Lincoln Middle School

Located at 9750 Soreng Ave, in Schiller Park, Illinois, Lincoln Middle School is a middle-of-the-pack junior high that teaches 474 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Schiller Park SD 81.

Schiller Park SD 81 comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,344 students; Lincoln Middle School is among them.

Demographically, Lincoln Middle School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 42% White, 5% Asian. By comparison, Cook County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Lincoln Middle School sits in the top 10% of Illinois schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 32.0%; actual is 46.0%, +13.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, census data for Cook County shows median household income runs about $83,498, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lincoln Middle School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is John F Kennedy Elem School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lincoln Middle School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Lincoln Middle School operates from a suburban location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 413 students in 2018 compared to 474 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 44% to 49% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

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