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Lincoln Elementary

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Lincoln Elementary ranks 4256 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4256^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 392 students in the Hanford Elementary district, operating in a high-need environment where nearly 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science well below both the district average and nearby schools like Jefferson Academy; for example, only 31.6% of students are proficient in English compared to 68.18% at Jefferson. However, Lincoln has made remarkable and consistent progress in one critical area: student attendance. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 10.2% is notably lower than the state average and outperforms several neighboring schools, including Hamilton Elementary and Monroe Elementary.

This creates an interesting situation where strong attendance has not yet translated into higher test scores. The school's performance has improved from historical lows, and it shows relative strength in supporting English Language Learners. With per-student funding comparable to higher-performing schools, the key question for Lincoln is how to leverage its success in getting students to school into greater academic achievement across all subjects and grades.

392

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,692

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

832 South Harris St.
Hanford, CA 93230-5436

(559) 585-3730

District: Hanford Elementary

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Junior High
High:	Hanford High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.7%

African American:

6.1%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Science scores 19 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Hanford Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg43%

California avg41%

4,256^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 9Elementary Schools in the Hanford Elementary

611^th of 1,543Hanford Elementary 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	26.6	4256 of 5857	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	4533 of 5869	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4454 of 5859	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5222 of 5883	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1234 of 1417	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	4719 of 5789	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	4299 of 5662	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	5034 of 5692	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	4944 of 5614	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	4609 of 5611	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.6	4082 of 5530	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	4066 of 5390	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	38.4	3356 of 5377	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.9	3708 of 5314	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	3494 of 5193	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	15.8	4609 of 5113	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	5045 of 5113	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	4749 of 4818	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	4766 of 4822	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	7.8	4753 of 4809	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	18.1	2441 of 2585	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.2	1115 of 3162	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.0	649 of 3245	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	49.4	1227 of 3311	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.1	529 of 602	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.1	1243 of 3275	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	1387 of 3246	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	4145 of 5597	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4856 of 5612	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3810 of 5609	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.9	5098 of 5635	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1244 of 1267	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	4226 of 5492	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3764 of 5413	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	2884 of 5107	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.3	3332 of 5107	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.0	3545 of 5087	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	4077 of 5084	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	3701 of 4963	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3210 of 4830	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	3544 of 5460	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3949 of 5517	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3585 of 5363	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	4458 of 5264	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	893 of 1110	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.6	3877 of 5173	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	3480 of 5084	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	4001 of 5628	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.2	3730 of 5643	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4616 of 5638	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4799 of 5663	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1116 of 1272	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	4737 of 5510	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	4575 of 5431	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+42 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)26th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science14%-19 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)	% Hepatitis B (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	832 South Harris St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3730	392	18	21.7	94.6%	13 (3.3%)	24 (6.1%)	332 (84.7%)	4 (1.0%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.1%)	26.6	4256^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.3%		23.5	4533^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	22.8%	277	14.0		14.0	21.3	26.3	35.1	42.9			31.6	27.9	15.8	31.6	26.8			26.4				$19,692	$18,456	$1,236
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	870 Davis St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3775	490	19	25.7	90.6%	27 (5.5%)	27 (5.5%)	414 (84.5%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	46.8	2777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	52.6%		40.4	3155^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.2%	378	17.9		17.9	45.9	25.0	55.2	47.1			43.2	59.0	32.4	34.3	36.8			40.2	91.7	95.8	93.1	$17,709	$16,500	$1,209
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-6	820 Hume Ave.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3715	624	26	24.0	78.7%	42 (6.7%)	20 (3.2%)	521 (83.5%)	22 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.6%)	73	1474^th of 5857 public elementary schools	74.8%		68.4	1666^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	192	37.4		37.4	69.4	60.8	58.3	60.9			62.6	66.3	54.4	42.9	36.8			50.6				$18,814	$17,620	$1,194
Hanford Elementary Community Day	Public	K-8	1412 Dawn Ln.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3878	12	3	4.0	75.0%	3 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		18.2	16.7						18.2	8.3						9.1	4.4				$40,625	$39,076	$1,549
Jefferson Academy	Public	K-8	1264 Middleton St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3700	501	18	27.8	47.9%	48 (9.6%)	4 (0.8%)	428 (85.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.6%)	75.2	1356^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.8%		82	1075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	81.7%	281	37.7	47.6	42.7	50.0	64.9	59.0	66.7	84.1	79.4	68.2	45.8	68.4	50.8	60.0	66.7	65.1	59.9				$17,488	$16,484	$1,004
Lee Richmond Elementary	Public	K-6	939 Katie Hammond St.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3760	402	18	22.3	90.8%	32 (8.0%)	8 (2.0%)	342 (85.1%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	54	2362^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	59.7%		40.9	3134^th of 5869 public elementary schools	46.6%	772	27.5		27.5	42.6	56.7	60.8	47.2			51.6	27.9	41.7	49.0	37.7			38.7	96.8		96.8	$19,400	$18,210	$1,190
Joseph M. Simas	Public	K-6	1875 Fitzgerald	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3790	514	22	23.3	61.3%	102 (19.8%)	26 (5.1%)	322 (62.6%)	32 (6.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.4%)	66.8	1751^st of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.5	1662^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.7%	89	27.9		27.9	68.2	68.2	51.5	55.1			60.2	61.2	60.6	22.1	46.1			47.2				$19,243	$18,112	$1,131
Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Monroe Dr.	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3745	611	26	23.5	80.7%	105 (17.2%)	25 (4.1%)	443 (72.5%)	6 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	23 (3.8%)	60.5	2036^th of 5857 public elementary schools	65.2%		63.2	1917^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.3%	119	32.5		32.5	40.7	51.6	61.5	65.9			54.6	40.7	34.0	50.0	49.4			43.1	96.0		97.0	$18,863	$17,674	$1,189
Hamilton Elementary	Public	K-6	1269 Leland Way	Hanford	93230	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3820	418	18	23.2	86.8%	43 (10.3%)	16 (3.8%)	340 (81.3%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.6%)	41.8	3081^st of 5857 public elementary schools	47.4%		32.7	3713^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	632	21.3		21.3	45.7	34.6	31.2	51.7			40.5	47.8	50.9	18.0	31.0			35.9	96.9		96.9	$20,137	$18,944	$1,193
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	2245 North Fairmont	Hanford	93232	Kings County	Hanford Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 585-3805	460	20	23.0	80.0%	71 (15.4%)	12 (2.6%)	343 (74.6%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.4%)	42.3	3055^th of 5857 public elementary schools	47.8%		33.9	3607^th of 5869 public elementary schools	38.5%	552	23.1		23.1	42.7	41.8	44.6	47.4			44.1	39.7	34.6	29.2	29.3			33.3				$19,599	$18,364	$1,235

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 : John F. Kennedy Junior High
High : Hanford High

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 6% African American, 3% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% Asian.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Hanford Elementary

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 392 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 4256^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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