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Lincoln Elementary School

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Lincoln Elementary School ranks 599 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-4

599^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 71% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Princeton, Illinois, serving grades 3-4 with a total enrollment of 222 students. The school is part of the Princeton Education Service District 115 and has consistently ranked in the middle to upper-middle range of Illinois elementary schools, with a current ranking of 599 out of 2,056 schools and a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School outperforms the state and district averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grades. In 2024-2025, the school had 57.7% of students proficient or better in ELA and 56.3% in Mathematics, compared to 53.1% and 38.5% statewide, respectively. The school's performance is particularly strong in 3rd grade, where 56.6% of students were proficient or better in ELA and 65.1% in Mathematics, compared to 47.3% and 49.6% statewide. Lincoln Elementary School has shown consistent improvement in student performance over the past few years, with ELA proficiency increasing from 37.6% in 2023-2024 to 57.7% in 2024-2025, and Mathematics proficiency increasing from 30.6% to 56.3% during the same period.

Compared to nearby schools, Putnam County Elementary School also performs well, with higher proficiency rates than Lincoln Elementary School in some grade levels. However, some other nearby schools, such as DePue Elementary School and John F. Kennedy Elementary School, struggle with significantly lower proficiency rates compared to Lincoln Elementary School and the state average. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, Lincoln Elementary School has been able to maintain strong academic performance, particularly for this subgroup of students.

211

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,854

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501 S Euclid Ave
Princeton, IL 61356-2140

(815) 875-1164

District: Princeton Education Service District 115

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Logan Junior High School
High:	Princeton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.6%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 49th percentile in 2015 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (57% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (71st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg44%

Illinois avg46%

599^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2025	70.2	599 of 2056	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	57.1	776 of 2067	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	967 of 2077	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	747 of 2082	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.6	541 of 1948	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.9	782 of 2086	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	668 of 2037	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.8	857 of 2044	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	961 of 2046	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	43.4	1049 of 2052	48.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	314 of 1049	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	303 of 886	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	284 of 907	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	650 of 1942	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	995 of 1942	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1007 of 1957	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.7	639 of 1970	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	70.5	418 of 1680	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	597 of 2019	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	636 of 1964	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	226 of 1800	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.6	249 of 1793	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.2	537 of 1808	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	516 of 1763	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	240 of 1514	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	57.8	613 of 1816	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.2	256 of 1765	85.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	533 of 1947	72.6%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	568 of 1959	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.4	850 of 1984	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	760 of 1977	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.9	556 of 1707	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	890 of 2019	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.6	660 of 1972	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	550 of 1292	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	520 of 1195	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	437 of 1156	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	450 of 1113	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.1	244 of 640	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	377 of 1194	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	241 of 763	68.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	843 of 1389	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.4	936 of 1392	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1057 of 1419	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	860 of 1425	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.0	596 of 1308	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	824 of 1462	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.6	762 of 1463	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)70th percentile~ school

Female (2025)67th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)39th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+5 vs state

Mathematics56%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-4	501 S Euclid Ave	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton Education Service District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 875-1164	211	17	12.0	45.5%	189 (89.6%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	70.2	599^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.9%		57.1	776^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.5%	177			56.6	58.9					57.7	65.1	47.7					56.3	97.7	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.7	97.3	97.7			$13,854	$623	$13,232
Douglas Elementary School	Public	PK-K	220 E Lasalle St	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton Education Service District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 872-9741	217	12	18.2	42.4%	176 (81.1%)	3 (1.4%)	22 (10.1%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)								(n/a)																	96.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.4	97.8	96.5	50.7		$14,752	$623	$14,130
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-3	725 W Putnam St	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton Education Service District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 875-4417	220	19	11.7	45.0%	190 (86.4%)	5 (2.3%)	18 (8.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)																	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5			$14,154	$1,083	$13,071
Malden Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	350 East St	Malden	61337	Bureau County	Malden CCSD 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 643-2436	79	8	9.8	54.4%	63 (79.7%)	3 (3.8%)	13 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		45.5	27.3					27.3	31.9	54.5					36.4	29.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8		29.8	$12,586	$1,625	$10,961
Bureau Valley Elemntry-Wyanet	Public	PK, KG-2	109 W 4th St	Wyanet	61379	Bureau County	Bureau Valley CUSD 340	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 699-2251	126	8	15.5	49.2%	122 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.6%)								(n/a)																	96.9	97.7	97.7	97.7	98.5	97.7	96.2	26.2		$17,113	$479	$16,634
DePue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	204 Pleasant St	DePue	61322	Bureau County	DePue Unified School District 103	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(815) 447-2121	232	17	13.3	89.2%	19 (8.2%)	2 (0.9%)	208 (89.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14	1820^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.5%		20.1	1679^th of 2067 public elementary schools	18.8%	141	18.2	4.2	4.3	4.8	36.4	27.8	31.6	12.5	17.2	8.7	0.0	18.2	16.7	10.5	4.2	8.6	98.2	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	96.0	98.2	15.0	28.8	$18,371	$2,315	$16,057
Putnam County Elementary School	Public	3-5	326 S 5th St	Hennepin	61327	Putnam County	Putnam County CUSD 535	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 882-2800	158	15	10.5	39.9%	133 (84.2%)	1 (0.6%)	20 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.5%)	68.7	627^th of 2056 public elementary schools	69.5%		70.1	548^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.5%	79	60.4		51.1	66.0	73.9				63.7	44.7	41.5	45.7				43.8	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	100.0			$17,945	$1,429	$16,515
Ladd Community Cons School	Public	PK, KG-8	232 E Cleveland St	Ladd	61329	Bureau County	Ladd CCSD 94	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 894-2363	183	16	11.1	53.0%	135 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (19.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.6%)	54.3	917^th of 2056 public elementary schools	55.4%		55.8	802^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	61.2%	115	29.4	28.6	37.5	46.7	47.1	68.4	65.0	35.7	51.5	50.0	64.3	29.4	36.8	30.0	7.1	36.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	12.0	19.9	$16,497	$115	$16,383
Ohio Com Cons Grade School	Public	PK, KG-8	103 Memorial Street	Ohio	61349	Bureau County	Ohio CCSD 17	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 376-2934	85	13	6.8	52.9%	84 (98.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)								(n/a)				50.0					38.6		50.0					34.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0			$28,944	$1,732	$27,212
John F Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	999 N Strong Ave	Spring Valley	61362	Bureau County	Spring Valley CCSD 99	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 664-4601	632	49	12.8	60.9%	357 (56.5%)	5 (0.8%)	238 (37.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	27 (4.3%)	31.1	1408^th of 2056 public elementary schools	31.5%		23.8	1576^th of 2067 public elementary schools	23.8%	168	18.6	46.8	46.9	16.1	42.4	42.6	25.9	53.2	38.3	56.3	32.1	3.4	9.8	19.0	16.1	23.1	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.9	97.7	97.7	9.2	28.3	$15,545	$2,098	$13,448

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Lincoln Elementary School ranks 599^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

Princeton Education Service District 115

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 211 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 : Logan Junior High School
High : Princeton High School

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