Enrollment
282
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 436
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL CITY OF EAST CHICAGO·NCES 180288000362
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
3551 Block Avenue, East Chicago, IN 46312 · (219) 391-4096 · Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL282 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Indiana public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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 Indiana public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
214 students
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 50%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 57% · 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
Based on grade levels within School City of East Chicago. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyEnglish Language Arts
14.9%
IN avg 39.2%
Math
14.2%
IN avg 41.1%
What this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
Source: ILEARN. 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
13.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.8%
based on IN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% typical for Indiana 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 Indiana'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 Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School's state test result (13.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln Elementary School this school | 282 | 75.9% | 13.6% |
| Tindley Summit Academy Indianapolis | 312 | 74.7% | 9.8% |
| Louis B Russell Jr School 48 Indianapolis | 274 | 79.2% | 14.2% |
| Phalen Leadership Academy - IN Inc Indianapolis | 247 | 73.7% | 14.2% |
| Robert Lee Frost School 106 - a STEM School Indianapolis | 308 | 69.8% | 3.6% |
| James Whitcomb Riley School 43 Indianapolis | 240 | 72.5% | 4.6% |
Matched among Indiana 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 Abraham Lincoln Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 13.6% | #914 of 983 | #47 of 61 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.2% | #919 of 986 | #47 of 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #904 of 986 | #45 of 61 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 282 | #870 of 1,079 | #62 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #30 of 991 | #1 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #553 of 996 | #54 of 69 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #75 of 1,058 | #8 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.7% | #290 of 597 | #20 of 39 |
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
282
-57 (-17%) vs 2020
-62% since 1990-91, when it was 748
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 282 | 26.3 | 10.7:1 | 76% (214) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 23.3 | 12.3:1 | 73% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 286 | 23.1 | 12.4:1 | 87% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 89% (303) |
| 2017-18 | 323 | 20 | 16.1:1 | 93% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 466 | 28 | 16.6:1 | 99% (460) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 99% (603) |
| 2000-01 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 94% (523) |
| 1990-91 | 748 | 44 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.
About Abraham Lincoln Elementary School
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in East Chicago, Indiana. The school enrolls 282 students in kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in Indiana average about 436 students, which makes this school 35% below average.
School City of East Chicago is responsible for 7 schools, Abraham Lincoln Elementary School included, with 3,225 students in all.
The share of Black students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is 76%, a majority. Other students are 21% Hispanic. That is higher than the 23% Black share among all Lake County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
Staffing at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School comes to 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.7:1. The school's 10.7:1 compares with an average of 15.5:1 for elementary schools in Indiana. On the income side, 76% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 29 points above the 47% average for public schools in Lake County.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 9% of Indiana public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, the prediction is 21.8% and the result is 13.6%.
Lake County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $71,493 a year, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School shares Lake County with 120 other public schools.
East Chicago Lighthouse sits about 0.6 miles from Abraham Lincoln Elementary School. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 339 to 282. By 2024-25, the school had 10.7 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
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Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
500,379
Census ACS
Median income
$71,493
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
121
74,661 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School City of East Chicago
- East Chicago Central High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- William McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- Joseph Block Middle SchoolMiddle · 436 students
- George Washington Elementary SchElementary · 433 students
- Benjamin Harrison Elementary SchElementary · 400 students
- Carrie Gosch PK CenterElementary · 113 students
Other schools in East Chicago
- East Chicago Central High SchoolHigh · 1,052 students
- William McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
- East Chicago LighthouseElementary · 495 students
- Joseph Block Middle SchoolMiddle · 436 students
- George Washington Elementary SchElementary · 433 students
- East Chicago Urban Enterprise AcademyElementary · 424 students
Other Abraham Lincoln Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 11 states are named Abraham Lincoln Elementary. Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is the 21st largest of the 22.
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 633 students
- Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolHammond, IN · 565 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryCupertino, CA · 662 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryPalm Desert, CA · 607 students
- Abraham Lincoln ElementaryWENATCHEE, WA · 604 students
Nearby schools
- East Chicago Lighthouse0.6 mi · 495
- George Washington Elementary Sch1.0 mi · 433
- Joseph Block Middle School1.1 mi · 436
- East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy1.5 mi · 424
- Carrie Gosch PK Center2.1 mi · 113
- East Chicago Central High School2.4 mi · 1,052
Frequently asked questions
About Abraham Lincoln Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School enrolls approximately 282 students in grades KG-06.
Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Abraham Lincoln Elementary School have?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?
At Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 21% Hispanic, 76% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in?
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is part of School City of East Chicago.
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