Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LINCOLN ESD 27·NCES 172298002541
Washington-Monroe Elementary School
1002 Pekin St, Lincoln, IL 62656 · (217) 732-4764 · Logan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
153 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Washington-Monroe Elementary School→Lincoln Jr High School
Based on grade levels within Lincoln ESD 27. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
40.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
33.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.7% | 33.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 28.6% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Washington-Monroe Elementary School
Washington-Monroe Elementary School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-Monroe Elementary School this school | 224 | 68.3% | 33.8% |
| DeSoto Elementary School De Soto | 198 | 67.2% | 26.5% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Marion | 261 | 67.0% | 61.3% |
| Marquette Elementary School Machesney Park | 268 | 67.2% | 30.6% |
| Carolyn Wenz Elementary School Paris | 258 | 69.0% | 42.7% |
| Hardin County Elementary School Elizabethtown | 216 | 66.7% | 42.8% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Washington-Monroe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Logan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,131 of 1,925 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,169 of 2,077 ▼ 304 | #7 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #1,322 of 2,077 ▼ 398 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #1,957 of 2,419 | #5 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #771 of 2,035 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #1,074 of 2,042 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #772 of 2,132 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #499 of 615 | N/A |
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 2024-25Enrollment
224
+6 (+3%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 273
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 | 224 | 17.7 | 12.6:1 | 68% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 229 | 17.4 | 13.2:1 | 68% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 17.1 | 11.9:1 | 74% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 218 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 16 | 13.5:1 | 61% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 242 | 16 | 15.1:1 | 57% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 64% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 18 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 15 | 18.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Washington-Monroe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (217 to 224); teachers up 11% (16 to 17.7).
About Washington-Monroe Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in Lincoln, Illinois, Washington-Monroe Elementary School is part of Lincoln ESD 27. It enrolled 224 students in kindergarten through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
District-wide, Lincoln ESD 27 has 5 schools and 1,056 students.
By race and ethnicity, Washington-Monroe Elementary School is 73% White. After that, the student body is 16% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Census figures show Logan County is about 87% White. Washington-Monroe Elementary School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.6:1, with 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 68%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Logan County is 51%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Washington-Monroe Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 33.8%.
Federal survey data for Logan County show that median household income is about $66,358, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Washington-Monroe Elementary School is among the 15 public schools in Logan County.
The shortest distance from Washington-Monroe Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to Lincoln Jr High School. The five-mile area around Washington-Monroe Elementary School holds 7 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 48.2%, higher than Washington-Monroe Elementary School's 33.8%.
In the federal locale system, Washington-Monroe Elementary School is coded Town: Distant, for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Washington-Monroe Elementary School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,713
Census ACS
Median income
$66,358
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,448 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lincoln ESD 27
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
- Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 57 students
Other schools in Lincoln
- Lincoln Comm High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 217 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Jr High School0.5 mi · 321
- Lincoln Comm High School0.6 mi · 764
- Central Elementary School0.6 mi · 183
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 288
- Northwest Elementary School1.1 mi · 271
- Adams Elementary School1.2 mi · 57
Frequently asked questions
About Washington-Monroe Elementary SchoolHow large is Washington-Monroe Elementary School?
Washington-Monroe Elementary School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades KG-05.
Is Washington-Monroe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Washington-Monroe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Washington-Monroe Elementary School have?
Washington-Monroe Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Washington-Monroe Elementary School?
At Washington-Monroe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 16% Two or more.
Is Washington-Monroe Elementary School public or private?
Washington-Monroe Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lincoln ESD 27.
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