Enrollment
183
Elementary
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN ESD 27·NCES 172298002537
Central Elementary 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 23% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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 Elementary 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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.8% | 63.9% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 46.2% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 183 | 46.4% | 62.4% |
| Grafton Elementary School Grafton | 171 | 45.6% | 47.0% |
| Chadwick-Milledgeville Elementary School Milledgeville | 192 | 45.8% | 59.9% |
| Auburn Middle School Auburn | 200 | 45.5% | 33.2% |
| Waverly Elementary School Waverly | 182 | 44.5% | 19.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Canton | 186 | 44.1% | 51.6% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Logan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #265 of 1,925 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #331 of 2,077 ▲ 61 | #1 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #508 of 2,077 ▼ 170 | #3 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 183 | #2,104 of 2,419 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.4% | #1,398 of 2,132 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
183
+21 (+13%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 183 | 13.8 | 13.3:1 | 46% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 15.9 | 11.1:1 | 46% (81) |
| 2022-23 | 183 | 16.5 | 11.1:1 | 47% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 15.4 | 12.4:1 | 41% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 15 | 14.1:1 | 38% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 60% (129) |
| 2000-01 | 244 | 15 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 19 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (191 to 183); teachers down 11% (15.4 to 13.8).
About Central Elementary School
Families in Lincoln, Illinois, are served by Central Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 183 students. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 52% below average.
Lincoln ESD 27 serves 1,056 students across 5 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Central Elementary School is 89% White. Next come 7% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. In Logan County overall, the White share is about 87%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 21%.
Teacher count: 13.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.3:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Roughly 46% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central Elementary School is 17.7 points above expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the top 10% in Illinois.
In the wider Logan County area, the median household earns about $66,358 a year, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Logan County, 15 public schools serve about 3,448 students.
Of the public schools around it, Central Elementary School is closest to Lincoln Jr High School, about 0.1 miles away. Central Elementary School has 7 other public schools within five miles. Central Elementary School's average proficiency of 62.4% compares with 44.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Distant.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 183, compared with 162 in 2020-21.
The Central Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Washington-Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 57 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Lincoln Comm High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Washington-Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 142nd largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolPlainfield, IL · 544 students
- Central Elementary SchoolWilmette, IL · 485 students
- Central Elementary SchoolRiverside, IL · 371 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPontiac, IL · 361 students
- Central Elementary SchoolKewanee, IL · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Jr High School0.1 mi · 321
- Northwest Elementary School0.5 mi · 271
- Washington-Monroe Elementary School0.6 mi · 224
- Adams Elementary School1.0 mi · 57
- Lincoln Comm High School1.1 mi · 764
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 183 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Central Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Central Elementary School.
How diverse is Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary 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.