Lincoln Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 9.8% |
| Met Standard | 21.6% |
| Below Standard | 68.7% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Lincoln Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
9.8% of students exceeded standard while 21.6% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 11.2 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Madera Unified district average of 8.2%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 9.2% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Students here improve by 5.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.
Chronic absenteeism is 26.0%, above the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 111 | 6.3% | 17.1% | 23.4% |
| 4th | 114 | 18.4% | 19.3% | 37.7% |
| 5th | 123 | 12.2% | 32.5% | 44.7% |
| 6th | 112 | 10.7% | 17.0% | 27.7% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 113 | 8.0% | 31.0% | 38.9% |
| 4th | 114 | 9.7% | 18.4% | 28.1% |
| 5th | 123 | 4.9% | 23.6% | 28.5% |
| 6th | 112 | 8.0% | 13.4% | 21.4% |
Nearby schools
4 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 35.8