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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 233 rd of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School serves 517 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Morton, Illinois. In 2025–2026, all-grades proficiency was 78% in English language arts (ELA) and 66% in math. The most important concern is the sharp math drop in grade 5: just 44% of students were proficient, compared with 85% in grade 3.

Overall, Lincoln performs well above state proficiency levels but trails the Morton district and several nearby schools. Its ELA and math results were 21 and 27 percentage points above Illinois, respectively, but 5 and 1 point below the district. The fifth-grade math result was 18 points below the district’s 62% and below the same grade at Lettie Brown Elementary School (79%) and Grundy Elementary School (79%); Jefferson Elementary School was at 50%. Lincoln’s stronger results include grade 3 math, at 85%, and grade 6 ELA and math, both above district results. Its weaker spots also include grade 4 ELA: 71%, the lowest among the four Morton K–6 schools.

Results have improved over the longer term: from 2023–2024 to 2025–2026, ELA rose from 56% to 78% and math from 50% to 66%, though math slipped from 68% the previous year. SchoolDigger ranks Lincoln 233rd of 1,737 Illinois schools, at the 87th percentile with four stars; its overall percentile has held at 87 for the past two reported years. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for special education students rose from the 65th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 80th in 2024–2025, while its ranking for low socioeconomic status students fell from the 93rd percentile in 2023–2024 to the 73rd in 2024–2025. In 2024–2025, the student-teacher ratio was 16.7, and 13.7% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible—similar to Lettie Brown’s 13.6%. Chronic absenteeism was 7% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 11% and the state’s 24%.

517

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,025

Per pupil spending ?

13.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

96.3%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

100 S Nebraska Ave
Morton, IL 61550-2784

(309) 266-6989

District: Morton CUSD 709

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.3%

Two or more races:

3.1%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (73% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Illinois elementary schools

Worth a look

!Near the bottom of Morton CUSD 709's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg76%

Illinois avg48%

233^rd of 1,737

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 10% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 4Elementary Schools in the Morton CUSD 709

66^th of 738Morton CUSD 709 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	83.3	233 of 1737	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	262 of 2056	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	280 of 2067	86.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.0	317 of 2077	84.7%	★★★★☆
2022	92.6	123 of 2082	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	91 of 1948	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	83.5	299 of 2086	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	287 of 2037	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	273 of 2044	86.6%	★★★★☆
2016	88.5	207 of 2046	89.9%	★★★★☆
2015	87.3	242 of 2052	88.2%	★★★★☆
2014	92.4	71 of 2093	96.6%	★★★★★
2013	92.7	67 of 2167	96.9%	★★★★★
2012	89.2	18 of 2166	99.2%	★★★★★
2011	87.4	58 of 2147	97.3%	★★★★★
2010	89.2	19 of 2139	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	89.8	14 of 2120	99.3%	★★★★★
2008	88.0	42 of 2092	98.0%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	127 of 2095	93.9%	★★★★★
2006	86.9	52 of 2086	97.5%	★★★★★
2005	86.7	85 of 2022	95.8%	★★★★★
2004	84.7	187 of 2030	90.8%	★★★★★
2003	88.8	61 of 2020	97.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.7	192 of 1049	81.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	85 of 886	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	55.8	293 of 907	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	201 of 1286	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	86.1	232 of 1942	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	273 of 1942	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	332 of 1957	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	90.7	143 of 1970	92.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	90 of 1680	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	83.7	252 of 2019	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.4	306 of 1964	84.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	66.1	478 of 1800	73.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.2	134 of 1793	92.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	276 of 1311	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	83.9	275 of 1947	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	305 of 1959	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	355 of 1984	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.6	178 of 1977	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	92.2	97 of 1707	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	81.0	306 of 2019	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.7	310 of 1972	84.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	263 of 1292	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	61.7	338 of 1195	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	54.7	399 of 1156	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.9	164 of 1113	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.2	122 of 640	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.3	134 of 1194	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.2	76 of 763	90.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2026	70.6	301 of 1149	73.8%	★★★★☆
2025	74.5	311 of 1389	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	315 of 1392	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.2	313 of 1419	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.7	125 of 1425	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	99 of 1308	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	70.0	373 of 1462	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	401 of 1463	72.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)84th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)82nd percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)74th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts78%+21 vs state

Science75%+28 vs state

Mathematics66%+26 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-6	100 S Nebraska Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 266-6989	517	31	16.7	13.7%	472 (91.3%)	12 (2.3%)	14 (2.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.1%)	83.3	233^rd of 1737 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.2	262^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	87.3%	29	75.3		76.1	71.3	78.9	84.6			77.7	84.5	61.3	44.0	75.6			66.1	96.3%		$13,025	$302	$12,723
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-6	220 E Jefferson St	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 263-2650	354	22	16.1	37.6%	278 (78.5%)	11 (3.1%)	26 (7.3%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (6.8%)	71.8	436^th of 1737 public elementary schools	74.9%		77.1	455^th of 2056 public elementary schools	77.9%	19	66.7		80.4	88.9	70.4	58.3			74.8	70.2	66.0	50.0	31.3			54.5	96.8%		$13,175	$541	$12,634
Grundy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1100 S 4th Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 263-1421	465	24	19.3	16.6%	400 (86.0%)	10 (2.2%)	24 (5.2%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.4%)	94.1	66^th of 1737 public elementary schools	96.2%		93.4	108^th of 2056 public elementary schools	94.7%	42	80.4		81.6	81.8	87.7	90.6			85.5	83.7	74.5	78.6	83.0			79.8	97.6%		$12,133	$444	$11,689
Lettie Brown Elementary School	Public	K-6	2550 N Morton Ave	Morton	61550	Tazewell County	Morton CUSD 709	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 266-5309	346	20	17.3	13.6%	309 (89.3%)	6 (1.7%)	11 (3.2%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	90	124^th of 1737 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.3	153^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	92.6%	29	84.2		65.9	89.1	86.0	84.2			82.2	65.9	80.0	78.9	70.2			74.2	95.8%		$12,670	$362	$12,309
Don D Shute Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	300 Briarbrook Dr	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 427-5500	206	21	9.9	60.2%	165 (80.1%)	7 (3.4%)	10 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	21 (10.2%)								(n/a)																	94.7%		$20,324	$1,004	$19,320
Woodrow Wilson Elementary School	Public	K-2	300 Oakwood Ave	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	East Peoria School District 86	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 427-5550	162	12	13.4	62.3%	134 (82.7%)	5 (3.1%)	12 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)								(n/a)																	95.2%		$20,823	$985	$19,837
Tremont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	200 S James St	Tremont	61568	Tazewell County	Tremont CUSD 702	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 925-4841	304	19	15.9	24.7%	270 (88.8%)	11 (3.6%)	5 (1.6%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.9%)	50.6	828^th of 1737 public elementary schools	52.3%		73	532^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	74.1%	296			44.0	75.8					61.6	44.0	50.0					47.3	91.6%		$14,302	$414	$13,889
J L Hensey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	304 E Almond Dr	Washington	61571	Tazewell County	District 50 Schools	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 745-3625	262	21	12.4	58.0%	218 (83.2%)	4 (1.5%)	23 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)								(n/a)			39.7						39.7	34.5						34.5	96.3%		$17,926	$1,356	$16,570
Dee-Mack Primary/Junior High	Public	PK, KG-8	102 E Fifth St	Mackinaw	61755	Tazewell County	Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(309) 359-4321	432	32	13.6	30.3%	403 (93.3%)	4 (0.9%)	12 (2.8%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)								(n/a)		77.0	60.0				74.6	85.1	74.5	56.4				43.9	43.8	47.4	93.7%		$14,617	$698	$13,919
Robein Elementary School	Public	K-8	200 Campus Ave	East Peoria	61611	Tazewell County	Robein School District 85	No	(n/a)	No	No	(309) 694-1409	150	15	10.2	44.7%	126 (84.0%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (7.3%)	71.2	451^st of 1737 public elementary schools	74.0%		47.4	1055^th of 2056 public elementary schools	48.7%	604		72.2	66.7	90.9		56.5		66.7	64.2	61.9						34.1	96.3%		$19,559	$557	$19,002

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 91% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Morton CUSD 709

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 517 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 233^rd of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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