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Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-4

24^th

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of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school located in River Forest, Illinois, serving grades K-4 with a total enrollment of 363 students. The school is part of the River Forest School District 90, which is ranked 20th out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Elementary School has consistently been one of the top-performing elementary schools in Illinois, ranking within the top 100 schools in the state for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 24th out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's academic performance is particularly strong, with 93.9% of all students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 84.7% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly outperforming the state and district averages. Lincoln Elementary School also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, and special education students.

Compared to nearby schools, Willard Elementary School in the River Forest School District 90 also performs well, but not quite at the same level as Lincoln Elementary School. Other nearby schools, such as those in the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 district, have lower academic proficiency rates and higher chronic absenteeism. Oliver W. Holmes Elementary School in the Oak Park Education Service District 97 is another high-performing school in the area, but still lags behind Lincoln Elementary School in some key metrics.

381

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,628

Per pupil spending ?

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

511 Park Ave
River Forest, IL 60305-1712

(708) 366-7340

District: River Forest School District 90

Students who attend Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt School
High:	Oak Park & River Forest High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.8%

Two or more races:

11.8%

Hispanic:

11.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (89% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school89%

District avg81%

Illinois avg46%

24^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary Schools in the River Forest School District 90

20^th of 811River Forest School District 90 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
2025	97.1	24 of 2056	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	20 of 2067	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	56 of 2077	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	54 of 2082	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	43 of 1948	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	99 of 2086	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	47 of 2037	97.7%	★★★★★
2017	98.4	14 of 2044	99.3%	★★★★★
2016	97.7	26 of 2046	98.7%	★★★★★
2015	97.8	40 of 2052	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	95.0	16 of 2093	99.2%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	24 of 2167	98.9%	★★★★★
2012	87.5	55 of 2166	97.5%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	51 of 2147	97.6%	★★★★★
2010	88.0	44 of 2139	97.9%	★★★★★
2009	87.2	77 of 2120	96.4%	★★★★★
2008	86.0	109 of 2092	94.8%	★★★★★
2007	85.3	82 of 2095	96.1%	★★★★★
2006	86.6	57 of 2086	97.3%	★★★★★
2005	87.0	71 of 2022	96.5%	★★★★★
2004	88.9	59 of 2030	97.1%	★★★★★
2003	89.3	47 of 2020	97.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	18 of 1942	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	28 of 1942	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.1	18 of 1957	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	37 of 1970	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	55 of 1680	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.8	131 of 2019	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	38 of 1964	98.1%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2018	97.1	12 of 938	98.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.5	45 of 1947	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.4	20 of 1959	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	120 of 1984	94.0%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	76 of 1977	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	97.2	31 of 1707	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	65 of 2019	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.5	55 of 1972	97.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	4 of 120	96.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	96.9	28 of 1195	97.7%	★★★★★
2021	88.7	37 of 640	94.2%	★★★★★
2019	73.7	176 of 1194	85.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	11 of 1389	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	20 of 1392	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	79 of 1419	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	66 of 1425	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	37 of 1308	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	107 of 1462	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	92.2	49 of 1463	96.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)98th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts94%+41 vs state

Mathematics85%+46 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	PK, KG-4	511 Park Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 366-7340	381	30	12.7		266 (69.8%)	14 (3.7%)	43 (11.3%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (11.8%)	97.1	24^th of 2056 public elementary schools	98.8%		98.5	20^th of 2067 public elementary schools	99.0%	4			96.3	91.5					93.9	82.9	86.4					84.7	98.3	97.8	97.8	97.8	98.6	98.1	98.3			$19,628	$497	$19,131
Garfield Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	543 Hannah Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-6945	186	15	12.4	37.1%	62 (33.3%)	58 (31.2%)	40 (21.5%)	4 (2.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (11.3%)								(n/a)																	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.0	96.5	96.0	96.0	42.5		$35,526	$1,490	$34,037
Willard Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1250 Ashland Ave	River Forest	60305	Cook County	River Forest School District 90	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 366-6740	327	26	12.5		211 (64.5%)	20 (6.1%)	33 (10.1%)	20 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (13.1%)	95.6	51^st of 2056 public elementary schools	97.5%		93.7	137^th of 2067 public elementary schools	93.4%	86			84.7	90.0					87.4	89.8	71.7					80.7	98.6	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.9	98.0	98.6	8.9		$20,478	$870	$19,608
Emerson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2002	364	27	13.4	57.4%	4 (1.1%)	181 (49.7%)	171 (47.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	18.6	1700^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.3%		27	1484^th of 2067 public elementary schools	28.2%	216	17.0		40.7	32.1	31.3				35.0	18.6	5.7	8.3				11.3	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.6	92.9	92.6	92.6	8.0		$21,762	$2,690	$19,072
Oliver W Holmes Elementary School	Public	K-5	508 N Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 524-3100	513	42	12.2	25.9%	233 (45.4%)	91 (17.7%)	72 (14.0%)	30 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (15.4%)	85.3	275^th of 2056 public elementary schools	86.6%		75.7	464^th of 2067 public elementary schools	77.6%	189	77.6		58.0	77.4	78.9				71.6	63.8	64.5	56.6				61.8	96.5	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.9	96.7	96.7			$19,919	$1,200	$18,720
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 Chicago Ave	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2036	431	38	11.2	55.7%	6 (1.4%)	41 (9.5%)	378 (87.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	42	1165^th of 2056 public elementary schools	43.3%		47	1002^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	51.5%	163	40.5		25.7	35.7	64.9				38.3	35.7	33.3	32.4				34.2	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	96.4	8.9		$23,125	$2,777	$20,348
Field Stevenson Elementary School	Public	3-5	925 Beloit Ave	Forest Park	60130	Cook County	Forest Park School District 91	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 366-5703	214	21	10.1	49.5%	47 (22.0%)	84 (39.3%)	63 (29.4%)	9 (4.2%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.7%)	48.2	1034^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.7%		45.8	1026^th of 2067 public elementary schools	50.4%	8	34.4		47.6	60.0	45.5				51.3	44.4	40.6	23.1				36.0	97.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.5	98.0			$31,082	$787	$30,295
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	K-5	921 N Kenilworth Ave	Oak Park	60302	Cook County	Oak Park Education Service District 97	No	(n/a)	No	No	(708) 524-3082	419	31	13.6	4.3%	267 (63.7%)	28 (6.7%)	45 (10.7%)	27 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (12.2%)	95.2	62^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	97.0%		96.1	70^th of 2067 public elementary schools	96.6%	8	88.7		72.2	77.3	94.4				81.3	81.9	84.8	85.9				84.2	98.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	28.7	98.3	98.3			$19,747	$994	$18,754
Washington Dual Language Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1111 Washington Blvd	Maywood	60153	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2065	346	22	15.8	59.2%	3 (0.9%)	74 (21.4%)	264 (76.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	48.1	1036^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.6%		41.6	1119^th of 2067 public elementary schools	45.9%	83	30.0	58.1	53.3	51.9	35.0	65.4	51.9	77.4	57.1	50.0	25.9	15.0	42.3	33.3	32.3	34.2	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.4	95.2	94.9	95.4	11.6	27.0	$20,636	$2,276	$18,361
Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	910 Division St	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 450-2023	385	26	14.8	46.2%	21 (5.5%)	24 (6.2%)	331 (86.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	61	781^st of 2056 public elementary schools	62.0%		48.1	981^st of 2067 public elementary schools	52.5%	200	40.9		38.8	63.8	65.1				55.4	55.1	61.7	25.6				48.2	92.6	93.1	93.1	93.1	96.6	93.6	93.4	8.4		$20,418	$2,377	$18,041

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Lincoln Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Roosevelt School
High : Oak Park & River Forest High School

What district is Lincoln Elementary School in?

River Forest School District 90

Is Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Lincoln Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 24^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Lincoln Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Lincoln Elementary School are 70% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Hispanic, 4% African American, 3% Asian.

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