Enrollment
217
Elementary
STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST LINCOLN-BROADWELL ESD 92·NCES 174160004169
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School
2695 Woodlawn Rd, Lincoln, IL 62656 · (217) 732-2630 · Logan County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Illinois public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
21 FTE teachers
STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
49 students
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 | 24 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 16 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 33 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 39% smaller than its 8th grade class (33).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
70.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +20.9pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +23.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.9% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 27.8% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School this school | 217 | 22.6% | 55.7% |
| New Athens Elementary School New Athens | 229 | 21.8% | 60.4% |
| Sherrard Elementary School Sherrard | 224 | 23.7% | 37.0% |
| Lexington Elementary School Lexington | 238 | 24.8% | 60.5% |
| Milton Pope Elementary School Marseilles | 195 | 19.5% | 45.3% |
| White Heath Elementary School White Heath | 270 | 23.0% | 55.8% |
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 West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Logan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #430 of 1,925 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #625 of 2,077 ▲ 271 | #2 of 7 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #327 of 2,077 ▲ 168 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,992 of 2,419 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #187 of 2,035 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.8% | #2,038 of 2,042 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #1,915 of 2,132 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #1,066 of 1,461 | 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
217
+14 (+7%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 201
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 | 217 | 20.8 | 10.5:1 | 23% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 24% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 204 | 19 | 10.7:1 | 16% (32) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 234 | 16.6 | 14.1:1 | 29% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 33% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 162 | 17 | 9.5:1 | 10% (17) |
| 2000-01 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (234 to 217); teachers up 25% (16.6 to 20.8).
About West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in Lincoln, Illinois. It has an enrollment of 217 students in pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School is listed under West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 in federal data.
The share of White students at West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School is 99%. The county population is about 87% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School scores 2%.
For every teacher at West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School, there are about 10.5 students; the school has 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 23%. It compares with 51% for public schools in Logan County.
On the allk12 Grade, West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 56% of Illinois public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Illinois schools: 55.7% actual against 58.5% predicted.
In Logan County, median household income comes to about $66,358, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Logan County counts 15 public schools with about 3,448 students.
Among nearby public schools, Northwest Elementary School is closest at about 1.5 miles. West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 45.1%, lower than West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School's 55.7%.
The federal government classifies West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School's location as Town: Distant.
In 2020-21, West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School enrolled 203 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 217.
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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
- Lincoln Comm High SchoolHigh · 764 students
- Lincoln Jr High SchoolMiddle · 321 students
- Chester-East Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 288 students
- Northwest Elementary SchoolElementary · 271 students
- Washington-Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 224 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 183 students
Nearby schools
- Northwest Elementary School1.5 mi · 271
- Central Elementary School2.0 mi · 183
- Lincoln Jr High School2.1 mi · 321
- Adams Elementary School2.4 mi · 57
- Washington-Monroe Elementary School2.6 mi · 224
- Lincoln Comm High School2.9 mi · 764
Frequently asked questions
About West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary SchoolHow large is West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School?
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School serve?
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School.
How diverse is West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School?
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Black.
Is West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School public or private?
West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92.
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