162 E Street
Fresno, CA 93706

We transferred out of this school after just a few months. I’ve never seen anything like it, and it was nothing like the positive reputation I’d heard about. I think it’s changed the past few years. I keep hearing of many families also transferring out. There were fights ALL the time, my son would come home and show me videos taken in class of kids just messing around (I feel for those teachers), the principal was awful, and there is zero sense of community. Not the high school experience I’d want my child to have. But the worst was the fear my child would be hurt. There aren’t just fights among students, but also parents. My child was on so many lockdowns in just those few months- one because parents were fighting outside the school with a bat and one ran home to get a gun. I would never recommend this school to anyone.

There were quite a few times I wanted to talk to the principal for a few minutes, but she was always so busy and was told I had to make an appointment. I had even went to the teacher and the principal regarding my child's falling grades and was told there are no supports that the school could offer to help my child further along in my child's education. This school had a terrific coach of almost 20 years. The principal fired him and never gave students the opportunity to say goodbye to him as alot of students and parents were close to him. Since then, the sports programs have gotten worse in planning and coordinating. The principal has done a terrible job including parents this year in school affairs. So many events have been poorly planned this year. Test scores, and academics are down horribly. The only thing that makes this school great is the teachers and office administration, they are wonderful. They do so much for the students and parents. Lincoln Elementary needs a new principal.

The special education department has a history of not providing academic and needed supports that will benefit the student. The school would love to accommodate, but the special education department refuses to give services even as required under that California Ed code.