Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OTTAWA ESD 141·NCES 173030003138
Lincoln Elem School
1110 W Main St, Ottawa, IL 61350 · (815) 434-1250 · LaSalle County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
268 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Ottawa ESD 141. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +25.9pp since 2023
Math
32.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +17.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 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 26 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
387
-102 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 18.2:1
% White
67%
was 72%
% Hispanic
24%
was 17%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Lincoln Elem School
Set in Ottawa, Illinois, Lincoln Elem School is a medium-sized elementary school, overseen by Ottawa ESD 141. It educates 387 students across grades pre-K through 4.
Ottawa ESD 141 comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,747 students; Lincoln Elem School is among them.
Looking at the student body, Lincoln Elem School shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder consists of 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, LaSalle County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 69% of students at Lincoln Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against LaSalle County (around 53%), the school's rate is north of typical.
With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 31.5%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of +2.8 points.
Around the school, the surrounding county (LaSalle County) records that median household income runs about $73,045, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, LaSalle County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students), of which Lincoln Elem School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Ottawa Township High School, around 1.0 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elem School comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.
The school occupies a town-center site.
Looking at the recent track record. Lincoln Elem School's enrollment has decreased 21% since 2018, when it stood at 489 (now 387). Hispanic enrollment moved from 17% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 in 2025.
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LaSalle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,714
Census ACS
Median income
$73,045
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
14,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ottawa ESD 141
- McKinley Elem SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 339 students
- Jefferson Elem SchoolElementary · 304 students
Other schools in Ottawa
- Ottawa Township High SchoolHigh · 1,223 students
- Wallace Elem SchoolElementary · 420 students
- McKinley Elem SchoolElementary · 364 students
- Shepherd Middle SchoolMiddle · 353 students
- Central Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 339 students
- Jefferson Elem SchoolElementary · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Ottawa Township High School1.0 mi · 1,223
- Jefferson Elem School1.1 mi · 304
- McKinley Elem School1.7 mi · 364
- Shepherd Middle School2.1 mi · 353
- Central Intermediate School2.2 mi · 339
- Wallace Elem School4.8 mi · 420
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elem SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elem School?
Lincoln Elem School enrolls approximately 387 students in grades PK-04.
Is Lincoln Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elem School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elem School have?
Lincoln Elem School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
How diverse is Lincoln Elem School?
Lincoln Elem School reports a student body of 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Elem School?
Lincoln Elem School is overseen by Ottawa ESD 141 in LaSalle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.