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Abraham Lincoln Elementary

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Abraham Lincoln Elementary ranks 3894 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3894^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of California elementary schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 607 students in Palm Desert, California, within the Desert Sands Unified school district, and it faces significant academic and attendance challenges compared to other schools in the area.

The school currently has a 2-star rating, placing it in the bottom third of California elementary schools, with particularly low proficiency in mathematics where only about 23% of students meet standards. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with nearly 32% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the state average and nearly double that of nearby schools like George Washington Charter (10.5%) and Gerald R. Ford Elementary (16.1%). The school serves a very high-need population, with over 86% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school has shown some recent improvement from a 1-star rating, its performance is notably lower than that of close neighbors. For example, James Earl Carter Elementary, less than a mile away, ranks in the 74th percentile with much higher test scores. The data suggests targeted efforts to improve attendance and mathematics instruction could be key areas for growth, as the struggles are not seen to the same degree in other schools with similar resources in the same district.

607

Students ?

25.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,048

Per pupil spending ?

86.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

74-100 Rutledge Way
Palm Desert, CA 92260-2644

(760) 862-4340

District: Desert Sands Unified

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	La Quinta Middle
	Palm Desert Charter Middle
High:	Palm Desert High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.4%

White:

12.5%

Two or more races:

3.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2013 → 34th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg33%

California avg41%

3,894^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Desert Sands Unified

989^th of 1,543Desert Sands 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	30.8	3894 of 5857	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	4515 of 5869	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3485 of 5859	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3941 of 5883	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2806 of 5789	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.2	2942 of 5662	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.6	3267 of 5692	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.7	2195 of 5614	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.1	2338 of 5611	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.1	2683 of 5530	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	2146 of 5390	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.8	2735 of 5377	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	64.0	1781 of 5314	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	62.1	1815 of 5193	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.0	1540 of 5113	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.1	2612 of 5113	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.7	2397 of 4818	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.2	2037 of 4822	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.9	2510 of 4809	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	2063 of 2227	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1859 of 2585	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.0	2896 of 3162	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	2258 of 3245	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	2294 of 3311	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.2	343 of 3275	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.4	768 of 3246	76.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	3632 of 5597	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	3974 of 5612	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3220 of 5609	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	3503 of 5635	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.2	3033 of 5492	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2985 of 5413	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	3215 of 5107	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	3779 of 5107	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	2824 of 5087	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	3024 of 5084	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	1773 of 4963	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	1782 of 4830	63.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.2	171 of 356	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	3234 of 5460	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3926 of 5517	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	2809 of 5363	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	3120 of 5264	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.2	2130 of 5173	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	2192 of 5084	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3915 of 5628	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.5	4672 of 5643	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3499 of 5638	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	4056 of 5663	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.9	2421 of 5510	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	2747 of 5431	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	2814 of 2847	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2380 of 2635	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	2058 of 2598	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2310 of 2651	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.9	1748 of 2661	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2327 of 2726	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2022)52nd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-15 vs school

Disabled (2022)7th percentile-26 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Science25%-8 vs state

Mathematics23%-14 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 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	% 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	74-100 Rutledge Way	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4340	607	24	25.2	86.7%	76 (12.5%)	7 (1.2%)	482 (79.4%)	18 (3.0%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.1%)	30.8	3894^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.5%		23.6	4515^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.1%	621	24.7	24.7	32.7	44.1	40.0	39.1	18.8	31.5	16.5	22.9	93.3		98.1	98.1	96.2		$20,048	$3,300	$16,748
James Earl Carter Elementary	Public	K-5	74-251 Hovley Ln. East	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4370	487	22	22.0	63.2%	128 (26.3%)	10 (2.1%)	251 (51.5%)	51 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	43 (8.8%)	71.1	1550^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.5%		75.7	1344^th of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%	206	48.9	48.9	55.6	44.9	66.3	56.1	54.9	47.4	52.2	51.6	89.9	93.3		95.5	94.4	95.5	$22,746	$3,433	$19,313
George Washington Charter	Public, Charter	K-5	45-768 Portola Ave.	Palm Desert	92260	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 862-4350	746	29	25.7	50.3%	372 (49.9%)	6 (0.8%)	268 (35.9%)	38 (5.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (8.0%)	89.7	681^st of 5857 public elementary schools	88.4%		89.9	707^th of 5869 public elementary schools	88.0%	26	64.7	64.7	65.6	71.9	70.6	69.4	69.6	70.3	62.2	67.5	94.5	98.4		98.4	95.3	98.4	$13,402	$335	$13,067
Rancho Mirage Elementary	Public	K-5	42-985 Indian Trail Rd.	Rancho Mirage	92270	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 836-3680	349	17	20.6	81.7%	92 (26.4%)	8 (2.3%)	227 (65.0%)	12 (3.4%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	43.5	2979^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.1%		60.5	2049^th of 5869 public elementary schools	65.1%	930	41.9	41.9	42.1	30.5	49.2	40.8	49.1	21.7	25.8	31.8	93.5						$22,491	$1,836	$20,655
Gerald R. Ford Elementary	Public	K-5	44-210 Warner Trail	Indian Wells	92210	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4120	598	25	23.9	62.9%	179 (29.9%)	8 (1.3%)	332 (55.5%)	43 (7.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	83.6	983^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.2%		80.5	1136^th of 5869 public elementary schools	80.6%	153	59.3	59.3	60.9	68.2	63.7	64.2	59.8	63.5	57.5	60.0	93.6	96.3	97.3		96.3	98.2	$20,189	$3,104	$17,085
Ronald Reagan Elementary	Public	K-5	39-800 Liberty Dr.	Palm Desert	92211	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-0456	808	35	23.4	59.0%	123 (15.2%)	10 (1.2%)	598 (74.0%)	16 (2.0%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (6.9%)	51.2	2544^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.6%		57.2	2182^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	62.8%	362	32.0	32.0	51.2	47.6	49.2	49.3	50.4	31.0	31.3	37.4	95.1			97.9	96.5		$19,531	$3,122	$16,409
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	42-100 Yucca Ln.	Bermuda Dunes	92203	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 772-4130	562	22	25.5	69.0%	113 (20.1%)	4 (0.7%)	386 (68.7%)	17 (3.0%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.4%)	69.3	1635^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		73.6	1425^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.7%	210	35.8	35.8	47.9	63.5	63.2	58.4	41.5	55.8	61.1	52.9	96.1	98.0	98.0		96.1	98.0	$20,257	$3,229	$17,028
Benjamin Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	77-800 Calle Tampico	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 238-9424	627	29	21.6	82.1%	85 (13.6%)	10 (1.6%)	503 (80.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (4.0%)	34.8	3601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	38.5%		32.8	3710^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.8%	109	29.1	29.1	25.7	37.6	51.5	38.0	26.6	33.7	25.2	28.4	97.3		98.2		98.2		$20,603	$3,090	$17,513
Amelia Earhart Elementary School of International Studies	Public	K-5	45-250 Dune Palms Rd.	Indio	92201	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 200-3720	748	30	24.9	65.1%	169 (22.6%)	5 (0.7%)	492 (65.8%)	30 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.4%)	48.1	2691^st of 5857 public elementary schools	54.1%		43.6	2954^th of 5869 public elementary schools	49.7%	263	37.5	37.5	40.9	47.2	48.4	45.5	43.3	36.8	26.8	35.6	96.8			98.1	97.5	98.1	$19,984	$3,063	$16,921
Harry S. Truman Elementary	Public	K-5	78-870 Avenue 50	La Quinta	92253	Riverside County	Desert Sands Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 777-4230	635	25	25.4	80.2%	71 (11.2%)	11 (1.7%)	488 (76.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.0%)	47	2759^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.9%		42	3071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	47.7%	312	29.4	29.4	43.2	52.3	39.5	45.0	32.4	54.2	27.5	37.9							$20,659	$3,121	$17,538

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary are 79% Hispanic, 13% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Elementary attend?

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

Middle : La Quinta Middle
Middle : Palm Desert Charter Middle
High : Palm Desert High

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 607 students attended Abraham Lincoln Elementary.

What district is Abraham Lincoln Elementary in?

Desert Sands Unified

Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Abraham Lincoln Elementary ranks 3894^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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