Is John Adams Academy - Lincoln a good school?

John Adams Academy - Lincoln ranks 1729 th of 5862 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend John Adams Academy - Lincoln?

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,420 students attended John Adams Academy - Lincoln.

What is the racial makeup of John Adams Academy - Lincoln?

Students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln are 63% White, 23% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Summary:

John Adams Academy - Lincoln is a public charter school in Lincoln, California that serves 1,376 students in grades K-12. This sizable alternative school generally outperforms the state average on academic assessments, with strong graduation and low dropout rates, though it lags behind the performance of its larger sister campus in Roseville.

Academically, John Adams Academy - Lincoln excels in English Language Arts and Mathematics, with 50% of 11th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 55.73%. However, the school's science proficiency rates on the CAST exam are lower than the state average, particularly in 11th grade (24.39% proficient vs 32.08% statewide) and 8th grade (23.44% vs 28.95%). The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 19.8% compared to the state average. On a positive note, the school has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 16.64%.

Compared to nearby alternative schools like Placer County Special Education, Placer County Court Schools, and Placer County Pathways Charter, John Adams Academy - Lincoln generally outperforms them on academic metrics. However, it lags behind the performance of the larger John Adams Academy - Roseville campus. Overall, John Adams Academy - Lincoln appears to be a high-performing alternative school in the region, with strong graduation rates, though it could benefit from further investigation into its relatively high chronic absenteeism and lower science proficiency.

Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

1797 Bella Breeze Dr.
Lincoln, CA 95648

(916) 209-5540

District: John Adams Academy - Lincoln District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1729^th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools

Student/teacher ratio: 23.7

Number of students: 1,420

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Two or more races:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details John Adams Academy - Lincoln ranks better than 70.5% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.93. (See more...)

Compare Details John Adams Academy - Lincoln ranks better than 68.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.92. (See more...)

Compare Details John Adams Academy - Lincoln ranks better than 74.2% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.54. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks John Adams Academy - Lincoln 1729^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See John Adams Academy - Lincoln in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks John Adams Academy - Lincoln 884^th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See John Adams Academy - Lincoln in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks John Adams Academy - Lincoln 599^th of 2323 California public high schools. (See John Adams Academy - Lincoln in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for all elementary school students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	53.73	2390^th	5789	58.7%
2021	60.98	497^th	1417	64.9%
2022	62.62	1909^th	5883	67.6%
2023	63.18	1887^th	5874	67.9%
2024	66.93	1729^th	5862	70.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	59.23	669^th	2420	72.4%
2024	48.64	1003^rd	2634	61.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	66.01	288^th	1110	74.1%
2022	55.32	1957^th	5264	62.8%
2023	67.16	1381^st	5374	74.3%
2024	75.59	1025^th	5511	81.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	73.89	1340^th	5492	75.6%
2021	60.64	434^th	1267	65.7%
2022	64.45	1758^th	5635	68.8%
2023	59.87	1949^th	5617	65.3%
2024	62.72	1821^st	5605	67.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Disabled students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	56.48	675^th	2227	69.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	33.83	3472^nd	5510	37.0%
2021	59.90	451^st	1272	64.5%
2022	58.58	2026^th	5663	64.2%
2023	64.37	1755^th	5650	68.9%
2024	68.05	1603^rd	5636	71.6%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	62.27	1509^th	5084	70.3%
2023	60.16	1657^th	5098	67.5%
2024	67.70	1289^th	5102	74.7%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2019	42.23	1786^th	2834	37.0%
2022	39.16	1762^nd	2726	35.4%
2023	38.11	1773^rd	2662	33.4%
2024	41.29	1674^th	2647	36.8%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	66.55	252^nd	894	71.8%
2022	74.26	592^nd	2740	78.4%
2023	60.88	877^th	2802	68.7%
2024	59.92	884^th	2777	68.2%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.48	672^nd	1538	56.3%
2024	39.19	795^th	1550	48.7%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	64.68	191^st	721	73.5%
2022	62.23	684^th	2458	72.2%
2023	56.31	845^th	2549	66.8%
2024	63.04	688^th	2575	73.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	69.44	191^st	738	74.1%
2022	68.88	629^th	2509	74.9%
2023	59.42	832^nd	2547	67.3%
2024	56.70	887^th	2546	65.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2021	61.57	266^th	763	65.1%
2022	76.92	494^th	2527	80.5%
2023	59.81	827^th	2558	67.7%
2024	60.97	798^th	2547	68.7%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	68.97	528^th	2359	77.6%
2023	57.62	777^th	2391	67.5%
2024	60.90	710^th	2383	70.2%

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Rank History for middle school White students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	54.96	675^th	1555	56.6%
2023	37.90	953^rd	1552	38.6%
2024	38.60	917^th	1535	40.3%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	66.89	583^rd	2123	72.5%
2023	65.90	543^rd	2348	76.9%
2024	61.54	599^th	2323	74.2%

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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	36.06	445^th	786	43.4%
2024	34.58	477^th	804	40.7%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	48.46	285^th	1323	78.5%
2024	51.70	227^th	1350	83.2%

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Rank History for high school Special Education students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.18	466^th	1547	69.9%
2024	39.66	718^th	1534	53.2%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	63.97	548^th	2247	75.6%
2024	71.16	395^th	2235	82.3%

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Rank History for high school Female students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	50.57	806^th	1858	56.6%
2023	62.35	569^th	2118	73.1%
2024	59.76	606^th	2098	71.1%

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Rank History for high school Military Connected students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	66.45	67^th	233	71.2%
2024	57.25	90^th	234	61.5%

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Rank History for high school Male students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	67.29	499^th	2207	77.4%
2024	61.17	581^st	2172	73.3%

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Rank History for high school Asian students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	55.34	360^th	712	49.4%

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Rank History for high school African American students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	46.31	338^th	720	53.1%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	63.38	540^th	2142	74.8%
2024	58.46	632^nd	2125	70.3%

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Rank History for high school White students at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	35.67	782^nd	1204	35.0%
2023	48.04	625^th	1434	56.4%
2024	42.85	704^th	1406	49.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2019	145	3	10	42	1	0	13	214
2020	176	3	10	46	1	0	7	243
2021	610	6	42	190	2	8	54	912
2022	842	16	63	290	2	6	94	1313
2023	880	16	68	292	2	9	109	1376
2024	894	14	76	323	2	10	101	1420

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at John Adams Academy - Lincoln

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	214	9.0	23.7	22.4
2020	243	n/a	n/a	17.7
2021	912	38.5	23.6	17.7
2022	1313	60.0	21.8	17.8
2023	1376	62.8	21.8	16.6
2024	1420	59.6	23.7	20.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio John Adams Academy - Lincoln

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2019	214	9.0	23.7	22.4
2020	243	n/a	n/a	17.7
2021	912	38.5	23.6	17.7
2022	1313	60.0	21.8	17.8
2023	1376	62.8	21.8	16.6
2024	1420	59.6	23.7	20.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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