Lincoln Junior High

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Taft, California

Lincoln Junior High in Taft, California enrolled 748 students in 2024-25 with 40.1 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the California middle-school median of 21.0. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

795 students in 2022-23, 752 students in 2023-24, 748 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 39.5 to 40.1.

Students enrolled at Lincoln Junior High by school year2022-23: 795, 2023-24: 752, 2024-25: 74802004006008002022-237952023-247522024-25748
Students enrolled at Lincoln Junior High by school year2022-23: 795, 2023-24: 752, 2024-25: 74802004006008002022-237952023-247522024-25748
Students enrolled at Lincoln Junior High by school year2022-23: 795, 2023-24: 752, 2024-25: 74802004006008002022-237952023-247522024-25748
Students enrolled at Lincoln Junior High by school year2022-23: 795, 2023-24: 752, 2024-25: 74802004006008002022-237952023-247522024-25748
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2379539.520.1
2023-2475239.619.0
2024-2574840.118.6

18.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 76 of every 100 California middle schools

Among the 1,353 California middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Lincoln Junior High 18.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLincoln Junior High 18.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Lincoln Junior High 18.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLincoln Junior High 18.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Lincoln Junior High 18.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLincoln Junior High 18.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 52.3; Lincoln Junior High 18.6; state median 21.0.3 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherLincoln Junior High 18.6state median 21.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Lincoln Junior High enrolled 773 students and reported no counselor; it reported 123 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions123
  • Chronically absent20.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.3% of students were Hispanic, 26.6% White, 1.1% Black in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic70.3%
  2. White26.6%
  3. Black1.1%
  4. Asian0.9%
  5. Two or more races0.5%
  6. Pacific Islander0.4%
  7. American Indian0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Lincoln Junior High scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%26‑30%45%
Math, 2022-2315%14‑18% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Lincoln Junior High

  1. Maricopa MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 7.1 miles away: 71 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).7.1 mi
  2. Richland Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 27 miles away: 558 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).27 mi
  3. Compare Lincoln Junior High with Maricopa MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Taft City spends per student$14,953 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,953
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaLincoln Junior High is the number 506 by size of 1,363 California middle schools open in 2024-25.#506 of 1,363
  6. California schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the California median of 21.0 for middle schools.18.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Lincoln Junior High

  1. How many students attend Lincoln Junior High?
    748 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 795 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Taft, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Junior High?
    18.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for middle schools is 21.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Lincoln Junior High a Title I school?
    Lincoln Junior High has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Lincoln Junior High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Lincoln Junior High scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Lincoln Junior High in?
    Taft City, NCES district ID 0638700. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063870006506 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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