Lincoln Grade School

Lincoln Grade School, a mid-sized elementary campus in Washington, Illinois, one of the schools within Washington SD 52, instructs 442 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.

Washington SD 52 runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 820 students. Lincoln Grade School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Grade School reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 29% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Tazewell County runs at roughly 39%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Grade School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 60.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Tazewell County indicate the typical household earns roughly $77,982 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Lincoln Grade School is one of 56 public schools in Tazewell County (combined enrollment of about 18,581 students).

The closest other public school is Washington Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Lincoln Grade School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Grade School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 57.5%.

Lincoln Grade School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Lincoln Grade School's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 498 (now 442). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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