Lincoln Street: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Lincoln Street posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (0.9% vs 1.6%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 22 | 5% | 5% | — | 13.4% | 0.9% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Lincoln Street scores 22 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 5th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🤝 Culture First — Ask whether the low absenteeism and suspension numbers come from what the school does or from the community it serves — both can produce the same numbers, and only a visit tells you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “5% proficient” and call it done. Lincoln Street deserves a closer read. The school sits in Red Bluff, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
As a charter, Lincoln Street enrolls by application rather than address. That changes how you get in, but it doesn't change the score.
The seven-year arc
Has stayed near the 5th percentile since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 5% meet the standard today, versus 21% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | — | 8% | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 33% | 45% | — |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | — | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 8 | 11% | 9% | — |
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Showing up, and staying in class
Grades 7–8 students miss school at roughly twice the rate of Grades 4–6 students (13.6% vs 6.5%). Chronic absence here concentrates in the upper grades.
Where the path goes
The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 82 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
Transitional kindergarten is offered here — confirmed by actual Census Day enrollment, not just the listed grade span.
On the state's science test (CAST), 25% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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How does Lincoln Street compare to other schools in Red Bluff?
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 36
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 9% | 0% | 9% | 82% | 9% | −36 |
| Grade 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 0% | 0% | 45% | 55% | 0% | −42 |
| Grade 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 12 | 0% | 25% | 50% | 25% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Street ← | — | 22 | 4.5% | 4.5% | — | 0.9% |
| Jackson Heights Elementary | 0.8 mi | 45 | 11.5% | 30.5% | +29.0 | 6.3% |
| William M. Metteer Elementary | 1.5 mi | 39 | 7.3% | 22.0% | −3.1 | 3.7% |
| Bidwell Elementary | 0.4 mi | 23 | 9.8% | 30.4% | −13.9 | 8.2% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 | 6 | #5186 | 3.6% | 21.4% | 13.9% | 0.3% | — |
| 2022 | 19 | 7 | #5349 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 13.2% | 0.3% | — |
| 2025 | 22 | 5 | #5485 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 13.4% | 0.9% | — |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 14.3% | 8.5% | -5.8pp |
| Male | 15.1% | 6.0% | -9.1pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 20.8% | 7.1% | -13.7pp |
| Two or More Races | 27.3% | — | — |
| Students with Disabilities | 23.5% | 13.8% | -9.7pp |
| Homeless | 14.3% | — | — |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 15.2% | 8.3% | -6.9pp |
| All Students | 14.6% | 7.2% | -7.4pp |
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