Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem

Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Kankakee, Illinois, part of Kankakee SD 111, instructs 437 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Within Kankakee SD 111, which oversees 10 schools and 4,602 students, Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem lists that 43% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 31% Hispanic, 20% White, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 85% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Kankakee County (around 61%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 22.6%; this one delivers 32.4%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Kankakee County shows the typical household earns roughly $71,281 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Kankakee County runs 44 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,499 students), of which Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem is one.

King Middle Grade School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 16.4%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Cltrl Ctr-Montessori Elem has changed only slightly, going from 440 students in 2018 to 437 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 26% to 20% over that span.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.