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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

895^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 900 Arizona Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Arizona elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School serves students in prekindergarten through grade 6 in Mesa, within Mesa Unified District, and enrolls 572 students. Its most important finding is that 2025–26 proficiency is very low in both tested subjects: 13% in English language arts (ELA) and 9% in math, compared with 39% and 31% in the district and 41% and 33% statewide.

Lincoln trails nearby same-district elementary schools in both subjects, with math its weakest relative result. Its ELA score is 16 percentage points below the nearby-school average of 29% and 11 points below the median of 24%; in math, it is 15 points below the average of 24% and 8 below the median of 17%. Lincoln is second-lowest in ELA and lowest in math among the five nearby schools in that comparison. Fifth-grade science is a relative bright spot: in 2023–24, 26% were proficient, 8 points below the state and 7 below the district. That result is stronger against its benchmarks than the current ELA and math results, but is from a different year and grade.

SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking fell from the 33rd percentile in 2022–23 to the 1st percentile in 2025–26, a 32-point drop; its latest ranking is 895th of 900, with 0 stars. SchoolDigger’s group rankings show sharply different changes: African American students’ ranking rose from the 5th percentile in 2020–21 to the 68th in 2022–23, while English Language Learner students’ fell from the 62nd to the 23rd percentile. These are group-specific relative rankings, not test-score percentages. Lincoln’s 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 16:1, near the middle of nearby reported ratios; its enrollment is second-highest among 12 comparison schools, behind Burke Basic School (634 students). Its 2022–23 free/reduced-lunch rate was 86%; nearby comparison rates are unavailable.

572

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,849

Per pupil spending ?

65.6%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

930 S Sirrine
Mesa, AZ 85210-3736

(480) 472-6400

District: Mesa Unified District

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kino Junior High School
High:	Mesa High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.9%

White:

6.5%

African American:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 15th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (11% vs 37% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school11%

District avg35%

Arizona avg37%

895^th of 900

Arizona public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 15% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^th of 50Elementary Schools in the Mesa Unified District

157^th of 267Mesa Unified District among Arizona 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	Arizona percentile	Rating
2026	6.1	895 of 900	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	805 of 909	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	824 of 912	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	840 of 1245	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	777 of 1000	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	841 of 1226	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	821 of 1039	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	804 of 1109	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	858 of 1106	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	916 of 1079	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.7	915 of 955	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	26.0	838 of 1079	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	38.5	761 of 1158	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.9	744 of 1141	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.7	684 of 1075	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.7	553 of 1090	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.9	541 of 1062	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	62.4	193 of 607	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	22.2	852 of 895	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	24.0	348 of 451	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.8	369 of 975	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	92 of 155	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	30.7	795 of 1219	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.3	713 of 824	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	775 of 1219	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.0	762 of 862	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	748 of 1023	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.9	239 of 306	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	433 of 496	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	415 of 486	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	741 of 1170	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.9	593 of 716	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	744 of 1198	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	563 of 709	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	576 of 911	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	40.6	208 of 423	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	496 of 549	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	472 of 556	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	650 of 1116	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	472 of 618	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	536 of 820	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	591 of 626	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	621 of 628	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.2	886 of 1216	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	812 of 830	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	895 of 1220	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	735 of 850	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	756 of 1032	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	57.7	9 of 37	75.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	50.9	284 of 617	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.2	317 of 444	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	731 of 1027	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	29.4	488 of 654	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	28.4	612 of 820	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	813 of 1201	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	374 of 417	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	41.0	604 of 1024	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.6	797 of 1161	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2023)76th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2023)68th percentile+36 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)54th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2021)51st percentile+19 vs school

White (2023)41st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2023)35th percentile~ school

Native American (2021)25th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2023)25th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Foster Care (2021)22nd percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts13%-28 vs state

Mathematics9%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				AASA English Language Arts (2026)							AASA Mathematics (2026)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	Directly certified (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	AASA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA English Language Arts All Grades	AASA Mathematics 3rd Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	930 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-6400	572	36	16.0	65.6%	37 (6.5%)	14 (2.4%)	503 (87.9%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	6.1	895^th of 900 public elementary schools	0.6%		14	805^th of 909 public elementary schools	11.4%	90			16.0	16.0			13.0			13.0				9.0	$8,849	$800	$58	$1,659	$7,498	$493	$7,991
Burke Basic School	Public, Charter	K-6	131 E Southern Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	American Basic Schools LLC	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 964-4602	634	34	18.6	—	12 (1.9%)	22 (3.5%)	590 (93.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	14.7	793^rd of 900 public elementary schools	11.9%		17.6	739^th of 909 public elementary schools	18.7%	54	26.0	34.0	27.0	18.0			26.0	19.0						14.0		$00			$00
Mesa Arts Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	221 W 6th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 844-3965	227	8	28.3	64.3%	25 (11.0%)	13 (5.7%)	176 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (4.8%)								(n/a)							32.0							22.0		$00			$00
Holmes Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	948 S Horne	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-5600	536	34	15.7	64.7%	28 (5.2%)	14 (2.6%)	473 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.5%)								(n/a)							10.0		35.0					18.0	$8,402	$561	$157	$1,278	$7,504	$180	$7,684
New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	K-6	446 E Broadway Rd	Mesa	85204	Maricopa County	New Horizon School for the Performing Arts	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 655-7444	119	10	11.9	56.3%	17 (14.3%)	7 (5.9%)	92 (77.3%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$00			$00
Franklin Accelerated Academy - Downtown Campus	Public	PK, KG-6	236 S Sirrine	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-5400	373	18	20.7	45.6%	145 (38.9%)	13 (3.5%)	173 (46.4%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (7.0%)	83	129^th of 900 public elementary schools	85.7%		82.4	136^th of 909 public elementary schools	85.0%	7	55.0	77.0	72.0	61.0			66.0	48.0	72.0	61.0	63.0			61.0	$7,582	$29	$19	$76	$7,360	$174	$7,534
Heritage Academy Pinnacle	Public, Charter	K-8	32 S Center St	Mesa	85310	Maricopa County	Heritage Academy Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(623) 537-3535	124	8	15.5	—	74 (59.7%)	3 (2.4%)	32 (25.8%)	2 (1.6%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)	10 (8.1%)								(n/a)							43.0							35.0
SLAM Arizona Inc.	Public, Charter	K-8	305 E Main Street	Mesa	89119	Cochise County	SLAM Arizona Inc.	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(702) 431-6260	59			54.2%	3 (5.1%)	16 (27.1%)	39 (66.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Redbird Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1020 S Extension Rd	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(480) 472-1200	484	30	16.1	64.0%	54 (11.2%)	58 (12.0%)	293 (60.5%)	4 (0.8%)	47 (9.7%)	7 (1.4%)	21 (4.3%)	9.5	869^th of 900 public elementary schools	3.4%		16.3	761^st of 909 public elementary schools	16.3%	108		24.0		22.0			19.0		18.0					11.0	$8,722	$674	$160	$1,507	$7,396	$493	$7,889
Mesa Center for Success	Public	PK, KG-8	855 W 8th Ave	Mesa	85210	Maricopa County	Mesa Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(480) 472-3800	52	8	6.5	59.6%	22 (42.3%)	6 (11.5%)	17 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.6% of Arizona elementary schools.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 572 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Kino Junior High School
High : Mesa High School

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Mesa Unified District

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2025–26 AASA test scoresNewOct 13, 2026

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