Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 3385 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 482 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Academic Middle High : Sanger High

Lincoln Elementary

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school located in Sanger, California, serving around 500 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Sanger Unified School District, which is ranked 639 out of 1,568 school districts in the state.

While Lincoln Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (89.6%), its academic performance lags behind nearby schools like Fairmont Elementary and Centerville Elementary. The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are consistently lower than the district and state averages, and its chronic absenteeism rate has risen significantly, reaching 41% in 2021-2022 - much higher than the rates at Fairmont (15.3%) and Centerville (13.9%).

Additionally, Lincoln Elementary's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, and there are notable performance disparities among different student subgroups. While Hispanic students at the school rank 2,504 out of 5,102 California elementary schools, English Language Learner students rank only 2,360 out of 3,160. These findings suggest that Lincoln Elementary may need to focus on addressing the specific needs of its diverse student population and implementing targeted interventions to improve educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-6

1700 14th St.
Sanger, CA 93657-3442

(559) 524-6370

District: Sanger Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3385^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,334

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Academic Middle
High:	Sanger High

Student/teacher ratio: 18.6

Number of students: 482

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.9%

White:

4.4%

Two or more races:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary ranks worse than 57.7% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 12^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.64. (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 Racial makeup is: Hispanic (91.9%), White (4.4%), two or more races (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.8% 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 18.6, which is the lowest among 14 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District! (See more...)

Compare Lincoln Elementary employs 25.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary is $10,334. 10 elementary schools in the Sanger Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary 3385^th 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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Male students:

Hispanic students:

Sanger Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Sanger Unified 639^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	13.79	4424^th	4809	8.0%
2005	16.54	4205^th	4822	12.8%
2006	10.69	4597^th	4818	4.6%
2007	17.88	4449^th	5113	13.0%
2008	28.74	3698^th	5113	27.7%
2009	16.43	4649^th	5193	10.5%
2010	25.88	4162^nd	5314	21.7%
2011	17.51	4828^th	5377	10.2%
2012	23.85	4391^st	5390	18.5%
2013	21.08	4652^nd	5530	15.9%
2015	20.74	4548^th	5611	18.9%
2016	28.41	3896^th	5614	30.6%
2017	30.36	3805^th	5692	33.2%
2018	31.92	3678^th	5662	35.0%
2019	34.66	3562^nd	5789	38.5%
2022	30.45	3839^th	5883	34.7%
2023	39.87	3140^th	5874	46.5%
2024	36.64	3385^th	5862	42.3%

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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	42.25	1646^th	3246	49.3%
2019	23.65	2954^th	3275	9.8%
2022	56.38	910^th	3311	72.5%
2023	50.60	1170^th	3250	64.0%
2024	32.81	2360^th	3160	25.3%

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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	45.67	2634^th	5084	48.2%
2019	49.80	2419^th	5173	53.2%
2022	38.15	3159^th	5264	40.0%
2023	53.68	2121^st	5374	60.5%
2024	43.04	2901^st	5511	47.4%

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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	42.73	2903^rd	5413	46.4%
2019	32.17	3655^th	5492	33.4%
2022	25.95	4129^th	5635	26.7%
2023	39.25	3064^th	5617	45.5%
2024	40.27	3046^th	5605	45.7%

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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	23.53	4224^th	5431	22.2%
2019	37.43	3231^st	5510	41.4%
2022	35.96	3274^th	5663	42.2%
2023	40.48	3038^th	5650	46.2%
2024	31.77	3669^th	5636	34.9%

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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	45.80	2497^th	4830	48.3%
2019	48.18	2406^th	4963	51.5%
2022	43.62	2618^th	5084	48.5%
2023	55.30	1922^nd	5098	62.3%
2024	46.52	2504^th	5102	50.9%

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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
1988	38	0	1	329	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1989	48	0	1	377	0	n/a	n/a	0	426
1990	33	28	3	360	2	n/a	n/a	0	426
1991	32	0	5	370	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
1992	30	0	5	366	0	n/a	n/a	0	401
1993	29	0	2	383	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1994	23	0	3	414	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1995	23	0	4	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1996	23	0	4	389	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1997	23	0	4	418	1	n/a	n/a	0	446
1998	27	0	1	399	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1999	21	0	2	413	0	n/a	n/a	9	445
2000	27	0	2	407	0	n/a	n/a	0	436
2001	19	0	1	382	3	n/a	n/a	0	405
2002	13	1	0	373	1	n/a	n/a	7	395
2003	13	1	0	373	1	n/a	n/a	7	395
2004	16	4	8	424	2	n/a	n/a	0	454
2005	14	1	4	389	2	n/a	n/a	2	412
2006	15	0	2	340	3	n/a	n/a	1	361
2007	12	2	1	366	3	n/a	n/a	1	385
2008	13	1	1	359	3	n/a	n/a	0	377
2009	14	0	4	371	2	0	0	0	391
2010	14	3	4	365	1	1	2	0	390
2011	14	1	3	357	1	1	0	0	377
2012	12	0	5	354	3	0	3	0	377
2013	9	1	5	361	0	0	0	0	376
2014	16	1	6	379	0	0	0	0	402
2015	21	2	4	391	0	0	3	0	421
2016	18	3	2	357	0	0	6	0	386
2017	19	3	3	321	0	0	9	0	355
2018	15	3	2	354	0	0	12	0	386
2019	16	2	3	332	0	0	9	0	362
2020	19	1	4	418	0	0	12	0	454
2021	19	3	3	392	0	0	12	0	429
2022	22	6	6	397	1	1	13	0	446
2023	24	2	9	451	0	0	14	0	500
2024	21	0	6	443	0	0	12	0	482

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	368	15.0	24.5	n/a
1989	426	18.3	23.2	n/a
1990	426	19.3	22.0	n/a
1991	407	19.8	20.5	n/a
1992	401	20.1	19.9	78.1
1993	414	18.2	22.7	87
1994	440	18.0	24.4	83.4
1995	416	17.5	23.8	85.3
1996	416	17.5	23.8	85.3
1997	446	20.0	22.3	89.5
1998	427	21.0	20.3	94.8
1999	445	23.0	19.3	82.1
2000	436	23.0	19.0	86.2
2001	405	23.0	17.6	90.9
2002	395	24.1	16.4	92.8
2003	395	24.1	16.4	92.8
2004	454	26.0	17.5	94.1
2005	412	26.0	15.8	85.6
2006	361	23.0	15.7	90.3
2007	385	25.0	15.4	89.1
2008	377	25.0	15.1	90.7
2009	391	24.0	15.6	88.5
2010	390	24.0	16.2	87.4
2011	377	n/a	n/a	88.6
2012	377	21.7	17.3	n/a
2013	376	21.0	17.9	99.2
2014	402	18.0	22.3	90
2015	421	18.0	23.3	94.1
2016	386	18.0	21.4	92
2017	355	18.5	19.1	82
2018	386	18.8	20.4	88.6
2019	362	19.8	18.2	86.2
2020	454	n/a	n/a	80.8
2021	429	21.7	19.7	80.4
2022	446	24.5	18.1	86.1
2023	500	26.4	18.9	89.6
2024	482	25.8	18.6	88.8

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	368	15.0	24.5	n/a
1989	426	18.3	23.2	n/a
1990	426	19.3	22.0	n/a
1991	407	19.8	20.5	n/a
1992	401	20.1	19.9	78.1
1993	414	18.2	22.7	87
1994	440	18.0	24.4	83.4
1995	416	17.5	23.8	85.3
1996	416	17.5	23.8	85.3
1997	446	20.0	22.3	89.5
1998	427	21.0	20.3	94.8
1999	445	23.0	19.3	82.1
2000	436	23.0	19.0	86.2
2001	405	23.0	17.6	90.9
2002	395	24.1	16.4	92.8
2003	395	24.1	16.4	92.8
2004	454	26.0	17.5	94.1
2005	412	26.0	15.8	85.6
2006	361	23.0	15.7	90.3
2007	385	25.0	15.4	89.1
2008	377	25.0	15.1	90.7
2009	391	24.0	15.6	88.5
2010	390	24.0	16.2	87.4
2011	377	n/a	n/a	88.6
2012	377	21.7	17.3	n/a
2013	376	21.0	17.9	99.2
2014	402	18.0	22.3	90
2015	421	18.0	23.3	94.1
2016	386	18.0	21.4	92
2017	355	18.5	19.1	82
2018	386	18.8	20.4	88.6
2019	362	19.8	18.2	86.2
2020	454	n/a	n/a	80.8
2021	429	21.7	19.7	80.4
2022	446	24.5	18.1	86.1
2023	500	26.4	18.9	89.6
2024	482	25.8	18.6	88.8

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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