Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 1522 nd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 552 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 49% Hispanic, 41% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Belvidere Central Middle School High : Belvidere North High School

Lincoln Elementary School

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Belvidere, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 549. The school is part of the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, which is ranked 670 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, lower-than-average academic performance across all grade levels, and subpar performance among various student subgroups. The school's spending per student is relatively high, but its academic performance remains low, suggesting potential issues with the efficient use of resources. When compared to other nearby schools within the Belvidere CUSD 100 district, such as Caledonia Elementary School and Seth Whitman Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School is one of the lower-performing schools.

The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients and the relatively high percentage of English Language Learners and Special Education students at Lincoln Elementary School may be contributing factors to the school's lower academic performance. Additionally, the school's performance has generally declined over the past several years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1417 out of 2093 Illinois elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 1522 out of 2067 in 2023-2024. Addressing these challenges will require a comprehensive approach, including targeted interventions, resource allocation, and collaboration with the district and community to support the school's improvement efforts.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1011 Bonus Ave
Belvidere, IL 61008-2343

(815) 544-2671

District: Belvidere CUSD 100

SchoolDigger Rank:
1522^nd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,729

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Belvidere Central Middle School
High:	Belvidere North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.0

Number of students: 552

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.9%

White:

41.3%

African American:

4.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School ranks worse than 73.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.64. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.9%), White (41.3%), African American (4.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is 14, which is the 3^rd best among 6 elementary schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District. (See more...)

Compare Lincoln Elementary School employs 39.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary School is $14,729, which is the 3^rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Belvidere CUSD 100 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary School 1522^nd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

Belvidere CUSD 100:

SchoolDigger ranks Belvidere CUSD 100 670^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincoln Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	62.50	918^th	2020	54.6%
2004	67.17	780^th	2030	61.6%
2005	52.13	1180^th	2022	41.6%
2006	60.55	1037^th	2086	50.3%
2007	66.48	833^rd	2095	60.2%
2008	51.09	1248^th	2092	40.3%
2009	44.85	1373^rd	2120	35.2%
2010	41.97	1445^th	2139	32.4%
2011	50.57	1270^th	2147	40.8%
2012	28.70	1701^st	2166	21.5%
2013	45.47	1263^rd	2167	41.7%
2014	35.25	1417^th	2093	32.3%
2015	26.34	1525^th	2052	25.7%
2016	28.36	1470^th	2046	28.2%
2017	25.56	1530^th	2044	25.1%
2018	35.49	1281^st	2037	37.1%
2019	27.63	1513^th	2086	27.5%
2021	26.28	1376^th	1948	29.4%
2022	30.36	1389^th	2082	33.3%
2023	26.69	1479^th	2077	28.8%
2024	25.64	1522^nd	2067	26.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.66	322^nd	718	55.2%
2019	36.62	501^st	743	32.6%
2021	54.18	139^th	537	74.1%
2022	41.34	411^th	768	46.5%
2023	27.28	685^th	788	13.1%
2024	29.67	650^th	826	21.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	40.34	623^rd	1194	47.8%
2021	37.50	364^th	640	43.1%
2022	34.94	656^th	1113	41.1%
2023	28.67	822^nd	1156	28.9%
2024	27.63	891^st	1195	25.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.04	1206^th	1765	31.7%
2019	20.35	1635^th	1816	10.0%
2021	35.81	970^th	1514	35.9%
2022	33.51	1183^rd	1763	32.9%
2023	24.25	1502^nd	1808	16.9%
2024	30.49	1297^th	1793	27.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.88	1168^th	1964	40.5%
2019	26.94	1493^rd	2019	26.1%
2021	21.27	1355^th	1680	19.3%
2022	31.43	1289^th	1970	34.6%
2023	29.18	1347^th	1957	31.2%
2024	31.83	1274^th	1942	34.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.78	525^th	907	42.1%
2024	29.43	647^th	886	27.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.10	1271^st	1972	35.5%
2019	29.25	1424^th	2019	29.5%
2021	28.31	1188^th	1707	30.4%
2022	29.77	1310^th	1977	33.7%
2023	25.08	1455^th	1984	26.7%
2024	21.36	1549^th	1959	20.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.45	596^th	938	36.5%
2019	23.11	823^rd	955	13.8%
2021	42.83	375^th	742	49.5%
2022	34.08	620^th	954	35.0%
2023	25.85	792^nd	970	18.4%
2024	25.67	759^th	959	20.9%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.68	1080^th	1463	26.2%
2019	21.29	1229^th	1462	15.9%
2021	12.95	1233^rd	1308	5.7%
2022	20.24	1225^th	1425	14.0%
2023	18.00	1243^rd	1419	12.4%
2024	16.03	1245^th	1392	10.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Lincoln Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	249	3	1	58	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	311
1990	270	2	n/a	43	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	315
1991	268	3	0	47	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
1992	269	2	1	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
1993	288	0	0	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	322
1994	288	1	0	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	339
1995	280	1	1	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1996	280	1	1	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	342
1997	225	1	0	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	274
1998	228	3	0	48	1	n/a	n/a	0	280
1999	239	4	0	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
2000	290	8	0	129	1	n/a	n/a	0	428
2001	366	8	0	238	1	n/a	n/a	0	613
2002	303	14	5	286	0	n/a	n/a	0	608
2003	303	14	5	286	0	n/a	n/a	0	608
2004	368	9	9	319	0	n/a	n/a	0	705
2005	337	17	6	329	1	n/a	n/a	2	692
2006	366	5	10	306	3	n/a	n/a	15	705
2007	336	18	15	299	2	n/a	n/a	22	692
2008	303	12	11	319	1	n/a	n/a	24	670
2009	298	13	10	315	2	n/a	n/a	23	661
2010	311	15	7	292	0	n/a	n/a	17	642
2011	317	14	9	305	2	2	20	0	669
2012	290	13	6	300	1	0	17	0	627
2013	301	13	3	300	2	0	18	0	637
2014	274	11	3	281	4	1	17	0	591
2015	282	20	2	285	3	0	22	0	614
2016	276	21	2	297	4	0	18	0	618
2017	258	21	0	299	4	0	14	0	596
2018	265	16	0	271	1	0	18	0	571
2019	279	16	1	273	3	0	25	0	597
2020	250	16	1	249	5	0	23	0	544
2021	257	18	0	237	2	1	26	0	541
2022	218	14	0	244	2	0	23	0	501
2023	251	19	1	250	1	2	25	0	549
2024	228	27	1	270	1	2	23	0	552

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lincoln Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	311	14.0	22.2	n/a
1990	315	15.0	21.0	n/a
1991	318	15.0	21.2	n/a
1992	310	17.0	18.2	n/a
1993	322	16.0	20.1	n/a
1994	339	16.0	21.2	n/a
1995	342	16.0	21.4	n/a
1996	342	16.0	21.4	n/a
1997	274	15.0	18.3	n/a
1998	280	16.0	17.5	n/a
1999	320	16.0	20.0	n/a
2000	428	16.0	26.8	n/a
2001	613	25.1	24.4	n/a
2002	608	30.3	20.1	36.7
2003	608	30.3	20.1	36.7
2004	705	34.0	20.7	41.3
2005	692	36.0	19.2	56.1
2006	705	36.0	19.6	50.7
2007	692	41.0	16.9	49.4
2008	670	34.0	19.7	57.3
2009	661	36.0	18.4	63
2010	642	34.5	18.6	65.3
2011	669	38.0	17.6	58.7
2012	627	40.0	15.6	54.9
2013	637	n/a	n/a	55.7
2014	591	34.0	17.3	53.5
2015	614	36.0	17.0	63.8
2016	618	38.0	16.2	61
2017	596	36.0	16.5	55.9
2018	571	38.1	14.9	48.5
2019	597	40.0	14.9	50.4
2020	544	42.0	12.9	52.6
2021	541	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	501	39.3	12.7	49.3
2023	549	39.9	13.7	63.9
2024	552	39.3	14.0	65.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lincoln Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	311	14.0	22.2	n/a
1990	315	15.0	21.0	n/a
1991	318	15.0	21.2	n/a
1992	310	17.0	18.2	n/a
1993	322	16.0	20.1	n/a
1994	339	16.0	21.2	n/a
1995	342	16.0	21.4	n/a
1996	342	16.0	21.4	n/a
1997	274	15.0	18.3	n/a
1998	280	16.0	17.5	n/a
1999	320	16.0	20.0	n/a
2000	428	16.0	26.8	n/a
2001	613	25.1	24.4	n/a
2002	608	30.3	20.1	36.7
2003	608	30.3	20.1	36.7
2004	705	34.0	20.7	41.3
2005	692	36.0	19.2	56.1
2006	705	36.0	19.6	50.7
2007	692	41.0	16.9	49.4
2008	670	34.0	19.7	57.3
2009	661	36.0	18.4	63
2010	642	34.5	18.6	65.3
2011	669	38.0	17.6	58.7
2012	627	40.0	15.6	54.9
2013	637	n/a	n/a	55.7
2014	591	34.0	17.3	53.5
2015	614	36.0	17.0	63.8
2016	618	38.0	16.2	61
2017	596	36.0	16.5	55.9
2018	571	38.1	14.9	48.5
2019	597	40.0	14.9	50.4
2020	544	42.0	12.9	52.6
2021	541	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	501	39.3	12.7	49.3
2023	549	39.9	13.7	63.9
2024	552	39.3	14.0	65.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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