Lincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in Oglesby, Illinois, operated by Oglesby ESD 125. Current enrollment sits at 328 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Oglesby ESD 125 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 444 students. Lincoln Elem School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lincoln Elem School lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, LaSalle County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Lincoln Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Lincoln Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.6%; this one delivers 34.6%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for LaSalle County put the typical household earns roughly $73,045 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, LaSalle County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students), of which Lincoln Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Washington Elem School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Elem School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.5%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lincoln Elem School's enrollment has edged down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 397 (now 328). White enrollment moved from 80% to 75% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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