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Lincoln Elementary

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Lincoln Elementary ranks 2829 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2829^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 399 students in the El Centro Elementary district, notable for its dramatic and rapid improvement from one of the lowest-rated schools in the state to an above-average performer in just a few years.

The school's turnaround is remarkable, with its statewide ranking jumping 43 percentile points to land in the 52nd percentile, a growth rate far exceeding nearby schools like Margaret Hedrick Elementary. Lincoln excels in supporting English Language Learners, who rank in the 81st percentile statewide, and has strong mathematics scores that beat both district and state averages. The school has also made huge strides in improving student attendance, cutting chronic absenteeism by 35 percentage points.

While science remains an area for growth, Lincoln's effective model includes leveraging students' Spanish language skills and investing in targeted support. It now performs similarly to the consistently strong McKinley Elementary and the nearby charter school, Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences, though Lincoln outperforms them in math. This progress makes Lincoln a compelling case study in successful school improvement within a high-need community.

399

Students ?

21.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,611

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

200 North Twelfth St.
El Centro, CA 92243-2346

(760) 352-3060

District: El Centro Elementary

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kennedy Middle
High:	Southwest High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.2%

Two or more races:

1.5%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 36th percentile in 2013 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in El Centro Elementary

✓Above the California median (52nd percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,829^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10Elementary Schools in the El Centro Elementary

889^th of 1,543El Centro Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	2829 of 5857	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.3	4338 of 5869	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	5332 of 5859	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	5009 of 5883	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	4130 of 5789	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.1	3907 of 5662	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	33.5	3558 of 5692	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.9	3483 of 5614	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	3629 of 5611	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.7	3550 of 5530	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.4	3638 of 5390	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.0	2894 of 5377	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	42.1	3050 of 5314	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.2	3547 of 5193	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	20.7	4293 of 5113	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.4	3978 of 5113	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.4	3769 of 4818	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.6	3923 of 4822	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	16.7	4208 of 4809	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	63.6	590 of 3162	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	1302 of 3245	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.8	2623 of 3311	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.6	806 of 3275	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	502 of 3246	84.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	2994 of 5597	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	4175 of 5612	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5301 of 5609	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4740 of 5635	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3553 of 5492	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.8	3223 of 5413	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1657 of 5107	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	3406 of 5107	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4529 of 5087	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	4152 of 5084	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2929 of 4963	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.2	2722 of 4830	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	1998 of 5460	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.5	3813 of 5517	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4784 of 5363	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	4320 of 5264	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	3174 of 5173	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.4	2924 of 5084	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	2539 of 5628	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.1	4165 of 5643	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4821 of 5638	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	4738 of 5663	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	4391 of 5510	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4377 of 5431	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+55 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening62%+36 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-5 vs state

Writing39%+22 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Overall33%+23 vs state

Reading26%+19 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	200 North Twelfth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3060	399	19	21.0	89.0%	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	380 (95.2%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	46.1	2829^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		25.3	4338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	26.1%	1509	33.3	50.0	20.0	29.4	32.9	76.2	44.4	70.0	52.9	61.8	33.3	66.7	10.0	52.9	39.5	14.3	55.6	15.0	23.5	26.3	19.1		19.1	42.7	46.2	41.5	43.1			43.4	45.7	34.6	36.6	37.3			39.3	95.7	96.8	96.8	$19,611	$1,707	$17,904
Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Charter	K-6	1525 West Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	Ballington Academy for the Arts and Sciences District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 353-0140	230	12	19.1	76.5%	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	223 (97.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	46	2830^th of 5857 public elementary schools	51.7%		40.7	3144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.4%	314																					47.5		47.5	30.4	40.0	57.5	35.0			43.2	26.1	25.7	40.0	22.7			30.0				$20,202	$2,452	$17,750
Margaret Hedrick Elementary	Public	K-6	550 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4750	446	20	22.3	78.5%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	429 (96.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	23.2	4574^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.9%		20	4863^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	289																					9.8		9.8	23.0	17.9	45.9	45.3			32.8	29.5	16.4	16.4	17.2			19.8				$18,643	$1,674	$16,969
McKinley Elementary	Public	K-6	1177 North Eighth St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-3225	456	18	25.3	87.1%	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	438 (96.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	46.7	2786^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.4%		42.8	3010^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.7%	224																					33.9		33.9	29.0	41.7	50.0	45.1			40.9	42.1	44.1	43.6	27.5			39.1				$18,797	$1,679	$17,118
Harding Elementary	Public	K-6	950 South Seventh St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-4791	601	25	24.0	70.5%	23 (3.8%)	5 (0.8%)	560 (93.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	29.8	3978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	32.1%		38.1	3300^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.8%	678	4.2	21.7	0.0	9.5	8.9	33.3	17.4	31.8	23.8	26.7	4.2	34.8	0.0	14.3	13.3	0.0	26.1	0.0	0.0	6.7	19.0		19.0	34.6	33.0	44.3	37.0			37.1	26.6	23.9	27.9	22.4			25.2				$14,924	$1,581	$13,343
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	1950 Villa Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-6555	445	19	23.4	90.1%	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	437 (98.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.5	3845^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		34.4	3568^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.2%	277																					25.0		25.0	35.3	27.5	40.0	43.9			37.3	33.3	25.5	16.7	25.8			25.0				$20,552	$1,743	$18,809
Imperial Valley Home School Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2370 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 335-5100	131	5	26.2	58.0%	15 (11.5%)	2 (1.5%)	107 (81.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	39.5	3255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	44.4%		50.3	2537^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.8%	718																					31.3	12.5	21.9	46.2	46.2	37.5		58.8	25.0	45.9	30.8	38.5	18.8		35.3	12.5	27.1				$62,288	$4,035	$58,253
Sunflower Elementary	Public	K-6	2450 Main St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 337-4890	427	20	21.3	79.2%	10 (2.3%)	3 (0.7%)	405 (94.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	42.9	3014^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.5%		54	2342^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	60.1%	672																					13.6		13.6	72.0	50.0	35.6	51.5			51.6	52.0	33.3	15.3	19.1			28.4				$33,089	$13,476	$19,613
De Anza Magnet	Public	K-8	1530 South Waterman Ave.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-9811	504	21	23.9	68.7%	19 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	479 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	42.9	3013^th of 5857 public elementary schools	48.6%		44.5	2897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.6%	116																					31.1	31.8	31.5	25.9	47.5	57.8	46.2	63.2	58.7	50.3	35.2	28.8	37.8	26.2	41.2	42.9	35.3				$17,505	$1,639	$15,866
Booker T. Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	223 South First St.	El Centro	92243	Imperial County	El Centro Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 352-6611	351	19	18.4	94.6%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	346 (98.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	28.3	4109^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.8%		18.7	4968^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.4%	859																					8.9		8.9	45.5	19.5	28.9	41.9			34.8	41.8	16.3	20.0	20.9			25.8				$23,808	$1,881	$21,927

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kennedy Middle
High : Southwest High

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

El Centro Elementary

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 2829^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

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