Lincoln Elem School

Lincoln Elem School is an average-sized elementary school in Rochelle, Illinois, part of Rochelle CCSD 231. The school instructs 491 students in grades pre-K through 1. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Rochelle CCSD 231, which oversees 4 schools and 1,597 students, Lincoln Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lincoln Elem School lists that the most-represented group is White (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder comes out to 46% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 86%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 54% of students at Lincoln Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Ogle County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Ogle County) records that median household income runs about $82,132, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Ogle County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,269 students), Lincoln Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Rochelle Twp High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Elem School.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 38%: 357 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 36% to 46% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.