Lincoln Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School is one of the tight-knit elementary schools in Pontiac, Illinois, run under Pontiac CCSD 429, with 227 students on its rolls from grades 2 through 3. That puts it 40% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within Pontiac CCSD 429, which oversees 4 schools and 1,135 students, Lincoln Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Lincoln Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Livingston County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Lincoln Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.5%; this one comes in at 26.8%, -15.7 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Livingston County put median household earnings sit near $73,790, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Livingston County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,273 students), of which Lincoln Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Central Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Elementary School comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 36.4%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Lincoln Elementary School's enrollment has fell 3% since 2018, when it stood at 233 (now 227). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 today.

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