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Jefferson Lincoln Elementary

Public Grades K-6

984^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,138 Washington Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Washington elementary schools

Summary

Jefferson Lincoln Elementary is a K–6 school in Centralia, Washington, serving 357 students in a community with several nearby elementary-school options. Four other Centralia School District schools—Oakview Elementary School, Fords Prairie Elementary, Edison Elementary, and Washington Elementary School—are within roughly 0.5 to 2.6 miles. The school serves a high-need population: 82.07% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25, the highest rate among these nearby schools. Its student-teacher ratio was 14.0, which is competitive locally.

Academically, Jefferson Lincoln currently faces substantial challenges. In 2025–26, 22.73% of students were proficient in English language arts, 23.23% in math, and 38.10% in science. These were the lowest all-grade results among the five Centralia schools. Compared with the district, Jefferson Lincoln was 13.48 percentage points lower in ELA and 5.16 points lower in math, while science was 3.33 points higher. The most notable grade-level concerns were third-grade ELA, at 12.24%, and fourth-grade math, at 14.81%. For broader context, Napavine Elementary and Adna Elementary School posted considerably stronger results, but their districts and student populations differ.

The school ranks 984th of 1,138 Washington elementary schools, in the 14th percentile, although this is an improvement from the 2nd percentile in 2021–22. Recent progress is clearest in science, which rose steadily from 29.63% to 38.10%, and in math, which improved from 17.81% to 23.23% since 2022–23. ELA remains the weakest broad subject and has declined over that period. Overall, the data suggest early improvement rather than a completed turnaround. For families, the most important questions may involve the school’s literacy strategy, fourth-grade math support, attendance and intervention systems, and whether it is adopting effective practices from stronger nearby Centralia schools.

357

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,842

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

93.3%

Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations (2025-26)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

400 West Summa
Centralia, WA 98531-2324

(360) 330-7636

District: Centralia School District

Students who attend Jefferson Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Centralia Middle School
High:	Centralia High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

White:

44.5%

Two or more races:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2021 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Washington average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 30 pts below the Washington average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg33%

Washington avg48%

984^th of 1,138

Washington public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2021

From bottom 10% (2021) to bottom 14% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Centralia School District

195^th of 238Centralia School District among Washington 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	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	13.6	984 of 1138	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	1097 of 1160	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1086 of 1168	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1091 of 1169	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	1141 of 1169	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1000 of 1107	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	9.9	977 of 1020	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	1044 of 1092	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	969 of 1093	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1026 of 1094	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.3	1059 of 1100	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	865 of 1008	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	22.4	551 of 649	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.6	563 of 659	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	522 of 651	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	526 of 633	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	667 of 694	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	440 of 501	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	929 of 1008	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.1	901 of 1013	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	934 of 1024	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	933 of 1013	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	969 of 1019	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	689 of 854	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	904 of 1059	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.7	1013 of 1098	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	1000 of 1099	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	967 of 1099	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	1077 of 1113	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	924 of 1025	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Washington percentile	Rating
2026	16.0	817 of 901	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.9	974 of 1007	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	917 of 1009	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	946 of 1011	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	1021 of 1031	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	883 of 943	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)9th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)4th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Washington (2025-2026) ?

Science38%-13 vs state

Math23%-20 vs state

English Language Arts23%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				WCAS Science (2026)		SBAC English Language Arts (2026)					SBAC Math (2026)					Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	WCAS Science 5th Grade	WCAS Science All Grades	SBAC English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 4th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 5th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts 6th Grade	SBAC English Language Arts All Grades	SBAC Math 3rd Grade	SBAC Math 4th Grade	SBAC Math 5th Grade	SBAC Math 6th Grade	SBAC Math All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners complete for all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	400 West Summa	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7636	357	25	14.0	82.1%	159 (44.5%)	4 (1.1%)	171 (47.9%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	13.6	984^th of 1138 public elementary schools	13.5%		9.7	1097^th of 1160 public elementary schools	5.4%	113	38.1	38.1	12.2	22.2	26.8	29.6	22.7	30.6	14.8	24.4	24.1	23.2	93.3%	0%	$17,842	$2,369	$15,473
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	800 Field Street	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7641	294	18	16.1	77.6%	158 (53.7%)	3 (1.0%)	117 (39.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	18.4	932^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	18.1%		39	700^th of 1160 public elementary schools	39.7%	232	40.0	40.0	22.6	44.2	37.1	31.9	33.2	30.2	48.8	37.1	27.7	35.4	83.8%	8.1%	$17,928	$2,145	$15,782
Edison Elementary	Public	K-6	607 H Street	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7631	313	19	16.6	77.0%	166 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (34.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	30 (9.6%)	40.5	667^th of 1138 public elementary schools	41.4%		31.5	809^th of 1160 public elementary schools	30.3%	142	51.1	51.1	26.5	24.4	57.5	42.6	37.8	34.7	26.7	46.8	32.6	35.3	83.3%	0%	$19,363	$2,124	$17,239
Fords Prairie Elementary	Public	K-6	1620 Harrison Avenue	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7633	443	29	15.1	75.4%	238 (53.7%)	3 (0.7%)	178 (40.2%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	13 (2.9%)	33.2	757^th of 1138 public elementary schools	33.5%		28.9	841^st of 1160 public elementary schools	27.5%	84	32.9	32.9	37.7	50.0	24.7	45.1	38.6	32.8	56.3	24.7	39.2	37.8	85.9%	0%	$17,676	$1,941	$15,735
Oakview Elementary School	Public	K-6	201 Oakview Avenue	Centralia	98531	Lewis County	Centralia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 330-7638	317	24	13.4	77.6%	173 (54.6%)	1 (0.3%)	126 (39.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	21	897^th of 1138 public elementary schools	21.2%		16.8	1005^th of 1160 public elementary schools	13.4%	108	48.0	48.0	27.1	18.8	48.0	23.1	29.7	44.7	22.9	13.7	33.3	28.1	87.2%	0%	$17,961	$2,023	$15,938
James W Lintott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1220 Bishop Rd	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 807-7215	634	41	15.5	57.3%	426 (67.2%)	10 (1.6%)	142 (22.4%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (7.7%)								(n/a)													85.8%	4.3%	$18,677	$695	$17,982
Orin C Smith Elementary School	Public	3-5	1240 Bishop Rd	Chehalis	98532	Lewis County	Chehalis School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 807-7225	647	35	18.4	52.9%	466 (72.0%)	10 (1.5%)	129 (19.9%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	48.4	566^th of 1138 public elementary schools	50.3%		40.7	670^th of 1160 public elementary schools	42.2%	104	53.7	53.7	44.7	52.0	50.7		49.2	52.4	43.1	38.1		44.5			$16,069	$690	$15,378
Adna Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	220 Dieckman Rd.	Chehalis	98522	Lewis County	Adna School District	No	No	No	No	(360) 748-7029	265	15	18.0	30.6%	236 (89.1%)	3 (1.1%)	17 (6.4%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	88.8	132^nd of 1138 public elementary schools	88.4%		83.1	184^th of 1160 public elementary schools	84.1%	52				73.9			77.7		65.2	66.7		72.3	84.8%	6.5%	$14,740	$282	$14,457
Rochester Primary School	Public	PK, KG-2	7440 James Rd	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5161	488	32	15.1	62.5%	279 (57.2%)	4 (0.8%)	157 (32.2%)	3 (0.6%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.0%)								(n/a)													89.3%	3.8%	$19,997	$907	$19,090
Grand Mound Elementary	Public	3-5	7710 James Rd SW	Rochester	98579	Thurston County	Rochester School District	No	No	No	Yes	(360) 273-5512	507	27	18.8	66.5%	286 (56.4%)	2 (0.4%)	163 (32.1%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	35 (6.9%)	46.5	590^th of 1138 public elementary schools	48.2%		40.1	681^st of 1160 public elementary schools	41.3%	91	51.1	51.1	37.6	48.3	53.1		47.0	48.9	45.4	40.2		44.5			$16,952	$1,248	$15,705

Frequently Asked Questions about Jefferson Lincoln Elementary

How many students attend Jefferson Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 357 students attended Jefferson Lincoln Elementary.

What district is Jefferson Lincoln Elementary in?

Centralia School District

What schools do graduates of Jefferson Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jefferson Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Centralia Middle School
High : Centralia High School

What is the racial makeup of Jefferson Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Jefferson Lincoln Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 45% White, 4% Two or more races, 1% American Indian, 1% African American.

Is Jefferson Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Jefferson Lincoln Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.5% of Washington elementary schools.

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2016–17 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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