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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELVIDERE CUSD 100·NCES 170579000259
Lincoln Elementary School
1011 Bonus Ave, Belvidere, IL 61008 · (815) 544-2671 · Boone County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
329 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
31.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +15.6pp since 2023
Math
29.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 29.4% |
| 2023-24 | 15.4% | 17.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Boone County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #1,292 of 1,925 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #1,303 of 2,077 | #6 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #1,637 of 2,077 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #324 of 2,419 | #4 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,182 of 2,035 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #649 of 2,042 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.4% | #1,087 of 2,132 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #602 of 615 | N/A |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
573
+32 (+6%) vs 2020
+80% since 1990-91, when it was 318
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 | 573 | 41.4 | 13.9:1 | 57% (329) |
| 2023-24 | 552 | 39.4 | 14.0:1 | 66% (362) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 39.9 | 13.8:1 | 64% (351) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 38.2 | 15.0:1 | 49% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 618 | 38 | 16.3:1 | 61% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 669 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 59% (393) |
| 2000-01 | 613 | 25 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 318 | 15 | 21.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School, located in Belvidere, Illinois, is a high-enrollment elementary school. The latest federal count shows 573 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381 students, so this school is 50% above average.
Lincoln Elementary School is part of a district of 10 schools: Belvidere CUSD 100, with 7,523 students.
Roughly 52% of students at Lincoln Elementary School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 38% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 26%. Lincoln Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1, with 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Lincoln Elementary School is 57%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lincoln Elementary School would score about 38.4%. It scores 29.4%, 9.0 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Boone County, the median household income is $84,571, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Boone County is home to 17 public schools and about 8,993 public school students.
The nearest public school is Belvidere Central Middle School, at about 1.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 30.8% proficiency; Lincoln Elementary School posts 29.4%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School climbed 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 541 to 573 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Boone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,230
Census ACS
Median income
$84,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
8,993 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belvidere CUSD 100
- Belvidere North High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Belvidere High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Meehan Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Other schools in Belvidere
- Belvidere North High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Belvidere High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Belvidere Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 911 students
- Belvidere South Middle SchoolMiddle · 754 students
- Washington AcademyElementary · 721 students
- Meehan Elementary SchoolElementary · 688 students
Nearby schools
- Belvidere Central Middle School1.5 mi · 911
- Perry Elementary School1.6 mi · 284
- Seth Whitman Elementary School1.7 mi · 622
- Belvidere North High School1.9 mi · 1,354
- Washington Academy2.0 mi · 721
- Belvidere South Middle School2.0 mi · 754
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 52% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Belvidere CUSD 100.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.