Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Abraham Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.5% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 535 students attended Abraham Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend: High : Valley High

Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Summary:

Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 535 students in grades K-5. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

According to the key insights, Abraham Lincoln Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on state assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 19.74% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 30.96% for the Santa Ana Unified district and 47.04% for the state of California. In Mathematics, only 15.42% of students were proficient or better, compared to 21.03% for the district and 35.54% for the state. The school's performance in Science is also significantly below the district and state averages. Additionally, Abraham Lincoln Elementary has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 4.0% in 2018-2019 to 32.3% in 2021-2022, which is notably higher than the district average of 21.6%.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Romero-Cruz Academy, Andrew Jackson Elementary, and Fremont Elementary, also perform below the state averages in academic assessments, but generally outperform Abraham Lincoln Elementary. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Fremont Elementary had 36.41% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 19.74% at Abraham Lincoln Elementary. The nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.5% to 25.1%, compared to 32.3% at Abraham Lincoln Elementary.

Detail:

Public K-5

425 South Sullivan
Santa Ana, CA 92704-1631

(714) 972-6200

District: Santa Ana Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5420^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,005

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Student/teacher ratio: 20.1

Number of students: 535

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

Asian:

3.2%

White:

0.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Abraham Lincoln Elementary ranks worse than 92.5% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 28^th among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.58. (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 (95.5%), Asian (3.2%), White (0.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 70.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Abraham Lincoln Elementary is 20.1. 18 elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Abraham Lincoln Elementary employs 26.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Abraham Lincoln Elementary is $7,005. 29 elementary schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Abraham Lincoln Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Abraham Lincoln Elementary 5420^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Abraham Lincoln Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Santa Ana Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Santa Ana Unified 1241^st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Abraham Lincoln Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	17.82	4130^th	4809	14.1%
2005	16.09	4252^nd	4822	11.8%
2006	17.28	4186^th	4818	13.1%
2007	14.35	4685^th	5113	8.4%
2008	16.86	4540^th	5113	11.2%
2009	22.22	4271^st	5193	17.8%
2010	21.50	4496^th	5314	15.4%
2011	18.95	4743^rd	5377	11.8%
2012	14.50	4984^th	5390	7.5%
2013	19.55	4772^nd	5530	13.7%
2015	17.89	4852^nd	5611	13.5%
2016	17.87	4809^th	5614	14.3%
2017	15.20	5093^rd	5692	10.5%
2018	15.72	5031^st	5662	11.1%
2019	19.30	4871^st	5789	15.9%
2022	14.28	5425^th	5883	7.8%
2023	15.08	5315^th	5874	9.5%
2024	13.58	5420^th	5862	7.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	23.20	2833^rd	3246	12.7%
2019	27.07	2707^th	3275	17.3%
2022	30.44	2567^th	3311	22.5%
2023	26.47	2785^th	3250	14.3%
2024	23.60	2917^th	3160	7.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.20	2089^th	2420	13.7%
2024	24.83	2118^th	2634	19.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	22.45	4302^nd	5084	15.4%
2019	27.49	4060^th	5173	21.5%
2022	18.99	4720^th	5264	10.3%
2023	17.33	4889^th	5374	9.0%
2024	18.10	4939^th	5511	10.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	24.15	310^th	364	14.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	15.11	4903^rd	5413	9.4%
2019	19.31	4680^th	5492	14.8%
2022	15.66	5132^nd	5635	8.9%
2023	13.18	5310^th	5617	5.5%
2024	9.78	5473^rd	5605	2.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.00	1705^th	2128	19.9%
2019	28.65	1867^th	2585	27.8%
2022	26.10	1686^th	2227	24.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.35	4797^th	5431	11.7%
2019	20.80	4594^th	5510	16.6%
2022	14.17	5287^th	5663	6.6%
2023	19.79	4739^th	5650	16.1%
2024	20.15	4706^th	5636	16.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.16	4171^st	4830	13.6%
2019	26.27	3953^rd	4963	20.4%
2022	18.65	4600^th	5084	9.5%
2023	20.19	4484^th	5098	12.0%
2024	18.77	4535^th	5102	11.1%

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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 Abraham Lincoln Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	24	71	49	877	0	n/a	n/a	0	1021
1989	19	71	29	903	0	n/a	n/a	0	1022
1990	27	62	49	959	0	n/a	n/a	0	1097
1991	22	56	56	986	0	n/a	n/a	0	1120
1992	34	36	45	1075	0	n/a	n/a	0	1190
1993	31	31	36	948	0	n/a	n/a	0	1046
1994	39	27	33	993	0	n/a	n/a	0	1092
1995	30	25	30	1031	1	n/a	n/a	0	1117
1996	30	25	30	1031	1	n/a	n/a	0	1117
1997	29	28	28	1053	1	n/a	n/a	0	1139
1998	14	25	31	1094	0	n/a	n/a	0	1164
1999	15	25	29	1194	0	n/a	n/a	0	1263
2000	16	24	14	1252	0	n/a	n/a	0	1306
2001	19	22	14	1296	0	n/a	n/a	0	1351
2002	23	19	16	1315	1	n/a	n/a	0	1374
2003	23	19	16	1315	1	n/a	n/a	0	1374
2004	18	10	21	1261	1	n/a	n/a	4	1315
2005	5	4	10	1203	0	n/a	n/a	0	1222
2006	11	10	26	1167	0	n/a	n/a	0	1214
2007	10	9	19	1102	0	n/a	n/a	0	1140
2008	7	9	19	1097	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1132
2009	10	9	15	1109	0	3	4	0	1150
2010	3	13	12	1081	0	0	0	0	1109
2011	2	9	14	1027	0	1	0	0	1053
2012	2	5	13	1009	0	4	3	0	1036
2013	1	2	14	1019	0	4	5	0	1045
2014	3	1	15	975	0	2	5	0	1001
2015	8	3	13	944	0	3	3	0	974
2016	3	4	11	899	1	3	2	0	923
2017	5	3	14	848	1	3	0	0	874
2018	8	1	11	831	2	2	0	0	855
2019	12	0	9	768	1	0	0	0	790
2020	7	1	9	671	3	0	0	0	691
2021	5	0	12	626	2	1	0	0	646
2022	4	0	12	561	2	1	0	0	580
2023	4	0	17	511	0	3	0	0	535

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 Abraham Lincoln Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1021	39.0	26.1	n/a
1989	1022	41.0	24.9	n/a
1990	1097	44.0	24.9	n/a
1991	1120	44.0	25.4	n/a
1992	1190	44.7	26.6	68.3
1993	1046	39.0	26.8	77.3
1994	1092	37.0	29.5	79.5
1995	1117	41.0	27.2	87.6
1996	1117	41.0	27.2	87.6
1997	1139	43.0	26.5	84.4
1998	1164	50.0	23.3	90.1
1999	1263	54.8	23.0	86.2
2000	1306	61.0	21.4	91
2001	1351	65.0	20.8	86
2002	1374	66.0	20.8	89.7
2003	1374	66.0	20.8	89.7
2004	1315	62.0	21.2	91.4
2005	1222	55.5	22.0	89.9
2006	1214	53.5	22.7	85.4
2007	1140	52.3	21.8	85.6
2008	1132	56.0	20.2	88.9
2009	1150	54.0	20.5	92.2
2010	1109	45.0	24.6	92.1
2011	1053	n/a	n/a	92.6
2012	1036	38.5	26.8	n/a
2013	1045	38.0	27.5	99.7
2014	1001	37.0	27.0	95.3
2015	974	36.0	27.0	87.3
2016	923	35.0	26.3	92.2
2017	874	31.0	28.1	90.3
2018	855	30.0	28.5	92.3
2019	790	29.0	27.2	90.3
2020	691	n/a	n/a	89.1
2021	646	25.0	25.8	87.8
2022	580	28.9	20.0	60.9
2023	535	26.5	20.1	70.5

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 Abraham Lincoln Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1021	39.0	26.1	n/a
1989	1022	41.0	24.9	n/a
1990	1097	44.0	24.9	n/a
1991	1120	44.0	25.4	n/a
1992	1190	44.7	26.6	68.3
1993	1046	39.0	26.8	77.3
1994	1092	37.0	29.5	79.5
1995	1117	41.0	27.2	87.6
1996	1117	41.0	27.2	87.6
1997	1139	43.0	26.5	84.4
1998	1164	50.0	23.3	90.1
1999	1263	54.8	23.0	86.2
2000	1306	61.0	21.4	91
2001	1351	65.0	20.8	86
2002	1374	66.0	20.8	89.7
2003	1374	66.0	20.8	89.7
2004	1315	62.0	21.2	91.4
2005	1222	55.5	22.0	89.9
2006	1214	53.5	22.7	85.4
2007	1140	52.3	21.8	85.6
2008	1132	56.0	20.2	88.9
2009	1150	54.0	20.5	92.2
2010	1109	45.0	24.6	92.1
2011	1053	n/a	n/a	92.6
2012	1036	38.5	26.8	n/a
2013	1045	38.0	27.5	99.7
2014	1001	37.0	27.0	95.3
2015	974	36.0	27.0	87.3
2016	923	35.0	26.3	92.2
2017	874	31.0	28.1	90.3
2018	855	30.0	28.5	92.3
2019	790	29.0	27.2	90.3
2020	691	n/a	n/a	89.1
2021	646	25.0	25.8	87.8
2022	580	28.9	20.0	60.9
2023	535	26.5	20.1	70.5

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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