Enrollment
168
Middle
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOLTON SD 148·NCES 171245004257
Lincoln Junior High School
14151 Lincoln Ave, Dolton, IL 60419 · (708) 201-2075 · Cook County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
166 students
DISTRICT 99% · 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 7 | 81 | 48% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 52% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
3.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.4% | 3.1% |
| 2023-24 | 14.4% | 1.9% |
% 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
12.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
14.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 14% 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 →
Where Lincoln Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.8% | #562 of 578 | #114 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.1% | #637 of 640 | #145 of 146 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #595 of 640 | #139 of 146 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #598 of 691 | #143 of 148 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.8% | #17 of 581 | #11 of 117 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
168
-13 (-7%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 239
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 | 168 | 11.1 | 15.2:1 | 99% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 158 | 13.6 | 11.6:1 | 99% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 150 | 14.3 | 10.5:1 | 99% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 144 | 13.3 | 10.9:1 | 70% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 15 | 11.1:1 | 80% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 239 | 21 | 11.4:1 | 92% (220) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Junior High School.
About Lincoln Junior High School
Lincoln Junior High School is a middle school in Dolton, Illinois, and it is part of Dolton SD 148. The latest federal count shows 168 students in grades 7 through 8. Against the 462-student average for middle schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 64% lower.
Dolton SD 148 oversees Lincoln Junior High School and 9 other schools, with 2,077 students in total.
Black students are the large majority at Lincoln Junior High School, with 86% of enrollment. Next come 11% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That compares with about 22% Black among all Cook County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Lincoln Junior High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 24%.
Federal data list 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lincoln Junior High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.2:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Illinois is 13.0:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. It compares with 66% for public schools in Cook County.
The model predicts 14.4% for a school in Illinois with Lincoln Junior High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lincoln Junior High School posts 12.8%.
County data help place the school in context: in Cook County, median household income is about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Lincoln Junior High School is among the 1,406 public schools in Cook County.
The school nearest to Lincoln Junior High School is Lincoln Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Lincoln Junior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lincoln Junior High School ranks 7th of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Lincoln Junior High School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 168 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 181.
Community posts for Lincoln Junior High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Dolton SD 148
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
- Early Childhood CntrElementary · 196 students
Other schools in Dolton
- Thornridge High SchoolHigh · 969 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
- Berger-Vandenberg Elementary SchoolElementary · 266 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 259 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Diekman Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.0 mi · 342
- Early Childhood Cntr0.5 mi · 196
- Franklin Elementary School0.7 mi · 259
- CICS - Bond Campus1.0 mi · 279
- Carver Primary School1.0 mi · 467
- Park Elementary School1.2 mi · 197
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Junior High SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Junior High School?
Lincoln Junior High School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Lincoln Junior High School serve?
Lincoln Junior High School serves grades 07-08.
How many teachers does Lincoln Junior High School have?
Lincoln Junior High School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Junior High School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Junior High School are roughly 1% White, 11% Hispanic, 86% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Junior High School in?
Lincoln Junior High School is part of Dolton SD 148.
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