Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 1255 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 378 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 75% Hispanic, 17% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Middle School High : Lyons Township High School

Lincoln Elementary School

Summary:

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Brookfield, Illinois, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 416 students. The school is part of the Lyons School District 103, which is ranked 610 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages, and uneven performance across different student groups. The school's chronic absenteeism rates have significantly increased from 2.5% in 2019-2020 to 46.8% in 2022-2023, which is notably higher than the nearby Costello School (40.8%) and J.W. Robinson Junior Elementary School (29.8%). Academically, Lincoln Elementary School's performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts and IAR/Mathematics, is consistently lower than the Lyons School District 103 average and the state of Illinois average.

While Lincoln Elementary School has increased its spending per student from $14,576 in 2020-2021 to $19,561 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the district average, this increased spending has not yet translated into improved outcomes. The school's performance is generally lower than the nearby Costello School and J.W. Robinson Junior Elementary School, but significantly better than some of the schools in the neighboring La Grange School District 102, such as Congress Park Elementary School. Addressing the root causes of high absenteeism and learning from the successes of nearby higher-performing schools could be crucial for Lincoln Elementary School to improve its educational outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

4300 Grove Ave
Brookfield, IL 60513-2580

(708) 783-4600

District: Lyons School District 103

SchoolDigger Rank:
1255^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,680

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle School
High:	Lyons Township High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 378

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.6%

White:

16.7%

African American:

4.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 75.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Lincoln Elementary School ranks worse than 60.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lyons School District 103. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.54. (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 Lincoln Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Lyons School District 103. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (74.6%), White (16.7%), African American (4.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 75.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Lincoln Elementary School is 9.8, which is the 2^nd best among 5 elementary schools in the Lyons School District 103. (See more...)

Compare Lincoln Elementary School employs 38.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Lincoln Elementary School is $20,680. 2 elementary schools in the Lyons School District 103 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Lincoln Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln Elementary School 1255^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Lincoln Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

Hispanic students:

White students:

Lyons School District 103:

SchoolDigger ranks Lyons School District 103 610^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Lincoln Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	45.57	1289^th	2020	36.2%
2004	39.82	1414^th	2030	30.3%
2005	63.72	887^th	2022	56.1%
2006	45.50	1390^th	2086	33.4%
2007	52.22	1278^th	2095	39.0%
2008	56.80	1115^th	2092	46.7%
2009	57.90	1095^th	2120	48.3%
2010	51.67	1247^th	2139	41.7%
2011	48.80	1317^th	2147	38.7%
2012	43.52	1434^th	2166	33.8%
2013	40.61	1388^th	2167	35.9%
2014	32.25	1486^th	2093	29.0%
2015	21.70	1664^th	2052	18.9%
2016	25.87	1539^th	2046	24.8%
2017	28.52	1456^th	2044	28.8%
2018	27.33	1488^th	2037	27.0%
2019	28.66	1487^th	2086	28.7%
2021	21.67	1519^th	1948	22.0%
2022	32.61	1326^th	2082	36.3%
2023	31.87	1349^th	2077	35.1%
2024	35.54	1255^th	2067	39.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.27	517^th	718	28.0%
2019	46.33	350^th	743	52.9%
2022	45.64	352^nd	768	54.2%
2023	37.58	488^th	788	38.1%
2024	35.83	540^th	826	34.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	21.43	691^st	763	9.4%
2019	23.93	1010^th	1194	15.4%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.48	1295^th	1765	26.6%
2019	40.21	1100^th	1816	39.4%
2021	27.60	1167^th	1514	22.9%
2022	49.18	798^th	1763	54.7%
2023	42.27	994^th	1808	45.0%
2024	44.10	956^th	1793	46.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	23.12	1536^th	1964	21.8%
2019	19.76	1698^th	2019	15.9%
2021	21.53	1346^th	1680	19.9%
2022	28.43	1362^nd	1970	30.9%
2023	27.14	1395^th	1957	28.7%
2024	37.88	1124^th	1942	42.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.94	1279^th	1972	35.1%
2019	38.48	1188^th	2019	41.2%
2021	27.34	1205^th	1707	29.4%
2022	37.02	1157^th	1977	41.5%
2023	39.78	1115^th	1984	43.8%
2024	36.57	1158^th	1959	40.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	25.87	759^th	938	19.1%
2019	29.52	719^th	955	24.7%
2021	34.86	467^th	742	37.1%
2022	41.04	532^nd	954	44.2%
2023	35.88	614^th	970	36.7%
2024	42.84	506^th	959	47.2%

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Rank History for White students at Lincoln Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	34.25	989^th	1463	32.4%
2019	25.82	1147^th	1462	21.5%
2021	16.79	1190^th	1308	9.0%
2022	21.02	1211^th	1425	15.0%
2023	30.85	1036^th	1419	27.0%
2024	40.71	832^nd	1392	40.2%

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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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by a parent
Friday, September 9, 2016

This is a great quiet school with an awesome prechool program. I do not understand why its rating is what it is?
Probably over some dumb technicality.
My kids actually love it better at this school than they did over at Ogden Elementary School in La Grange. Don't let the rating fool you. The school is just fine.
Most importantly my kids are happy and they are achieving good grades and actually show an interest in learning now. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 8, 2016

The principal (Schumann) and teachers bring energy and emotional investment to the school. Most of the teachers are young and not jaded (yet). A couple of the teachers in particular have been directly responsible for helping my kids to overcome early obstacles and consequently shine at school. Aaaaand, they finally have air conditioning covering all of the classrooms. I truly love lincoln school. They care! Close Quote

Enrollment information for Lincoln Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	429	n/a	6	22	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	457
1990	448	n/a	9	21	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	478
1991	457	0	8	21	0	n/a	n/a	0	486
1992	469	0	8	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1993	539	0	6	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
1994	513	0	4	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	558
1995	531	2	2	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1996	531	2	2	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1997	492	9	0	44	0	n/a	n/a	0	545
1998	472	7	0	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1999	510	9	0	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
2000	473	9	0	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
2001	349	9	4	123	0	n/a	n/a	0	485
2002	344	19	4	173	2	n/a	n/a	0	542
2003	344	19	4	173	2	n/a	n/a	0	542
2004	280	15	5	224	1	n/a	n/a	0	525
2005	252	23	5	257	1	n/a	n/a	0	538
2006	243	35	5	254	1	n/a	n/a	0	538
2007	219	30	2	265	0	n/a	n/a	1	517
2008	210	17	3	289	0	n/a	n/a	2	521
2009	207	24	7	264	0	n/a	n/a	10	512
2010	220	26	6	295	0	n/a	n/a	6	553
2011	217	31	4	300	1	1	1	0	555
2012	228	34	2	305	2	0	8	0	579
2013	231	32	1	302	1	0	13	0	580
2014	239	36	7	292	0	0	11	0	585
2015	231	33	8	290	0	0	11	0	573
2016	213	21	8	294	1	0	10	0	547
2017	216	25	7	299	0	0	12	0	559
2018	201	26	7	293	0	0	8	0	535
2019	183	19	8	306	0	0	7	0	523
2020	160	21	9	313	0	0	7	0	510
2021	143	27	5	259	0	0	8	0	442
2022	102	29	6	266	0	0	11	0	414
2023	85	27	5	288	0	0	11	0	416
2024	63	18	5	282	0	0	10	0	378

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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	457	27.4	16.6	n/a
1990	478	30.8	15.5	n/a
1991	486	31.4	15.4	n/a
1992	497	30.5	16.2	n/a
1993	580	31.6	18.4	n/a
1994	558	32.2	17.3	n/a
1995	569	33.3	17.1	n/a
1996	569	33.3	17.1	n/a
1997	545	35.4	15.4	n/a
1998	535	35.7	15.0	n/a
1999	569	35.4	16.1	n/a
2000	591	37.6	15.7	n/a
2001	485	34.3	14.1	n/a
2002	542	34.3	15.8	21.6
2003	542	34.3	15.8	21.6
2004	525	26.0	20.2	18.9
2005	538	31.0	17.4	27
2006	538	37.0	14.5	32
2007	517	33.0	15.7	43.4
2008	521	31.0	16.8	44.3
2009	512	38.9	13.2	48.2
2010	553	35.9	15.4	52.7
2011	555	38.0	14.6	56.4
2012	579	36.0	16.0	59.4
2013	580	44.3	13.0	64.3
2014	585	40.0	14.6	65.8
2015	573	37.0	15.4	72.4
2016	547	37.0	14.7	65.8
2017	559	37.7	14.8	60.6
2018	535	39.0	13.7	66.4
2019	523	40.0	13.0	70.4
2020	510	35.5	14.3	73.1
2021	442	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	414	34.0	12.1	73.2
2023	416	36.2	11.4	69.7
2024	378	38.2	9.8	75.4

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 Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	457	27.4	16.6	n/a
1990	478	30.8	15.5	n/a
1991	486	31.4	15.4	n/a
1992	497	30.5	16.2	n/a
1993	580	31.6	18.4	n/a
1994	558	32.2	17.3	n/a
1995	569	33.3	17.1	n/a
1996	569	33.3	17.1	n/a
1997	545	35.4	15.4	n/a
1998	535	35.7	15.0	n/a
1999	569	35.4	16.1	n/a
2000	591	37.6	15.7	n/a
2001	485	34.3	14.1	n/a
2002	542	34.3	15.8	21.6
2003	542	34.3	15.8	21.6
2004	525	26.0	20.2	18.9
2005	538	31.0	17.4	27
2006	538	37.0	14.5	32
2007	517	33.0	15.7	43.4
2008	521	31.0	16.8	44.3
2009	512	38.9	13.2	48.2
2010	553	35.9	15.4	52.7
2011	555	38.0	14.6	56.4
2012	579	36.0	16.0	59.4
2013	580	44.3	13.0	64.3
2014	585	40.0	14.6	65.8
2015	573	37.0	15.4	72.4
2016	547	37.0	14.7	65.8
2017	559	37.7	14.8	60.6
2018	535	39.0	13.7	66.4
2019	523	40.0	13.0	70.4
2020	510	35.5	14.3	73.1
2021	442	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	414	34.0	12.1	73.2
2023	416	36.2	11.4	69.7
2024	378	38.2	9.8	75.4

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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