Lincoln Jr High School

As a tight-knit middle-grades school in La Salle, Illinois, Lincoln Jr High School enrolls 269 students from grades 6 through 8, run under La Salle ESD 122. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Across the 2 schools in La Salle ESD 122 (919 students total), Lincoln Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Lincoln Jr High School records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Lincoln Jr High School lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, LaSalle County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lincoln Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.1%; this one delivers 20.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for LaSalle County shows median household earnings sit near $73,045, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Lincoln Jr High School is one of 54 public schools in LaSalle County (combined enrollment of about 14,523 students).

The closest other public school is Northwest Elem School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lincoln Jr High School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.2%.

Lincoln Jr High School operates from a small-town location.

Over the past 7-year window. Lincoln Jr High School's enrollment has edged down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 300 (now 269). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 57% to 53%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 today.

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