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Lincoln Elementary

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Lincoln Elementary ranks 1160 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1160^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of California elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Oakland, California, serving 687 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Oakland Unified School District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary consistently outperforms the Oakland Unified School District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, 58.61% of Lincoln Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.66% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, 67.96% of Lincoln Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 26.92% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in the upper elementary grades, with 4th and 5th-grade students significantly outperforming their peers in the district and state. Lincoln Elementary also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including African American students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

While Lincoln Elementary's chronic absenteeism rates have fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 7.1% to 52.9%, the school's rates are generally lower than the district average, indicating that it is better able to maintain student attendance compared to other schools in the Oakland Unified School District. The school serves a high-needs population, with 79.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, yet its academic performance remains strong. Nearby Yu Ming Charter school also stands out as an exceptionally high-performing school, with test scores that far exceed the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

664

Students ?

24.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,218

Per pupil spending ?

79.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

225 11th St.
Oakland, CA 94607-4409

(510) 879-5133

District: Oakland Unified

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Westlake Middle
High:	Oakland Technical High

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

70.3%

African American:

10.5%

Two or more races:

7.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2013 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of California elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Oakland Unified

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,160^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 49Elementary Schools in the Oakland Unified

1194^th of 1,543Oakland 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	79.9	1160 of 5857	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	854 of 5869	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.0	1090 of 5859	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.0	993 of 5883	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	1225 of 5789	78.8%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	1407 of 5662	75.2%	★★★★☆
2017	70.2	1553 of 5692	72.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.2	1125 of 5614	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	86.1	816 of 5611	85.5%	★★★★☆
2013	91.9	339 of 5530	93.9%	★★★★★
2012	94.3	135 of 5390	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	95.2	117 of 5377	97.8%	★★★★★
2010	93.1	257 of 5314	95.2%	★★★★★
2009	93.1	280 of 5193	94.6%	★★★★★
2008	87.2	651 of 5113	87.3%	★★★★☆
2007	91.3	449 of 5113	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	85.7	704 of 4818	85.4%	★★★★☆
2005	80.5	904 of 4822	81.3%	★★★★☆
2004	73.1	1190 of 4809	75.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	38 of 569	93.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.1	83 of 593	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	57 of 661	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	794 of 1203	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	800 of 1205	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	849 of 1190	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	827 of 1154	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	851 of 1149	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	847 of 1071	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	92.9	131 of 2227	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	98 of 2585	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	82.6	251 of 2128	88.2%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	88.2	130 of 3162	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.3	182 of 3245	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	179 of 3311	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	67.9	590 of 3275	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	51.9	1165 of 3246	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	1264 of 5597	77.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.9	831 of 5612	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	898 of 5609	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	903 of 5635	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.1	1214 of 5492	77.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	1317 of 5413	75.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	441 of 5460	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	306 of 5517	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	339 of 5363	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.4	264 of 5264	95.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	403 of 5173	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	401 of 5084	92.1%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	1020 of 5628	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.2	808 of 5643	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	1231 of 5638	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	1030 of 5663	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	1161 of 5510	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	1398 of 5431	74.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	449 of 2847	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	204 of 2635	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	216 of 2420	91.1%	★★★★★

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)96th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)94th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2025)93rd percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)92nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)34th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics68%+31 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Science49%+16 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)	% 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 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	225 11th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-5133	664	28	24.1	79.2%	44 (6.6%)	70 (10.5%)	30 (4.5%)	467 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.8%)	79.9	1160^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.2%		87.2	854^th of 5869 public elementary schools	85.4%	306	48.7		48.7	45.4	64.6	65.5				58.6	56.0	77.4	70.0				68.0	93.1	96.2		96.2	95.4	95.4	$22,218	$20,258	$1,960
American Indian Public Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	171 12th St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	American Indian Public Charter School II District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 893-8701	617	28	21.7	73.4%	29 (4.7%)	297 (48.1%)	51 (8.3%)	198 (32.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.6%)	79.7	1167^th of 5857 public elementary schools	80.1%		86.2	896^th of 5869 public elementary schools	84.7%	271	46.5	44.4	45.8	70.1	58.5	69.7	47.0	75.0	68.1	63.5	72.2	54.3	68.2	53.0	75.0	47.8	61.6	93.6		93.6	93.6			$36,571	$34,796	$1,775
La Escuelita	Public	K-5	1100 Third Ave.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2121	274	11	26.0	93.4%	22 (8.0%)	40 (14.6%)	134 (48.9%)	50 (18.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (8.4%)	14	5350^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		19.4	4916^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.2%	434	10.5		10.5	15.0	32.4	21.6				22.5	8.1	23.5	13.2				14.7	93.2	95.9	95.9	93.2	94.5	94.5	$28,871	$26,542	$2,329
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary	Public	K-5	960 Tenth St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2182	296	17	17.4	98.6%	62 (20.9%)	143 (48.3%)	45 (15.2%)	17 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.4%)	5.8	5818^th of 5857 public elementary schools	0.7%		8.8	5738^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.2%	80	8.7		8.7	3.4	9.1	15.2				8.7	5.2	6.1	6.7				5.9	74.0	80.8	86.3	82.2	78.1	82.2	$33,040	$29,582	$3,458
KIPP Bridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1700 Market St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	KIPP Bridge Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 929-0437	520	25	20.6	90.2%	49 (9.4%)	294 (56.5%)	121 (23.3%)	11 (2.1%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	25 (4.8%)	27.4	4180^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27.5	4154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.2%	26	22.5	15.3	18.5	28.9	36.0	40.0	23.8	53.5	48.3	38.7	43.5	29.2	21.6	12.5	35.1	30.5	28.0	85.9	88.7	95.8	88.7	88.7	90.1
Franklin Elementary	Public	K-5	915 Foothill Blvd.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2116	499	22	22.6	95.8%	31 (6.2%)	55 (11.0%)	189 (37.9%)	186 (37.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (6.8%)	26.5	4273^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	27.0%		36.5	3401^st of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	872	22.5		22.5	17.7	29.3	44.4				31.7	25.4	20.8	26.8				24.4	84.6	89.2	89.2	86.2	84.6	86.2	$28,736	$26,240	$2,496
Cleveland Elementary	Public	K-5	745 Cleveland St.	Oakland	94606	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2108	376	14	26.8	55.9%	74 (19.7%)	73 (19.4%)	73 (19.4%)	79 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	70 (18.6%)	77.7	1255^th of 5857 public elementary schools	78.6%		78.2	1232^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	79.0%	23	50.0		50.0	56.7	65.2	58.3				60.1	69.1	60.6	41.7				57.7	97.1		97.1				$25,740	$23,816	$1,924
Yu Ming Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	2501 Chestnut St.	Oakland	94607	Alameda County	Yu Ming Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 452-2063	959	49	19.6	33.9%	53 (5.5%)	79 (8.2%)	84 (8.8%)	525 (54.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	216 (22.5%)	97	151^st of 5857 public elementary schools	97.4%		98.7	39^th of 5869 public elementary schools	99.3%	112	67.6	77.1	70.6	81.0	74.7	85.1	87.7	93.3	94.3	84.3	82.5	86.7	86.5	92.3	96.7	94.3	88.1
Ruby Bridges Elementary	Public	K-5	351 Jack London Ave.	Alameda	94501	Alameda County	Alameda Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 748-4006	458	20	22.9	65.7%	70 (15.3%)	93 (20.3%)	98 (21.4%)	123 (26.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	70 (15.3%)	45	2881^st of 5857 public elementary schools	50.8%		47.7	2687^th of 5869 public elementary schools	54.2%	194	30.2		30.2	37.5	36.8	43.6				39.3	50.7	39.3	31.8				41.2							$20,681	$18,812	$1,869
Bella Vista Elementary	Public	K-5	1025 East 28th St.	Oakland	94610	Alameda County	Oakland Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(510) 879-2102	349	15	23.2	86.2%	17 (4.9%)	78 (22.3%)	95 (27.2%)	118 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (10.3%)	27.4	4176^th of 5857 public elementary schools	28.7%		42.1	3066^th of 5869 public elementary schools	47.8%	1110	15.8		15.8	19.6	34.5	29.8				28.6	41.3	34.5	22.8				32.3	94.9			96.2	97.5	97.5	$27,082	$24,782	$2,300

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 70% Asian, 11% African American, 8% Two or more races, 7% White, 5% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 664 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What district is Lincoln Elementary in?

Oakland Unified

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Westlake Middle
High : Oakland Technical High

Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 1160^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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