Is Lincoln Junior High School a good school?

Lincoln Junior High School ranks 689 th of 1363 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Junior High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 578 students attended Lincoln Junior High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Junior High School?

Students at Lincoln Junior High School are 31% Asian, 29% White, 19% Hispanic, 13% African American, 8% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Junior High School usually go on to attend Niles West High School

Lincoln Junior High School

Summary:

Lincoln Junior High School is a public middle school located in Skokie, Illinois, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 578 students. The school is part of the Skokie School District 69, which is ranked 520 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lincoln Junior High School's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science, is generally lower than the state and district averages, the school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups. The school performs relatively well for African American and multi-racial students, but struggles with Asian, Hispanic, and white student performance, as well as for English Language Learners and students with disabilities. Additionally, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 4.1% in 2019-2020 to 23.5% in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Wilmette Junior High School, Highcrest Middle School, and Oliver McCracken Middle School, Lincoln Junior High School's academic performance is significantly lower, with much higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. These nearby schools also have lower chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting that Lincoln Junior High School faces unique challenges in improving student outcomes.

Detail:

Public 6-8

7839 Lincoln Ave
Skokie, IL 60077-3640

(847) 676-3545

District: Skokie School District 69

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,806

Students who attend Lincoln Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Niles West High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln Junior High School:

Elementary:	Madison Elementary School
	Thomas Edison Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 578

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

31.1%

White:

29.4%

Hispanic:

18.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 59.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Junior High School ranks worse than 50.6% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 44.04. (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.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Junior High School is $20,806.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Junior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Junior High School 689^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Lincoln Junior High School in the ranking list.)

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Skokie School District 69:

SchoolDigger ranks Skokie School District 69 520^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincoln Junior High School

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	76.05	285^th	1185	75.9%
2004	73.21	335^th	1204	72.2%
2005	73.35	351^st	1209	71.0%
2006	67.96	435^th	1272	65.8%
2007	69.61	404^th	1287	68.6%
2008	68.20	451^st	1293	65.1%
2009	55.89	690^th	1318	47.6%
2010	54.34	723^rd	1327	45.5%
2011	57.58	662^nd	1344	50.7%
2012	53.54	736^th	1365	46.1%
2013	49.17	717^th	1367	47.5%
2014	51.60	664^th	1322	49.8%
2015	58.26	438^th	1302	66.4%
2016	60.41	432^nd	1294	66.6%
2017	61.92	422^nd	1293	67.4%
2018	52.13	572^nd	1293	55.8%
2019	55.84	537^th	1356	60.4%
2021	61.50	368^th	1241	70.3%
2022	54.50	520^th	1369	62.0%
2023	52.40	563^rd	1367	58.8%
2024	44.04	689^th	1363	49.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.71	77^th	164	53.0%
2021	40.22	54^th	97	44.3%
2022	53.95	89^th	195	54.4%
2023	64.06	64^th	194	67.0%
2024	70.86	52^nd	184	71.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.79	164^th	285	42.5%
2019	54.21	86^th	339	74.6%
2021	57.36	51^st	277	81.6%
2022	44.11	204^th	454	55.1%
2023	44.37	212^th	480	55.8%
2024	30.38	377^th	486	22.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.42	233^rd	602	61.3%
2019	37.23	430^th	792	45.7%
2021	51.22	170^th	548	69.0%
2022	51.37	225^th	781	71.2%
2023	53.13	246^th	805	69.4%
2024	40.80	393^rd	802	51.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	55.19	437^th	1161	62.4%
2019	53.54	489^th	1217	59.8%
2021	63.25	232^nd	1019	77.2%
2022	51.79	492^nd	1221	59.7%
2023	54.35	463^rd	1234	62.5%
2024	41.84	671^st	1219	45.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	39.26	27^th	53	49.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.91	547^th	1226	55.4%
2019	56.62	496^th	1276	61.1%
2021	57.91	357^th	1017	64.9%
2022	55.60	461^st	1286	64.2%
2023	53.59	494^th	1275	61.3%
2024	42.36	670^th	1251	46.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.73	442^nd	674	34.4%
2024	33.17	420^th	639	34.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	51.31	536^th	1223	56.2%
2019	54.60	521^st	1296	59.8%
2021	57.97	340^th	1048	67.6%
2022	52.17	514^th	1286	60.0%
2023	49.20	576^th	1292	55.4%
2024	45.25	612^th	1264	51.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.36	184^th	209	12.0%
2019	20.05	174^th	201	13.4%
2021	11.02	104^th	112	7.1%
2022	11.87	189^th	198	4.5%
2023	8.73	181^st	192	5.7%
2024	4.19	175^th	184	4.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.44	167^th	511	67.3%
2019	37.25	342^nd	565	39.5%
2021	55.07	108^th	385	71.9%
2022	54.67	186^th	573	67.5%
2023	50.43	218^th	569	61.7%
2024	50.82	212^th	548	61.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.59	331^st	590	43.9%
2019	44.34	328^th	639	48.7%
2021	62.61	124^th	517	76.0%
2022	46.86	309^th	662	53.3%
2023	52.95	253^rd	661	61.7%
2024	32.31	435^th	643	32.3%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Junior High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.64	633^rd	889	28.8%
2019	38.10	573^rd	905	36.7%
2021	55.46	323^rd	813	60.3%
2022	42.99	491^st	898	45.3%
2023	41.42	504^th	895	43.7%
2024	32.55	601^st	875	31.3%

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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 Junior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	217	3	79	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	319
1989	217	2	67	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	314
1990	227	n/a	91	26	2	n/a	n/a	0	346
1991	258	5	114	35	2	n/a	n/a	0	414
1992	235	8	125	42	3	n/a	n/a	0	413
1993	276	12	140	44	5	n/a	n/a	0	477
1994	270	11	155	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	470
1995	282	17	177	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1996	282	17	177	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	503
1997	244	18	141	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	438
1998	295	21	152	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	503
1999	278	26	157	39	2	n/a	n/a	0	502
2000	285	29	170	46	1	n/a	n/a	0	531
2001	259	29	184	60	1	n/a	n/a	0	533
2002	234	37	181	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2003	234	37	181	52	0	n/a	n/a	0	504
2004	218	43	167	58	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
2005	219	52	157	62	1	n/a	n/a	3	494
2006	179	43	107	78	56	n/a	n/a	5	468
2007	188	56	175	64	1	n/a	n/a	5	489
2008	200	74	189	71	1	n/a	n/a	10	545
2009	228	86	184	73	1	n/a	n/a	15	587
2010	219	87	161	75	0	n/a	n/a	15	557
2011	205	60	148	98	0	2	23	0	536
2012	187	59	155	94	0	2	22	0	519
2013	178	67	171	111	0	0	24	0	551
2014	183	63	163	112	1	0	28	0	550
2015	209	63	163	112	1	0	26	0	574
2016	204	61	157	102	1	0	29	0	554
2017	190	65	158	98	0	0	27	0	538
2018	193	57	155	103	1	0	29	0	538
2019	184	55	140	100	2	0	27	0	508
2020	191	56	167	94	1	0	32	0	541
2021	181	61	172	96	0	0	31	0	541
2022	178	71	181	111	1	0	36	0	578
2023	170	73	180	107	0	3	45	0	578

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 Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	319	29.7	10.7	n/a
1989	314	32.7	9.6	n/a
1990	346	31.7	10.9	n/a
1991	414	32.0	12.9	n/a
1992	413	33.0	12.5	n/a
1993	477	35.0	13.6	n/a
1994	470	35.0	13.4	n/a
1995	503	33.0	15.2	n/a
1996	503	33.0	15.2	n/a
1997	438	30.7	14.3	n/a
1998	503	32.0	15.7	n/a
1999	502	32.0	15.7	n/a
2000	531	32.0	16.6	n/a
2001	533	34.0	15.7	n/a
2002	504	37.2	13.5	26.6
2003	504	37.2	13.5	26.6
2004	486	38.0	12.8	32.1
2005	494	37.0	13.4	37.1
2006	468	34.0	13.8	43.4
2007	489	33.0	14.8	42.8
2008	545	33.0	16.5	45
2009	587	40.0	14.7	49.1
2010	557	40.0	13.9	56.8
2011	536	38.0	14.1	58.4
2012	519	33.2	15.6	53.9
2013	551	42.6	12.9	58.4
2014	550	40.0	13.7	57.1
2015	574	39.0	14.7	61.8
2016	554	43.0	12.8	52.3
2017	538	42.0	12.8	54.3
2018	538	40.6	13.2	53.2
2019	508	45.7	11.1	50.2
2020	541	47.0	11.5	46.6
2021	541	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	578	56.0	10.3	52.1
2023	578	47.0	12.2	59.2

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 Junior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	319	29.7	10.7	n/a
1989	314	32.7	9.6	n/a
1990	346	31.7	10.9	n/a
1991	414	32.0	12.9	n/a
1992	413	33.0	12.5	n/a
1993	477	35.0	13.6	n/a
1994	470	35.0	13.4	n/a
1995	503	33.0	15.2	n/a
1996	503	33.0	15.2	n/a
1997	438	30.7	14.3	n/a
1998	503	32.0	15.7	n/a
1999	502	32.0	15.7	n/a
2000	531	32.0	16.6	n/a
2001	533	34.0	15.7	n/a
2002	504	37.2	13.5	26.6
2003	504	37.2	13.5	26.6
2004	486	38.0	12.8	32.1
2005	494	37.0	13.4	37.1
2006	468	34.0	13.8	43.4
2007	489	33.0	14.8	42.8
2008	545	33.0	16.5	45
2009	587	40.0	14.7	49.1
2010	557	40.0	13.9	56.8
2011	536	38.0	14.1	58.4
2012	519	33.2	15.6	53.9
2013	551	42.6	12.9	58.4
2014	550	40.0	13.7	57.1
2015	574	39.0	14.7	61.8
2016	554	43.0	12.8	52.3
2017	538	42.0	12.8	54.3
2018	538	40.6	13.2	53.2
2019	508	45.7	11.1	50.2
2020	541	47.0	11.5	46.6
2021	541	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	578	56.0	10.3	52.1
2023	578	47.0	12.2	59.2

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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