How does Lincoln Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Lindsay?

Lincoln Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 43.5/100, placing it at the 49th percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 872 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Lincoln Elementary?

10.3% of students at Lincoln Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.5% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Lincoln Elementary improving or declining?

Lincoln Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Lincoln Elementary?

8.0% of students at Lincoln Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Lincoln Elementary

Lindsay Unified Lindsay Tulare County 93247

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

872 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

384 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

84%

Teachers

20 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 93.8%

White 5.2%

Asian 0.5%

Other 0.5%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Lincoln Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.3%
Met Standard	22.2%
Below Standard	67.5%

Exceeded

10.3%

Met

22.2%

Below

67.5%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "32% proficient" for Lincoln Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Lindsay Unified district average of 12.3%. The 5 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 12.7% exceeded — 2.4 points higher. 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 5.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 8.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.3%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

32.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G3→G5)

+5.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

8.0%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.7%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

872

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	38	5.3%	13.2%	21.1%	60.5%	18.4%
4th	45	6.7%	22.2%	17.8%	53.3%	28.9%
5th	34	5.9%	20.6%	41.2%	32.4%	26.5%
6th	39	10.3%	33.3%	25.6%	30.8%	43.6%
7th	29	17.2%	27.6%	27.6%	27.6%	44.8%
8th	32	15.6%	21.9%	31.3%	31.3%	37.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
3rd	38	10.5%	15.8%	28.9%	44.7%	26.3%
4th	45	8.9%	28.9%	40.0%	22.2%	37.8%
5th	35	5.7%	22.9%	40.0%	31.4%	28.6%
6th	39	2.6%	20.5%	33.3%	43.6%	23.1%
7th	29	20.7%	24.1%	24.1%	31.0%	44.8%
8th	33	15.2%	15.2%	21.2%	48.5%	30.3%