Lincoln Elementary School

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary School is a small public elementary school serving grades K-5 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, with a student population of just 65 students. The school is part of the Chicago Heights School District 170, which is ranked 602 out of 813 districts in the state and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School has shown inconsistent performance on state assessments, with its ranking among Illinois elementary schools ranging from 714 to 1909 between 2015-2024. In the 2023-2024 school year, 33.3% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, which is higher than the district average of 29.1% but lower than the state average of 41.2%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were lower than the district and state averages, with only 20% of 3rd graders and 30% of 4th graders meeting or exceeding standards. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 95.38% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school has been able to achieve high rankings for its African American and female student subgroups, suggesting that it may be effectively supporting these populations.

Compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Elementary School's performance on state assessments is generally higher than that of Wilson Elementary and Jefferson Elementary, also within the Chicago Heights School District 170. However, other nearby schools, like Greenbriar Elementary and Kennedy Elementary, have outperformed Lincoln Elementary in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. The high rates of chronic absenteeism at Lincoln Elementary School are not unique, as several nearby schools within the district also struggle with this issue.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1520 Center Ave
       Chicago Heights, IL  60411-3634


(708) 756-4833

District: Chicago Heights School District 170

SchoolDigger Rank:
1081st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $29,583 Help


Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Bloom High School

Student/teacher ratio:  7.2 Help
Number of students:  65

Racial breakdown:

African American:
72.3%
Hispanic:
23.1%
Asian:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School ranks worse than 52.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.37. (See more...)
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Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2015 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.86. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a high 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
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Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Chicago Heights School District 170.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary School is $29,583, which is the highest among 9 elementary schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary School 1081st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


Low Socio Economic Status students:


Chicago Heights School District 170:

SchoolDigger ranks Chicago Heights School District 170 602nd 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 elementary school students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 2.95 1937th 2020 4.1%
2004 2.60 1959th 2030 3.5%
2005 20.82 1717th 2022 15.1%
2006 13.23 1876th 2086 10.1%
2007 3.38 2019th 2095 3.6%
2008 12.84 1873rd 2092 10.5%
2009 15.56 1871st 2120 11.7%
2010 9.22 1988th 2139 7.1%
2011 17.14 1875th 2147 12.7%
2012 22.99 1798th 2166 17.0%
2013 30.11 1589th 2167 26.7%
2014 18.38 1789th 2093 14.5%
2015 12.89 1909th 2052 7.0%
2016 53.11 893rd 2046 56.4%
2017 41.52 1129th 2044 44.8%
2018 52.56 900th 2037 55.8%
2019 62.90 714th 2086 65.8%
2024 43.37 1081st 2067 47.7%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.65 211th 1765 88.0%
2019 87.83 75th 1816 95.9%
2024 67.45 398th 1793 77.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.09 430th 1964 78.1%
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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.99 24th 698 96.6%
2019 93.54 22nd 711 96.9%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Lincoln Elementary School

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools IL State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 12.66 1018th 1185 14.1%
2004 6.47 1120th 1204 7.0%
2005 2.44 1184th 1209 2.1%
2006 2.33 1248th 1272 1.9%
2007 3.05 1258th 1287 2.3%
2008 4.34 1243rd 1293 3.9%
2009 24.42 1061st 1318 19.5%
2010 3.95 1287th 1327 3.0%
2011 20.55 1146th 1344 14.7%
2012 23.73 1123rd 1365 17.7%
2013 24.31 1095th 1367 19.9%
2014 16.08 1160th 1322 12.3%
2015 7.86 1291st 1302 0.8%
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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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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 2 216 n/a 3 n/a n/a n/a 0 221
1990 1 212 n/a 3 n/a n/a n/a 0 216
1991 2 208 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 210
1992 3 182 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 185
1993 2 145 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 147
1994 4 151 1 2 0 n/a n/a 0 158
1995 1 149 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 151
1996 1 149 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 151
1997 0 154 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 154
1998 0 159 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 160
1999 0 159 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 161
2000 0 155 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 158
2001 1 137 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 142
2002 1 182 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 185
2003 1 182 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 185
2004 1 182 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 187
2005 2 179 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 185
2006 0 203 0 10 0 n/a n/a 1 214
2007 0 131 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 136
2008 0 173 0 3 0 n/a n/a 4 180
2009 0 150 0 3 0 n/a n/a 4 157
2010 2 218 0 6 0 n/a n/a 3 229
2011 1 184 0 4 0 0 3 0 192
2012 0 203 0 9 0 0 1 0 213
2013 0 190 0 11 0 0 0 0 201
2014 0 202 1 17 2 0 0 0 222
2015 0 170 0 20 1 0 0 0 191
2016 3 97 0 11 0 0 0 0 111
2017 1 99 1 7 0 0 0 0 108
2018 3 88 0 11 0 0 1 0 103
2019 2 65 0 13 0 0 3 0 83
2020 0 56 1 16 1 0 1 0 75
2021 0 54 1 8 1 0 1 0 65
2022 0 41 2 9 0 0 1 0 53
2023 0 47 2 15 0 0 1 0 65

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 221 15.0 14.7 n/a
1990 216 14.7 14.6 n/a
1991 210 13.0 16.1 n/a
1992 185 13.0 14.2 n/a
1993 147 13.0 11.3 n/a
1994 158 12.0 13.2 n/a
1995 151 11.0 13.7 n/a
1996 151 11.0 13.7 n/a
1997 154 10.0 15.4 n/a
1998 160 8.0 20.0 n/a
1999 161 8.0 20.1 n/a
2000 158 10.0 15.8 n/a
2001 142 10.5 13.5 n/a
2002 185 10.0 18.5 98.4
2003 185 10.0 18.5 98.4
2004 187 10.0 18.7 93.6
2005 185 12.0 15.4 97.3
2006 214 13.0 16.5 93.4
2007 136 10.0 13.6 97.8
2008 180 7.0 25.7 93.2
2009 157 11.0 14.3 97.4
2010 229 14.0 16.3 90.3
2011 192 14.0 13.7 98.4
2012 213 15.0 14.2 98.6
2013 201 12.2 16.4 98.5
2014 222 7.0 31.7 98.6
2015 191 16.0 11.9 96.9
2016 111 10.0 11.1 77.5
2017 108 10.0 10.8 97.2
2018 103 10.0 10.3 99
2019 83 11.0 7.5 100
2020 75 9.0 8.3 98.7
2021 65 n/a n/a n/a
2022 53 10.0 5.3 100
2023 65 9.0 7.2 95.4

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 221 15.0 14.7 n/a
1990 216 14.7 14.6 n/a
1991 210 13.0 16.1 n/a
1992 185 13.0 14.2 n/a
1993 147 13.0 11.3 n/a
1994 158 12.0 13.2 n/a
1995 151 11.0 13.7 n/a
1996 151 11.0 13.7 n/a
1997 154 10.0 15.4 n/a
1998 160 8.0 20.0 n/a
1999 161 8.0 20.1 n/a
2000 158 10.0 15.8 n/a
2001 142 10.5 13.5 n/a
2002 185 10.0 18.5 98.4
2003 185 10.0 18.5 98.4
2004 187 10.0 18.7 93.6
2005 185 12.0 15.4 97.3
2006 214 13.0 16.5 93.4
2007 136 10.0 13.6 97.8
2008 180 7.0 25.7 93.2
2009 157 11.0 14.3 97.4
2010 229 14.0 16.3 90.3
2011 192 14.0 13.7 98.4
2012 213 15.0 14.2 98.6
2013 201 12.2 16.4 98.5
2014 222 7.0 31.7 98.6
2015 191 16.0 11.9 96.9
2016 111 10.0 11.1 77.5
2017 108 10.0 10.8 97.2
2018 103 10.0 10.3 99
2019 83 11.0 7.5 100
2020 75 9.0 8.3 98.7
2021 65 n/a n/a n/a
2022 53 10.0 5.3 100
2023 65 9.0 7.2 95.4

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.

Immunization Rates

Lincoln Elementary School

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YearPolioMeaslesMumpsRubellaHepatitis BVaricellaDTP
201585.9%89.1%89.1%89.1%22.9%81.8%89.6%
201696.5%100.0%100.0%100.0%98.3%97.4%
201798.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%100.0%98.1%
201898.2%99.1%99.1%99.1%99.1%97.3%
2019100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
202198.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%98.8%
2022100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%
202392.7%95.6%95.6%95.6%97.1%95.6%92.7%
202493.1%94.3%94.3%94.3%95.4%94.3%

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Lincoln Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,776 (8.0%) $20,352 (92.0%) $22,127
2020 $2,072 (14.0%) $12,752 (86.0%) $14,824
2021 $10,379 (16.6%) $52,037 (83.4%) $62,416
2022 $10,379 (16.6%) $52,037 (83.4%) $62,416
2023 $2,666 (8.8%) $27,589 (91.2%) $30,255
2024 $4,302 (14.5%) $25,281 (85.5%) $29,583

Data source: Illinois Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Lincoln Elementary School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Lincoln Elementary School)45.533.3
 12.2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Chicago Heights School District 170)19.521.5
 2%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Illinois)36.428.8
 7.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Lincoln Elementary School)45.516.7
 28.8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Chicago Heights School District 170)16.721.6
 4.9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Illinois)40.633
 7.6%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students8365
 21.7%
African American6547
 27.7%
American Indian00
Asian02
Hispanic1315
 15.4%
Pacific Islander00
White20
 100%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients100%95.4%
 4.6%


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Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 72% African American, 23% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Bloom High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 65 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 1081st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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