Lincoln Elem School

As a moderately sized primary school in Maywood, Illinois, Lincoln Elem School hosts 431 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89.

Across the 9 schools in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 (4,081 students total), Lincoln Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Elem School records that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Lincoln Elem School records 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

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 39.4%; this one delivers 37.4%.

In the surrounding community, Cook County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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: Jane Addams Elem School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elem School. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elem School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 29.2%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lincoln Elem School has fell 30%, going from 620 students in 2018 to 431 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 78% to 88%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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