Lincoln Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 6.6% |
| Met Standard | 15.4% |
| Below Standard | 78.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "22% proficient" for Lincoln Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
6.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.4% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.4 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 3.5 points below the Tulare City district average of 10.1%. The 9 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 10.5% exceeded — 3.9 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 1.0 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 16.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 4.4% | 22.2% | 26.7% |
| 4th | 40 | 2.5% | 25.0% | 27.5% |
| 5th | 38 | 13.2% | 15.8% | 28.9% |
| 6th | 49 | 6.1% | 18.4% | 24.5% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 45 | 2.2% | 17.8% | 20.0% |
| 4th | 40 | 10.0% | 12.5% | 22.5% |
| 5th | 38 | 10.5% | 5.3% | 15.8% |
| 6th | 49 | 4.1% | 6.1% | 10.2% |
Nearby schools
9 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 36.7