1
2002	493	24.0	20.5	95.3
2003	493	24.0	20.5	95.3
2004	506	22.0	23.0	92.5
2005	417	20.0	20.9	91.1
2006	425	21.0	20.2	90.6
2007	423	18.5	22.9	92.2
2008	436	24.0	18.2	86.2
2009	358	17.0	16.3	83.5
2010	342	14.0	24.4	88.3
2011	335	n/a	n/a	87.5
2012	359	13.0	27.6	n/a
2013	395	14.5	27.2	91.6
2014	407	15.0	27.1	91.6
2015	375	14.0	26.7	94.4
2016	351	13.0	27.0	94.6
2017	339	13.0	26.0	92.6
2018	339	13.0	26.0	92.6
2019	334	11.0	30.3	96.1
2020	303	n/a	n/a	96
2021	287	15.0	19.1	93
2022	298	15.0	19.8	94.3
2023	299	13.0	23.0	95
2024	283	13.0	21.7	94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lincoln Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	499	20.0	24.9	n/a
1989	485	18.0	26.9	n/a
1990	513	20.0	25.6	n/a
1991	472	18.0	26.2	n/a
1992	477	18.3	26.0	50.3
1993	529	18.0	29.4	52.7
1994	466	17.0	27.4	57.1
1995	511	18.0	28.4	73.4
1996	511	18.0	28.4	73.4
1997	476	21.0	22.7	79.2
1998	431	21.0	20.5	84
1999	460	22.0	20.9	87.4
2000	466	20.0	23.3	93.6
2001	472	23.0	20.5	94.1
2002	493	24.0	20.5	95.3
2003	493	24.0	20.5	95.3
2004	506	22.0	23.0	92.5
2005	417	20.0	20.9	91.1
2006	425	21.0	20.2	90.6
2007	423	18.5	22.9	92.2
2008	436	24.0	18.2	86.2
2009	358	17.0	16.3	83.5
2010	342	14.0	24.4	88.3
2011	335	n/a	n/a	87.5
2012	359	13.0	27.6	n/a
2013	395	14.5	27.2	91.6
2014	407	15.0	27.1	91.6
2015	375	14.0	26.7	94.4
2016	351	13.0	27.0	94.6
2017	339	13.0	26.0	92.6
2018	339	13.0	26.0	92.6
2019	334	11.0	30.3	96.1
2020	303	n/a	n/a	96
2021	287	15.0	19.1	93
2022	298	15.0	19.8	94.3
2023	299	13.0	23.0	95
2024	283	13.0	21.7	94.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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