Is Lincoln Community High School a good school?

Lincoln Community High School ranks 251 st of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Community High School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 779 students attended Lincoln Community High School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Community High School?

Students at Lincoln Community High School are 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools feed into Lincoln Community High School?

Lincoln Community High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Adams Elementary School Elementary : Central Elementary School Elementary : Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : New Holland-Middletown Elementary School Elementary : Northwest Elementary School Elementary : Washington-Monroe Elementary School Elementary : West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School Middle : Lincoln Junior High School

Lincoln Community High School

Summary:

Lincoln Community High School is a public high school serving 786 students in grades 9-12 in Lincoln, Illinois, which is part of the Lincoln CHSD 404 district. The school has maintained a strong 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.7% to 92.0% in recent years, which is higher than some nearby schools like Delavan High School (82.4%) and Illini Central High School (88.0%), but lower than higher-performing schools like Olympia High School (92.3%) and Williamsville High School (96.0%).

However, Lincoln Community High School has faced some challenges, including a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 18.9% in 2019-2020 to 42.3% in 2022-2023, which is much higher than the nearby schools and the state average. The school also has relatively low test scores in SAT Mathematics, SAT English Language Arts, and ISA Science compared to the state averages and nearby high schools, with some exceptions like a higher ISA Science proficiency rate (65.9%) than the state average (53.2%) in 2023-2024. Additionally, Lincoln Community High School serves a relatively disadvantaged population, with a high percentage of students (43.2% to 50.89%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, which is higher than the nearby schools.

Overall, Lincoln Community High School has some areas of strength, such as low dropout rates, but also faces challenges in terms of chronic absenteeism, test scores, and serving a socioeconomically disadvantaged population. Comparing the school to its nearby counterparts provides valuable insights for identifying areas for improvement and potential best practices to emulate.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1000 Railer Way
Lincoln, IL 62656-3180

(217) 732-4131

District: Lincoln CHSD 404

SchoolDigger Rank:
251^st of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,610

Feeder schools for Lincoln Community High School:

Elementary:	Adams Elementary School
	Central Elementary School
	Chester-East Lincoln Elementary School
	New Holland-Middletown Elementary School
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	Northwest Elementary School
	Washington-Monroe Elementary School
	West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School
Middle:	Lincoln Junior High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 779

Racial breakdown:

White:

84.3%

Hispanic:

6.3%

Two or more races:

5.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Community High School ranks better than 64% of high schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 55.98. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Lincoln Community High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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 (84.3%), Hispanic (6.3%), two or more races (5.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Community High School is 12.8. (See more...)

Compare Lincoln Community High School employs 60.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Community High School is $17,610.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Community High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Community High School 251^st of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Lincoln Community High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Lincoln CHSD 404:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln CHSD 404 335^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincoln Community High School

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	45.04	373^rd	586	36.3%
2004	45.09	386^th	592	34.8%
2005	58.16	279^th	590	52.7%
2006	61.40	244^th	596	59.1%
2007	65.19	215^th	612	64.9%
2008	70.10	179^th	624	71.3%
2009	69.14	200^th	632	68.4%
2010	71.46	172^nd	643	73.3%
2011	63.47	272^nd	655	58.5%
2012	47.83	396^th	665	40.5%
2013	54.80	339^th	670	49.4%
2014	72.44	172^nd	670	74.3%
2015	75.86	111^th	614	81.9%
2016	69.21	116^th	643	82.0%
2017	51.34	304^th	642	52.6%
2018	48.56	329^th	647	49.1%
2019	61.58	227^th	701	67.6%
2021	53.10	275^th	688	60.0%
2022	63.53	227^th	699	67.5%
2023	66.40	191^st	699	72.7%
2024	55.98	251^st	697	64.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	33.30	112^th	182	38.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.23	248^th	374	33.7%
2019	50.20	138^th	473	70.8%
2021	29.28	270^th	453	40.4%
2022	31.21	286^th	493	42.0%
2023	25.19	347^th	476	27.1%
2024	37.38	239^th	482	50.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.11	385^th	585	34.2%
2019	58.24	215^th	639	66.4%
2021	49.10	260^th	611	57.4%
2022	74.75	94^th	626	85.0%
2023	63.91	176^th	644	72.7%
2024	61.14	186^th	639	70.9%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	43.99	350^th	620	43.5%
2019	56.70	258^th	665	61.2%
2021	43.19	341^st	639	46.6%
2022	57.30	260^th	658	60.5%
2023	56.52	265^th	656	59.6%
2024	55.54	248^th	664	62.7%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	50.26	146^th	428	65.9%
2024	39.46	190^th	429	55.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	50.47	299^th	619	51.7%
2019	64.20	192^nd	675	71.6%
2021	60.25	222^nd	653	66.0%
2022	66.93	180^th	664	72.9%
2023	73.62	137^th	668	79.5%
2024	53.36	266^th	668	60.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	56.11	109^th	336	67.6%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Community High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.70	371^st	548	32.3%
2019	47.75	243^rd	552	56.0%
2021	40.53	287^th	553	48.1%
2022	43.57	314^th	560	43.9%
2023	51.27	239^th	557	57.1%
2024	40.48	290^th	554	47.7%

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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 Lincoln Community High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	933	11	8	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	958
1989	968	13	18	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	1002
1990	908	14	24	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	949
1991	879	16	16	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	915
1992	869	14	11	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	899
1993	876	4	12	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	896
1994	929	12	10	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	953
1995	1050	20	11	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	1099
1996	1050	20	11	13	5	n/a	n/a	0	1099
1997	1061	16	6	13	3	n/a	n/a	0	1099
1998	1020	18	8	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	1060
1999	990	17	7	10	3	n/a	n/a	0	1027
2000	947	29	9	8	5	n/a	n/a	0	998
2001	928	34	2	12	4	n/a	n/a	0	980
2002	928	19	5	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	971
2003	928	19	5	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	971
2004	909	25	7	16	3	n/a	n/a	0	960
2005	875	24	13	12	3	n/a	n/a	9	936
2006	839	22	15	19	5	n/a	n/a	12	912
2007	824	26	15	16	3	n/a	n/a	11	895
2008	835	34	15	14	4	n/a	n/a	20	922
2009	821	30	15	13	4	n/a	n/a	21	904
2010	821	30	9	9	2	n/a	n/a	24	895
2011	783	28	8	8	1	3	22	0	853
2012	767	29	8	6	0	3	23	0	836
2013	775	26	6	8	2	4	22	0	843
2014	756	23	10	12	3	6	22	0	832
2015	774	32	11	12	3	3	25	0	860
2016	749	30	14	21	5	0	27	0	846
2017	746	26	14	24	1	1	31	0	843
2018	728	24	13	21	1	1	31	0	819
2019	733	25	8	16	1	1	29	0	813
2020	735	24	5	18	0	1	26	0	809
2021	728	22	5	24	0	0	25	0	804
2022	731	22	4	37	0	0	37	0	831
2023	673	20	3	50	0	0	40	0	786
2024	657	26	3	49	0	0	41	3	779

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 Lincoln Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	958	48.5	19.7	n/a
1989	1002	51.2	19.5	n/a
1990	949	45.5	20.8	n/a
1991	915	53.3	17.1	n/a
1992	899	56.2	15.9	n/a
1993	896	55.5	16.1	n/a
1994	953	56.2	17.0	n/a
1995	1099	59.7	18.4	n/a
1996	1099	59.7	18.4	n/a
1997	1099	66.4	16.6	n/a
1998	1060	67.4	15.7	n/a
1999	1027	65.5	15.7	n/a
2000	998	66.7	15.0	n/a
2001	980	64.8	15.1	n/a
2002	971	66.8	14.5	17
2003	971	66.8	14.5	17
2004	960	66.1	14.5	16.5
2005	936	67.0	14.0	20.4
2006	912	62.8	14.5	23.6
2007	895	59.0	15.2	26.7
2008	922	52.0	17.7	35.4
2009	904	59.2	15.3	28.3
2010	895	64.1	13.9	35.6
2011	853	56.1	15.1	35.2
2012	836	54.0	15.4	36.1
2013	843	n/a	n/a	39.3
2014	832	n/a	n/a	38.5
2015	860	54.0	15.9	43.4
2016	846	54.0	15.6	41.5
2017	843	51.0	16.5	43.4
2018	819	54.8	14.9	44.4
2019	813	55.0	14.7	42.7
2020	809	57.5	14.0	43.3
2021	804	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	831	55.5	14.9	43.2
2023	786	58.1	13.5	50.9
2024	779	60.5	12.8	47.5

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 Lincoln Community High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	958	48.5	19.7	n/a
1989	1002	51.2	19.5	n/a
1990	949	45.5	20.8	n/a
1991	915	53.3	17.1	n/a
1992	899	56.2	15.9	n/a
1993	896	55.5	16.1	n/a
1994	953	56.2	17.0	n/a
1995	1099	59.7	18.4	n/a
1996	1099	59.7	18.4	n/a
1997	1099	66.4	16.6	n/a
1998	1060	67.4	15.7	n/a
1999	1027	65.5	15.7	n/a
2000	998	66.7	15.0	n/a
2001	980	64.8	15.1	n/a
2002	971	66.8	14.5	17
2003	971	66.8	14.5	17
2004	960	66.1	14.5	16.5
2005	936	67.0	14.0	20.4
2006	912	62.8	14.5	23.6
2007	895	59.0	15.2	26.7
2008	922	52.0	17.7	35.4
2009	904	59.2	15.3	28.3
2010	895	64.1	13.9	35.6
2011	853	56.1	15.1	35.2
2012	836	54.0	15.4	36.1
2013	843	n/a	n/a	39.3
2014	832	n/a	n/a	38.5
2015	860	54.0	15.9	43.4
2016	846	54.0	15.6	41.5
2017	843	51.0	16.5	43.4
2018	819	54.8	14.9	44.4
2019	813	55.0	14.7	42.7
2020	809	57.5	14.0	43.3
2021	804	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	831	55.5	14.9	43.2
2023	786	58.1	13.5	50.9
2024	779	60.5	12.8	47.5

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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