Lincoln Elementary School

Awesome school in Oakland with great kids. That is all I can say. Check out the other more detailed reviews!
This school has absolutely no parking, it is right next to Chinatown.

My family moved into Oakland Chinatown in the early fall of 1959, and this was the school that my parents sent me to. I started second grade at Lincoln where the overwhelming majority of the students were Chinese — children of immigrant parents from China.
I don’t know what happened and how it occurred that I was the smartest female student in my second grade class in spelling. Mrs. Mora Foster, my second grade teacher, always complimented me on that skill.
As the years rolled along, I had a great 6^th Grade teacher by the name of Mrs. Ida Smith. She was also the school librarian and her classroom was next door to the library. I always helped after school in the library. I learned the Dewey decimal system of filing books away on the shelf and alpha filing of the catalog cards. From that point on I wanted a career as a librarian, but I ended up working for the state government.
We had great traffic captains in our school… starting with Bobby Fong (President of Butler University) in 1961 – 1962; Raymond Louie in 1962 – 1963 and Glenn Fong in 1963 – 1964. The traffic squads were the best and Officer Thomas Hall from OPD was very proud of the officers and cadets of the traffic squad.
All the teachers I had were caring and dedicated in educating us. Even though my parents were immigrants and spoke very little English, they knew I had to work hard, earn good grades and behave in class. I was reminded constantly not to bring any embarrassment upon the family. I guess what my parents were telling me is «study hard, get good grades and you will be successful — make us proud.»
What I have seen so far from my generation are many people who have attended Lincoln become successful despite having immigrant parents.

The Lincoln Elemenary School teachers here are very talented and caring. I use to wonder if this school is doing so well is because the school is 90%+ Asian or another reason. Now, I believe its a combination of many factors, including excellent teachers/​principal/​staff, PTA, after school programs, parent conviction in teaching /​child rearing. The API has surpassed both Alameda schools. There are only a couple schools in Oakland that have higher API scores and those schools are located in Piedmont, where wealthy folks live and spend lots of money to teacher their kids. Yes, its unfair advantage, but I’m confident that Lincoln Elementary school’s API will surpass Piedmont schools. Go Lincoln staff and students. Great job teachers/​staff!

LIncoln Elementary has been listed as a Title ! Distinguished School since 2004 to the present. In the sixties when i attended, lincoln school was attaining prominence in oaktown as la yearly winner in the traffic squad competition.
Lincoln was overwhelmingly chinese, 90%.
i’ve lost touch with most of my fellow schoolmates. i’ve missed all of the reunions for the past few decades. it’s sad to learn a few of them have already passed on.
Mrs. Majorie Davis was my teacher. though i wasn’t a very diligent student, was always showing up late. and sleeping in class, i still remember her stern and fair ways. she was also the sponsor the the traffic squad.
Bobby Fong was the most gifted student in our class if not all of lincoln. He’s the present president of Butler University, a recent ncaa basketball tornament.companion.