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Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 327 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EVANSTON CCSD 65·NCES 171446001792
Lincoln Elementary School
910 Forest Ave, Evanston, IL 60202 · (847) 905-3501 · Cook County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
131 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 56%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
61.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 48.7% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Schools most like Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 343 | 38.2% | 58.5% |
| Walker Elementary School Evanston | 364 | 36.5% | 57.3% |
| South Side Elementary School Champaign | 307 | 42.7% | 53.8% |
| Dawn Elser Elementary School O Fallon | 330 | 43.9% | 39.4% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School Woodridge | 351 | 36.2% | 52.5% |
| Meadowview Elementary School Woodridge | 416 | 35.6% | 49.1% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #359 of 1,925 | #111 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #524 of 2,077 ▼ 191 | #163 of 829 ▼ 52 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #612 of 2,077 ▼ 228 | #204 of 829 ▼ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #1,298 of 2,419 | #537 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #94 of 2,035 | #56 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #130 of 2,042 | #61 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #1,592 of 2,132 | #667 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.4% | #108 of 1,461 | #70 of 661 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
343
-104 (-23%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 381
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 | 343 | 35.5 | 9.7:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 390 | 35.7 | 10.9:1 | 35% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 37.6 | 10.9:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 42.3 | 12.4:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 526 | 41 | 12.8:1 | 26% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 39% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 30 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 32 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (523 to 343); teachers down 16% (42.3 to 35.5).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School sits in Evanston, Illinois, and is classified as an elementary school. Federal data show 343 students enrolled in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Evanston CCSD 65 runs 16 schools with a combined 6,136 students. Lincoln Elementary School is one of them.
White students account for 45% of enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School, more than any other group. Enrollment also includes 23% Black, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, and 9% Asian. Cook County residents are about 44% White, a similar share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Elementary School scores 71%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.7:1. The school has 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 4.3 students per teacher. In all, 38% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Cook County, the average eligibility rate is 66%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.5% at Lincoln Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.5%.
The school is in Cook County, where median household income comes to about $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cook County counts 1,406 public schools with about 697,934 students.
The closest school to Lincoln Elementary School is Nichols Middle School, located about 0.4 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lincoln Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
Lincoln Elementary School falls in the City: Small locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Lincoln Elementary School enrolled 447 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 343.
The Lincoln Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Evanston CCSD 65
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Oakton Elementary SchoolElementary · 379 students
Other schools in Evanston
- Evanston Twp High SchoolHigh · 3,560 students
- Haven Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Nichols Middle SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Chute Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine ArtsElementary · 421 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 106th largest of the 214.
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 868 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolPalatine, IL · 772 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolCalumet City, IL · 717 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolBelvidere, IL · 573 students
- Lincoln ElementaryPlainfield, IL · 536 students
Nearby schools
- Nichols Middle School0.4 mi · 628
- Oakton Elementary School0.8 mi · 379
- Washington Elementary School0.9 mi · 410
- Gale Elementary Community Academy1.0 mi · 345
- Chute Middle School1.0 mi · 598
- Dewey Elementary School1.1 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 10% Hispanic, 23% Black, 9% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School is overseen by Evanston CCSD 65 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.