Is Abraham Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Abraham Lincoln Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.4% of Illinois middle schools.

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Middle School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 705 students attended Abraham Lincoln Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Middle School?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School are 41% African American, 23% Hispanic, 20% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Middle School attend?

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Middle School usually go on to attend Rockford East High School

Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Summary:

Abraham Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school located in Rockford, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 699 students. The school is part of the Rockford School District 205, which is ranked 737 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Abraham Lincoln Middle School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 43.3% to 75.2%, and consistently lower academic performance compared to district and state averages. In 2023-2024, only 18% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 2.9% were proficient or better in mathematics, compared to 23% and 12.8% in the district, and 41.2% and 28.4% statewide, respectively. The school's performance on various student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools for Asian, African American, and White student performance in both subjects.

Despite the challenges, there are signs of potential for improvement. The school's performance on the IAR/Science assessment, where 19.8% of students were proficient or better in 2023-2024, indicates that the school may have the capacity to improve in other academic areas as well. When compared to nearby schools, such as Thurgood Marshall School, which has significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and mathematics, it becomes clear that Abraham Lincoln Middle School has an opportunity to learn from the success of its peers and implement targeted interventions to address the unique needs of its student population.

Detail:

Public 6-8

1500 Charles St
Rockford, IL 61104-2310

(815) 229-2400

District: Rockford School District 205

SchoolDigger Rank:
1235^th of 1,363 Illinois Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,310

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:

Rockford East High School

Feeder schools for Abraham Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:	C Henry Bloom Elementary School
	Constance Lane Elementary School
	Maud E Johnson Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.2

Number of students: 705

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.4%

Hispanic:

23.1%

White:

20.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 83.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Abraham Lincoln Middle School ranks worse than 90.6% of middle schools in Illinois. It also ranks 5^th among 7 ranked middle schools in the Rockford School District 205. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.65. (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 Abraham Lincoln Middle School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (41.4%), Hispanic (23.1%), White (20.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Abraham Lincoln Middle School is 17.2. 5 middle schools in the Rockford School District 205 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Abraham Lincoln Middle School employs 40.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Abraham Lincoln Middle School is $17,310. 3 middle schools in the Rockford School District 205 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Abraham Lincoln Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Abraham Lincoln Middle School 1235^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Abraham Lincoln Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Rockford School District 205:

SchoolDigger ranks Rockford School District 205 737^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Abraham Lincoln Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	19.40	949^th	1185	19.9%
2004	13.99	1019^th	1204	15.4%
2005	18.79	987^th	1209	18.4%
2006	21.08	1049^th	1272	17.5%
2007	13.52	1128^th	1287	12.4%
2008	10.17	1168^th	1293	9.7%
2009	12.27	1186^th	1318	10.0%
2010	12.51	1195^th	1327	9.9%
2011	8.99	1266^th	1344	5.8%
2012	7.11	1299^th	1365	4.8%
2013	5.47	1327^th	1367	2.9%
2014	7.95	1259^th	1322	4.8%
2015	18.05	1109^th	1302	14.8%
2016	15.71	1167^th	1294	9.8%
2017	12.22	1215^th	1293	6.0%
2018	13.02	1190^th	1293	8.0%
2019	15.50	1184^th	1356	12.7%
2021	14.71	1133^rd	1241	8.7%
2022	15.16	1242^nd	1369	9.3%
2023	10.54	1329^th	1367	2.8%
2024	14.65	1235^th	1363	9.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.07	132^nd	164	19.5%
2021	13.91	91^st	97	6.2%
2022	19.23	164^th	195	15.9%
2023	12.59	182^nd	194	6.2%
2024	15.41	161^st	184	12.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.56	222^nd	285	22.1%
2019	35.59	253^rd	339	25.4%
2021	33.80	222^nd	277	19.9%
2022	30.86	383^rd	454	15.6%
2023	21.86	471^st	480	1.9%
2024	29.05	392^nd	486	19.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.46	439^th	602	27.1%
2019	27.84	645^th	792	18.6%
2021	27.45	462^nd	548	15.7%
2022	26.86	654^th	781	16.3%
2023	20.65	749^th	805	7.0%
2024	23.29	679^th	802	15.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.72	1111^th	1161	4.3%
2019	19.27	1071^st	1217	12.0%
2021	19.36	928^th	1019	8.9%
2022	17.86	1136^th	1221	7.0%
2023	12.08	1213^th	1234	1.7%
2024	18.50	1082^nd	1219	11.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	31.06	28^th	36	22.2%
2022	37.68	20^th	34	41.2%
2023	29.98	41^st	53	22.6%
2024	32.05	51^st	70	27.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	11.96	1147^th	1226	6.4%
2019	13.34	1165^th	1276	8.7%
2021	12.10	971^st	1017	4.5%
2022	14.69	1168^th	1286	9.2%
2023	10.27	1237^th	1275	3.0%
2024	13.13	1154^th	1251	7.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	22.16	630^th	674	6.5%
2024	26.96	513^th	639	19.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	14.73	1104^th	1223	9.7%
2019	18.71	1090^th	1296	15.9%
2021	15.41	962^nd	1048	8.2%
2022	17.25	1122^nd	1286	12.8%
2023	12.05	1244^th	1292	3.7%
2024	16.95	1108^th	1264	12.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	0.30	209^th	209	0.0%
2019	0.22	201^st	201	0.0%
2021	1.75	109^th	112	2.7%
2022	0.41	198^th	198	0.0%
2023	0.32	192^nd	192	0.0%
2024	1.42	182^nd	184	1.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.95	506^th	511	1.0%
2019	19.77	534^th	565	5.5%
2021	24.54	350^th	385	9.1%
2022	24.88	510^th	573	11.0%
2023	18.20	552^nd	569	3.0%
2024	21.33	495^th	548	9.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	20.06	522^nd	590	11.5%
2019	19.17	577^th	639	9.7%
2021	16.74	491^st	517	5.0%
2022	16.09	635^th	662	4.1%
2023	12.13	649^th	661	1.8%
2024	21.56	544^th	643	15.4%

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Rank History for White students at Abraham Lincoln Middle School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	6.07	874^th	889	1.7%
2019	9.37	869^th	905	4.0%
2021	8.82	798^th	813	1.8%
2022	7.11	882^nd	898	1.8%
2023	4.28	890^th	895	0.6%
2024	11.41	814^th	875	7.0%

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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 Abraham Lincoln Middle School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	485	260	46	85	2	n/a	n/a	0	878
1989	419	225	48	92	2	n/a	n/a	0	786
1990	607	117	52	64	2	n/a	n/a	0	842
1991	628	130	33	95	1	n/a	n/a	0	887
1992	715	155	32	91	1	n/a	n/a	0	994
1993	696	172	34	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	992
1994	682	160	32	86	0	n/a	n/a	0	960
1995	609	168	37	127	3	n/a	n/a	0	944
1996	609	168	37	127	3	n/a	n/a	0	944
1997	587	179	37	156	2	n/a	n/a	0	961
1998	538	155	25	162	2	n/a	n/a	0	882
1999	584	160	24	139	2	n/a	n/a	0	909
2000	666	181	54	186	2	n/a	n/a	0	1089
2001	520	163	46	218	1	n/a	n/a	0	948
2002	505	173	54	269	0	n/a	n/a	0	1001
2003	505	173	54	269	0	n/a	n/a	0	1001
2004	494	196	49	242	0	n/a	n/a	0	981
2005	466	233	52	237	1	n/a	n/a	2	991
2006	396	262	36	237	2	n/a	n/a	10	943
2007	311	248	31	234	1	n/a	n/a	20	845
2008	319	230	24	281	2	n/a	n/a	38	894
2009	289	199	30	167	0	n/a	n/a	40	725
2010	294	176	30	170	0	n/a	n/a	39	709
2011	251	198	30	176	1	2	48	0	706
2012	252	215	23	175	1	1	44	0	711
2013	239	210	85	158	0	0	49	0	741
2014	211	185	80	163	1	0	58	0	698
2015	206	188	74	165	0	0	54	0	687
2016	203	185	75	160	1	0	55	0	679
2017	215	215	71	160	1	0	37	0	699
2018	197	263	61	156	0	0	40	0	717
2019	171	264	55	136	2	0	34	0	662
2020	151	270	45	110	2	2	45	0	625
2021	157	225	39	98	4	2	49	0	574
2022	178	265	42	126	2	3	67	0	683
2023	163	267	41	163	3	1	61	0	699
2024	143	292	42	163	4	2	59	0	705

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 Abraham Lincoln Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	878	61.0	14.3	n/a
1989	786	60.5	12.9	n/a
1990	842	65.2	12.9	n/a
1991	887	66.2	13.3	n/a
1992	994	75.6	13.1	n/a
1993	992	71.8	13.8	n/a
1994	960	70.7	13.6	n/a
1995	944	64.0	14.8	n/a
1996	944	64.0	14.8	n/a
1997	961	62.9	15.3	n/a
1998	882	59.2	14.9	n/a
1999	909	59.5	15.3	n/a
2000	1089	69.9	15.6	n/a
2001	948	68.0	13.9	n/a
2002	1001	65.1	15.4	61.4
2003	1001	65.1	15.4	61.4
2004	981	64.2	15.3	64.5
2005	991	50.6	19.6	71.6
2006	943	51.6	18.3	76.3
2007	845	49.0	17.2	77.7
2008	894	46.0	19.4	82.6
2009	725	43.6	16.6	80.9
2010	709	43.0	16.4	85.7
2011	706	41.8	16.8	81.2
2012	711	39.7	17.8	84.8
2013	741	n/a	n/a	85.6
2014	698	52.7	13.2	85.2
2015	687	47.0	14.6	91.6
2016	679	47.0	14.4	68
2017	699	50.6	13.7	61.8
2018	717	48.0	14.9	65.1
2019	662	49.8	13.2	80.2
2020	625	49.0	12.7	79.8
2021	574	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	683	45.1	15.1	57.8
2023	699	45.0	15.5	79.1
2024	705	40.8	17.2	83.7

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 Abraham Lincoln Middle School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	878	61.0	14.3	n/a
1989	786	60.5	12.9	n/a
1990	842	65.2	12.9	n/a
1991	887	66.2	13.3	n/a
1992	994	75.6	13.1	n/a
1993	992	71.8	13.8	n/a
1994	960	70.7	13.6	n/a
1995	944	64.0	14.8	n/a
1996	944	64.0	14.8	n/a
1997	961	62.9	15.3	n/a
1998	882	59.2	14.9	n/a
1999	909	59.5	15.3	n/a
2000	1089	69.9	15.6	n/a
2001	948	68.0	13.9	n/a
2002	1001	65.1	15.4	61.4
2003	1001	65.1	15.4	61.4
2004	981	64.2	15.3	64.5
2005	991	50.6	19.6	71.6
2006	943	51.6	18.3	76.3
2007	845	49.0	17.2	77.7
2008	894	46.0	19.4	82.6
2009	725	43.6	16.6	80.9
2010	709	43.0	16.4	85.7
2011	706	41.8	16.8	81.2
2012	711	39.7	17.8	84.8
2013	741	n/a	n/a	85.6
2014	698	52.7	13.2	85.2
2015	687	47.0	14.6	91.6
2016	679	47.0	14.4	68
2017	699	50.6	13.7	61.8
2018	717	48.0	14.9	65.1
2019	662	49.8	13.2	80.2
2020	625	49.0	12.7	79.8
2021	574	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	683	45.1	15.1	57.8
2023	699	45.0	15.5	79.1
2024	705	40.8	17.2	83.7

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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