Lincoln Elementary, Ontario CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elementary

Lincoln Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Ontario, a rapidly growing logistics and manufacturing hub in San Bernardino County's Inland Empire. The school sits in a community where historic downtown anchors near Euclid Avenue mix with sprawling new master-planned residential development to the south, all of it experiencing significant population growth driven largely by the Ontario Ranch development.

The school's enrollment is small, under about five hundred students, with a highly concentrated student body. The vast majority of students are Hispanic, and a very substantial share qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic profile of the families the school serves. The enrollment spans all seven grades from kindergarten through sixth, with relatively steady cohorts across the range. Data on English learner status and students with individualized education plans was not available.

Academic proficiency at Lincoln is below the state benchmark. In English language arts, the school's overall proficiency rate sits below the midpoint, with notable variation by grade. Third and fifth grades show relatively stronger performance in ELA, while fourth grade is lower. Math proficiency is similarly below state norms across all tested grades, with third grade marginally stronger than the upper grades. Science data, available only for fifth grade, shows proficiency well below the levels seen in reading and math. On the overall proficiency index, which combines reported proficiency rates across tested subjects and grades, Lincoln ranks above the midpoint among the county's elementary and middle schools, though this still reflects school-level performance that trails state benchmarks.

Only one year of assessment data is available, so trends cannot be assessed. A parent may want to look into further with the school what instructional priorities or supports are in place to address proficiency gaps, particularly in math and science.

The neighborhood itself is accessible by car; the school's location on North Allyn Avenue sits in a residential area where most errands require a vehicle. The broader city has strong transit anchors including the Ontario-East Metrolink station on the Riverside Line and Omnitrans bus service, though weekend rail service is limited. Housing in the area is moderately priced for Southern California, with home values in the mid-range for the county and monthly rents under the state average, though affordability metrics show rents consuming a material share of median household income.

Ontario-Montclair, the parent district, is a large regional entity serving the city of Ontario and parts of Montclair. District-level information on recent strategic changes or initiatives was not available. Lincoln is a regular public school with no magnet or charter designation, drawing students from its neighborhood attendance area.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 40% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 432%

School 32% · District 34% · ▼ 2 pts below district

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

Grade 535%

School 35% · District 34% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Grade 634%

School 34% · District 32% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 335%

School 35% · District 37% · ▼ 3 pts below district

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

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 40% · ▼ 11 pts below district

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

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 47% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 641%

School 41% · District 47% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · District 25% · ▼ 8 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolOntario-Montclair, same grade

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.