Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary-level community in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, run under SD U-46, serves 467 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 23% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Lincoln Elementary School is one of 51 schools operated by SD U-46, a district that instructs 34,036 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 22% White, 10% Asian, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Lincoln Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is south of typical.

With demographic context factored in, Lincoln Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Cook County indicate the typical household earns roughly $83,498 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Elementary School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

Lords Park Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elementary School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 30.1%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 23%: 381 students in 2018 compared to 467 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.