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What's the biggest difference between Lincoln Park High School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
2,214
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 834
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS DIST 299·NCES 170993001185
Lincoln Park High School
2001 N Orchard St, Chicago, IL 60614 · (773) 534-8130 · Cook County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,214 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Illinois public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
130 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
968 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 568 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 557 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 560 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 529 | 24% |
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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 published attendance-zone data from Chicago Public Schools Dist 299. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Park High School
Lincoln Park High School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Park High School this school | 2,214 | 43.7% | 57.0% |
| Plainfield East High School Plainfield | 1,825 | 39.7% | 45.8% |
| Glenbard East High School Lombard | 2,311 | 47.9% | 41.9% |
| Central High School Champaign | 1,666 | 44.4% | 45.5% |
| South Elgin High School South Elgin | 2,665 | 37.4% | 42.3% |
| Bartlett High School Bartlett | 2,037 | 39.1% | 45.3% |
Matched among Illinois high 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 Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Cook County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #49 of 573 | #16 of 170 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,214 | #61 of 708 | #25 of 206 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #467 of 528 | #148 of 173 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.5% | #2 of 537 | #2 of 180 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.7% | #365 of 578 | #158 of 171 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #122 of 191 | #56 of 86 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,214
+65 (+3%) vs 2020
+49% since 1990-91, when it was 1,486
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 | 2,214 | 130 | 17.0:1 | 44% (968) |
| 2023-24 | 2,125 | 131 | 16.2:1 | 41% (861) |
| 2022-23 | 2,107 | 136.5 | 15.4:1 | 46% (971) |
| 2020-21 | 2,149 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 2,113 | 118.7 | 17.8:1 | 55% (1,166) |
| 2015-16 | 2,105 | 116 | 18.1:1 | 55% (1,165) |
| 2010-11 | 2,231 | 125 | 17.9:1 | 53% (1,181) |
| 2000-01 | 1,752 | 97 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,486 | 81 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Park High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (2,113 to 2,214); teachers up 10% (118.7 to 130).
About Lincoln Park High School
Lincoln Park High School, located in Chicago, Illinois, is a large high school. The school teaches grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,214 students. That is 165% above the average of about 834 students for high schools in Illinois.
Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 enrolls 324,396 students in 622 schools, including Lincoln Park High School.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Lincoln Park High School is White, with 31% of students. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Cook County as a whole is about 44% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lincoln Park High School scores 75%.
The school's 130 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1. High schools in Illinois average 13.8:1, 3.2 fewer students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cook County is 66%.
Lincoln Park High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 92% of Illinois public high schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 46.3% at Lincoln Park High School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.0%.
For Cook County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $83,498, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 1,406 public schools in the county, enrolling about 697,934, Lincoln Park High School among them.
Lincoln Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Lincoln Park High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Lincoln Park High School ranks 6th on proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
A 3% rise took enrollment from 2,149 in 2020-21 to 2,214 in 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 Chicago Public Schools Dist 299
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Jones College Prep High SchoolHigh · 1,954 students
Other schools in Chicago
- Lane Technical High SchoolHigh · 4,604 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 4,487 students
- Curie Metropolitan High SchoolHigh · 3,099 students
- Kenwood Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,268 students
- Young Magnet High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- Jones College Prep High SchoolHigh · 1,954 students
Other Lincoln Park High schools
One other US public school is named Lincoln Park High. Lincoln Park High School is the largest of the 2.
- Lincoln Park High SchoolLINCOLN PARK, MI · 1,384 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.4 mi · 868
- Newberry Elementary Math & Science Academy0.4 mi · 330
- LaSalle Elementary Language Academy0.5 mi · 456
- Mayer Elementary School0.7 mi · 707
- Alcott Elementary School0.7 mi · 567
- Noble St Chtr-The Noble Academy0.8 mi · 415
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Park High SchoolHow large is Lincoln Park High School?
Lincoln Park High School enrolls approximately 2,214 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lincoln Park High School serve?
Lincoln Park High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Park High School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Park High School.
How diverse is Lincoln Park High School?
Lincoln Park High School reports a student body of 31% White, 29% Hispanic, 22% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Park High School?
Lincoln Park High School is overseen by Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 in Cook County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.