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Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades K-5

4606^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 547 students in the Escondido Union School District, operating in a high-needs environment where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science well below state averages, ranking it in the bottom quarter of California elementary schools; a major contributing factor is a chronic absenteeism rate of 32.9%, which is much higher than the district and state averages. However, the school has shown some positive trends, improving its statewide ranking over the past decade and demonstrating a relative strength in mathematics compared to other schools in its district like Pioneer Elementary and Central Elementary.

Notably, several nearby schools with similar resources and student demographics achieve stronger results, suggesting improvement is possible. For instance, Limitless Learning Academy in the same district ranks higher, while nearby charter schools like Heritage K-8 Charter and Community Montessori have significantly higher test scores and much lower absenteeism. This comparison highlights that addressing attendance could be a key strategy for Lincoln Elementary to accelerate its recent progress.

547

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$26,101

Per pupil spending ?

92%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1029 North Broadway
Escondido, CA 92026-3043

(760) 432-2466

District: Escondido Union

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Mission Middle
High:	Escondido High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

Asian:

2.6%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 34th percentile in 2017 → 21st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg32%

California avg41%

4,606^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Escondido Union

964^th of 1,543Escondido 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	22.9	4606 of 5857	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4816 of 5869	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4397 of 5859	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	4247 of 5883	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4613 of 5789	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	4097 of 5662	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.9	3764 of 5692	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	26.9	4015 of 5614	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.6	4564 of 5611	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	9.6	5314 of 5530	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	4737 of 5390	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	29.2	4049 of 5377	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	4873 of 5314	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	4855 of 5193	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	5031 of 5113	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	11.8	4835 of 5113	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.8	4679 of 4818	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.4	4679 of 4822	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	37.6	1995 of 3162	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.5	801 of 3245	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	50.1	1197 of 3311	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.9	1557 of 3275	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	1577 of 3246	51.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	4331 of 5597	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4939 of 5612	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	4489 of 5609	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4231 of 5635	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4713 of 5492	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.2	4065 of 5413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3568 of 5107	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3648 of 5107	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	3063 of 5087	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	2995 of 5084	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	3382 of 4963	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.3	2975 of 4830	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	3886 of 5460	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	4259 of 5517	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3313 of 5363	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.3	3137 of 5264	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.5	3683 of 5173	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.5	3134 of 5084	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	4447 of 5628	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	4221 of 5643	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3928 of 5638	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.6	3913 of 5663	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	4014 of 5510	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3878 of 5431	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)29th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science15%-18 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)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	1029 North Broadway	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2466	547	30	18.4	92.0%	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	505 (92.3%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	22.9	4606^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		20.4	4816^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.9%	210	14.7		14.7	24.1	23.8	32.4				26.6	32.2	28.8	24.0				28.6	93.8	94.6	95.5	93.8	94.6	$26,101	$24,466	$1,635
Farr Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	933 Farr Ave.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 735-3049	513	28	18.3	89.5%	14 (2.7%)	6 (1.2%)	472 (92.0%)	11 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.9%)	28.5	4091^st of 5857 public elementary schools	30.2%		23.4	4539^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.7%	448	14.0		14.0	43.7	30.5	27.2				33.0	39.4	34.0	18.3				29.8	94.6			94.6		$25,267	$23,704	$1,563
Pioneer Elementary	Public	K-5	980 North Ash St.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2412	598	31	19.2	93.8%	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	567 (94.8%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	11.3	5552^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	5.2%		16.4	5172^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.9%	380	10.5		10.5	17.4	20.5	19.4				19.1	14.7	16.3	12.4				14.4	90.8	95.8	97.5	93.3	95.0	$23,980	$22,364	$1,616
Conway Elementary	Public	K-6	1325 Conway Dr.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2435	547	27	20.5	81.0%	50 (9.1%)	3 (0.5%)	449 (82.1%)	18 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.9%)	43.9	2960^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.5%		35.5	3481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	521	26.0		26.0	42.3	42.1	29.9	51.9			40.7	46.0	44.2	29.9	29.1			37.8						$23,123	$21,636	$1,487
Rock Springs Elementary	Public	K-5	1155 Deodar Rd.	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2284	498	28	18.0	87.3%	35 (7.0%)	9 (1.8%)	408 (81.9%)	18 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.6%)	25.5	4355^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		26.9	4211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.3%	144	11.1		11.1	43.1	26.5	28.2				32.7	34.7	17.7	25.0				25.9	95.2	97.1		97.1	97.1	$30,348	$28,846	$1,502
Central Elementary	Public	K-5	122 West Fourth Ave.	Escondido	92025	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2431	575	28	20.9	94.3%	23 (4.0%)	3 (0.5%)	533 (92.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.9%)	18.5	4962^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	15.3%		21.3	4751^st of 5869 public elementary schools	19.0%	211	13.3		13.3	20.9	13.9	29.7				21.5	30.4	24.7	21.3				26.2	94.2	94.2	98.3	95.8	96.7	$28,558	$26,952	$1,606
Community Montessori	Public, Charter	K-8	1441 Montiel Rd. Ste. 143	Escondido	92026	San Diego County	Community Montessori District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 743-7880	795	35	22.5	17.6%	401 (50.4%)	12 (1.5%)	210 (26.4%)	96 (12.1%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.9%)	65 (8.2%)	67.7	1703^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	70.9%		76.2	1331^st of 5869 public elementary schools	77.3%	372	45.1	52.6	47.3	52.4	61.4	63.7	53.9	76.1	73.7	61.9	48.8	51.1	34.1	46.2	52.2	29.0	44.1	94.1		94.9
Rose Elementary	Public	K-5	906 North Rose Ave.	Escondido	92027	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 432-2495	498	28	18.0	89.4%	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	458 (92.0%)	22 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	28.2	4116^th of 5857 public elementary schools	29.7%		22.3	4651^st of 5869 public elementary schools	20.8%	535	20.3		20.3	32.9	34.3	28.1				31.9	35.6	25.7	26.6				29.5	96.1	98.0		97.1		$24,821	$23,286	$1,535
Limitless Learning Academy	Public, Virtual	K-8	1400 West Ninth Ave.	Escondido	92029	San Diego County	Escondido Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(760) 432-2388	119	8	14.8	65.5%	6 (5.0%)	3 (2.5%)	95 (79.8%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.6%)	48.8	2658^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.6%		42.9	3000^th of 5869 public elementary schools	48.9%	342	26.3	25.9	26.1	30.8		42.1	60.7	54.8	40.7	48.8	46.2		31.6	32.1	35.5	40.7	35.2
Knob Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	1825 Knob Hill Rd.	San Marcos	92069	San Diego County	San Marcos Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 290-2080	725	30	23.8	38.6%	252 (34.8%)	0 (0.0%)	338 (46.6%)	71 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	59 (8.1%)	71.5	1534^th of 5857 public elementary schools	73.8%		76.7	1302^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.8%	232	48.6		48.6	50.5	56.4	70.6				59.2	49.5	46.6	53.2				49.7	97.0		97.7		98.5	$24,017	$23,200	$817

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 : Mission Middle
High : Escondido High

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 21.4% of California elementary schools.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Escondido Union

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 547 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% African American.

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