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Lincoln Elementary

Q: Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 1628 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1628^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 286 students in the Newark Unified School District, and it stands out as a strong and improving school within its local area.

Academically, Lincoln is a high performer, especially in math and science where it beats both district and state averages and ranks as the second-best in Newark Unified, just behind Birch Grove Intermediate. It achieves this with a favorable student-teacher ratio, meaning smaller classes than many neighbors like John F. Kennedy Elementary. While Lincoln excels within its district, top schools in the higher-ranked Fremont Unified district, such as Forest Park Elementary, show even higher performance.

The school's most pressing challenge is a recent, sharp rise in chronic absenteeism, which is now higher than both district and state averages. This is a notable concern because it coincides with the school's strong academic results. Overall, Lincoln Elementary demonstrates effective use of resources to deliver quality education, particularly for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, making it a standout choice in the Newark Unified district.

286

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,915

Per pupil spending ?

37.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36111 Bettencourt St.
Newark, CA 94560-2101

(510) 818-3500

District: Newark Unified

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Newark Middle
High:	Newark Memorial High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

Asian:

27.3%

Two or more races:

11.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg41%

California avg41%

1,628^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Newark Unified

795^th of 1,543Newark 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	69.4	1628 of 5857	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	1629 of 5869	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	52.8	2390 of 5859	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.6	1865 of 5883	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.5	1816 of 5789	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	1556 of 5662	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	65.3	1794 of 5692	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.5	1461 of 5614	74.0%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	1435 of 5611	74.4%	★★★★☆
2013	56.5	2318 of 5530	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.7	2413 of 5390	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.2	2459 of 5377	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.0	2846 of 5314	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.0	2754 of 5193	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.7	2181 of 5113	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	46.2	2536 of 5113	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	51.3	2128 of 4818	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	61.4	1683 of 4822	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.9	1405 of 4809	70.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	59.8	603 of 2227	72.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	46.1	1407 of 3245	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.4	374 of 3311	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.3	701 of 3275	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	605 of 3246	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	1606 of 5597	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.7	1673 of 5612	70.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	2378 of 5609	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.3	1962 of 5635	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.3	2043 of 5492	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.3	1441 of 5413	73.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	1175 of 5107	77.0%	★★★★☆
2024	57.0	1841 of 5107	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	2386 of 5087	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	1606 of 5084	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.5	1322 of 4963	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	835 of 4830	82.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	1421 of 5460	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.6	1987 of 5517	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	2605 of 5363	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	1358 of 5264	74.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	1141 of 5173	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	73.6	1001 of 5084	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	1585 of 5628	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.0	1507 of 5643	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	53.3	2265 of 5638	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	1706 of 5663	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	1541 of 5510	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	1554 of 5431	71.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	957 of 2847	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	627 of 2635	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.9	890 of 2420	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	74.7	657 of 2737	76.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+5 vs school

White (2018)76th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)73rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)57th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics57%+20 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+3 vs state

Science41%+8 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)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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 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	% 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	36111 Bettencourt St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3500	286	12	23.8	37.8%	26 (9.1%)	6 (2.1%)	138 (48.3%)	78 (27.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	33 (11.5%)	69.4	1628^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.2%		69.2	1629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	72.2%	1	40.8	40.8	50.0	48.1	57.1	51.7	56.3	65.4	49.0	57.1						$24,915	$23,908	$1,007
Coyote Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	36270 Cherry St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3300	440	17	25.8	51.8%	22 (5.0%)	3 (0.7%)	264 (60.0%)	91 (20.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.6%)	41 (9.3%)	36.8	3422^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.6%		37.7	3324^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.4%	98	23.6	23.6	35.0	32.1	46.1	39.0	41.7	35.7	24.7	32.7						$24,060	$23,532	$528
August Schilling Elementary	Public	K-5	36901 Spruce St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3800	344	17	20.2	55.5%	16 (4.7%)	8 (2.3%)	239 (69.5%)	54 (15.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	19 (5.5%)	9.9	5638^th of 5857 public elementary schools	3.7%		14.7	5338^th of 5869 public elementary schools	9.0%	300	12.5	12.5	8.0	20.9	14.3	14.1	7.8	22.7	7.1	11.9	97.3		97.3			$28,057	$26,928	$1,129
John F. Kennedy Elementary	Public	K-5	35430 Blackburn Dr.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3400	455	17	26.7	31.0%	68 (14.9%)	7 (1.5%)	190 (41.8%)	118 (25.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	68 (14.9%)	68.6	1663^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	71.6%		68.4	1668^th of 5869 public elementary schools	71.6%	5	38.7	38.7	54.4	51.2	50.7	52.0	67.7	57.3	44.0	56.0						$20,818	$20,584	$234
Birch Grove Intermediate	Public	3-5	37490 Birch St.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3600	289	10	28.9	35.6%	20 (6.9%)	11 (3.8%)	96 (33.2%)	121 (41.9%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	36 (12.5%)	77.2	1273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	78.3%		73.3	1439^th of 5869 public elementary schools	75.5%	166	42.4	42.4	54.4	70.9	60.7	61.5	59.6	68.6	48.4	58.7						$16,463	$16,190	$273
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K-5	34400 Maybird Cir.	Fremont	94555	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 713-0141	725	27	26.8	18.8%	33 (4.6%)	14 (1.9%)	61 (8.4%)	584 (80.6%)	5 (0.7%)	7 (1.0%)	21 (2.9%)	90.7	617^th of 5857 public elementary schools	89.5%		95	346^th of 5869 public elementary schools	94.1%	271	59.3	59.3	70.4	72.3	69.5	70.7	76.7	69.0	65.8	70.5						$18,250	$18,064	$186
Cabrillo Elementary	Public	K-5	36700 San Pedro Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 792-3232	275	13	21.1	71.3%	23 (8.4%)	5 (1.8%)	143 (52.0%)	76 (27.6%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	24 (8.7%)	18.9	4924^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.9%		19.9	4872^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	17.0%	52	18.8	18.8	3.6	28.3	27.1	22.5	28.6	19.3	20.8	21.8						$29,047	$28,032	$1,015
Birch Grove Primary	Public	K-2	6071 Smith Ave.	Newark	94560	Alameda County	Newark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 818-3100	409	16	25.5	30.8%	26 (6.4%)	17 (4.2%)	128 (31.3%)	184 (45.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	47 (11.5%)								(n/a)																$21,451	$20,766	$685
Patterson Elementary	Public	K-5	35521 Cabrillo Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-0420	558	22	25.3	27.2%	37 (6.6%)	16 (2.9%)	66 (11.8%)	376 (67.4%)	5 (0.9%)	4 (0.7%)	54 (9.7%)	89.8	672^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	88.5%		92.8	510^th of 5869 public elementary schools	91.3%	162	60.0	60.0	57.4	77.3	71.1	67.8	79.6	76.7	63.3	73.6	95.6		97.4	98.2		$19,670	$18,624	$1,046
John G. Mattos Elementary	Public	K-5	37944 Farwell Dr.	Fremont	94536	Alameda County	Fremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 793-1359	486	20	24.3	20.4%	51 (10.5%)	7 (1.4%)	83 (17.1%)	304 (62.6%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.6%)	85.4	905^th of 5857 public elementary schools	84.5%		90.5	672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	88.6%	233	66.7	66.7	55.9	61.0	75.0	64.3	59.3	67.9	63.9	64.2	92.9	95.7	95.7	95.7	97.1	$20,449	$19,428	$1,021

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 : Newark Middle
High : Newark Memorial High

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 1628^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 27% Asian, 12% Two or more races, 9% White, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Newark Unified

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 286 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

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