Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRINCETON ESD 115·NCES 173267003389
Lincoln Elementary School
501 S Euclid Ave, Princeton, IL 61356 · (815) 875-1164 · Bureau County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
12.1:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
96 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 105 | 50% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 50% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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→Logan Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Princeton ESD 115. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
57.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.1pp since 2023
Math
56.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +25.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.7% | 56.3% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 30.6% |
% 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
51.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 (51.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 211 | 45.5% | 51.3% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Princeton | 220 | 45.0% | N/A |
| Stockton Elementary School Stockton | 220 | 47.3% | 63.3% |
| Windsor Elementary School Windsor | 225 | 45.3% | 40.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Anna | 235 | 45.5% | N/A |
| Auburn Middle School Auburn | 200 | 45.5% | 33.2% |
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 Bureau County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.3% | #554 of 1,925 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #502 of 2,077 ▲ 283 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #750 of 2,077 ▲ 125 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #2,011 of 2,419 | #5 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #584 of 2,035 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.2% | #1,646 of 2,042 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #1,416 of 2,132 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #1,399 of 1,461 | #5 of 6 |
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
211
+8 (+4%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 230
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 | 211 | 17.5 | 12.1:1 | 45% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 222 | 17 | 13.1:1 | 46% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 218 | 16.2 | 13.5:1 | 50% (109) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 13.8 | 15.5:1 | 42% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 230 | 15 | 15.3:1 | 52% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 17 | 15.7:1 | 42% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 13 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 230 | 12 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (214 to 211); teachers up 26% (13.8 to 17.5).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Princeton, Illinois. The school enrolls 211 students in grades 3 through 4. That compares with an average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in Princeton ESD 115 totals 1,091 students.
Roughly 90% of students at Lincoln Elementary School are White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic. Bureau County residents are about 88% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Lincoln Elementary School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lincoln Elementary School, giving a ratio of 12.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Illinois is 13.9:1. A total of 96 students, or 45%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Lincoln Elementary School outscored 68%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Lincoln Elementary School is 6.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (51.3% versus 45.2%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.
In the surrounding county, Bureau County, median household income comes to about $69,257, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 22 public schools and about 4,547 students.
Princeton High School is about 0.3 miles from Lincoln Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 6 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lincoln Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 4%.
The discussion board for Lincoln Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Bureau County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,866
Census ACS
Median income
$69,257
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
4,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Princeton ESD 115
- Logan Jr High SchoolMiddle · 443 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Behavior Disorder Program CoopCombined
Other schools in Princeton
- Princeton High SchoolHigh · 479 students
- Logan Jr High SchoolMiddle · 443 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
- Douglas Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 186th 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
- Princeton High School0.3 mi · 479
- Logan Jr High School0.6 mi · 443
- Douglas Elementary School0.9 mi · 217
- Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 220
- Malden Grade School6.3 mi · 79
- Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet6.5 mi · 126
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades 03-04.
Is Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-04.
How many teachers does Lincoln Elementary School have?
Lincoln Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Lincoln Elementary School public or private?
Lincoln Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Princeton ESD 115.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.