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Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 8% of California elementary schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Santa Ana, California, serving 505 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Santa Ana Unified School District, which is ranked 1259 out of 1565 districts in the state.

Abraham Lincoln Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly lower than the Santa Ana Unified School District and the state of California averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.64% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 33.02% in the district and 48.81% statewide. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rate was just 14.61%, compared to 22.06% in the district and 37.3% statewide. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.4% to 24.9% over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby Edward Russell Elementary, which is part of the Garden Grove Unified School District, performs significantly better than Abraham Lincoln Elementary and the other nearby schools in the Santa Ana Unified School District. Despite the increase in per-student spending at Abraham Lincoln Elementary, the school's academic performance has not shown significant improvement, suggesting that the additional resources may not be effectively targeted or utilized to address the school's challenges.

468

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,794

Per pupil spending ?

91.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 South Sullivan
Santa Ana, CA 92704-1631

(714) 972-6200

District: Santa Ana Unified

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

High:

Valley High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

Asian:

3.2%

White:

0.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2013 → 8th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (8th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg26%

California avg41%

5,380^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 8%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 34Elementary Schools in the Santa Ana Unified

1254^th of 1,543Santa Ana Unified 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	13.6	5380 of 5857	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	5427 of 5869	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5302 of 5859	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	5425 of 5883	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4871 of 5789	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	5031 of 5662	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	5093 of 5692	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	4809 of 5614	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	4852 of 5611	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	4772 of 5530	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	4984 of 5390	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	4743 of 5377	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.5	4496 of 5314	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.2	4271 of 5193	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.9	4540 of 5113	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	4685 of 5113	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.3	4186 of 4818	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.1	4252 of 4822	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.8	4130 of 4809	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1686 of 2227	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1867 of 2585	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1705 of 2128	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.6	2919 of 3162	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	2781 of 3245	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	2567 of 3311	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	2707 of 3275	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.2	2833 of 3246	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	5358 of 5597	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	5480 of 5612	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5302 of 5609	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5132 of 5635	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	4680 of 5492	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	4903 of 5413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	4525 of 5107	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4540 of 5107	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	4475 of 5087	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	4600 of 5084	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	3953 of 4963	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	4171 of 4830	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	366 of 429	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	310 of 364	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	4879 of 5460	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	4944 of 5517	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4879 of 5363	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	4720 of 5264	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	4060 of 5173	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4302 of 5084	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	4683 of 5628	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4712 of 5643	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4730 of 5638	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	5287 of 5663	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4594 of 5510	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4797 of 5431	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.8	2119 of 2635	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	2089 of 2420	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2024)20th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)15th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	425 South Sullivan	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6200	468	21	22.2	91.9%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	444 (94.9%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	13.6	5380^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.1%		13.6	5427^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.5%	47	11.4		11.4	22.7	26.7	21.4				23.6	13.5	18.7	11.4				14.6	89.8	93.9		91.8	92.9	94.9	$25,794	$1,312	$24,482
Monte Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	2116 West Monta Vista Ave.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5831	348	17	20.4	98.3%	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	342 (98.3%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.2	4568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.0%		27.1	4193^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	28.6%	375	23.1		23.1	5.6	37.5	43.1				29.0	12.7	25.8	15.4				18.5							$28,066	$1,772	$26,294
Vista Condor Global Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2609 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Vista Condor Global Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 988-2719	357	15	23.0	97.2%	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	342 (95.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	15.3	5234^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.6%		12.4	5528^th of 5869 public elementary schools	5.8%	294	16.7		16.7	22.0	18.2	28.2				23.0	22.6	12.1	16.4				16.7							$22,532	$2,547	$19,985
Romero-Cruz Academy	Public	K-8	2701 West Fifth St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-2200	827	47	17.4	95.8%	8 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	803 (97.1%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.7	5820^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.2	5802^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.1%	18	3.3	6.0	5.6	5.3	4.4	24.1	5.9	16.0	14.3	11.6	10.5	10.9	6.7	5.3	12.4	12.0	9.8	94.7	96.5		96.5		96.5	$24,122	$991	$23,131
Andrew Jackson Elementary	Public	K-5	1143 South Nakoma Dr.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 431-3700	493	22	22.3	91.1%	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	477 (96.8%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31.1	3864^th of 5857 public elementary schools	34.0%		26.4	4258^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.4%	394	31.0		31.0	21.6	16.9	51.2				30.8	20.9	24.2	35.7				27.0	96.2	97.1	97.1	98.1	97.1	98.1	$27,777	$1,255	$26,522
Edward Russell Elementary	Public	K-6	600 South Jackson St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Garden Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 663-6151	473	15	32.0	92.8%	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	452 (95.6%)	10 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22.3	4651^st of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		29.3	3994^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.9%	657	24.1		24.1	16.3	25.4	33.3	33.9			27.7	22.5	22.4	25.9	16.9			21.7							$17,360	$1,688	$15,672
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-5	1930 West 10th St.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-4300	394	16	24.5	92.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	387 (98.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	38.9	3289^th of 5857 public elementary schools	43.8%		38.8	3245^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	44	14.6		14.6	44.4	44.2	45.5				44.7	45.2	27.5	18.2				31.8	95.5			97.0			$27,434	$873	$26,561
Diamond Elementary	Public	K-5	1450 South Center St.	Santa Ana	92704	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 480-8100	367	16	22.9	93.7%	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	351 (95.6%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29	4042^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	31.0%		24	4464^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.9%	422	29.3		29.3	18.0	29.3	42.7				30.9	11.5	24.1	33.3				23.7	97.0						$27,832	$858	$26,974
George Washington Carver Elementary	Public	K-5	1401 West Santa Ana Blvd.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 564-2000	429	19	22.4	93.2%	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	421 (98.1%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4543^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.2	4560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.3%	17	16.9		16.9	18.5	40.0	35.5				31.1	22.7	28.6	19.5				23.1							$26,532	$808	$25,724
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	1001 South Graham Ln.	Santa Ana	92703	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 972-6000	457	24	19.0	97.4%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	448 (98.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.5	5540^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.4%		12.8	5498^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.3%	42	7.7		7.7	7.7	22.5	25.6				19.5	12.3	19.7	11.0				14.1	96.3						$26,586	$1,133	$25,453

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln Elementary

What schools do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Elementary attend?

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

High : Valley High

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

What district is Abraham Lincoln Elementary in?

Santa Ana Unified

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 468 students attended Abraham Lincoln Elementary.

Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Abraham Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.1% of California elementary schools.

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