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Lincoln Middle School

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Lincoln Middle School ranks 503 rd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 63% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Middle School is a public middle school located in Schiller Park, Illinois, serving 456 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Schiller Park School District 81, which is ranked 380 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Lincoln Middle School's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are generally higher than the state averages, but lower than the district averages. The school performs relatively well for Hispanic students, ranking 269th out of 669 Illinois middle schools in ELA proficiency. However, the school struggles with its Special Education and Disabled student populations, ranking in the bottom quartile of Illinois middle schools in these categories. The school's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform better, ranking in the top quartile of Illinois middle schools in ELA proficiency.

Compared to nearby schools, Lincoln Middle School generally outperforms the Berkeley School District 87 and Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 districts, which have lower academic proficiency rates and lower SchoolDigger rankings. However, the school lags behind the higher-performing schools in the Elmhurst School District 205 and Norridge School District 80, which have significantly higher ELA and Mathematics proficiency rates. The school's focus on supporting its diverse student population, particularly its economically disadvantaged and special education students, will be crucial in driving continued improvement and academic success.

474

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,393

Per pupil spending ?

68.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9750 Soreng Ave
Schiller Park, IL 60176-2105

(847) 671-1816

District: Schiller Park School District 81

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually attend:

High:

East Leyden High School

Feeder schools for Lincoln Middle School:

Elementary:	John F Kennedy Elementary School
	Washington Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.9%

White:

42.2%

Asian:

4.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Illinois median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg51%

Illinois avg46%

503^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

380^th of 811Schiller Park School District 81 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	58.8	503 of 1368	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	519 of 1363	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	492 of 1367	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.6	673 of 1369	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.7	575 of 1241	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.1	495 of 1356	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.9	329 of 1293	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	60.0	455 of 1293	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.5	538 of 1294	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.2	541 of 1302	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.7	646 of 1322	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	52.2	666 of 1367	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.3	606 of 1365	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.4	627 of 1344	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.9	669 of 1327	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.7	558 of 1318	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.9	821 of 1293	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	57.7	633 of 1287	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.5	762 of 1272	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	64.7	510 of 1209	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	63.8	490 of 1204	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	21.8	927 of 1185	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	174 of 198	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.9	137 of 209	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	565 of 694	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	373 of 639	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	634 of 674	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	172 of 483	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	95 of 486	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	54.9	125 of 480	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	46.9	174 of 454	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.0	122 of 277	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	92 of 339	72.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	77 of 285	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	439 of 1248	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	546 of 1251	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	483 of 1275	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.6	670 of 1286	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	471 of 1017	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	469 of 1276	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.0	358 of 1226	70.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	269 of 669	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	250 of 643	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	260 of 661	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.2	431 of 662	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.9	248 of 517	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	241 of 639	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	198 of 590	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	75.1	203 of 1229	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	236 of 1219	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	301 of 1234	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.0	436 of 1221	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.6	469 of 1019	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	206 of 1217	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.1	88 of 1161	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	524 of 1271	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	429 of 1264	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.9	476 of 1292	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	602 of 1286	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	566 of 1048	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	472 of 1296	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.4	307 of 1223	74.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	714 of 812	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	644 of 802	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	687 of 805	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	624 of 781	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.8	453 of 548	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	512 of 792	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.5	215 of 602	64.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	473 of 884	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	443 of 875	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	418 of 895	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.9	549 of 898	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.9	485 of 813	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.3	453 of 905	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.2	254 of 889	71.4%	★★★★☆

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)83rd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-17 vs school

Disabled (2025)19th percentile-45 vs school

Asian (2022)12th percentile-39 vs school

Special Education (2025)12th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

Science58%+13 vs state

English Language Arts55%~ state avg

Mathematics32%-6 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)	% 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 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 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	9750 Soreng Ave	Schiller Park	60176	Cook County	Schiller Park School District 81	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 671-1816	474	34	14.0	68.4%	200 (42.2%)	6 (1.3%)	232 (48.9%)	23 (4.9%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	58.8	503^rd of 1368 public middle schools	63.2%		55.5	519^th of 1363 public middle schools	61.9%	16		58.1		48.1	53.6	62.8	55.1		30.4	36.4	29.7	32.2	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	93.9	$15,393	$680	$14,713
Hester Junior High School	Public	6-8	2836 Gustav St	Franklin Park	60131	Cook County	Franklin Park School District 84	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-2150	426	34	12.6	62.9%	93 (21.8%)	4 (0.9%)	310 (72.8%)	17 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	63.4	443^rd of 1368 public middle schools	67.6%		58.3	473^rd of 1363 public middle schools	65.3%	30		37.5		57.7	70.4	61.0	63.3		39.8	39.4	32.4	37.2	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	96.7	$17,407	$388	$17,019
Mannheim Middle School	Public	6-8	2600 Hyde Park Ave	Melrose Park	60164	Cook County	Mannheim School District 83	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(847) 455-5020	768	74	10.3	65.4%	57 (7.4%)	14 (1.8%)	676 (88.0%)	10 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	35.1	859^th of 1368 public middle schools	37.2%		34.6	825^th of 1363 public middle schools	39.5%	34		44.3		32.5	40.7	48.1	40.7		16.7	22.8	18.7	19.3	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	91.5	$20,782	$839	$19,943
J Giles Elementary School	Public	5-8	4251 N Oriole Ave	Norridge	60706	Cook County	Norridge School District 80	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 453-4847	499	31	16.3	43.1%	343 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (18.8%)	54 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	73.1	328^th of 1368 public middle schools	76.0%		69.7	349^th of 1363 public middle schools	74.4%	21	42.6	63.1	63.0	67.9	69.3	76.9	69.6	24.1	25.9	43.9	36.2	32.8	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	95.8	98.4	67.7	$11,874	$581	$11,293
Stevenson Middle School	Public	6-8	1630 N 20th Ave	Melrose Park	60160	Cook County	Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(708) 450-2053	682	65	10.4	62.8%	11 (1.6%)	45 (6.6%)	618 (90.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	45.2	689^th of 1368 public middle schools	49.6%		31.2	882^nd of 1363 public middle schools	35.3%	193		39.4		50.7	48.5	60.9	53.9		22.2	21.5	22.5	22.1	97.5	96.9	96.7	96.9	97.5	95.9	97.6	93.3	$20,318	$1,149	$19,168
Northlake Middle School	Public	6-8	202 S Lakewood Ave	Northlake	60164	Cook County	Berkeley School District 87	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 449-3195	378	31	12.3	84.4%	11 (2.9%)	4 (1.1%)	355 (93.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	30.2	933^rd of 1368 public middle schools	31.8%		21	1077^th of 1363 public middle schools	21.0%	144		24.6		38.2	21.8	46.9	35.9		23.6	18.8	24.8	22.5	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	96.1	$21,524	$1,155	$20,370
Elm Middle School	Public	6-8	7607 W Cortland St	Elmwood Park	60707	Cook County	Elmwood Park CUSD 401	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(708) 452-3550	615	46	13.3	63.1%	207 (33.7%)	20 (3.3%)	368 (59.8%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.8%)	60.8	479^th of 1368 public middle schools	65.0%		59	463^rd of 1363 public middle schools	66.0%	16		51.0		49.1	70.5	76.0	65.8		20.5	27.3	37.0	28.6	99.4	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.1	96.6	100.0	93.7	$16,961	$854	$16,107
Churchville Middle School	Public	6-8	155 E Victory Pkwy	Elmhurst	60126	DuPage County	Elmhurst School District 205	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(630) 832-8682	489	52	9.4	45.0%	207 (42.3%)	21 (4.3%)	213 (43.6%)	29 (5.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	75.1	297^th of 1368 public middle schools	78.3%		78.3	245^th of 1363 public middle schools	82.0%	52		55.4		63.2	67.5	63.9	64.9		51.1	46.8	39.6	45.4	98.6	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.6	97.8	98.0	97.0	$23,339	$270	$23,070
Lincoln Middle School	Public	6-8	200 S Lincoln Ave	Park Ridge	60068	Cook County	Park Ridge CCSD 64	No	(n/a)	No	No	(847) 318-4215	749	60	12.3		616 (82.2%)	3 (0.4%)	76 (10.1%)	30 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.5%)	91.9	91^st of 1368 public middle schools	93.3%		86.7	146^th of 1363 public middle schools	89.3%	55		72.3		80.1	75.5	80.7	78.8		58.4	63.7	70.1	64.4	98.4	98.3	98.3	98.3	98.7	98.4	98.3	97.8	$19,814	$380	$19,433
Blackhawk Middle School	Public	6-8	250 S Church Rd	Bensenville	60106	DuPage County	Bensenville School District 2	No	(n/a)	No	No	(630) 766-2601	665	58	11.4	55.0%	135 (20.3%)	10 (1.5%)	476 (71.6%)	24 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.0%)	48	653^rd of 1368 public middle schools	52.3%		51.9	572^nd of 1363 public middle schools	58.0%	81		31.2		47.2	48.3	52.5	49.4		30.1	29.2	37.1	32.2	97.3	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	96.7	97.6	87.4	$20,618	$1,489	$19,129

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Middle School

Is Lincoln Middle School a good school?

Lincoln Middle School ranks 503^rd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Middle School?

Students at Lincoln Middle School are 49% Hispanic, 42% White, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is Lincoln Middle School in?

Schiller Park School District 81

What high school do graduates of Lincoln Middle School attend?

Students who attend Lincoln Middle School usually go on to attend East Leyden High School

How many students attend Lincoln Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 474 students attended Lincoln Middle School.

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