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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1194th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 31% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Lincoln Elementary School serves 717 students in PK–8 in Calumet City, Illinois. In 2025–26, its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency was 55.8%, just below the state’s 56.3%, while math proficiency was 27%, compared with 40% statewide. The most important academic concern is math: Lincoln trails the state by 13 percentage points.

Lincoln stands out locally in ELA: its 56% proficiency is higher than every nearby school with reported results, whose highest score was 47%. In math, Lincoln ranks third among ten nearby schools with results, behind Reavis Elementary School at 28.4% and Carol Moseley Braun School at 28.0%. Its district, Lincoln Education Service District 156, is at SchoolDigger’s 18th percentile with 1 star; nearby ranked districts are lower, including Lansing School District 158 at the 7th percentile, Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157 at the 3rd, and Calumet City School District 155 at the 1st.

Results have improved: ELA rose from 25% in 2023–24 to 56% in 2025–26, a 31-point increase, and math rose from 9% to 27%, up 18 points. Still, SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln at the 31st percentile overall with 2 stars, down 5 percentile points from 2024–25. Its 2024–25 student–teacher ratio was 17, close to the nearby-school average of 17.2, and its low-income measure that year was “All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility).” SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well Lincoln serves Hispanic students was notably stronger than its overall standing: the group ranked at the 65th percentile versus 31st overall in 2025–26. These group rankings are not direct measures of individual student outcomes.

717
Students ?
17.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,578
Per pupil spending ?
Community Eligibility
All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?
96.3%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 912 Burnham Ave
       Calumet City, IL  60409

(708) 862-6620

District: Lincoln Education Service District 156


Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Thornton Fractnl No High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
53.4%
Hispanic:
44.2%
White:
1.4%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2016 → 31st in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2016
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (39% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Illinois average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school39%
District avg39%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,194th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 19 pts since 2016
From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
776th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 31%▲ up 7 pts since 2016
From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Illinois Middle Schools →
★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
608th of 738Lincoln Education Service District 156 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202629.51194 of 173731.3%★★☆☆☆
202535.31307 of 205636.4%★★☆☆☆
202420.91659 of 206719.7%★☆☆☆☆
202322.01607 of 207722.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.11563 of 208224.9%★☆☆☆☆
202120.11577 of 194819.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.11548 of 208625.8%★☆☆☆☆
201828.31465 of 203728.1%★☆☆☆☆
201726.41512 of 204426.0%★☆☆☆☆
201616.81790 of 204612.5%★☆☆☆☆
201522.91630 of 205220.6%★☆☆☆☆
201421.41728 of 209317.4%★☆☆☆☆
201314.21927 of 216711.1%★☆☆☆☆
201217.31905 of 216612.0%★☆☆☆☆
20117.12053 of 21474.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201014.51905 of 213910.9%★☆☆☆☆
200915.11880 of 212011.3%★☆☆☆☆
200813.51866 of 209210.8%★☆☆☆☆
200711.91892 of 20959.7%☆☆☆☆☆
200612.01891 of 20869.3%☆☆☆☆☆
200526.01651 of 202218.3%★☆☆☆☆
200411.51806 of 203011.0%★☆☆☆☆
200310.01782 of 202011.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202648.963 of 15459.1%★★★☆☆
202566.0166 of 68875.9%★★★★☆
202445.9304 of 65553.6%★★★☆☆
202343.0337 of 69251.3%★★★☆☆
202247.1283 of 68458.6%★★★☆☆
202134.6269 of 42837.1%★★☆☆☆
201947.2308 of 71156.7%★★★☆☆
201849.7268 of 69861.6%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202560.1304 of 104971.0%★★★★☆
202432.0604 of 88631.8%★★☆☆☆
202325.1738 of 90718.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.3264 of 78866.5%★★★☆☆
202433.4577 of 82630.1%★★☆☆☆
202338.9463 of 78841.2%★★☆☆☆
202233.2567 of 76826.2%★☆☆☆☆
202131.6424 of 53721.0%★☆☆☆☆
201944.9374 of 74349.7%★★☆☆☆
201840.1421 of 71841.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202625.6982 of 128623.6%★☆☆☆☆
202530.71350 of 194230.5%★★☆☆☆
202416.91684 of 194213.3%★☆☆☆☆
202317.91676 of 195714.4%★☆☆☆☆
202224.41473 of 197025.2%★☆☆☆☆
202119.01410 of 168016.1%★☆☆☆☆
201931.21373 of 201932.0%★★☆☆☆
201834.61270 of 196435.3%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202658.9190 of 53664.6%★★★☆☆
202559.7341 of 98265.3%★★★☆☆
202431.7669 of 95930.2%★★☆☆☆
202338.3582 of 97040.0%★★☆☆☆
202236.6583 of 95438.9%★★☆☆☆
202143.6364 of 74250.9%★★★☆☆
201950.5411 of 95557.0%★★★☆☆
201856.9330 of 93864.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202648.8477 of 100152.3%★★★☆☆
202555.9732 of 180059.3%★★★☆☆
202433.51229 of 179331.5%★★☆☆☆
202336.11144 of 180836.7%★★☆☆☆
202238.01070 of 176339.3%★★☆☆☆
202134.51008 of 151433.4%★★☆☆☆
201939.91109 of 181638.9%★★☆☆☆
201843.4971 of 176545.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202624.91027 of 131121.7%★☆☆☆☆
202540.61124 of 194742.3%★★☆☆☆
202425.71427 of 195927.2%★☆☆☆☆
202326.81406 of 198429.1%★☆☆☆☆
202223.31482 of 197725.0%★☆☆☆☆
202119.71410 of 170717.4%★☆☆☆☆
201922.41604 of 201920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201822.61561 of 197220.8%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202543.9640 of 129250.5%★★★☆☆
202426.5908 of 119524.0%★☆☆☆☆
202320.41050 of 11569.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202229.5783 of 111329.6%★☆☆☆☆
202124.8517 of 64019.2%★☆☆☆☆
201922.91043 of 119412.6%★☆☆☆☆
201835.7435 of 76343.0%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202631.1776 of 112631.1%★★☆☆☆
202537.1818 of 136840.2%★★☆☆☆
202428.4933 of 136331.5%★★☆☆☆
202332.4885 of 136735.3%★★☆☆☆
202236.3815 of 136940.5%★★☆☆☆
202127.3880 of 124129.1%★☆☆☆☆
201932.5899 of 135633.7%★★☆☆☆
201829.0913 of 129329.4%★☆☆☆☆
201739.6751 of 129341.9%★★☆☆☆
201626.0979 of 129424.3%★☆☆☆☆
201523.41014 of 130222.1%★☆☆☆☆
201417.11148 of 132213.2%★☆☆☆☆
20139.21282 of 13676.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201213.21236 of 13659.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201116.41183 of 134412.0%★☆☆☆☆
201031.11012 of 132723.7%★☆☆☆☆
200923.01078 of 131818.2%★☆☆☆☆
200819.61082 of 129316.3%★☆☆☆☆
200714.01124 of 128712.7%★☆☆☆☆
200615.71086 of 127214.6%★☆☆☆☆
200530.8891 of 120926.3%★☆☆☆☆
200412.11038 of 120413.8%★☆☆☆☆
200310.71043 of 118512.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202652.5104 of 22453.6%★★★☆☆
202558.8180 of 57468.6%★★★☆☆
202442.9274 of 54850.0%★★★☆☆
202351.0215 of 56962.2%★★★☆☆
202255.1183 of 57368.1%★★★☆☆
202144.5165 of 38557.1%★★★☆☆
201941.2307 of 56545.7%★★☆☆☆
201846.3223 of 51156.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.6408 of 69441.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.7377 of 63941.0%★★☆☆☆
202329.0501 of 67425.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.9127 of 48373.7%★★★★☆
202456.4125 of 48674.3%★★★★☆
202353.5135 of 48071.9%★★★★☆
202259.281 of 45482.2%★★★★☆
202128.6270 of 2772.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.7273 of 2854.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202633.3589 of 86732.1%★★☆☆☆
202534.2809 of 124835.2%★★☆☆☆
202429.0869 of 125130.5%★★☆☆☆
202337.4762 of 127540.2%★★☆☆☆
202242.9666 of 128648.2%★★☆☆☆
202126.0753 of 101726.0%★☆☆☆☆
201938.1779 of 127638.9%★★☆☆☆
201833.7815 of 122633.5%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202657.9175 of 48363.8%★★★☆☆
202549.2306 of 66954.3%★★★☆☆
202442.6325 of 64349.5%★★☆☆☆
202349.1282 of 66157.3%★★★☆☆
202254.3231 of 66265.1%★★★☆☆
202148.2220 of 51757.4%★★★☆☆
201961.3189 of 63970.4%★★★★☆
201850.7255 of 59056.8%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202647.1405 of 78848.6%★★☆☆☆
202551.2553 of 122955.0%★★★☆☆
202440.1695 of 121943.0%★★☆☆☆
202346.4601 of 123451.3%★★★☆☆
202253.3471 of 122161.4%★★★☆☆
202144.9507 of 101950.2%★★★☆☆
201936.9771 of 121736.6%★★☆☆☆
201838.5718 of 116138.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202632.0558 of 82932.7%★★☆☆☆
202538.8721 of 127143.3%★★☆☆☆
202428.4863 of 126431.7%★★☆☆☆
202329.2879 of 129232.0%★★☆☆☆
202230.8849 of 128634.0%★★☆☆☆
202124.8798 of 104823.9%★☆☆☆☆
201926.1951 of 129626.6%★☆☆☆☆
201825.1916 of 122325.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202523.7642 of 81220.9%★☆☆☆☆
202423.6670 of 80216.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.6725 of 8059.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202231.8555 of 78128.9%★☆☆☆☆
201924.9680 of 79214.1%★☆☆☆☆
201836.8336 of 60244.2%★★☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Disabled (2025)71st percentile+35 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+30 vs school
Hispanic (2026)65th percentile+33 vs school
African American (2026)59th percentile+28 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile+21 vs school
Special Education (2025)50th percentile+14 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile-8 vs school
Male (2026)22nd percentile-10 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)74th percentile+34 vs school
Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+33 vs school
African American (2026)54th percentile+22 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)49th percentile+18 vs school
Disabled (2025)41st percentile~ school
Male (2026)33rd percentile~ school
Female (2026)32nd percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)21st percentile-19 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts56%~ state avg
Science37%-12 vs state
Mathematics27%-13 vs state

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Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 53% African American, 44% Hispanic, 1% White.

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Thornton Fractnl No High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 717 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 1194th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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