Oakland Unified School District
Elementary (TK-5)
Lincoln Elementary
225 11th Street, 94607
874-3372
www.ousd.k12.ca.us/lincoln
Site Code 133 | Options Code 92
Elementary TK-5
Serving the urban, immigrant community of the Chinatown
neighborhood of Oakland for decades, Lincoln Elementary
School has a long, successful history. The story of Lincoln
Elementary is the story of the many, many steps taken by
parents, educators, and students toward helping generations
of children build fulfilling and successful lives. It is the
story of journeys across oceans into unknown territories,
but full of hope and promise. 85 percent of the students
at Lincoln are of Asian descent and almost all are from
immigrant families. Our families make up an integral part of
the Oakland Chinatown neighborhood. While 78% are from
Cantonese speaking homes, fourteen other home languages
are represented with an increasing number of students from
Mongolia. Just under ten percent of the students are from
families that speak only English at home, and 12 percent
are fluent English speakers from homes where English is a
second language. At present, 58 percent of the students are
limited English proficient, and 34 percent have met the redesignation criteria and are now designated as Fluent English
Proficient. With such a large number of Cantonese speaking
students, Lincoln is fortunate to have twelve Cantonesefluent teachers and an additional seven teachers familiar
with the language at a conversational level. Their language
facility lays the foundation for positive communication with
parents. Lincoln Elementary seeks to support the children
in families who are starting lives in new places, as well as
the children of the English speaking population who attend
the school. We strive to provide them the opportunity to
succeed academically and to develop as well rounded, of
caring individuals. Our vision, created in partnership with
parents and the community, is that Lincoln Elementary will
be a model school where students, teachers, staff, parents
and community members collaborate to promote student
mastery of a challenging curriculum. Lincoln students will
become creative, critical thinkers and blossom into caring
citizens of a global community. Our mssion is to inspire and
challenge students to excel academically and socially through
our guidance and positive modeling. We will continue to use
our bilingual and English immersion programs to provide
effective instruction in a nurturing environment where all
students receive equal access to a rigorous curriculum. Our
school slogan is: Excellence, Creativity, Community.
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Enrollment Options Guide 2015-16
School Uniform Description
The Lincoln Elementary uniform requirement
is a red shirt and athletic sneakers. We sell a
school red t-shirt at the school’s Parent Center.
School Hours
8:30am to 2:45pm
Before School Programs
No
Afterschool Programs On or
Near Campus
EBAYC-OASES. Second through fifth grade. From
3:00pm to 6:00pm
Special Education Services
Resource Specialist
Multilingual Programs/
English Learner Programs
Structured English Immersion/Bilingual
Cantonese early exit available
Public Transportation
Options
AC Transit Bus Lines 1, 1R, 20, 314, 88, the Lake
Merritt BART station and 12th Street BART
station serve our school.
1st Choice 60%
2010 Base API 953
2011 Base API 961
EL % 64%
African American % 7%
Asian % 82%
2012 Base API 957
Latino % 4%
2013 Growth API 931
White % 4%
API Change ’10-’11 8
Pacific Islander % 0%
API Change ’11-’12 -4
Native American % 0%
API Change ’12-’13 -26
Filipino % 1%
Weighted 3-Year API Average 949
Multiple % 2%
Total Enrollment 746
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800 1000
(800 = State Level Proficiency)
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