Northwest Elem School

Northwest Elem School is an elementary campus of modestly sized scale in Lincoln, Illinois, one of the schools within Lincoln ESD 27, hosting 271 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 29% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 5 schools in Lincoln ESD 27 (1,056 students total), Northwest Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Northwest Elem School shows that White students make up the majority at 72%. Other groups include 17% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 75% of students at Northwest Elem School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Logan County's rate of about 51%.

With demographic context factored in, Northwest Elem School ranks in the top 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 28.3%; Northwest Elem School posts 46.2%, +17.9 points above that line.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Logan County put median household earnings sit near $66,358, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Logan County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,448 students), of which Northwest Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is Central Elem School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Northwest Elem School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Northwest Elem School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.4%.

Northwest Elem School operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Northwest Elem School's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 269 (now 271). The White share of enrollment declined from 84% to 72% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Northwest Elem School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.