Elementary school (grades K-5) · Corona Del Mar, CA

Abraham Lincoln Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Abraham Lincoln Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 062724000755
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
21
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Abraham Lincoln Elementary earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the California median.

45
Resource Index · Typical
19.8:1
students per teacher
24.5%
free-lunch eligible
336
students enrolled

Abraham Lincoln Elementary has class sizes near the California median. Computed live against every California school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-12 students YoY

Abraham Lincoln Elementary held near 294 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-12 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 17.2 → 18.3 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-12 students YoY 062724000755 · Corona Del Mar, CA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

336 enr · 19.8:1 · 24.5% lunch · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Corona Del Mar High (2,106 students)

Abraham Lincoln Elementary held near 294 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-12 headcount). Teacher FTE added 17.2 → 18.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · California schools → · Find another →

Abraham Lincoln Elementary in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Abraham Lincoln Elementary reports 336 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Abraham Lincoln Elementary compares

Abraham Lincoln Elementary held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs California and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs California California avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 19.8:1 ▼ 8% 21.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 24.5% ▼ 56% 55.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 336 top 69% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

19.8:1
Leaner classes than 17% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
336
Bigger than 38% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
24.5%
free-lunch eligible - 56% below the California average of 55.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
19.8:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 33% in California - lower ratio than 67% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
22.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$22,948
per pupil, district-wide - above California avg of $18,665
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 53.0%
Asian 17.9%
Hispanic or Latino 16.4%
Two or More 10.4%
African American 1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: White at 53.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.9, Abraham Lincoln Elementary is more mixed than the California school average of 46.0.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Newport-Mesa Unified reports $22,948 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Abraham Lincoln Elementary Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Corona Del Mar High Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Newport Harbor High Larger Higher economic need Higher S:T ratio
Costa Mesa High Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Estancia High Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
Horace Ensign Intermediate Larger Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Abraham Lincoln Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Newport-Mesa Unified · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools in Corona Del Mar

1 comparable elementary schools (grades K-5) serving the same city.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Abraham Lincoln Elementary

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

Abraham Lincoln Elementary has 336 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Corona Del Mar, CA. CCD year-over-year: 306 (2022-23) → 294 (2023-24), nearly flat (-12).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Abraham Lincoln Elementary is 19.8:1, which is 8% lower than the California average of 21.5:1 and 26% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

24.5% of students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the California average of 55.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Abraham Lincoln Elementary is White at 53.0% of enrollment, in Corona Del Mar, CA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Abraham Lincoln Elementary?

Abraham Lincoln Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Newport-Mesa Unified?

Besides Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Newport-Mesa Unified also operates Corona Del Mar High (2,106 students), Newport Harbor High (2,084 students), and Costa Mesa High (1,730 students). See the Newport-Mesa Unified district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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