Lincoln Jr High School

Lincoln Jr High School operates as a substantial junior high in Naperville, Illinois, one of the schools within Naperville CUSD 203. Current enrollment sits at 774 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 68% bigger than typical.

Across the 22 schools in Naperville CUSD 203 (16,047 students total), Lincoln Jr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Lincoln Jr High School shows that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder is composed of 10% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at school resources, Lincoln Jr High School shows 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.0:1 average. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below DuPage County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lincoln Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.5%; this one delivers 73.8%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for DuPage County indicate the typical household earns roughly $112,096 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, DuPage County runs 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 138,557 students), of which Lincoln Jr High School is one.

Maplebrook Elem School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lincoln Jr High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 77.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 3%: 799 students in 2018 compared to 774 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 77% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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