Lincoln Elementary, Hanford CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Hanford, a mid-sized city in California's San Joaquin Valley that functions as both a regional government and agricultural center. The school sits in a community experiencing steady residential growth, with new housing subdivisions spreading south and northwest from the walkable historic downtown.

The school enrolls a small student body drawn almost entirely from low-income households. An overwhelming share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment reflects Hanford's demographics, with the majority of students Hispanic, and smaller populations of Black, white, and multiracial students. Enrollment is relatively flat across grades, with slightly fewer students in the upper elementary grades.

Lincoln's academic performance on California state assessments shows clear challenges. In English language arts, proficiency ranges from below one-quarter of students in grade three to somewhat higher in grade six, where roughly four in ten students met proficiency standards. Math performance is lower overall, with grade four showing the weakest results, while grade five shows a modest uptick. Science testing was available only for grade five, where proficiency was substantially below ELA and math. Across tested subjects and grades, Lincoln's overall proficiency sits below the midpoint when compared to the other districts in Kings County.

The school's student composition and performance profile place it among the more economically challenged schools in its region. Virtually all families qualify for federal lunch assistance, signaling concentrated poverty. The proficiency data suggests students are encountering significant barriers to grade-level mastery in core subjects. Parents may want to look into what interventions and support services the school offers, what its approach to reading instruction looks like, and how families can partner with the school on academic progress at home.

Hanford itself is growing, with new single-family housing developments drawing families to the area. The city has a functioning downtown with transit access via Amtrak and regional buses, and hosts community gathering spaces and cultural venues. Health care, government, retail, and agriculture-linked manufacturing drive the local economy. For families considering Lincoln, the school's location in an actively developing part of the county means future neighborhood change may continue, though the immediate surroundings remain primarily residential and working-class.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 328%

School 28% · District 47% · ▼ 19 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 416%

School 16% · District 44% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 22 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 37% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 627%

School 27% · District 40% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 321%

School 21% · District 48% · ▼ 27 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 426%

School 26% · District 49% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 51% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 643%

School 43% · District 55% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Science

Grade 514%

School 14% · District 27% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.