Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Lincoln Elementary ranks 3996 th of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 202 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 56% Hispanic, 36% White, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Cabrillo Middle High : Ventura High

Lincoln Elementary

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school located in Ventura, California, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 202 students. It is part of the Ventura Unified School District, which is ranked 652 out of 1,568 school districts in California and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary faces several challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 7.9% in 2017-2018 to 39.3% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the district and state averages. The school also consistently underperforms the district and state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 30% of Lincoln Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.79% for the district and 47.04% for the state, and only 25% were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 36.74% for the district and 35.54% for the state. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary has a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 73.76% to 76.47% in recent years, significantly higher than the nearby schools.

When comparing Lincoln Elementary to nearby schools, such as Poinsettia Elementary and Loma Vista Elementary, which consistently outperform Lincoln Elementary in academic measures, and Homestead (Alternative) and Ventura Charter School of Arts and Global Education, which provide interesting comparisons as alternative educational options, the data suggests that Lincoln Elementary may benefit from collaborating with these schools to share best practices and strategies for addressing the needs of their student populations.

Detail:

Public K-5

1107 East Santa Clara St.
Ventura, CA 93001-3125

(805) 641-5438

District: Ventura Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
3996^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,801

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Cabrillo Middle
High:	Ventura High

Student/teacher ratio: 25.2

Number of students: 202

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.9%

White:

36.1%

African American:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary ranks worse than 68.2% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 15^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Ventura Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.14. (See more...)

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.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (55.9%), White (36.1%), African American (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is 25.2. 9 elementary schools in the Ventura Unified School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Lincoln Elementary employs 8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary is $7,801, which is the 6^th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Ventura Unified School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary 3996^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Ventura Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Ventura Unified 652^nd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincoln Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	49.69	2171^st	4809	54.9%
2005	73.29	1195^th	4822	75.2%
2006	82.55	849^th	4818	82.4%
2007	76.97	1092^nd	5113	78.6%
2008	82.45	856^th	5113	83.3%
2009	80.77	967^th	5193	81.4%
2010	73.17	1318^th	5314	75.2%
2011	61.93	1907^th	5377	64.5%
2012	61.13	1982^nd	5390	63.2%
2013	62.03	1997^th	5530	63.9%
2015	68.04	1574^th	5611	71.9%
2016	55.17	2225^th	5614	60.4%
2017	44.95	2806^th	5692	50.7%
2018	45.07	2828^th	5662	50.1%
2019	35.26	3509^th	5789	39.4%
2021	41.36	760^th	1417	46.4%
2022	34.47	3495^th	5883	40.6%
2023	29.38	3950^th	5874	32.8%
2024	29.14	3996^th	5862	31.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	44.13	2742^nd	5084	46.1%
2019	34.69	3522^nd	5173	31.9%
2021	52.76	446^th	1110	59.8%
2022	37.63	3205^th	5264	39.1%
2023	37.73	3258^th	5374	39.4%
2024	28.54	4088^th	5511	25.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	38.00	3215^th	5413	40.6%
2019	33.71	3522^nd	5492	35.9%
2021	43.29	648^th	1267	48.9%
2022	30.31	3705^th	5635	34.3%
2023	24.65	4269^th	5617	24.0%
2024	28.17	3954^th	5605	29.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	51.61	2360^th	5431	56.5%
2019	37.09	3249^th	5510	41.0%
2021	38.14	718^th	1272	43.6%
2022	40.26	2989^th	5663	47.2%
2023	33.86	3482^nd	5650	38.4%
2024	31.09	3730^th	5636	33.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	34.37	3252^nd	4830	32.7%
2019	27.11	3891^st	4963	21.6%
2022	43.83	2603^rd	5084	48.8%
2023	34.10	3384^th	5098	33.6%
2024	38.62	3066^th	5102	39.9%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	42.05	1760^th	2737	35.7%
2019	29.91	2154^th	2834	24.0%
2022	21.79	2224^th	2726	18.4%
2023	19.57	2237^th	2662	16.0%
2024	16.69	2286^th	2647	13.6%

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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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Enrollment information for Lincoln Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	196	7	3	51	7	n/a	n/a	0	264
1989	210	12	4	63	5	n/a	n/a	0	294
1990	207	11	11	55	9	n/a	n/a	0	293
1991	195	13	9	53	6	n/a	n/a	0	276
1992	182	10	7	68	7	n/a	n/a	0	274
1993	187	16	11	77	1	n/a	n/a	0	292
1994	129	11	5	78	1	n/a	n/a	0	224
1995	193	11	2	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	279
1996	193	11	2	65	8	n/a	n/a	0	279
1997	203	10	6	55	7	n/a	n/a	0	281
1998	193	8	11	56	6	n/a	n/a	0	274
1999	165	8	14	56	7	n/a	n/a	2	252
2000	148	11	14	78	7	n/a	n/a	6	264
2001	154	6	9	80	2	n/a	n/a	7	258
2002	158	14	12	71	4	n/a	n/a	0	259
2003	158	14	12	71	4	n/a	n/a	0	259
2004	148	13	12	76	3	n/a	n/a	13	265
2005	146	16	8	67	2	n/a	n/a	26	265
2006	133	10	8	67	4	n/a	n/a	27	249
2007	138	17	8	62	8	n/a	n/a	26	259
2008	144	7	8	66	3	n/a	n/a	0	228
2009	139	5	11	67	6	1	43	0	272
2010	132	2	9	101	6	3	11	0	264
2011	126	4	13	111	1	3	13	0	271
2012	137	2	14	124	0	1	22	0	300
2013	129	6	14	140	1	0	18	0	308
2014	120	5	11	133	1	0	25	0	295
2015	112	6	12	131	0	0	23	0	284
2016	97	3	10	125	0	0	21	0	256
2017	98	2	9	112	2	0	18	0	241
2018	91	2	5	104	2	0	15	0	219
2019	91	0	5	110	2	0	14	0	222
2020	89	0	6	116	2	2	13	0	228
2021	84	2	5	118	1	1	11	0	222
2022	71	4	3	103	1	0	5	0	187
2023	67	7	4	113	4	0	7	0	202
2024	73	6	2	113	3	0	5	0	202

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Lincoln Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	264	10.0	26.4	n/a
1989	294	13.0	22.6	n/a
1990	293	12.0	24.4	n/a
1991	276	12.0	23.0	n/a
1992	274	12.2	22.4	35.4
1993	292	10.5	27.8	45.5
1994	224	12.5	17.9	59.4
1995	279	10.5	26.6	52.3
1996	279	10.5	26.6	52.3
1997	281	13.6	20.7	60.9
1998	274	14.0	19.6	53.6
1999	252	13.0	19.4	56.4
2000	264	13.3	19.8	59.7
2001	258	13.6	19.0	49.4
2002	259	12.0	21.6	44.8
2003	259	12.0	21.6	44.8
2004	265	14.0	18.9	57.5
2005	265	13.2	20.1	53.1
2006	249	22.0	11.3	50.5
2007	259	13.0	19.9	55.8
2008	228	13.8	16.5	53.9
2009	272	12.5	20.1	47.8
2010	264	12.6	20.8	45.8
2011	271	n/a	n/a	50.6
2012	300	11.1	27.0	n/a
2013	308	11.1	27.7	55.2
2014	295	11.0	26.8	54.9
2015	284	11.0	25.8	62.3
2016	256	11.0	23.2	51.2
2017	241	10.0	24.1	60.2
2018	219	9.0	24.3	68.5
2019	222	9.3	23.8	70.7
2020	228	n/a	n/a	68.4
2021	222	9.3	23.6	73.9
2022	187	8.2	22.6	76.5
2023	202	9.5	21.2	73.8
2024	202	8.0	25.2	76.7

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 Lincoln Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	264	10.0	26.4	n/a
1989	294	13.0	22.6	n/a
1990	293	12.0	24.4	n/a
1991	276	12.0	23.0	n/a
1992	274	12.2	22.4	35.4
1993	292	10.5	27.8	45.5
1994	224	12.5	17.9	59.4
1995	279	10.5	26.6	52.3
1996	279	10.5	26.6	52.3
1997	281	13.6	20.7	60.9
1998	274	14.0	19.6	53.6
1999	252	13.0	19.4	56.4
2000	264	13.3	19.8	59.7
2001	258	13.6	19.0	49.4
2002	259	12.0	21.6	44.8
2003	259	12.0	21.6	44.8
2004	265	14.0	18.9	57.5
2005	265	13.2	20.1	53.1
2006	249	22.0	11.3	50.5
2007	259	13.0	19.9	55.8
2008	228	13.8	16.5	53.9
2009	272	12.5	20.1	47.8
2010	264	12.6	20.8	45.8
2011	271	n/a	n/a	50.6
2012	300	11.1	27.0	n/a
2013	308	11.1	27.7	55.2
2014	295	11.0	26.8	54.9
2015	284	11.0	25.8	62.3
2016	256	11.0	23.2	51.2
2017	241	10.0	24.1	60.2
2018	219	9.0	24.3	68.5
2019	222	9.3	23.8	70.7
2020	228	n/a	n/a	68.4
2021	222	9.3	23.6	73.9
2022	187	8.2	22.6	76.5
2023	202	9.5	21.2	73.8
2024	202	8.0	25.2	76.7

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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