NCES CCD 2024-25 15 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Lincoln, CA

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15 public K-12 schools in Lincoln from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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15
Schools
11,117
Students
31.1/100
Avg Resource Index
25.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Lincoln has more public-school enrollment than 83% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Lincoln's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Lincoln's list includes 7 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high-school campuses, plus 3 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 27-point gap between Foskett Ranch Elementary and Carlin C. Coppin Elementary shows the range hidden by Lincoln's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 17%
School count
Top 23%
Resource Index average
15th percentile
Teacher staffing
1st percentile

Horizon Charter accounts for 15.8% of all Lincoln public-school enrollment

That concentration means Lincoln-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lincoln school enrollment varies 22× across entities

Lincoln school enrollment ranges from 80 students (lowest) to 1,757 students (highest), a spread of 1,677 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Lincoln student-teacher ratio is 25.7:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Lincoln's 15 listed schools are charters

13% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Foskett Ranch Elementary 42
2. Phoenix High (Continuation) 42
3. Horizon Charter 40
4. First Street Elementary 40
5. Atlas Learning Academy 38
6. Creekside Oaks Elementary 37
7. Twelve Bridges Middle 34
8. Twelve Bridges Elementary 33
9. Lincoln Crossing Elementary 28
10. Scott M. Leaman 26
11. Twelve Bridges High 25
12. John Adams Academy - Lincoln 24
13. Lincoln High 24
14. Glen Edwards Middle 18
15. Carlin C. Coppin Elementary 15

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Lincoln

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Horizon Charter 65.1/100
  2. 2 Foskett Ranch Elementary 64.9/100
  3. 3 Scott M. Leaman 64.6/100
  4. 4 Lincoln Crossing Elementary 62.8/100
  5. 5 Glen Edwards Middle 62.4/100

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Which Lincoln school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Foskett Ranch Elementary has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Lincoln schools in this federal-data comparison at 42/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Lincoln, CA? ▼

Lincoln has 15 public schools with a total enrollment of 11,117 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 25.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.