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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 421 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORTON CUSD 709·NCES 172680002863
Lincoln Elementary School
100 S Nebraska Ave, Morton, IL 61550 · (309) 266-6989 · Tazewell County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.4:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
71 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (62).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Morton CUSD 709. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
73.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.9pp since 2023
Math
67.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.3% | 67.7% |
| 2023-24 | 56.4% | 50.3% |
% 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
66.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 (66.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 517 | 13.7% | 66.4% |
| Smithton Elementary School Smithton | 541 | 12.9% | 65.8% |
| Sherman Elementary School Sherman | 552 | 13.2% | 66.2% |
| Riverdale Elementary School Port Byron | 517 | 15.7% | 61.7% |
| Grundy Elementary School Morton | 465 | 16.6% | 75.3% |
| Parkview Elementary School Columbia | 427 | 14.5% | 77.3% |
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 Tazewell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.4% | #183 of 1,925 | #3 of 25 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #256 of 2,077 ▲ 46 | #3 of 25 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #269 of 2,077 ▲ 47 | #4 of 25 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #484 of 2,419 | #2 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,825 of 2,035 | #13 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.4% | #1,722 of 2,042 | #13 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.7% | #2,051 of 2,132 | #27 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #1,331 of 1,461 | #14 of 16 |
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
517
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 474
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 | 517 | 30.8 | 16.8:1 | 14% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 34 | 15.2:1 | 14% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 530 | 28.6 | 18.5:1 | 10% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 27 | 19.2:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 22 | 18.9:1 | 6% (24) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 21 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 26 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (530 to 517); teachers up 8% (28.6 to 30.8).
About Lincoln Elementary School
This page covers Lincoln Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Morton, Illinois. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 517 students. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Morton CUSD 709 enrolls 3,247 students, and its 6 schools include Lincoln Elementary School.
A large majority of enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School is White, at 91%. It is also 3% multiracial, 3% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among Tazewell County residents, the White share is about 93%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Elementary School scores 16%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. The school has 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is 2.9 students per teacher. In all, 14% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 25 points below the 39% average for public schools in Tazewell County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 63.6% at Lincoln Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 66.4%.
For the population of Tazewell County, median household income comes to about $77,982, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Tazewell County counts 56 public schools with about 18,581 students.
Morton High School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lincoln Elementary School at 4th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes Lincoln Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 512 to 517.
Lincoln Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Tazewell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
130,290
Census ACS
Median income
$77,982
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
56
18,581 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morton CUSD 709
- Morton High SchoolHigh · 1,061 students
- Morton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Grundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Lettie Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Morton AcademyCombined
Other schools in Morton
- Morton High SchoolHigh · 1,061 students
- Morton Jr High SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Grundy Elementary SchoolElementary · 465 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 354 students
- Lettie Brown Elementary SchoolElementary · 346 students
- Morton AcademyCombined
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 37th 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
- Morton High School0.6 mi · 1,061
- Morton Jr High School0.8 mi · 504
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 354
- Grundy Elementary School0.8 mi · 465
- Lettie Brown Elementary School2.9 mi · 346
- Don D Shute Elementary School5.8 mi · 206
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is approximately 16.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Elementary School?
At Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School is overseen by Morton CUSD 709 in Tazewell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.