Summary:
The Lincoln Education Service District 156 in Illinois contains a single school, Lincoln Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school's performance on standardized tests, such as the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) and the Illinois Science Assessment (ISA), is consistently below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subject areas.
In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/English Language Arts for all grades at Lincoln Elementary School was 48.7%, compared to the district average of 48.7% and the state average of 53.1%. Similarly, the percentage of students proficient or better in IAR/Mathematics for all grades was 20.8%, compared to the district average of 20.8% and the state average of 38.5%. The school's performance on the ISA/Science assessment was also below the district and state averages for both 5th and 8th grade students.
Additionally, Lincoln Elementary School faces other challenges, such as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% and a very high percentage of students (99.59%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the school's low academic performance, the spending per student at Lincoln Elementary School is relatively high at $19,681, suggesting that additional resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes. The combination of these factors indicates that Lincoln Elementary School is a struggling school within the district, and targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the underlying issues and improve student achievement.
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