Lincoln Elem School

Located at 910 Forest Ave, in Evanston, Illinois, Lincoln Elem School is a moderately sized elementary campus that educates 343 students (grades K through 5), operated by Evanston CCSD 65.

Evanston CCSD 65 runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 6,136 students. Lincoln Elem School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Lincoln Elem School records that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 23% Black, 13% multiracial, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Lincoln Elem School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 38% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Cook County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.5%; this one delivers 58.5%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Cook County put median household earnings sit near $83,498, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Cook County runs 1406 public schools (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students), of which Lincoln Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Nichols Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Elem School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elem School has ticked down 34%, going from 523 students in 2018 to 343 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 54% to 45% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.7:1 in 2025.

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