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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 407 th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

407^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School serves 343 students in kindergarten through grade 5 in Evanston, Illinois, as part of Evanston CCSD 65. Its latest results are above both district and state averages in English language arts (ELA), math, and grade 5 science. In 2025–2026, 69% of students were proficient in ELA, 57% in math, and 70% in grade 5 science; science showed the largest advantage, at 11 percentage points above the district and 22 above the state. The clearest overall takeaway is that Lincoln combines strong results across subjects with a standout position among nearby K–5 schools in ELA.

Compared with nearby K–5 schools, Lincoln had the highest all-grades ELA result: 69%, ahead of Washington Elementary School at 68%. It ranked second in math at 57%, behind Dewey Elementary School at 67%, and second in grade 5 science, with 70% compared with Dewey’s 77%. Results vary by grade: ELA proficiency was 58% in grade 3, versus 75% in grade 4 and 76% in grade 5. The main area to watch is grade 3 math: Lincoln’s 58% was 2 points below the district’s 60%, though 8 points above the state’s 49%.

Proficiency has risen over the past three reported years: ELA increased from 54% in 2023–2024 to 69% in 2025–2026, and math from 49% to 57%. However, Lincoln’s SchoolDigger standing is below its recent high: it was at the 84th percentile in 2023–2024, compared with the 77th percentile and 4 stars in 2025–2026. In 2024–2025, its student–teacher ratio was 9.6, below the same-district peer average of 10.3; 38% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year, compared with a peer average of 44%. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well the school serves African American students placed Lincoln at the 94th percentile in 2024–2025, versus its overall 76th percentile that year.

343

Students ?

9.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,432

Per pupil spending ?

38.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98.9%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

910 Forest Ave
Evanston, IL 60202-1474

(847) 905-3501

District: Evanston CCSD 65

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Nichols Middle School
High:	Evanston Township High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

African American:

23.0%

Two or more races:

12.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 85th percentile in 2016 → 77th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (65% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg60%

Illinois avg48%

407^th of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 23% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 11Elementary Schools in the Evanston CCSD 65

250^th of 738Evanston CCSD 65 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
2026	73.2	407 of 1737	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	500 of 2056	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	323 of 2067	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	84.0	290 of 2077	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	92.2	134 of 2082	93.6%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	331 of 1948	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	308 of 2086	85.2%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	333 of 2037	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	73.0	514 of 2044	74.9%	★★★★☆
2016	82.9	309 of 2046	84.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.5	486 of 2052	76.3%	★★★★☆
2014	77.6	455 of 2093	78.3%	★★★★☆
2013	74.4	541 of 2167	75.0%	★★★★☆
2012	76.4	500 of 2166	76.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	572 of 2147	73.4%	★★★★☆
2010	62.1	997 of 2139	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.7	712 of 2120	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	64.1	920 of 2092	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	64.7	889 of 2095	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.2	953 of 2086	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	58.6	1021 of 2022	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.6	1299 of 2030	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2003	57.3	1061 of 2020	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	39 of 688	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	79.7	66 of 655	89.9%	★★★★★
2019	58.5	212 of 711	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.8	266 of 698	61.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	54.9	248 of 788	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.0	701 of 743	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	293 of 718	59.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	376 of 1286	70.8%	★★★★☆
2025	78.4	380 of 1942	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	366 of 1942	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	381 of 1957	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	89.7	169 of 1970	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	76.1	329 of 1680	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.2	190 of 2019	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	82.3	293 of 1964	85.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	84.0	76 of 959	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	55.0	349 of 970	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	350 of 954	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	68.2	232 of 1001	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	67.0	460 of 1800	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	80.2	184 of 1793	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	432 of 1808	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	56.2	636 of 1763	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.4	647 of 1514	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	939 of 1816	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	785 of 1765	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	59.8	505 of 1311	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	68.7	579 of 1947	70.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	283 of 1959	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	212 of 1984	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	92.1	118 of 1977	94.0%	★★★★★
2021	78.4	293 of 1707	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	377 of 2019	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.3	366 of 1972	81.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2023	75.1	29 of 93	68.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	254 of 1292	80.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	285 of 1195	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.0	195 of 1113	82.5%	★★★★☆
2021	67.5	136 of 640	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	117 of 1194	90.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	75.2	237 of 1149	79.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.6	360 of 1389	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	333 of 1392	76.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	155 of 1419	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	95.1	23 of 1425	98.4%	★★★★★
2021	84.5	133 of 1308	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	112 of 1462	92.3%	★★★★★
2018	88.2	93 of 1463	93.6%	★★★★★

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)94th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2024)92nd percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)77th percentile~ school

Female (2026)71st percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)69th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)69th percentile-18 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

Science70%+22 vs state

English Language Arts69%+13 vs state

Mathematics57%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)							IAR Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	910 Forest Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 905-3501	343	36	9.6	38.2%	156 (45.5%)	79 (23.0%)	35 (10.2%)	30 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (12.5%)	73.2	407^th of 1737 public elementary schools	76.6%		74.8	500^th of 2056 public elementary schools	75.7%	93	69.5		57.6	75.0	76.3				69.1	57.6	57.1	55.9				56.9	98.9%		$29,432	$1,280	$28,152
Oakton Elementary School	Public	K-5	436 Ridge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8801	379	40	9.5	52.5%	100 (26.4%)	164 (43.3%)	74 (19.5%)	16 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	28.2	1213^th of 1737 public elementary schools	30.2%		58	855^th of 2056 public elementary schools	58.4%	358	36.8		40.0	55.2	36.8				44.0	44.6	44.8	21.1				37.7	100%		$27,255	$1,104	$26,151
Washington Elementary School	Public	K-5	914 Ashland Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 905-4901	410	37	11.1	40.5%	163 (39.8%)	62 (15.1%)	139 (33.9%)	11 (2.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.8%)	68.5	507^th of 1737 public elementary schools	70.8%		66.5	675^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.2%	168	56.3		68.4	68.8	66.2				67.8	80.7	46.1	47.9				56.4	99%		$28,288	$1,545	$26,743
Gale Elementary Community Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1631 W Jonquil Ter	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2100	345	30	11.5	82.6%	21 (6.1%)	201 (58.3%)	95 (27.5%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)								(n/a)									11.0								90.9%		$33,009	$2,614	$30,395
Dewey Elementary School	Public	K-5	1551 Wesley Ave	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 859-8141	321	29	11.1	28.7%	138 (43.0%)	43 (13.4%)	68 (21.2%)	37 (11.5%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	78.4	327^th of 1737 public elementary schools	81.2%		88.6	212^th of 2056 public elementary schools	89.7%	115	77.2		52.5	72.9	73.7				65.7	68.9	77.1	56.1				66.9	98.5%		$26,709	$633	$26,076
Jordan Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	7414 N Wolcott Ave	Chicago	60626	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2220	487	44	11.0	89.3%	37 (7.6%)	135 (27.7%)	243 (49.9%)	49 (10.1%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	17 (3.5%)	21.7	1345^th of 1737 public elementary schools	22.6%		29.4	1449^th of 2056 public elementary schools	29.5%	104	21.1	31.1	47.6	46.8	23.6	27.3	44.2	34.9	37.1	54.8	36.2	18.2				25.5	93.1%		$22,920	$1,894	$21,026
Dawes Elementary School	Public	K-5	440 Dodge Ave	Evanston	60202	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 905-3401	298	29	10.3	47.7%	90 (30.2%)	76 (25.5%)	87 (29.2%)	12 (4.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	27 (9.1%)	66.8	539^th of 1737 public elementary schools	69.0%		80.9	377^th of 2056 public elementary schools	81.7%	162	66.7		59.6	69.4	72.5				66.9	53.4	44.9	56.9				51.9	99%		$28,131	$1,392	$26,739
Rogers Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	7345 N Washtenaw Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2125	790	57	13.8	60.4%	156 (19.7%)	168 (21.3%)	267 (33.8%)	157 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	41 (5.2%)	42.9	955^th of 1737 public elementary schools	45.0%		67.1	665^th of 2056 public elementary schools	67.7%	290	50.0	47.1	36.4	52.9	53.8	66.7	59.1	64.3	55.5	44.2	42.6	37.2	47.1	43.9	31.0	41.0	97.5%		$19,851	$935	$18,916
Armstrong G Elementary International Studies	Public	PK, KG-8	2110 W Greenleaf Ave	Chicago	60645	Cook County	Chicago Public Schools District 299	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(773) 534-2150	1,304	90	14.4	84.3%	121 (9.3%)	376 (28.8%)	433 (33.2%)	330 (25.3%)	7 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.8%)	36.9	1061^st of 1737 public elementary schools	38.9%		55.4	898^th of 2056 public elementary schools	56.3%	163	42.1	42.9	40.0	57.2	46.4	50.3	53.6	68.0	52.3	53.8	42.0	39.2	33.8	41.6	37.3	41.1	94.3%		$17,212	$968	$16,244
Dr ML King Junior Literary & Fine Arts School	Public	K-8	2424 Lake St	Evanston	60201	Cook County	Evanston CCSD 65	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 859-8500	421	51	8.2	50.1%	123 (29.2%)	162 (38.5%)	55 (13.1%)	19 (4.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (13.1%)	44.3	935^th of 1737 public elementary schools	46.2%		63.5	733^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	64.3%	202	46.5	62.2	40.0	65.8	46.5	69.4	61.4	68.9	59.3	48.9	50.0	25.6	43.5	54.4	44.4	44.8	98%		$32,699	$942	$31,758

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Evanston CCSD 65

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 45% White, 23% African American, 13% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 9% Asian.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Nichols Middle School
High : Evanston Township High School

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 407^th of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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