Lincoln Elementary
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 12.7% |
| Met Standard | 23.2% |
| Below Standard | 64.1% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "36% proficient" for Lincoln Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
12.7% of students exceeded standard while 23.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 8.3 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 4.6 points below the Ontario-Montclair district average of 17.3%. The 21 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.9% exceeded — 3.2 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 0.5 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 9.0%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 17.3% | 17.3% | 34.6% |
| 4th | 73 | 11.0% | 17.8% | 28.8% |
| 5th | 54 | 13.0% | 27.8% | 40.7% |
| 6th | 56 | 7.1% | 33.9% | 41.1% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 52 | 19.2% | 23.1% | 42.3% |
| 4th | 73 | 12.3% | 19.2% | 31.5% |
| 5th | 54 | 14.8% | 20.4% | 35.2% |
| 6th | 56 | 7.1% | 26.8% | 33.9% |
Nearby schools
21 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 46.0