Lincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School is one of the medium-sized primary schools in Elmhurst, Illinois, part of Elmhurst SD 205, with 527 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. That puts it 38% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Elmhurst SD 205 comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 8,280 students; Lincoln Elem School is among them.

Demographically, Lincoln Elem School records that 77% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Lincoln Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 4% of students at Lincoln Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against DuPage County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 69.0%, the actual is 81.8%, a residual of +12.8 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (DuPage County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Lincoln Elem School is one of 277 public schools in DuPage County (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students).

The closest other public school is York Comm High School, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elem School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 75.4%.

Lincoln Elem School operates from a suburban location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elem School has edged down 3%, going from 545 students in 2018 to 527 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 77% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.