Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.4% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 702 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 37% African American, 32% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : New Vista Middle High : Eastside High

Lincoln Elementary

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school located in Lancaster, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 658 students. The school is part of the Lancaster Elementary School District, which is ranked 1436 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.1% in 2020-2021 to 41.4% in 2021-2022, which is much higher than the state average and nearby schools in the same district. Academically, the school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments and CAST Science tests is consistently lower than the state averages and the nearby schools in the Lancaster Elementary District. For example, in 2023-2024, only 24.02% of Lincoln Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 22.8% for the district and 47.04% for the state. In Mathematics, only 19.35% of Lincoln Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 13.7% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance for specific student groups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, is also generally lower than the state averages for those groups.

When comparing Lincoln Elementary to nearby schools, the data suggests that the challenges faced by the school are not isolated. Other schools in the Lancaster Elementary District, such as Jack Northrop Elementary and Discovery, also have relatively low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates. However, schools in the Eastside Union Elementary District, such as Tierra Bonita Elementary and Columbia Elementary, generally perform better academically than Lincoln Elementary, despite serving similar student populations. The performance of charter schools in the area, such as iLEAD Lancaster Charter and Life Source International Charter, is mixed, with some outperforming Lincoln Elementary and others performing similarly.

Detail:

Public K-5

44021 15th St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535-3549

(661) 726-9913

District: Lancaster Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
5076^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,479

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Vista Middle
High:	Eastside High

Student/teacher ratio: 26.0

Number of students: 702

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.2%

White:

32.3%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 93.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary ranks worse than 86.6% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.42. (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 Student population at Lincoln Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (37.2%), White (32.3%), Hispanic (21.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 93.3% 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 26. 9 elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary is $8,479, which is the 5^th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary 5076^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Lancaster Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lancaster Elementary 1436^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	26.44	3448^th	4809	28.3%
2005	23.70	3715^th	4822	23.0%
2006	15.99	4289^th	4818	11.0%
2007	14.00	4713^th	5113	7.8%
2008	13.66	4740^th	5113	7.3%
2009	19.80	4448^th	5193	14.3%
2010	9.41	5180^th	5314	2.5%
2011	10.28	5197^th	5377	3.3%
2012	8.02	5264^th	5390	2.3%
2013	13.43	5139^th	5530	7.1%
2015	27.13	3925^th	5611	30.0%
2016	24.65	4207^th	5614	25.1%
2017	11.79	5373^rd	5692	5.6%
2018	10.41	5418^th	5662	4.3%
2019	6.08	5725^th	5789	1.1%
2022	10.36	5709^th	5883	3.0%
2023	11.08	5648^th	5874	3.8%
2024	17.42	5076^th	5862	13.4%

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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	19.70	3066^th	3246	5.5%
2019	24.62	2894^th	3275	11.6%
2022	38.66	1901^st	3311	42.6%
2023	34.95	2173^rd	3250	33.1%
2024	42.44	1654^th	3160	47.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.61	2056^th	2420	15.0%
2024	34.74	1571^st	2634	40.4%

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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	12.34	4861^st	5084	4.4%
2019	6.81	5124^th	5173	0.9%
2022	13.23	5068^th	5264	3.7%
2023	14.08	5101^st	5374	5.1%
2024	22.24	4596^th	5511	16.6%

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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	14.02	4984^th	5413	7.9%
2019	8.05	5398^th	5492	1.7%
2022	9.83	5541^st	5635	1.7%
2023	13.15	5312^th	5617	5.4%
2024	16.30	5015^th	5605	10.5%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	16.62	2551^st	2585	1.3%
2022	26.10	1684^th	2227	24.4%

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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	8.46	5335^th	5431	1.8%
2019	5.79	5480^th	5510	0.5%
2022	11.87	5453^rd	5663	3.7%
2023	10.59	5495^th	5650	2.7%
2024	19.54	4773^rd	5636	15.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	18.93	643^rd	700	8.1%
2019	18.75	676^th	747	9.5%
2022	26.36	516^th	663	22.2%
2023	24.69	542^nd	662	18.1%
2024	31.81	395^th	593	33.4%

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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	21.42	4152^nd	4830	14.0%
2019	9.86	4864^th	4963	2.0%
2022	12.63	4922^nd	5084	3.2%
2023	17.51	4653^rd	5098	8.7%
2024	20.22	4439^th	5102	13.0%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	9.55	2457^th	2647	7.2%

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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	Not Specified	Total
1990	461	70	22	117	3	n/a	n/a	0	673
1991	538	102	37	133	7	n/a	n/a	0	817
1992	542	126	35	151	5	n/a	n/a	0	859
1993	504	133	54	182	10	n/a	n/a	0	883
1994	460	152	56	216	5	n/a	n/a	0	889
1995	513	218	49	229	2	n/a	n/a	0	1011
1996	513	218	49	229	2	n/a	n/a	0	1011
1997	452	179	41	210	2	n/a	n/a	0	884
1998	419	245	37	235	6	n/a	n/a	0	942
1999	418	273	39	240	5	n/a	n/a	8	983
2000	398	325	37	256	8	n/a	n/a	0	1024
2001	384	319	28	262	6	n/a	n/a	0	999
2002	294	335	27	256	4	n/a	n/a	2	918
2003	294	335	27	256	4	n/a	n/a	2	918
2004	286	347	32	298	4	n/a	n/a	0	967
2005	222	379	29	336	0	n/a	n/a	0	966
2006	203	333	25	378	0	n/a	n/a	5	944
2007	169	337	22	421	1	n/a	n/a	8	958
2008	150	318	28	399	3	n/a	n/a	0	898
2009	119	312	22	358	1	1	4	0	817
2010	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	112	294	17	365	1	1	14	0	804
2012	104	283	17	337	5	2	22	0	770
2013	84	289	17	342	2	2	32	0	768
2014	74	273	20	363	5	2	26	0	763
2015	82	317	19	424	4	5	32	0	883
2016	67	366	14	494	5	5	35	0	986
2017	50	323	7	401	3	1	43	0	828
2018	35	313	8	381	2	1	37	0	777
2019	40	291	6	357	2	1	37	0	734
2020	42	278	5	344	2	0	36	0	707
2021	30	243	5	318	3	0	27	0	626
2022	32	210	3	310	1	1	25	0	582
2023	26	212	1	386	0	1	32	0	658
2024	227	261	4	149	14	6	41	0	702

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
1990	673	22.9	29.3	n/a
1991	817	29.0	28.1	n/a
1992	859	29.5	29.1	19.9
1993	883	32.0	27.6	33.6
1994	889	32.0	27.8	32.5
1995	1011	35.0	28.9	37.6
1996	1011	35.0	28.9	37.6
1997	884	32.0	27.6	40
1998	942	44.0	21.4	46.5
1999	983	48.0	20.5	45.4
2000	1024	47.0	21.8	47.5
2001	999	44.0	22.7	44.6
2002	918	44.0	20.9	54.5
2003	918	44.0	20.9	54.5
2004	967	45.0	21.5	58.3
2005	966	45.0	21.5	65.8
2006	944	49.5	19.1	63.6
2007	958	43.0	22.3	64.3
2008	898	45.0	20.0	63
2009	817	34.0	23.3	68.8
2010	0	31.0	0.0	n/a
2011	804	n/a	n/a	76.1
2012	770	25.0	30.8	n/a
2013	768	24.5	31.3	88.9
2014	763	26.0	29.3	82.8
2015	883	30.0	29.4	86
2016	986	35.0	28.1	87.8
2017	828	31.0	26.7	88.3
2018	777	29.0	26.7	91.6
2019	734	26.0	28.2	93.7
2020	707	n/a	n/a	95
2021	626	26.0	24.0	93.9
2022	582	20.0	29.0	91.1
2023	658	23.0	28.6	95.3
2024	702	27.0	26.0	93.3

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
1990	673	22.9	29.3	n/a
1991	817	29.0	28.1	n/a
1992	859	29.5	29.1	19.9
1993	883	32.0	27.6	33.6
1994	889	32.0	27.8	32.5
1995	1011	35.0	28.9	37.6
1996	1011	35.0	28.9	37.6
1997	884	32.0	27.6	40
1998	942	44.0	21.4	46.5
1999	983	48.0	20.5	45.4
2000	1024	47.0	21.8	47.5
2001	999	44.0	22.7	44.6
2002	918	44.0	20.9	54.5
2003	918	44.0	20.9	54.5
2004	967	45.0	21.5	58.3
2005	966	45.0	21.5	65.8
2006	944	49.5	19.1	63.6
2007	958	43.0	22.3	64.3
2008	898	45.0	20.0	63
2009	817	34.0	23.3	68.8
2010	0	31.0	0.0	n/a
2011	804	n/a	n/a	76.1
2012	770	25.0	30.8	n/a
2013	768	24.5	31.3	88.9
2014	763	26.0	29.3	82.8
2015	883	30.0	29.4	86
2016	986	35.0	28.1	87.8
2017	828	31.0	26.7	88.3
2018	777	29.0	26.7	91.6
2019	734	26.0	28.2	93.7
2020	707	n/a	n/a	95
2021	626	26.0	24.0	93.9
2022	582	20.0	29.0	91.1
2023	658	23.0	28.6	95.3
2024	702	27.0	26.0	93.3

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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