Enrollment
321
Middle
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN ESD 27·NCES 172298002539
Lincoln Jr High School
208 Broadway St, Lincoln, IL 62656 · (217) 732-3535 · Logan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of Illinois public middle schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
195 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 115 | 36% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 107 | 33% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Lincoln ESD 27. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
51.0%
IL avg 51.0% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
24.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 24.4% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Jr High School
Lincoln Jr High School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Jr High School this school | 321 | 60.7% | 39.8% |
| Washington Middle School Johnston City | 296 | 62.2% | 28.7% |
| Carlyle Junior High School Carlyle | 281 | 56.9% | 49.1% |
| Du Quoin Middle School Du Quoin | 376 | 57.2% | 44.9% |
| Beverly Manor Elementary School Washington | 315 | 57.1% | 29.7% |
| Massac Jr High School Metropolis | 309 | 66.7% | 57.1% |
Matched among Illinois middle 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 Jr High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #331 of 578 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #432 of 640 ▼ 102 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #396 of 640 ▼ 140 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #435 of 691 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #152 of 558 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.4% | #330 of 560 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.7% | #176 of 581 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.1% | #219 of 440 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
321
-41 (-11%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 282
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 | 321 | 27.3 | 11.8:1 | 61% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 27.2 | 11.4:1 | 52% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 26.3 | 13.0:1 | 62% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 365 | 27.3 | 13.4:1 | 44% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 38% (155) |
| 2010-11 | 387 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 49% (189) |
| 2000-01 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 282 | 18 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (365 to 321); teachers unchanged (27.3 to 27.3).
About Lincoln Jr High School
The public middle school Lincoln Jr High School is located in Lincoln, Illinois. The school's enrollment of 321 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 31% lower than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
Lincoln Jr High School is in Lincoln ESD 27, a district with 1,056 students across 5 schools.
Roughly 76% of students at Lincoln Jr High School are White. Other groups include 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Black. By comparison, Logan County residents are about 87% White. Lincoln Jr High School's diversity index is 40%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.8:1. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 61%. That is higher than the 51% average for public schools in Logan County.
Measured against Illinois public middle schools, Lincoln Jr High School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lincoln Jr High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 39.8% and a predicted 36.4%.
Within Logan County, the median household income is $66,358, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Lincoln Jr High School, Logan County has 14 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Central Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Lincoln Jr High School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Lincoln Jr High School's location as Town: Distant.
Lincoln Jr High School's enrollment dropped from 362 in 2020-21 to 321 in 2024-25.
The Lincoln Jr High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,713
Census ACS
Median income
$66,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln ESD 27
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Washington-Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 57 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Lincoln Comm High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Washington-Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
Other Lincoln Junior High schools
8 other US public schools in 5 states are named Lincoln Junior High. Lincoln Jr High School is the 7th largest of the 9.
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolNaperville, IL · 774 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolSkokie, IL · 628 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolLa Salle, IL · 269 students
- Lincoln Junior High SchoolDolton, IL · 168 students
- Lincoln Junior HighTaft, CA · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 183
- Washington-Monroe Elementary School0.5 mi · 224
- Northwest Elementary School0.6 mi · 271
- Adams Elementary School1.0 mi · 57
- Lincoln Comm High School1.0 mi · 764
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Jr High SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Jr High School?
Lincoln Jr High School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lincoln Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lincoln Jr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lincoln Jr High School is approximately 11.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Jr High School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Jr High School are roughly 76% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Jr High School?
Lincoln Jr High School is overseen by Lincoln ESD 27 in Logan County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.