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Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades K-5

100^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 98% of California elementary schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a top-performing K-5 public school serving 662 students in the highly-regarded Cupertino Union School District, consistently ranking in the 98th-99th percentile of all California elementary schools.

The school demonstrates exceptional and balanced strength, with standout mathematics proficiency (over 90%) and remarkable success in supporting all student groups, including those in special education and English language learning programs. While operating efficiently with a higher student-teacher ratio than some neighbors, Lincoln maintains stable, top-tier academic results year after year, distinguishing it from nearby schools like L. P. Collins Elementary or C. B. Eaton Elementary which have shown more volatility in performance.

Even among exceptional local schools like William Faria Elementary and John Muir Elementary, Lincoln carves its own niche of consistent excellence, particularly in math and in serving a diverse student population effectively and cost-efficiently.

662

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,936

Per pupil spending ?

14.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21710 McClellan Rd.
Cupertino, CA 95014-4054

(408) 252-4798

District: Cupertino Union

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Middle
High:	Monta Vista High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

75.1%

Two or more races:

11.8%

White:

6.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (84% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg82%

California avg41%

100^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Cupertino Union

52^nd of 1,543Cupertino Union 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	97.7	100 of 5857	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	61 of 5869	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	98.6	43 of 5859	99.3%	★★★★★
2022	98.5	59 of 5883	99.0%	★★★★★
2021	98.0	33 of 1417	97.7%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	87 of 5789	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	97.9	72 of 5662	98.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.0	81 of 5692	98.6%	★★★★★
2016	98.3	42 of 5614	99.3%	★★★★★
2015	98.7	34 of 5611	99.4%	★★★★★
2013	96.6	32 of 5530	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	95.9	43 of 5390	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	97.4	9 of 5377	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	97.2	24 of 5314	99.5%	★★★★★
2009	97.3	37 of 5193	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	98.2	21 of 5113	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	97.7	73 of 5113	98.6%	★★★★★
2006	97.9	59 of 4818	98.8%	★★★★★
2005	98.2	40 of 4822	99.2%	★★★★★
2004	97.9	86 of 4809	98.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	203 of 1203	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.5	201 of 1205	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	165 of 1190	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	194 of 1154	83.2%	★★★★☆
2019	78.4	166 of 1149	85.6%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	156 of 1071	85.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	98.6	39 of 2585	98.5%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	98.1	28 of 3162	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	59 of 3245	98.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.7	126 of 5597	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	92 of 5612	98.4%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	54 of 5609	99.0%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	70 of 5635	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	97.3	31 of 1267	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.0	90 of 5492	98.4%	★★★★★
2018	97.4	63 of 5413	98.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	130 of 5460	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.6	172 of 5517	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	142 of 5363	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	24 of 5264	99.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	92 of 5628	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	69 of 5643	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	98.2	53 of 5638	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	98.3	60 of 5663	98.9%	★★★★★
2021	97.6	27 of 1272	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	79 of 5510	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	90 of 5431	98.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	73 of 718	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	77 of 670	88.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	42 of 669	93.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.4	14 of 2847	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	105 of 2635	96.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	79.1	463 of 2661	82.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)100th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)99th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-15 vs school

White (2023)83rd percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics90%+53 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy82%+33 vs state

Science73%+41 vs state

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Schools Near Abraham Lincoln Elementary

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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)	% Varicella (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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abraham Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	21710 McClellan Rd.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-4798	662	27	24.7	14.4%	41 (6.2%)	4 (0.6%)	34 (5.1%)	497 (75.1%)	8 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (11.8%)	97.7	100^th of 5857 public elementary schools	98.3%		98.3	61^st of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	39	73.3	73.3	77.7	83.6	83.3	81.9	88.5	90.7	90.8	90.2				$14,936	$293	$14,643
William Faria Elementary	Public	K-5	10155 Barbara Ln.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-0706	614	25	24.5	12.5%	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	557 (90.7%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.5%)	99.4	5^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	4^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.9%	1	89.9	89.9	94.7	92.0	94.5	93.7	96.8	98.2	96.3	97.2	96.9	96.9		$13,787	$206	$13,581
Stevens Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	10300 Ainsworth Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-3312	407	20	20.3	13.3%	73 (17.9%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.3%)	240 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (13.0%)	95.3	304^th of 5857 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.8	358^th of 5869 public elementary schools	93.9%	54	69.4	69.4	82.7	72.1	77.4	77.8	86.8	71.6	80.7	80.0	97.4			$21,336	$663	$20,673
Garden Gate Elementary	Public	K-5	10500 Ann Arbor Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5414	471	23	20.7	20.8%	18 (3.8%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.7%)	393 (83.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.9%)	88.5	747^th of 5857 public elementary schools	87.2%		92.4	544^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	203	54.1	54.1	59.2	67.7	65.0	63.8	81.6	73.0	75.4	76.8				$17,540	$500	$17,040
C. B. Eaton Elementary	Public	K-5	20220 Suisun Dr.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 255-2848	489	22	22.6	15.7%	49 (10.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (3.9%)	364 (74.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (10.8%)	97	154^th of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.3	59^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.0%	95	71.8	71.8	77.4	79.5	81.0	79.2	88.3	86.9	83.7	86.4	97.1		97.1	$17,564	$457	$17,107
West Valley Elementary	Public	K-5	1635 Belleville Way	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 245-0148	422	21	20.1	15.9%	109 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	236 (55.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (11.6%)	96.4	206^th of 5857 public elementary schools	96.5%		92.4	545^th of 5869 public elementary schools	90.7%	339	72.0	72.0	78.2	79.2	78.8	78.8	87.5	77.8	84.2	82.7	93.0			$19,049	$477	$18,572
L. P. Collins Elementary	Public	K-5	10300 Blaney Ave.	Cupertino	95014	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-6002	498	23	21.7	17.1%	34 (6.8%)	8 (1.6%)	26 (5.2%)	381 (76.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.0%)	94	397^th of 5857 public elementary schools	93.2%		96.9	176^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.0%	221	58.4	58.4	78.7	75.0	70.9	74.4	85.7	84.8	77.3	82.2	96.8	96.8	96.8	$17,719	$454	$17,265
John Muir Elementary	Public	K-5	6560 Hanover Dr.	San Jose	95129	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 252-5265	557	22	25.5	8.4%	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	436 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	109 (19.6%)	99.1	11^th of 5857 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	19^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.7%	8	84.9	84.9	90.6	93.1	89.5	91.1	95.8	93.1	90.7	93.3	93.2	93.2		$15,240	$244	$14,996
Blue Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	12300 De Sanka Ave.	Saratoga	95070	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 257-9282	424	18	23.4	16.3%	49 (11.6%)	4 (0.9%)	18 (4.2%)	305 (71.9%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (10.4%)	96.8	173^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	97.0%		97.4	134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	97.7%	39	69.0	69.0	75.0	77.8	84.5	79.1	87.5	84.5	91.3	87.7				$17,440	$361	$17,079
Chester W. Nimitz Elementary	Public	K-5	545 East Cheyenne Dr.	Sunnyvale	94087	Santa Clara County	Cupertino Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(408) 736-2180	350	16	21.8	50.6%	46 (13.1%)	10 (2.9%)	134 (38.3%)	122 (34.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	73.8	1431^st of 5857 public elementary schools	75.6%		80.8	1124^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.8%	307	38.4	38.4	58.5	59.0	55.7	57.4	69.1	64.3	48.0	58.8	96.3			$17,978	$1,147	$16,831

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln Elementary

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Abraham Lincoln Elementary.

Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Yes! Abraham Lincoln Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 100^th of 5857 California elementary schools.

What district is Abraham Lincoln Elementary in?

Cupertino Union

What schools do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Elementary attend?

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

Middle : John F. Kennedy Middle
High : Monta Vista High

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary are 75% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 6% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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