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Enrollment
467
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371005613
Lincoln Elementary School
1650 Maureen Dr, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192 · (847) 289-6639 · Cook County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL467 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
263 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
47.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +16.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.7% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 39.7% | 25.8% |
% 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
42.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 (42.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School this school | 467 | 56.3% | 42.9% |
| Glenbrook Elementary School Streamwood | 480 | 52.5% | 44.9% |
| Ridge Circle Elementary School Streamwood | 368 | 56.0% | 30.2% |
| G Stanley Hall Elementary School Glendale Hts | 343 | 57.1% | 24.4% |
| Hanover Countryside Elementary School Streamwood | 371 | 50.9% | 37.0% |
| J M Hannum Elementary School Oak Lawn | 410 | 51.7% | 46.3% |
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 Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #824 of 1,925 | #216 of 760 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #892 of 2,077 ▲ 68 | #265 of 829 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.7% | #1,078 of 2,077 ▼ 264 | #354 of 829 ▼ 89 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 467 | #672 of 2,419 | #316 of 901 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,828 of 2,035 | #754 of 817 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #509 of 2,042 | #197 of 819 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.3% | #1,121 of 2,132 | #569 of 804 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.6% | #97 of 615 | #24 of 186 |
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
467
+21 (+5%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 693
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 | 467 | 27.8 | 16.8:1 | 56% (263) |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 26.1 | 18.0:1 | 49% (230) |
| 2022-23 | 469 | 25.4 | 18.5:1 | 53% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 22.8 | 16.7:1 | 62% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 29 | 21.6:1 | 67% (420) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 30 | 23.1:1 | 60% (416) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (381 to 467); teachers up 22% (22.8 to 27.8).
About Lincoln Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 467 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Illinois enroll about 381 students on average.
Lincoln Elementary School is one school in SD U-46, a system of 51 schools with 34,036 students.
Hispanic students are 56% of those enrolled at Lincoln Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 22% White, 10% Asian, 7% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Cook County's population at about 27%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
On staff are 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Lincoln Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 56%. On average, public schools in Cook County report 66%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Lincoln Elementary School is 39.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 42.9%.
Cook County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Elementary School shares Cook County with 1,405 other public schools.
The closest school to Lincoln Elementary School is Lords Park Elementary School, located about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Lincoln Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.9% against a local average of 30.1%.
Federal data place Lincoln Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 467 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 446.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Lincoln Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Hoffman Estates
- J B Conant High SchoolHigh · 2,633 students
- Hoffman Estates High SchoolHigh · 2,185 students
- Frank C Whiteley Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High SchoolMiddle · 662 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 504 students
- John Muir Literacy AcademyElementary · 498 students
Other Lincoln Elementary schools
213 other US public schools in 37 states are named Lincoln Elementary. Lincoln Elementary School is the 48th 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
- Lords Park Elementary School1.0 mi · 655
- Coleman Elementary School1.3 mi · 641
- Timber Trails Elementary School1.4 mi · 363
- Elgin Math and Science Academy Chtr1.4 mi · 499
- Hilltop Elementary School1.5 mi · 521
- Larsen Middle School1.6 mi · 570
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 467 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lincoln Elementary School serve?
Lincoln Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Elementary School.
How diverse is Lincoln Elementary School?
Lincoln Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 56% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?
Lincoln Elementary School is part of SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.