Woman's Club of Lincoln · Photo: T71024 · CC BY-SA 3.0Lincoln’s public schools outscore 73% of California districts
In Lincoln, 59% of tested students read at a proficient level, above the California average (47%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lincoln, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Lincoln’s schools, in brief
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 59% and math 41% across both districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Placer Union High spends $18,096 per student and Western Placer Unified $15,431, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Horizon Charter and John Adams Academy - Lincoln are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Lincoln’s grade
B+: better than 73% of California school districts, #219 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lincoln, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Lincoln · depends on your address
Twelve Bridges Middle
Grades 6–8 · 931 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Glen Edwards Middle
Grades 6–8 · 815 students · 22:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lincoln · depends on your address
Twelve Bridges Middle
Grades 6–8 · 931 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Glen Edwards Middle
Grades 6–8 · 815 students · 22:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lincoln · depends on your address
Twelve Bridges Middle
Grades 6–8 · 931 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Glen Edwards Middle
Grades 6–8 · 815 students · 22:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lincoln · depends on your address
Twelve Bridges High
Grades 9–12 · 1,317 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Lincoln High
Grades 9–12 · 1,184 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Lincoln · depends on your address
Twelve Bridges High
Grades 9–12 · 1,317 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Lincoln High
Grades 9–12 · 1,184 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Lincoln · depends on your address
Twelve Bridges High
Grades 9–12 · 1,317 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Lincoln High
Grades 9–12 · 1,184 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Lincoln · depends on your address
Twelve Bridges High
Grades 9–12 · 1,317 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Lincoln High
Grades 9–12 · 1,184 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Lincoln runs its own schools through grade 12 (Western Placer Unified School District). From grade 9, students attend the Placer Union High School District, shared with Auburn, Colfax, Loomis and Rocklin. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lincoln
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Lincoln vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Lincoln’s borders.
Every school in Lincoln
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Lincoln’s schools
Are Lincoln’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lincoln children attend outscore 73% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #219 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 75%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lincoln in?
Two districts: Western Placer Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Placer Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Auburn, Colfax, Loomis and Rocklin.
Where do Lincoln kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Twelve Bridges High and Lincoln High.
What is Lincoln’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Placer Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Lincoln spend per student?
$18,096 in Placer Union High School District and $15,431 in Western Placer Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lincoln families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lincoln → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.