Lincoln Elem School

Located at 912 Burnham Ave, in Calumet City, Illinois, Lincoln Elem School is a roomy elementary campus that serves 717 students (grades pre-K through 8), part of Lincoln ESD 156. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 88% bigger than typical.

Lincoln Elem School is a school of Lincoln ESD 156, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Lincoln Elem School reports that the largest single group is Black at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest breaks down as 44% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Lincoln Elem School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 100% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 14.0%; Lincoln Elem School posts 32.6%, +18.6 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for Cook County shows median household earnings sit near $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Cook County's 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), Lincoln Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Thornton Fractnl No High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elem School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 18.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lincoln Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 973 (now 717). Class-load math has pulled in: from 19.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.

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