Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

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

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 86 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 74% African American, 22% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

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 PK, KG-5

1520 Center Ave
Chicago Heights, IL 60411-3634

(708) 756-4833

District: Chicago Heights School District 170

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,583

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bloom High School

Student/teacher ratio: 8.4

Number of students: 86

Racial breakdown:

African American:

74.4%

Hispanic:

22.1%

Asian:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School ranks worse than 52.3% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.37. (See more...)

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2015 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.86. (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: African American (74.4%), Hispanic (22.1%), Asian (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is 8.4, which is the 2^nd best among 9 elementary schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170. (See more...)

Compare Lincoln Elementary School employs 10.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary School is $29,583, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Chicago Heights School District 170!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary School 1081^st 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 170 602^nd 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
2003	2.95	1937^th	2020	4.1%
2004	2.60	1959^th	2030	3.5%
2005	20.82	1717^th	2022	15.1%
2006	13.23	1876^th	2086	10.1%
2007	3.38	2019^th	2095	3.6%
2008	12.84	1873^rd	2092	10.5%
2009	15.56	1871^st	2120	11.7%
2010	9.22	1988^th	2139	7.1%
2011	17.14	1875^th	2147	12.7%
2012	22.99	1798^th	2166	17.0%
2013	30.11	1589^th	2167	26.7%
2014	18.38	1789^th	2093	14.5%
2015	12.89	1909^th	2052	7.0%
2016	53.11	893^rd	2046	56.4%
2017	41.52	1129^th	2044	44.8%
2018	52.56	900^th	2037	55.8%
2019	62.90	714^th	2086	65.8%
2024	43.37	1081^st	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
2018	77.65	211^th	1765	88.0%
2019	87.83	75^th	1816	95.9%
2024	67.45	398^th	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	430^th	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	24^th	698	96.6%
2019	93.54	22^nd	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
2003	12.66	1018^th	1185	14.1%
2004	6.47	1120^th	1204	7.0%
2005	2.44	1184^th	1209	2.1%
2006	2.33	1248^th	1272	1.9%
2007	3.05	1258^th	1287	2.3%
2008	4.34	1243^rd	1293	3.9%
2009	24.42	1061^st	1318	19.5%
2010	3.95	1287^th	1327	3.0%
2011	20.55	1146^th	1344	14.7%
2012	23.73	1123^rd	1365	17.7%
2013	24.31	1095^th	1367	19.9%
2014	16.08	1160^th	1322	12.3%
2015	7.86	1291^st	1302	0.8%

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

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	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
2024	0	64	2	19	0	0	1	0	86

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
2024	86	10.2	8.4	96.5

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
2024	86	10.2	8.4	96.5

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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