Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN ESD 27·NCES 172298002537
Central Elem School
100 7th St, Lincoln, IL 62656 · (217) 732-3386 · Logan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL183 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
85 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Central Elem School→Lincoln Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Lincoln ESD 27. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
64.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.1pp since 2023
Math
63.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 18 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
-8 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.4:1
% White
89%
was 87%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Central Elem School
Set in Lincoln, Illinois, Central Elem School is an intimate elementary school, one of the schools within Lincoln ESD 27. It serves 183 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 52% below the state mean of about 381.
Within Lincoln ESD 27, which oversees 5 schools and 1,056 students, Central Elem School is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, Central Elem School reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Central Elem School has 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 46% of students at Central Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Central Elem School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.7%; actual is 62.4%, +17.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Logan County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,358 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central Elem School is one of 15 public schools in Logan County (combined enrollment of about 3,448 students).
Lincoln Jr High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Elem School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 44.1%.
The campus sits in a small-town setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 191 students in 2018 compared to 183 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Central Elem School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,713
Census ACS
Median income
$66,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln ESD 27
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Northwest Elem SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Washington-Monroe Elem SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Adams Elem SchoolElementary · 57 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Lincoln Comm High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Chester-East Lincoln Elem SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Northwest Elem SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Washington-Monroe Elem SchoolElementary · 224 students
- West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem SchElementary · 217 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Jr High School0.1 mi · 321
- Northwest Elem School0.5 mi · 271
- Washington-Monroe Elem School0.6 mi · 224
- Adams Elem School1.0 mi · 57
- Lincoln Comm High School1.1 mi · 764
- Chester-East Lincoln Elem School1.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elem SchoolHow many students attend Central Elem School?
Central Elem School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Central Elem School serve?
Central Elem School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elem School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Central Elem School.
How diverse is Central Elem School?
Central Elem School reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elem School?
Central Elem School is overseen by Lincoln ESD 27 in Logan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.