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Enrollment
793
Middle
DISTRICT 609 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERWYN NORTH SD 98·NCES 170606000288
Lincoln Middle School
6432 16th St, Berwyn, IL 60402 · (708) 795-2475 · Cook County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL793 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
661 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 4 | 1% |
| Grade 5 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 6 | 246 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 266 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 275 | 35% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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 Berwyn North SD 98. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
60.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 | 60.1% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.6% | 19.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Illinois's top 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 Middle School
Lincoln Middle School's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Middle School this school | 793 | 83.4% | 43.7% |
| Round Lake Middle School Round Lake Heights | 783 | 85.8% | 19.4% |
| Washington Middle School Lyons | 659 | 80.0% | 26.6% |
| Magee Middle School Round Lake | 642 | 89.3% | 17.5% |
| Carpentersville Middle School Carpentersville | 1,142 | 86.4% | 14.6% |
| Freedom Middle School Berwyn | 504 | 81.7% | 32.3% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #285 of 578 | #43 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #414 of 640 ▼ 19 | #85 of 146 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #291 of 640 ▲ 1 | #66 of 146 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 793 | #88 of 691 | #21 of 148 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #413 of 558 | #106 of 138 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #382 of 560 | #104 of 138 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.4% | #55 of 581 | #27 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #126 of 440 | #31 of 97 |
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
793
-156 (-16%) vs 2020
+162% since 1990-91, when it was 303
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 | 793 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 83% (661) |
| 2023-24 | 791 | 53 | 14.9:1 | 82% (651) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 55 | 14.7:1 | 83% (671) |
| 2020-21 | 949 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 967 | 71.5 | 13.5:1 | 90% (869) |
| 2015-16 | 1,079 | 74 | 14.6:1 | 88% (954) |
| 2010-11 | 1,089 | 65 | 16.8:1 | 90% (976) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 38 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (967 to 793); teachers down 23% (71.5 to 55).
About Lincoln Middle School
Lincoln Middle School sits in Berwyn, Illinois, and is classified as a middle-grades school. It teaches 793 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Illinois have about 462 students on average; enrollment here is 72% higher.
The 4 schools of Berwyn North SD 98, including Lincoln Middle School, enroll 2,434 students.
Hispanic students are 81% of those enrolled at Lincoln Middle School. The next largest groups are 12% Black and 5% White. In Cook County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 33% means there is a 33% chance two randomly chosen students at Lincoln Middle School are from different groups.
The school had 55 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school's 14.4:1 compares with an average of 13.0:1 for middle schools in Illinois. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 83%. The gap from the 66% average for public schools in Cook County is 17 points.
Lincoln Middle School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 43.7%. Predicted: 23.4%. Difference: 20.3 points.
Cook County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $83,498 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Cook County number 1,406, with about 697,934 students.
Among nearby public schools, Karel Havlicek Elementary School is closest at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Lincoln Middle School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Lincoln Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 16% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Lincoln Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Berwyn North SD 98
- Prairie Oak SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Karel Havlicek Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Berwyn
- J Sterling Morton West High SchoolHigh · 3,374 students
- Prairie Oak SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Freedom Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- Karel Havlicek Elementary SchoolElementary · 490 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 students
Other Lincoln Middle schools
32 other US public schools in 20 states are named Lincoln Middle. Lincoln Middle School is the 4th largest of the 33.
- Lincoln Middle SchoolMt Prospect, IL · 784 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolPark Ridge, IL · 749 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolEdwardsville, IL · 736 students
- Lincoln Middle SchoolSchiller Park, IL · 474 students
- Lincoln MiddleAlameda, CA · 971 students
Nearby schools
- Karel Havlicek Elementary School0.2 mi · 490
- Prairie Oak School0.4 mi · 698
- Irving Elementary School0.7 mi · 509
- Warren Park School0.7 mi · 695
- Daniel Burnham Elementary School0.8 mi · 185
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 453
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Middle School?
Lincoln Middle School enrolls approximately 793 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lincoln Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Lincoln Middle School have?
Lincoln Middle School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lincoln Middle School?
At Lincoln Middle School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 81% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Middle School in?
Lincoln Middle School is part of Berwyn North SD 98.
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