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East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School

Public Grades 5-8

1242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 9% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school serving around 400 students in grades 5-8 in East Saint Louis, Illinois, which is part of the East St Louis School District 189. The school faces significant challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools in academic performance.

Despite the school spending significantly more per student ($32,080 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average, its academic outcomes remain extremely low. In 2024-2025, only 27% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and just 6.3% were proficient in Math, far below the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5% respectively. The school also struggles with very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 51.5% to 60.2% in recent years, over 2-3 times the state average. These challenges are particularly acute for the school's African American, special education, and low-income students, who perform significantly worse than their peers statewide.

Interestingly, other nearby middle schools in the same district and surrounding districts, such as Mason/Clark Middle School and Wirth/Parks Middle School, while also in the bottom 10% of Illinois middle schools, still outperform East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School on academic measures. This suggests the need for a comprehensive, data-driven approach to improve educational outcomes and equity at East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School.

359

Students ?

7.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,689

Per pupil spending ?

98.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 S 10th St
East Saint Louis, IL 62201

(618) 646-3770

District: East St Louis School District 189

Students who attend East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:

East St Louis Senior High School

Feeder schools for East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:	Annette Officer Elementary
	Dunbar Elementary School
	Wyvetter Younge School of Excellence

Racial breakdown:

African American:

98.6%

White:

0.8%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (16% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 25% Illinois)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg17%

Illinois avg44%

1,242^nd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the East St Louis School District 189

759^th of 811East St Louis School District 189 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	1242 of 1368	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	1210 of 1363	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	1258 of 1367	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1280 of 1369	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.6	1136 of 1241	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1258 of 1356	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	1207 of 1293	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.4	1227 of 1293	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	1229 of 1294	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	1289 of 1302	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.1	1321 of 1322	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	1.0	1366 of 1367	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.5	1330 of 1365	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.6	1203 of 1344	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.6	1125 of 1327	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.1	1188 of 1318	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.2	1233 of 1293	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.7	1285 of 1287	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.8	1265 of 1272	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	5.3	1128 of 1209	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	3.4	1177 of 1204	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	6.9	1101 of 1185	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	390 of 574	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.1	377 of 548	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.2	418 of 569	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	438 of 573	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	257 of 385	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	414 of 565	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.5	387 of 511	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	579 of 694	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	515 of 639	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	634 of 674	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1086 of 1248	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	1113 of 1251	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	1166 of 1275	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	1185 of 1286	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	936 of 1017	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	1171 of 1276	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1140 of 1226	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	51 of 58	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	26 of 36	27.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1063 of 1229	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1022 of 1219	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1112 of 1234	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1114 of 1221	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	891 of 1019	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.1	1115 of 1217	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1058 of 1161	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	1195 of 1271	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	1112 of 1264	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1188 of 1292	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	1192 of 1286	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1013 of 1048	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1207 of 1296	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	1147 of 1223	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	758 of 812	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	742 of 802	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	777 of 805	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	654 of 781	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.0	429 of 548	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	700 of 792	11.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	496 of 602	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)32nd percentile+23 vs school

Disabled (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-26 vs state

Science15%-28 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

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East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School	Public	5-8	12 S 10th St	East Saint Louis	62201	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3770	359	45	7.9	98.9%	3 (0.8%)	354 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.6	1242^nd of 1368 public middle schools	9.2%		15.8	1210^th of 1363 public middle schools	11.2%	32	16.5	14.4		28.6	21.0	31.4	28.1	27.0		6.6	2.0	3.5	13.5	6.3	97.7	98.0	98.0	98.0	76.7	98.2	98.2	58.0	$30,689	$3,896	$26,793
Lovejoy Middle School	Public	6-8	800 Madison St	Lovejoy	62059	St. Clair County	Brooklyn UD 188	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 271-1014	24	0	70.5	95.8%	0 (0.0%)	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								0.0						11.1									$20,018	$5,703	$14,316
Mason/Clark Middle School	Public	5-8	5510 State St	East Saint Louis	62203	St. Clair County	East St Louis School District 189	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(618) 646-3750	540	47	11.4	98.1%	4 (0.7%)	511 (94.6%)	14 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	8.3	1348^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.5%		14	1251^st of 1363 public middle schools	8.2%	97	11.5	11.0		12.5	13.7	15.1	19.9	15.6		6.7	1.7	7.2	2.1	4.3	97.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	80.1	97.2	98.1	51.7	$26,497	$2,853	$23,644
Wirth/Parks Middle School	Public	6-8	1900 Mousette Ln	Cahokia	62206	St. Clair County	Cahokia CUSD 187	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 332-5901	571	40	14.3	81.6%	14 (2.5%)	504 (88.3%)	16 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.1%)	7.3	1352^nd of 1368 public middle schools	1.2%		9.2	1349^th of 1363 public middle schools	1.0%	3		11.6			14.1	13.4	12.6	13.4			0.5	2.1	4.1	2.2	96.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.2	98.5	98.5	93.9	$22,775	$2,593	$20,182
Madison Junior High School	Public	6-8	600 Farrish St	Madison	62060	Madison County	Madison CUSD 12	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 877-1712	124	10	12.4	97.6%	4 (3.2%)	112 (90.3%)	7 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.3	1190^th of 1368 public middle schools	13.0%		16.8	1180^th of 1363 public middle schools	13.4%	10		16.7			22.2	33.3	40.0	30.2			7.5	7.4	5.7	7.0	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	99.1	100.0	98.3	$21,757	$2,427	$19,331
Emge Junior High School	Public	7-8	7401 Westchester Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-6557	146	11	12.9	56.8%	51 (34.9%)	67 (45.9%)	9 (6.2%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.0%)	59.2	498^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.6%		42.3	712^th of 1363 public middle schools	47.8%	214		41.0				68.3	59.0	62.9				40.0	24.1	30.8	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	98.7	$16,607	$1,434	$15,173
Harmony Intermediate Center	Public	4-6	7401 Westchester Dr	Belleville	62223	St. Clair County	Harmony Emge School District 175	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 397-3747	207	12	17.0	66.7%	68 (32.9%)	99 (47.8%)	12 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (13.5%)								(n/a)	29.7		32.8	62.5	58.0			51.3	21.9	29.7	20.3			23.9	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.0	98.1	98.5	28.8	$15,557	$2,282	$13,275
Coolidge Junior High School	Public	7-8	3231 Nameoki Rd	Granite City	62040	Madison County	Granite City CUSD 9	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 451-5826	854	47	18.1	68.0%	467 (54.7%)	173 (20.3%)	152 (17.8%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.4%)	15	1214^th of 1368 public middle schools	11.3%		16.8	1182^nd of 1363 public middle schools	13.3%	32		28.7				16.8	25.0	20.8				9.5	6.9	8.2	99.8	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.8	99.6	99.9	98.1	$15,998	$1,046	$14,952
Dupo Junior High School	Public	7-8	600 Louisa Ave	Dupo	62239	St. Clair County	Community Unit School District No 196	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(618) 286-3214	124	13	9.4	72.6%	93 (75.0%)	14 (11.3%)	6 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.9%)	59.2	497^th of 1368 public middle schools	63.7%		47.9	616^th of 1363 public middle schools	54.8%	119		37.7				65.5	68.9	67.2				27.6	32.8	30.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.5	$18,898	$1,311	$17,587
Collinsville Middle School	Public	7-8	9649 Collinsville Rd	Collinsville	62234	Madison County	Collinsville CUSD 10	No	(n/a)	No	No	(618) 343-2100	894	68	13.2	68.1%	447 (50.0%)	121 (13.5%)	253 (28.3%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (7.0%)	36.9	822^nd of 1368 public middle schools	39.9%		37.2	788^th of 1363 public middle schools	42.2%	34		37.1				44.4	43.4	43.8				20.6	23.1	22.0	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.5	99.5	98.9	$14,411	$1,384	$13,027

Frequently Asked Questions about East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School

What is the racial makeup of East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School?

Students at East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School are 99% African American.

Is East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School a good school?

East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School ranks in the bottom 9.2% of Illinois middle schools.

What high school do graduates of East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School attend?

Students who attend East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School usually go on to attend East St Louis Senior High School

What district is East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School in?

East St Louis School District 189

How many students attend East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended East St Louis-Lincoln Middle School.

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