Middle Schools in Skokie School District 69

Skokie School District 69 in Illinois has only one middle school, Lincoln Junior High School, which serves students in grades 6-8. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 520 out of 1,369 Illinois middle schools in 2021-2022 to 689 out of 1,363 in 2023-2024, with its SchoolDigger rating also dropping from 3 stars to 2 stars.

Lincoln Junior High School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics are below the state averages across all grade levels, with only its Science proficiency rate slightly below the state average. The school has a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, at 59.17% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating a population with significant socioeconomic challenges. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.2 to 1 and a relatively high per-student spending of $19,641 for the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting that the school is allocating significant resources towards education.

While the data provides a snapshot of Lincoln Junior High School's performance and characteristics, a more comprehensive analysis would be needed to fully understand the school's strengths, challenges, and areas for improvement, as well as how it compares to other middle schools within the Skokie School District 69 and across the state.