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Lincoln Elementary

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Lincoln Elementary ranks 3904 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3904^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 816 students in the Madera Unified School District, operating in a community with significant economic need where most students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school performs below state averages but has important strengths compared to other local schools, particularly in mathematics where it is the second-highest performing among similar Madera Unified elementary schools, outperforming Sierra Vista Elementary and Nishimoto Elementary. The school shows notable effectiveness in teaching English Language Learners, a real area of success. However, performance varies significantly by grade, with fifth grade reading scores being strong while third grade scores are lower, and chronic student absenteeism, at 26%, is the highest among nearby district schools and is a major challenge.

When looking at the broader landscape, Lincoln Elementary represents a mid-tier option within its district, performing better than some peers but behind others like John Adams Elementary. Nearby charter schools, such as Sherman Thomas Charter and Liberty Charter, have much better attendance rates but have similar or lower academic rankings. The school's smaller class sizes are a positive resource, but its test scores have not yet fully recovered to their pre-pandemic levels.

816

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,454

Per pupil spending ?

79.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 Liberty Ln.
Madera, CA 93637-2687

(559) 675-4600

District: Madera Unified

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Thomas Jefferson Middle
High:	Madera High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.8%

White:

9.2%

Asian:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2022 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 15 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,904^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 18Elementary Schools in the Madera Unified

1269^th of 1,543Madera 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	30.7	3904 of 5857	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	3478 of 5869	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	4373 of 5859	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4635 of 5883	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	3266 of 5789	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.3	2880 of 5662	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	48.3	2647 of 5692	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	26.9	4024 of 5614	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.7	3218 of 5611	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.3	2842 of 5530	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.1	2797 of 5390	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	49.2	2637 of 5377	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.8	1892 of 5314	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	1939 of 5193	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	1477 of 5113	71.1%	★★★★☆
2007	61.1	1763 of 5113	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	55.3	1949 of 4818	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	52.2	2085 of 4822	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	40.4	2620 of 4809	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.8	1928 of 2227	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1868 of 2585	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	48.0	1298 of 3162	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.4	2051 of 3245	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	2789 of 3311	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	2030 of 3275	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	985 of 3246	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3611 of 5597	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3366 of 5612	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.4	4183 of 5609	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	4316 of 5635	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3477 of 5492	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.3	3062 of 5413	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	3249 of 5107	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.9	2914 of 5107	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3773 of 5087	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3985 of 5084	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2573 of 4963	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.5	1810 of 4830	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	3456 of 5460	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	3006 of 5517	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3950 of 5363	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	4236 of 5264	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.9	2830 of 5173	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	2110 of 5084	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	3958 of 5628	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	3391 of 5643	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4234 of 5638	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	4575 of 5663	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	2810 of 5510	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.5	2605 of 5431	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	2531 of 2847	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.0	2163 of 2635	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1541 of 2420	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	2155 of 2598	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	2009 of 2651	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	2192 of 2661	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2351 of 2726	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	1820 of 2834	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	2064 of 2737	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)59th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)37th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Male (2025)30th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)17th percentile-16 vs school

Disabled (2022)13th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science20%-12 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 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 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 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 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	% 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-6	650 Liberty Ln.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4600	816	43	18.9	79.3%	75 (9.2%)	15 (1.8%)	635 (77.8%)	48 (5.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.9%)	30.7	3904^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		35.5	3478^th of 5869 public elementary schools	40.7%	426																									20.5		20.5	23.4	37.7	44.7	27.7			33.7	38.9	28.1	28.5	21.4			29.2	98.3					$18,454	$3,357	$15,097
John Adams Elementary	Public	K-6	1822 National Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-4631	736	34	21.7	85.5%	78 (10.6%)	10 (1.4%)	604 (82.1%)	12 (1.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.9%)	36.1	3479^th of 5857 public elementary schools	40.6%		24.6	4400^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.0%	921																									19.8		19.8	49.5	20.2	33.7	40.5			36.4	46.7	28.6	25.7	30.3			32.8						$18,330	$3,183	$15,147
James Madison Elementary	Public	K-8	109 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4630	739	36	20.4	85.5%	12 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	704 (95.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.3%)	21.8	4684^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.0%		21.8	4690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	20.1%	6	6.0	12.4	5.3	6.7	3.5	6.7	34.5	14.8	26.6	18.0	15.1	21.9	9.5	22.2	6.4	9.0	15.1	12.2	6.0	9.9	4.3	6.7	3.5	6.0	16.1		16.1	18.8	25.9	31.1	42.1	31.4		30.0	22.6	24.7	12.8	23.6	16.5		19.9						$19,146	$3,128	$16,018
Alpha Elementary	Public	K-6	900 Stadium Rd.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 661-4101	735	35	20.8	92.1%	18 (2.4%)	13 (1.8%)	659 (89.7%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.9%)	27	4221^st of 5857 public elementary schools	27.9%		28.5	4065^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.7%	156																									18.9		18.9	36.8	38.4	38.7	30.1			36.0	36.8	20.0	17.1	13.6			21.9	95.0	98.3	98.3	96.7	98.3	$19,033	$3,171	$15,862
George Washington Elementary	Public	K-6	509 E. South St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-6705	578	29	19.9	97.9%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	566 (97.9%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	18.2	4995^th of 5857 public elementary schools	14.7%		24.5	4418^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.7%	577	4.1	14.3				8.1	40.2	9.5				28.1	9.3	28.6				16.9	3.1	15.9				8.1	11.0		11.0	13.7	18.8	30.5	42.9			26.5	17.7	16.9	17.1	20.0			18.0						$18,624	$3,371	$15,253
Sherman Thomas Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	101 West Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-1192	233	10	23.3	65.2%	51 (21.9%)	1 (0.4%)	179 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	24.6	4448^th of 5857 public elementary schools	24.1%		21.5	4725^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.5%	277																									25.9	11.1	18.5	35.0	20.8	33.3	20.0	19.2	30.8	26.6	30.0	33.3	14.8	20.0	3.9	7.4	17.4	91.3					$15,663	$1,443	$14,220
Liberty Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	26247 Ellis St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Liberty Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-2070	704	29	24.2	91.1%	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	681 (96.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	17.7	5032^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	14.1%		15.1	5297^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.7%	265																									13.3	14.1	13.7	31.9	29.5	18.1	15.7	35.1	32.1	26.7	34.7	25.6	12.1	9.6	18.9	13.0	18.6						$28,277	$2,672	$25,605
Nishimoto Elementary	Public	K-6	26460 Martin St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 664-8110	704	36	19.4	93.8%	22 (3.1%)	5 (0.7%)	659 (93.6%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	25.4	4360^th of 5857 public elementary schools	25.6%		27.8	4132^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	228																									11.5		11.5	28.2	31.3	26.0	21.5			26.8	44.1	41.2	14.4	19.2			30.1						$19,442	$3,241	$16,201
Howard Elementary	Public	K-8	13878 Road 21 1/2	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-8568	487	26	18.7	78.9%	42 (8.6%)	3 (0.6%)	418 (85.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.1%)	34.7	3611^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.3%		33.2	3664^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.6%	53																									21.0	21.5	21.3	19.6	33.3	32.3	50.0	45.9	41.5	37.7	28.3	35.2	29.0	38.9	25.8	30.8	31.2						$19,368	$3,236	$16,132
James Monroe Elementary	Public	K-6	1819 North Lake St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 674-5679	624	30	20.7	97.1%	9 (1.4%)	5 (0.8%)	602 (96.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	31.1	3871^st of 5857 public elementary schools	33.9%		38.8	3247^th of 5869 public elementary schools	44.7%	624																									22.0		22.0	25.5	30.2	37.4	42.7			33.9	38.5	29.2	26.6	23.3			29.5	98.0					$19,946	$3,442	$16,504

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 3904^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Thomas Jefferson Middle
High : Madera High

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 816 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 9% White, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Madera Unified

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