Skokie School District 69

Skokie School District 69 has three schools serving preschool through eighth grade: Madison Elementary School (PK–2), Thomas Edison Elementary School (3–5) and Lincoln Junior High School (6–8). Test scores are supplied only for Edison and Lincoln, and their science results cover different grades. In 2025–2026, the two schools’ simple average was about 51% in ELA, 6 percentage points below the state, and 38% in math, 2 points below; the larger shared concern is ELA.

Lincoln leads in overall ELA, with 53% proficiency compared with Edison’s 49%, a 4-point gap; both are below the state’s 56%. Edison is slightly ahead in math, at 39% versus Lincoln’s 37%, while the state is at 40%. Grade-level results show stronger and weaker spots at both schools: Edison’s fourth-grade ELA is 63%, 7 points above its state comparison, but third-grade ELA is 35%, 13 points below. Lincoln’s eighth-grade math is 42%, 7 points above the state comparison, while sixth-grade ELA is 45%, 14 points below. Both schools’ science results are above their respective state figures.

ELA improved at both schools from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: Lincoln gained 9 points and Edison 3, narrowing the average gap with the state. Math was mixed: Lincoln rose 6 points while Edison fell 4; their average rose just 1 point, matching the state’s 1-point increase. Science also improved at both schools, rising 12 points at Lincoln and 15 at Edison. SchoolDigger rankings softened: Lincoln moved from the 51st to the 43rd percentile and Edison from the 50th to the 38th; both have two stars in the latest year. In 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible was 62% at Lincoln and 60% at Edison and Madison. Student-teacher ratios were 11.6 at Lincoln and 13.1 at Edison. Edison’s 2025–2026 chronic absenteeism was lower, at 16%, compared with 24% at Lincoln, even though Edison did not lead in both tested subjects.