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Mission Statement
The mission of Lincoln Elementary School is to provide a balanced and rigorous academic program, attending to the development of skills, knowledge base, and character to enable all students to become successful, life-long learners.
School History
In 1865 the original Lincoln School was built as a one-room schoolhouse located at the southeast corner of Prospect and Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road in Cupertino. It was named in honor of President Lincoln, who had been assassinated earlier the same year. In 1871 the schoolhouse was moved by a neighbor who felt his land was a more suitable site. He hitched up a team of horses and pulled the school across the road, using ropes and rollers. A new and larger schoolhouse was erected at the same location in 1878. For 43 years this Victorian styled school was utilized by many Cupertino children. By 1921, however, Lincoln School closed to join Collins, San Antonio, and Doyle (the original 4 schools of Cupertino) in one consolidated Cupertino Grammar School. After a number of years, this school felt its growing pains and broke-up again, into the four above mentioned schools. Lincoln School was established on its present site in 1950 on McClellan Road. Today it houses nearly 700 students in 30 classrooms.
Cupertino Union School District (CUSD)
Lincoln Elementary is a K-5 school in the Cupertino Union School District. CUSD oversees nineteen elementary schools (K-5), five middle schools (6-8), and one combination school (K-8). The district covers all of Cupertino and portions of Los Altos, Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, San Jose, and Saratoga (map).
CUSD has a Superintendent and an elected School Board of five members who are responsible for the district. The Board holds public meetings on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at the district office 10301 Vista Drive, Cupertino. CA 95014.
Upper Grade Schools
Children graduating from Lincoln go onto a CUSD middle school, either Lawson Middle School or Kennedy Middle School (grades 6-8), based upon where they live (map). Graduates of these middle schools go onto high schools (grades 9-12) in the Fremont Union High School District (FUHSD). CUSD and FUHSD share students and geographies but are run independently with different boards and superintendents.
MESH Folder
Message Exchange between School and Home (M.E.S.H.) is a weekly communication folder. Refer to the "Lincoln Log" page for more information.
School Accountability Report Card
The School Accountability Report Card (SARC) is a report on school accountability. It includes facts and figures about enrollment, teachers, curriculum, academic performance, facilities, and finances.
School Site Council (SSC)
State law requires that schools establish School Site Councils (SSC) in order to receive and spend the extra funding provided by a program called SIP. The School Site Council is composed of equal numbers of parents, teachers and staff. Go to the School Site Council page for more information.