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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 412 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MAYWOOD-MELROSE PARK-BROADVIEW 89·NCES 172511002742
Lincoln Elementary School
811 Chicago Ave, Maywood, IL 60153 · (708) 450-2036 · Cook County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Illinois public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
240 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Lincoln Elementary School→Stevenson Middle School
Based on grade levels within Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
38.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.3% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 21.3% |
% 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
37.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 (37.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 431 | 55.7% | 37.4% |
| Academy for Global Citizenship Chicago | 486 | 57.6% | 23.1% |
| John Gates Elementary School Aurora | 427 | 60.4% | 16.0% |
| Benavides Steam Academy Aurora | 326 | 59.2% | N/A |
| Gary Elementary School West Chicago | 425 | 59.3% | 38.9% |
| Indian Knoll Elementary School West Chicago | 375 | 60.0% | 29.7% |
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 | 37.4% | #1,005 of 1,925 | #279 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #1,145 of 2,077 ▼ 16 | #345 of 829 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #1,408 of 2,077 ▼ 519 | #492 of 829 ▼ 204 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #843 of 2,419 | #375 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.3:1 | #343 of 2,035 | #184 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #1,563 of 2,042 | #587 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #1,141 of 2,132 | #575 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.5% | #166 of 1,461 | #103 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
431
-69 (-14%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 451
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 | 431 | 38.2 | 11.3:1 | 56% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 426 | 38.2 | 11.2:1 | 56% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 42.2 | 10.4:1 | 42% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 620 | 34.5 | 17.9:1 | 43% (269) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | 34 | 18.8:1 | 79% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 37 | 18.7:1 | 78% (544) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 34 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 451 | 21 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (620 to 431); teachers up 11% (34.5 to 38.2).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89, located in Maywood, Illinois. It serves 431 students in pre-K through 5.
The district, Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89, has 4,081 students enrolled across 9 schools.
The student body at Lincoln Elementary School is 88% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 10% Black. Among people living in Cook County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Lincoln Elementary School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Lincoln Elementary School operates with 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.3:1. That is lower than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 56% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
allk12 grades Lincoln Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lincoln Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 37.4% actual against 39.4% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Cook County show that the median household income is $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 1,406 public schools in Cook County, enrolling about 697,934 students in all.
The closest public school to Lincoln Elementary School is Jane Addams Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lincoln Elementary School is 3rd of 9 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Lincoln Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 500 to 431 students.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Lincoln Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89
- Stevenson Middle SchoolMiddle · 682 students
- Melrose Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Jane Addams Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
Other schools in Maywood
- Proviso East High SchoolHigh · 1,663 students
- Irving Middle SchoolMiddle · 515 students
- Garfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Washington Dual Language AcademyElementary · 346 students
- ALOP Academic Learning ProgramHigh
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 60th 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
- Jane Addams Elementary School0.5 mi · 385
- Melrose Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 602
- Washington Dual Language Academy0.8 mi · 346
- Emerson Elementary School0.8 mi · 364
- Stevenson Middle School1.0 mi · 682
- Proviso East High School1.1 mi · 1,663
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.