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Lincoln Prairie School

500 Hillcrest Blvd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 · (847) 357-5955 · Cook County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Illinois public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
  • ·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 elementary schools

Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 381
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten3911%
Grade 13911%
Grade 23811%
Grade 33911%
Grade 43911%
Grade 54011%
Grade 64212%
Grade 73410%
Grade 83811%

This year's kindergarten class (39) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (38).

Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
15645%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
4814%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
206%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
9026%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
3410%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
15946%
Female
18954%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
62.8%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2562.8%56.6%
2023-2459.0%48.3%
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Lincoln Prairie School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IllinoisIn Cook County
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
56.6%#495 of 2,077
▼ 148
#155 of 829
▼ 35
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
62.8%#581 of 2,077
▼ 309
#199 of 829
▼ 96
Enrollment
ranked largest first
348#1,270 of 2,419#525 of 901
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.6:1#422 of 2,035#230 of 817
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
70.0%#150 of 2,042#71 of 819
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-9.6%#938 of 1,461#471 of 661
Ranked against other public elementary 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 2024-25
Enrollment
348
-55 (-14%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 323
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253483011.6:1N/A
2023-2435231.111.3:1N/A
2022-233643012.1:1N/A
2020-21403N/AN/AN/A
2017-1838529.213.2:16% (23)
2015-163892615.0:17% (28)
2010-113902813.9:10% (0)
2000-013232214.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Prairie School.

Since 2017-18: students down 10% (385 to 348); teachers up 3% (29.2 to 30).

About Lincoln Prairie School

Lincoln Prairie School is a public elementary school run by Schaumburg CCSD 54 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 348 students in kindergarten through 8.

Schaumburg CCSD 54 has 28 schools; together they serve 15,298 students.

White students form the largest group at Lincoln Prairie School, 45% of enrollment. Next come 26% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 6% Black. County-wide, about 44% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Lincoln Prairie School comes in at 70%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 11.6:1, with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is higher than this school's figure.

allk12 grades Lincoln Prairie School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Illinois public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

Cook County has these Census figures: median household income is about $83,498, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The public schools of Cook County number 1,406 and enroll about 697,934.

The closest public school, Dwight D Eisenhower Junior High School, is about 0.5 miles from Lincoln Prairie School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.

By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Lincoln Prairie School went from 403 students to 348.

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Cook County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Lincoln Prairie School
District
Schaumburg CCSD 54
Address
500 Hillcrest Blvd, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
Phone
(847) 357-5955
County
Cook County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
348
Teachers (FTE)
30
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
173474003420
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Schaumburg CCSD 54
Other schools in Hoffman Estates
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Lincoln Prairie School
What is the total enrollment at Lincoln Prairie School?
Lincoln Prairie School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Lincoln Prairie School serve?
Lincoln Prairie School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Prairie School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Prairie School.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Prairie School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Prairie School are roughly 45% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 26% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Lincoln Prairie School?
Lincoln Prairie School is overseen by Schaumburg CCSD 54 in Cook County.
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