Lincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School, a roomy elementary-level community in Chicago, Illinois, run under Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, teaches 868 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Lincoln Elem School sits 128% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, which oversees 622 schools and 324,396 students, Lincoln Elem School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Lincoln Elem School reports that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 12% Asian, 9% Black, 9% multiracial, 9% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, On paper, Lincoln Elem School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. Roughly 10% of students at Lincoln Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 65.7%; this one delivers 82.4%, a residual of +16.8 points.

In the broader community, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Lincoln Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lincoln Park High School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.4%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Lincoln Elem School's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 897 (now 868). Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.2:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.