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Enrollment
628
Middle
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SKOKIE SD 69·NCES 173648003760
Lincoln Jr High School
7839 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL 60077 · (847) 676-3545 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL628 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% 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
11.7:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
391 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 200 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 178 | 28% |
| Grade 8 | 183 | 29% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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 Skokie SD 69. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
43.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.2pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.8% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 32.6% | 25.9% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 (37.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Jr High School this school | 628 | 62.3% | 37.9% |
| Old Orchard Jr High School Skokie | 711 | 57.9% | 49.0% |
| Gemini Middle School Niles | 1,111 | 60.2% | 48.1% |
| Glenside Middle School Glendale Heights | 732 | 54.1% | 46.5% |
| Chippewa Middle School Des Plaines | 652 | 58.0% | 49.6% |
| Stratford Middle School Bloomingdale | 520 | 45.8% | 49.9% |
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 | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #357 of 578 | #53 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #339 of 640 ▼ 30 | #72 of 146 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #471 of 640 ▲ 4 | #96 of 146 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 628 | #186 of 691 | #53 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #147 of 558 | #53 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.4% | #2 of 560 | #2 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.3% | #162 of 581 | #62 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.7% | #28 of 127 | #8 of 40 |
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
628
+87 (+16%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 414
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 | 628 | 53.8 | 11.7:1 | 62% (391) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 49.1 | 12.0:1 | 62% (368) |
| 2022-23 | 578 | 47 | 12.3:1 | 59% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 541 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 538 | 40.6 | 13.3:1 | 53% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 554 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 52% (290) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 58% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 34 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 414 | 32 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Jr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (538 to 628); teachers up 33% (40.6 to 53.8).
About Lincoln Jr High School
Lincoln Jr High School serves students in Skokie, Illinois, as a mid-sized middle school. In all, 628 students attend the school in grades 6 through 8. That is 36% bigger than the average of about 462 students for middle schools in Illinois.
Skokie SD 69 serves 1,842 students across 3 schools.
The largest group at Lincoln Jr High School is Asian students, at 35%. Other students are 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 8% multiracial. That is higher than the 8% Asian share among all Cook County residents. The diversity index for Lincoln Jr High School is 75%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school lists 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. Statewide, middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 62% of the student body.
Among Illinois public middle schools, Lincoln Jr High School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Compared with Illinois schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Lincoln Jr High School's results are 2.4 points above predicted: 37.9% against 35.6%.
In Cook County, median household income comes to about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Madison Elementary School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Lincoln Jr High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lincoln Jr High School ranks 6th of 6 on average proficiency.
Federal data place Lincoln Jr High School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment increased 16% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Cook County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,182,090
Census ACS
Median income
$83,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,406
697,934 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Skokie SD 69
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- Thomas Edison Elementary SchoolElementary · 605 students
Other schools in Skokie
- Niles West High SchoolHigh · 2,646 students
- Niles North High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Fairview South Elementary SchoolElementary · 718 students
- Old Orchard Jr High SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 609 students
- John Middleton Elementary SchoolElementary · 521 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 4th largest of the 9.
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolNaperville, IL · 774 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolLincoln, IL · 321 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolLa Salle, IL · 269 students
- Lincoln Junior High SchoolDolton, IL · 168 students
- Lincoln Junior HighTaft, CA · 748 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Elementary School0.6 mi · 609
- Thomas Edison Elementary School0.7 mi · 605
- Niles West High School0.9 mi · 2,646
- Elizabeth Meyer School1.0 mi · 204
- Fairview South Elementary School1.0 mi · 718
- East Prairie Elementary School1.4 mi · 513
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Jr High SchoolHow large is Lincoln Jr High School?
Lincoln Jr High School enrolls approximately 628 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 11.7:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Jr High School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Jr High School are roughly 26% White, 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 35% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Jr High School in?
Lincoln Jr High School is part of Skokie SD 69.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.