Is Lincolnwood Elementary School a good school?

Lincolnwood Elementary School ranks 226 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincolnwood Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 312 students attended Lincolnwood Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincolnwood Elementary School?

Students at Lincolnwood Elementary School are 51% White, 29% African American, 9% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lincolnwood Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincolnwood Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Haven Middle School High : Evanston Township High School

Lincolnwood Elementary School

Summary:

Lincolnwood Elementary School is a public K-5 school in Evanston, Illinois, serving 320 students as part of the Evanston CCSD 65 district, which is ranked 217 out of 813 districts in the state.

Lincolnwood consistently outperforms state and district averages in standardized test scores, with 53.6% proficiency in English Language Arts and 56.6% in Math, compared to state averages of 41.2% and 28.4% respectively. The school's 3rd-grade Math proficiency of 63.1% is significantly higher than the state's 33.8%, and its 5th-grade Science proficiency of 71.9% exceeds the state's 53.2%. Lincolnwood's male, White, African American, and Special Education students all perform well, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools, but the school's Low Socioeconomic Status students have struggled in recent years.

While Lincolnwood's academic performance is generally stronger than nearby Orrington Elementary and Dewey Elementary, the nearby Wilmette schools, such as McKenzie Elementary and Central Elementary, have even higher proficiency rates exceeding 65% in both ELA and Math. However, Lincolnwood's rising chronic absenteeism, from 3.6% in 2019-2020 to 20.4% in 2023-2024, is a concerning trend that the school and district should address.

Detail:

Public K-5

2600 Colfax St
Evanston, IL 60201-2107

(847) 859-8881

District: Evanston CCSD 65

SchoolDigger Rank:
226^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,494

Students who attend Lincolnwood Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Haven Middle School
High:	Evanston Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.7

Number of students: 312

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

African American:

29.5%

Hispanic:

9.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 35.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincolnwood Elementary School ranks better than 89.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 87.73. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (50.6%), African American (29.5%), Hispanic (9.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 35.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincolnwood Elementary School is 9.7, which is the 5^th best among 12 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District. (See more...)

Compare Lincolnwood Elementary School employs 32 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincolnwood Elementary School is $27,494, which is the 5^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Evanston CCSD 65 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincolnwood Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincolnwood Elementary School 226^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lincolnwood Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Evanston CCSD 65:

SchoolDigger ranks Evanston CCSD 65 217^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincolnwood Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lincolnwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	47.12	1264^th	2020	37.4%
2004	63.55	879^th	2030	56.7%
2005	73.96	523^rd	2022	74.1%
2006	66.63	826^th	2086	60.4%
2007	75.22	486^th	2095	76.8%
2008	79.41	356^th	2092	83.0%
2009	76.28	510^th	2120	75.9%
2010	73.48	619^th	2139	71.1%
2011	71.56	672^nd	2147	68.7%
2012	69.38	755^th	2166	65.1%
2013	83.80	301^st	2167	86.1%
2014	80.67	369^th	2093	82.4%
2015	89.48	208^th	2052	89.9%
2016	81.00	347^th	2046	83.0%
2017	81.50	342^nd	2044	83.3%
2018	78.76	400^th	2037	80.4%
2019	76.98	417^th	2086	80.0%
2021	88.68	178^th	1948	90.9%
2022	83.66	309^th	2082	85.2%
2023	86.67	245^th	2077	88.2%
2024	87.73	226^th	2067	89.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincolnwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	57.99	361^st	1194	69.8%
2023	81.25	142^nd	1156	87.7%
2024	74.29	202^nd	1195	83.1%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincolnwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	44.05	952^nd	1765	46.1%
2019	40.15	1102^nd	1816	39.3%
2021	44.67	745^th	1514	50.8%
2022	29.68	1293^rd	1763	26.7%
2023	34.30	1187^th	1808	34.3%
2024	45.97	895^th	1793	50.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincolnwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.04	494^th	1964	74.8%
2019	68.55	565^th	2019	72.0%
2021	88.97	117^th	1680	93.0%
2022	83.64	274^th	1970	86.1%
2023	85.10	241^st	1957	87.7%
2024	80.12	310^th	1942	84.0%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincolnwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	69.34	179^th	907	80.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincolnwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.79	305^th	1972	84.5%
2019	80.33	322^nd	2019	84.1%
2021	81.34	236^th	1707	86.2%
2022	80.52	327^th	1977	83.5%
2023	83.77	254^th	1984	87.2%
2024	89.61	174^th	1959	91.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Lincolnwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.31	200^th	698	71.3%
2019	41.45	369^th	711	48.1%
2021	57.86	98^th	428	77.1%
2022	61.37	165^th	684	75.9%
2023	47.56	291^st	692	57.9%
2024	58.99	175^th	655	73.3%

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Rank History for White students at Lincolnwood Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.11	94^th	1463	93.6%
2019	86.31	120^th	1462	91.8%
2021	88.89	88^th	1308	93.3%
2022	90.65	69^th	1425	95.2%
2023	92.89	40^th	1419	97.2%
2024	90.13	83^rd	1392	94.0%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Lincolnwood Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	248	159	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	414
1989	236	148	4	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	391
1990	256	173	5	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	438
1991	271	169	8	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	452
1992	220	139	4	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	369
1993	261	193	5	7	1	n/a	n/a	0	467
1994	244	181	7	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	440
1995	220	198	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1996	220	198	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	437
1997	200	197	7	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	414
1998	203	198	6	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1999	182	189	5	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	387
2000	174	189	3	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	376
2001	155	210	6	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
2002	143	175	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
2003	143	175	4	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
2004	170	154	6	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	334
2005	183	141	5	8	0	n/a	n/a	19	356
2006	199	129	9	20	0	n/a	n/a	10	367
2007	206	108	13	21	0	n/a	n/a	4	352
2008	225	109	13	25	0	n/a	n/a	13	385
2009	237	111	17	20	0	n/a	n/a	19	404
2010	254	100	19	23	0	n/a	n/a	34	430
2011	245	103	17	34	0	1	30	0	430
2012	231	105	19	40	0	0	33	0	428
2013	215	114	16	28	1	0	32	0	406
2014	207	113	15	29	4	0	31	0	399
2015	204	97	16	37	2	0	35	0	391
2016	199	99	13	35	4	0	32	0	382
2017	220	101	10	35	1	0	38	0	405
2018	226	94	12	39	1	0	33	0	405
2019	220	94	10	34	0	0	31	0	389
2020	226	86	6	27	1	1	27	0	374
2021	198	102	5	31	0	1	29	0	366
2022	184	92	3	25	0	0	30	0	334
2023	171	87	6	28	0	0	28	0	320
2024	158	92	7	29	0	0	26	0	312

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Lincolnwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	414	26.9	15.3	n/a
1989	391	26.1	14.9	n/a
1990	438	27.0	16.2	n/a
1991	452	29.3	15.4	n/a
1992	369	27.0	13.6	n/a
1993	467	26.0	18.0	n/a
1994	440	25.0	17.6	n/a
1995	437	26.0	16.8	n/a
1996	437	26.0	16.8	n/a
1997	414	25.0	16.6	n/a
1998	416	25.8	16.1	n/a
1999	387	26.5	14.6	n/a
2000	376	26.7	14.1	n/a
2001	381	26.9	14.2	n/a
2002	329	24.5	13.4	24.9
2003	329	24.5	13.4	24.9
2004	334	25.0	13.4	27.5
2005	356	23.9	14.9	29.4
2006	367	26.9	13.6	26.3
2007	352	26.0	13.5	25.9
2008	385	23.0	16.7	24.5
2009	404	27.9	14.5	27
2010	430	30.3	14.1	27
2011	430	31.3	13.7	26.3
2012	428	30.9	13.8	29.9
2013	406	31.2	12.9	30.5
2014	399	32.9	12.1	30.6
2015	391	27.0	14.4	30.4
2016	382	26.0	14.6	28.3
2017	405	27.0	14.9	29.9
2018	405	26.6	15.1	28.1
2019	389	26.2	14.8	28.3
2020	374	25.9	14.3	24.9
2021	366	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	334	24.9	13.3	26.9
2023	320	27.0	11.8	30
2024	312	32.0	9.7	35.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Lincolnwood Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	414	26.9	15.3	n/a
1989	391	26.1	14.9	n/a
1990	438	27.0	16.2	n/a
1991	452	29.3	15.4	n/a
1992	369	27.0	13.6	n/a
1993	467	26.0	18.0	n/a
1994	440	25.0	17.6	n/a
1995	437	26.0	16.8	n/a
1996	437	26.0	16.8	n/a
1997	414	25.0	16.6	n/a
1998	416	25.8	16.1	n/a
1999	387	26.5	14.6	n/a
2000	376	26.7	14.1	n/a
2001	381	26.9	14.2	n/a
2002	329	24.5	13.4	24.9
2003	329	24.5	13.4	24.9
2004	334	25.0	13.4	27.5
2005	356	23.9	14.9	29.4
2006	367	26.9	13.6	26.3
2007	352	26.0	13.5	25.9
2008	385	23.0	16.7	24.5
2009	404	27.9	14.5	27
2010	430	30.3	14.1	27
2011	430	31.3	13.7	26.3
2012	428	30.9	13.8	29.9
2013	406	31.2	12.9	30.5
2014	399	32.9	12.1	30.6
2015	391	27.0	14.4	30.4
2016	382	26.0	14.6	28.3
2017	405	27.0	14.9	29.9
2018	405	26.6	15.1	28.1
2019	389	26.2	14.8	28.3
2020	374	25.9	14.3	24.9
2021	366	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	334	24.9	13.3	26.9
2023	320	27.0	11.8	30
2024	312	32.0	9.7	35.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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