Is Lincoln Elementary a good school?

Yes. Lincoln Elementary ranks in the top 9.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 515 students attended Lincoln Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary?

Students at Lincoln Elementary are 61% White, 15% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Richard Ira Jones Middle School High : Plainfield North High School

Lincoln Elementary

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary is a public elementary school in Plainfield, Illinois, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. This standout school consistently performs at a high level, ranking among the top 10-15% of Illinois elementary schools in recent years.

Lincoln Elementary significantly outperforms the Plainfield School District and the state of Illinois in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, 62.5% of Lincoln Elementary students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 50.6% in the district and 41.2% in the state. In mathematics, 53.8% of Lincoln Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 31.7% in the district and 28.4% in the state. The school's science proficiency rate of 80.4% is also much higher than the district's 60.6% and the state's 53.2%. Lincoln Elementary also ranks among the top Illinois elementary schools for various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Lincoln Elementary consistently outperforms the nearby Wesmere Elementary, Lakewood Falls Elementary, and Charles Reed Elementary schools in the Plainfield School District. Another high-performing school in the district, Walkers Grove Elementary, is located just 1.68 miles from Lincoln Elementary and performs at a similar level. Lincoln Elementary's strong performance across diverse student subgroups, as well as its higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio compared to some nearby schools, may contribute to its academic success and ability to provide more personalized support for students.

Detail:

Public K-5

14740 Meadow Ln
Plainfield, IL 60544-2513

(815) 577-4500

District: Plainfield School District 202

SchoolDigger Rank:
204^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,957

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Richard Ira Jones Middle School
High:	Plainfield North High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.1

Number of students: 515

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.6%

Hispanic:

15.1%

Asian:

13.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 23.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary ranks better than 90.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 2^nd among 18 ranked elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.23. (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 Student population at Lincoln Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (60.6%), Hispanic (15.1%), Asian (13%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary is 12.1, which is the 2^nd best among 18 elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202. (See more...)

Compare Lincoln Elementary employs 42.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary is $14,957, which is the 6^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the Plainfield School District 202.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary 204^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Disabled students:

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Plainfield School District 202:

SchoolDigger ranks Plainfield School District 202 291^st of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2004	62.09	926^th	2030	54.4%
2005	62.94	912^th	2022	54.9%
2006	70.47	685^th	2086	67.2%
2007	74.50	515^th	2095	75.4%
2008	75.68	510^th	2092	75.6%
2009	84.74	153^rd	2120	92.8%
2010	76.01	519^th	2139	75.7%
2011	80.94	318^th	2147	85.2%
2012	82.05	276^th	2166	87.3%
2013	80.54	394^th	2167	81.8%
2014	78.31	440^th	2093	79.0%
2015	68.81	543^rd	2052	73.5%
2016	81.73	333^rd	2046	83.7%
2017	83.92	281^st	2044	86.3%
2018	83.63	281^st	2037	86.2%
2019	82.96	314^th	2086	84.9%
2021	72.35	473^rd	1948	75.7%
2022	87.35	238^th	2082	88.6%
2023	90.00	182^nd	2077	91.2%
2024	89.23	204^th	2067	90.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	83.07	45^th	788	94.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	91.84	23^rd	763	97.0%
2019	87.20	82^nd	1194	93.1%
2021	67.20	138^th	640	78.4%
2022	79.47	123^rd	1113	88.9%
2023	80.33	147^th	1156	87.3%
2024	88.71	88^th	1195	92.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	79.07	195^th	1765	89.0%
2019	75.94	238^th	1816	86.9%
2021	56.38	491^st	1514	67.6%
2022	83.90	117^th	1763	93.4%
2023	91.51	71^st	1808	96.1%
2024	88.28	86^th	1793	95.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.30	310^th	1964	84.2%
2019	80.65	320^th	2019	84.2%
2021	67.53	457^th	1680	72.8%
2022	84.60	259^th	1970	86.9%
2023	82.29	287^th	1957	85.3%
2024	89.08	176^th	1942	90.9%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	86.43	59^th	907	93.5%
2024	89.58	43^rd	886	95.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	83.82	255^th	1972	87.1%
2019	83.39	265^th	2019	86.9%
2021	70.51	419^th	1707	75.5%
2022	86.91	213^th	1977	89.2%
2023	92.28	113^th	1984	94.3%
2024	85.24	248^th	1959	87.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.25	79^th	242	67.4%
2022	56.83	106^th	226	53.1%
2023	45.16	140^th	237	40.9%
2024	66.13	75^th	219	65.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	94.69	16^th	698	97.7%
2019	79.52	65^th	711	90.9%
2022	99.65	7^th	684	99.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.71	52^nd	938	94.5%
2019	87.02	46^th	955	95.2%
2021	68.31	124^th	742	83.3%
2022	68.92	192^nd	954	79.9%
2023	87.10	68^th	970	93.0%
2024	88.50	54^th	959	94.4%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	71.52	354^th	1463	75.8%
2019	72.33	332^nd	1462	77.3%
2021	60.48	469^th	1308	64.1%
2022	84.03	149^th	1425	89.5%
2023	86.05	137^th	1419	90.3%
2024	80.27	209^th	1392	85.0%

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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

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2004	398	86	22	52	3	n/a	n/a	0	561
2005	727	89	53	195	2	n/a	n/a	26	1092
2006	607	53	37	163	0	n/a	n/a	30	890
2007	683	69	56	122	0	n/a	n/a	49	979
2008	590	48	52	145	0	n/a	n/a	41	876
2009	631	56	59	129	0	n/a	n/a	57	932
2010	588	57	53	126	0	n/a	n/a	62	886
2011	579	48	63	166	5	2	26	0	889
2012	559	51	71	160	4	3	20	0	868
2013	554	60	71	165	2	2	19	0	873
2014	543	68	69	169	3	2	27	0	881
2015	537	67	73	167	1	3	30	0	878
2016	543	49	69	113	2	1	28	0	805
2017	541	45	59	121	1	1	32	0	800
2018	540	43	57	120	0	0	33	0	793
2019	445	45	47	108	0	0	31	0	676
2020	449	42	53	112	0	0	24	0	680
2021	436	44	55	105	0	2	23	0	665
2022	310	50	57	96	0	0	19	0	532
2023	313	50	61	91	0	0	17	0	532
2024	312	39	67	78	0	0	19	0	515

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	561	18.8	29.8	1.6
2005	1092	38.0	28.7	3.2
2006	890	42.0	21.2	6.7
2007	979	46.0	21.3	4.1
2008	876	41.0	21.4	5.9
2009	932	45.0	20.7	7.7
2010	886	45.0	19.6	13.5
2011	889	46.0	19.3	12
2012	868	46.0	18.8	16.6
2013	873	57.1	15.2	16.6
2014	881	45.0	19.5	16.3
2015	878	47.0	18.6	22.6
2016	805	43.0	18.7	13
2017	800	42.7	18.7	14.9
2018	793	45.1	17.5	16.9
2019	676	39.0	17.3	17
2020	680	39.0	17.4	17.4
2021	665	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	532	39.0	13.6	19.7
2023	532	40.0	13.3	23.7
2024	515	42.5	12.1	23.7

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

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2004	561	18.8	29.8	1.6
2005	1092	38.0	28.7	3.2
2006	890	42.0	21.2	6.7
2007	979	46.0	21.3	4.1
2008	876	41.0	21.4	5.9
2009	932	45.0	20.7	7.7
2010	886	45.0	19.6	13.5
2011	889	46.0	19.3	12
2012	868	46.0	18.8	16.6
2013	873	57.1	15.2	16.6
2014	881	45.0	19.5	16.3
2015	878	47.0	18.6	22.6
2016	805	43.0	18.7	13
2017	800	42.7	18.7	14.9
2018	793	45.1	17.5	16.9
2019	676	39.0	17.3	17
2020	680	39.0	17.4	17.4
2021	665	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	532	39.0	13.6	19.7
2023	532	40.0	13.3	23.7
2024	515	42.5	12.1	23.7

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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