Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 237 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JACKSONVILLE SD 117·NCES 172028002289
Lincoln Elementary School
320 W Independence Ave, Jacksonville, IL 62650 · (217) 245-8720 · Morgan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
212 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Jacksonville SD 117. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +24.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 32.3% |
| 2023-24 | 23.5% | 8.3% |
% 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
32.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 (32.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 246 | 86.2% | 32.2% |
| J L Buford Intermediate Ed Center Mount Vernon | 260 | 85.0% | 25.8% |
| Ridgewood Elementary School Rock Island | 260 | 87.3% | 30.8% |
| Dr Andy Hall Early Educ Center Mount Vernon | 243 | 81.5% | N/A |
| Northview Elementary School Rantoul | 218 | 85.3% | 19.8% |
| Michael E Baum Elementary School Decatur | 313 | 86.6% | 16.4% |
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 Morgan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #1,189 of 1,925 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,202 of 2,077 ▲ 505 | #7 of 9 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #1,329 of 2,077 ▲ 102 | #6 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 246 | #1,842 of 2,419 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #586 of 2,035 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #347 of 2,042 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #380 of 2,132 | #1 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #679 of 1,461 | #2 of 6 |
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
246
+18 (+8%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 238
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 | 246 | 20.3 | 12.1:1 | 86% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 84% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 269 | 18.7 | 14.4:1 | 86% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 228 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 88% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 304 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 98% (299) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 94% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 187 | 15 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 238 | 14 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (288 to 246); teachers down 3% (21 to 20.3).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school in Jacksonville, Illinois, reachable at (217) 245-8720. The school had 246 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 35% smaller than that.
The 9 schools of Jacksonville SD 117, including Lincoln Elementary School, enroll 3,231 students.
Lincoln Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. Other students are 24% Black, 21% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Morgan County residents are about 88% White. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1 at Lincoln Elementary School, with 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 86%. It compares with 57% for public schools in Morgan County.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 21.8% for Lincoln Elementary School. The school posts 32.2%, 10.4 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Morgan County, the median household income is $66,306, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Morgan County is home to 28 public schools and about 4,446 public school students.
The closest public school to Lincoln Elementary School is The Early Years, about 0.5 miles away. Lincoln Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. The school's 32.2% average proficiency ranks 8th among 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Lincoln Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 18 students since 2020-21, to 246.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Morgan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,021
Census ACS
Median income
$66,306
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
4,446 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jacksonville SD 117
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 890 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- South Jacksonville Elementary SchoolElementary · 311 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- The Early YearsElementary · 247 students
Other schools in Jacksonville
- Jacksonville High SchoolHigh · 890 students
- Jacksonville Middle SchoolMiddle · 680 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
- The Early YearsElementary · 247 students
- North Jacksonville SchoolElementary · 135 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 171st 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
- The Early Years0.5 mi · 247
- Jacksonville High School0.7 mi · 890
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 264
- North Jacksonville School1.3 mi · 135
- Jacksonville Middle School1.4 mi · 680
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.9 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow large is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 246 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 6% Hispanic, 24% Black, 21% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?
Lincoln Elementary School is part of Jacksonville SD 117.
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