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Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5115^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 738 students in the Lancaster Elementary district, operating in a high-need community where over 93% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school, like others in its low-performing district, faces significant challenges including high chronic absenteeism and large class sizes, it shows notable strengths compared to nearby schools. Lincoln consistently outperforms most of its district peers in mathematics, such as Jack Northrop Elementary and Linda Verde Elementary, and provides effective support for English Language Learners and students in special education. However, its academic performance has been volatile over the past decade, and it spends more per student than most comparison schools while maintaining the highest student-teacher ratio.

Compared to schools like El Dorado Elementary and Joshua Elementary, Lincoln has a lower rate of chronic absenteeism. The school's relative success in mathematics within a challenging context suggests it has instructional practices that other schools in the Lancaster Elementary district could learn from, even as all area schools work to improve outcomes.

738

Students ?

27.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,575

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44021 15th St. East
Lancaster, CA 93535-3549

(661) 726-9913

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	New Vista Middle
High:	Eastside High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.9%

African American:

35.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 7th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg19%

California avg41%

5,115^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Lancaster Elementary

1395^th of 1,543Lancaster 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	16.8	5115 of 5857	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	5083 of 5869	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	5634 of 5859	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	5709 of 5883	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	5725 of 5789	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	5418 of 5662	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.8	5373 of 5692	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	24.7	4207 of 5614	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.1	3925 of 5611	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	13.4	5139 of 5530	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.0	5264 of 5390	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.3	5197 of 5377	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	5180 of 5314	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	19.8	4448 of 5193	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.7	4740 of 5113	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.0	4713 of 5113	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.0	4289 of 4818	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.7	3715 of 4822	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.4	3448 of 4809	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	450 of 569	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	395 of 593	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.7	541 of 661	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	516 of 663	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	676 of 747	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	643 of 700	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1684 of 2227	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2551 of 2585	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.4	1655 of 3162	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	2170 of 3245	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1901 of 3311	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.6	2894 of 3275	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	3066 of 3246	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	5324 of 5597	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	5022 of 5612	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	5304 of 5609	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	5541 of 5635	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	5398 of 5492	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	4984 of 5413	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	3524 of 5107	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4444 of 5107	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	4643 of 5087	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	4922 of 5084	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	4864 of 4963	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	4152 of 4830	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	4585 of 5460	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4601 of 5517	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	5091 of 5363	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	5068 of 5264	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.8	5124 of 5173	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	4861 of 5084	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	4369 of 5628	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	4780 of 5643	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	5484 of 5638	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	5453 of 5663	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	5480 of 5510	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	5335 of 5431	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	2598 of 2847	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	34.7	1572 of 2635	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	2056 of 2420	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	9.5	2461 of 2651	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)48th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

White (2024)7th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-5	44021 15th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-9913	738	27	27.3	93.1%	25 (3.4%)	265 (35.9%)	420 (56.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.5%)	16.8	5115^th of 5857 public elementary schools	12.7%		17.4	5083^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	13.4%	32																													13.6		13.6	25.0	24.6	24.6				24.7	25.0	20.9	15.5				20.5	95.8		96.8				$22,575	$2,990	$19,585
Promise Academy	Public	K-8	1331 East Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 940-6678	45	7	6.3	82.2%	10 (22.2%)	12 (26.7%)	21 (46.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.4%)								(n/a)																																																				$97,686	$3,162	$94,524
Jack Northrop Elementary	Public	K-5	835 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-0435	645	26	24.8	89.3%	37 (5.7%)	166 (25.7%)	391 (60.6%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (6.0%)	13.1	5416^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%		14.4	5364^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	52																													12.2		12.2	24.4	20.8	25.0				23.5	25.6	10.0	6.4				13.2	97.7	97.7	98.5	98.5	97.7	98.5	$21,087	$2,885	$18,202
Discovery	Public	K-5	44910 17th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 949-3175	662	27	24.5	90.5%	27 (4.1%)	115 (17.4%)	498 (75.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	19.2	4902^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	16.3%		19.9	4875^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.9%	27																													13.8		13.8	24.6	33.6	23.6				27.3	20.7	30.9	10.9				20.9	94.9		97.4		98.3		$20,485	$2,783	$17,702
El Dorado Elementary	Public	K-5	361 East Pondera	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-8487	766	29	26.4	95.0%	26 (3.4%)	261 (34.1%)	430 (56.1%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	33 (4.3%)	12.4	5477^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		12.2	5542^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	5.6%	65																													11.7		11.7	15.1	13.4	20.9				16.5	26.6	12.2	15.9				18.4	98.5						$20,761	$2,845	$17,916
Columbia Elementary	Public	K-6	2640 East Avenue J-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-5656	620	28	22.1	88.5%	27 (4.4%)	150 (24.2%)	414 (66.8%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.1%)	14.7	5290^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.7%		13.7	5420^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	130																													16.5		16.5	16.2	21.9	25.6	19.8			21.1	29.0	16.7	11.0	14.9			17.3	93.5	96.7			93.5		$20,040	$3,943	$16,097
Joshua Elementary	Public	K-6	43926 North Second St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-0743	688	31	22.1	90.8%	23 (3.3%)	250 (36.3%)	351 (51.0%)	12 (1.7%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.3%)	6.2	5805^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.9%		5.7	5850^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.3%	45																													5.9		5.9	15.7	9.5	14.9	14.3			14.0	10.8	1.6	1.0	2.9			4.5	96.3	97.2			96.3		$20,856	$2,888	$17,968
Linda Verde Elementary	Public	K-8	44924 North Fifth St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-0431	680	31	21.9	88.5%	12 (1.8%)	42 (6.2%)	621 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	12	5509^th of 5857 public elementary schools	5.9%		12.5	5519^th of 5869 public elementary schools	6.0%	10	2.7	5.4	1.5	4.2	7.4	2.1	3.8	17.3	12.2	27.5	4.2	14.8	12.8	15.5	4.0	12.2	1.5	4.2	11.1	6.4	6.5	2.7	5.4	1.5	4.2	3.7	4.3	3.5	18.6	8.5	14.5	8.1	8.2	30.3	13.0	30.9	34.9	19.5	14.7	10.8	18.6	10.9	14.3	2.1	12.5							$23,788	$4,246	$19,542
iLEAD Lancaster Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	254 East Avenue K-4	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	iLEAD Lancaster Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-4287	771	32	24.3	78.6%	131 (17.0%)	271 (35.1%)	299 (38.8%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.8%)	13.4	5391^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.0%		15.2	5284^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.0%	107																													11.9	12.2	12.1	17.5	22.6	15.5	34.2	16.5	18.9	20.7	17.5	19.1	8.3	10.1	9.6	9.0	12.2	85.7	86.9	89.3	85.7	85.7	85.7	$20,335	$3,021	$17,314
Tierra Bonita Elementary	Public	K-6	44820 North 27th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3038	636	28	22.7	86.0%	20 (3.1%)	136 (21.4%)	446 (70.1%)	13 (2.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (2.7%)	18.5	4969^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		18	5032^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.3%	63																													19.2		19.2	18.5	18.5	35.1	28.9			25.4	25.0	13.0	19.2	18.1			18.6	93.8	96.9	96.9	96.9	93.8		$20,449	$3,945	$16,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.7% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 36% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 738 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Vista Middle
High : Eastside High

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Lancaster Elementary

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