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Sparta Lincoln School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1324th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 24% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Sparta Lincoln School is a PK–8 school serving 735 students in Sparta, a small community in southern Illinois, and is part of Sparta CUSD 140. In 2025–26, 49% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (ELA) and 28% in math. The most important concern is math, especially in fifth and eighth grades, where proficiency was just 13% and 17%, respectively.

The school has clear bright spots, but its overall results trail state and nearby-school averages. All-grades ELA was 49%, compared with 51% at nearby schools on average and 56% statewide; math was 28%, versus nearby schools’ 35% and the state’s 40%. The school was just ahead of its district in both subjects, with rounded results of 49% versus 48% in ELA and 28% versus 28% in math. Seventh-grade ELA stood out: 65% proficiency was 8 points above the state and 2 points above the district. Eighth-grade science was another strength at 59%, 7 points above the state and the highest reported result among nearby schools with eighth-grade data. By contrast, fifth-grade math was 13% versus 36% statewide, and eighth-grade math was 17% versus 35%.

Test scores have improved since 2023–24: ELA rose 24 points, from 24% to 49%, and math rose 14 points, from 14% to 28%. Still, SchoolDigger placed the school at the 24th percentile with one star in 2025–26, down from the 39th percentile in 2024–25 and the 35th in 2023–24. In 2024–25, the student–teacher ratio was 13.8, and 66% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 43%. SchoolDigger’s statewide measure of how well the school serves Male Students fell from the 37th percentile in 2024–25 to the 12th in 2025–26; its measure for White Students was at the 5th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 24th percentile.

735
Students ?
13.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,390
Per pupil spending ?
65.6%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
98.6%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 203A Dean Ave
       Sparta, IL  62286-2301

(618) 443-5331

District: Sparta CUSD 140


Students who attend Sparta Lincoln School usually attend:

High:    Sparta High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
70.2%
African American:
15.6%
Two or more races:
11.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 26th percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Illinois average (44% vs 49% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school44%
District avg42%
Illinois avg49%
Elementary school
1,324th of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 24%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
676th of 1,126
Illinois public middle schools ?
Bottom 40%▼ down 2 pts since 2016
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
629th of 738Sparta CUSD 140 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202622.61324 of 173723.8%★☆☆☆☆
202537.81257 of 205638.9%★★☆☆☆
202432.31334 of 206735.5%★★☆☆☆
202327.41464 of 207729.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.61429 of 208231.4%★★☆☆☆
202125.21410 of 194827.6%★☆☆☆☆
201927.51518 of 208627.2%★☆☆☆☆
201849.9949 of 203753.4%★★★☆☆
201737.11239 of 204439.4%★★☆☆☆
201626.81514 of 204626.0%★☆☆☆☆
201533.81301 of 205236.6%★★☆☆☆
201425.91636 of 209321.8%★☆☆☆☆
201327.01654 of 216723.7%★☆☆☆☆
201233.41615 of 216625.4%★☆☆☆☆
201125.21749 of 214718.5%★☆☆☆☆
201038.81503 of 213929.7%★☆☆☆☆
200924.61725 of 212018.6%★☆☆☆☆
200834.71543 of 209226.2%★☆☆☆☆
200734.71604 of 209523.4%★☆☆☆☆
200636.21574 of 208624.5%★☆☆☆☆
200551.11209 of 202240.2%★★☆☆☆
200434.51508 of 203025.7%★☆☆☆☆
200351.91177 of 202041.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202521.8605 of 68812.1%★☆☆☆☆
202322.2644 of 6926.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202224.3623 of 6848.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202124.3416 of 4282.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.6536 of 71124.6%★☆☆☆☆
201851.6252 of 69863.9%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202524.7824 of 104921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.1685 of 90724.5%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202622.41036 of 128619.4%★☆☆☆☆
202539.81156 of 194240.5%★★☆☆☆
202432.21264 of 194234.9%★★☆☆☆
202329.01350 of 195731.0%★★☆☆☆
202229.81329 of 197032.5%★★☆☆☆
202124.31265 of 168024.7%★☆☆☆☆
201935.31267 of 201937.2%★★☆☆☆
201857.3767 of 196460.9%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202518.939 of 4411.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202626.5771 of 100123.0%★☆☆☆☆
202544.01018 of 180043.4%★★☆☆☆
202438.11108 of 179338.2%★★☆☆☆
202327.51402 of 180822.5%★☆☆☆☆
202230.61267 of 176328.1%★☆☆☆☆
202132.21061 of 151429.9%★★☆☆☆
201931.61325 of 181627.0%★☆☆☆☆
201850.5789 of 176555.3%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202614.31153 of 131112.1%★☆☆☆☆
202535.71225 of 194737.1%★★☆☆☆
202432.71250 of 195936.2%★★☆☆☆
202326.51419 of 198428.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.41343 of 197732.1%★★☆☆☆
202123.01326 of 170722.3%★☆☆☆☆
201922.71594 of 201921.1%★☆☆☆☆
201843.51025 of 197248.0%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202532.976 of 12036.7%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202517.31155 of 129210.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.4996 of 115613.8%★☆☆☆☆
202240.8545 of 111351.0%★★★☆☆
202131.2425 of 64033.6%★★☆☆☆
201925.6971 of 119418.7%★☆☆☆☆
201824.6628 of 76317.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20269.61093 of 11494.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202522.11143 of 138917.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.41165 of 139216.3%★☆☆☆☆
202316.71260 of 141911.2%★☆☆☆☆
202216.61277 of 142510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202115.91203 of 13088.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201916.01313 of 146210.2%★☆☆☆☆
201836.4950 of 146335.1%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202638.5676 of 112640.0%★★☆☆☆
202548.0652 of 136852.3%★★★☆☆
202435.1814 of 136340.3%★★☆☆☆
202322.71058 of 136722.6%★☆☆☆☆
202235.5824 of 136939.8%★★☆☆☆
202136.6698 of 124143.8%★★☆☆☆
201947.5660 of 135651.3%★★★☆☆
201844.6680 of 129347.4%★★☆☆☆
201738.2769 of 129340.5%★★☆☆☆
201639.1747 of 129442.3%★★☆☆☆
201529.6900 of 130230.9%★★☆☆☆
201420.11108 of 132216.2%★☆☆☆☆
201321.01134 of 136717.0%★☆☆☆☆
201237.8963 of 136529.5%★☆☆☆☆
201134.9988 of 134426.5%★☆☆☆☆
201027.51043 of 132721.4%★☆☆☆☆
200933.9973 of 131826.2%★☆☆☆☆
200851.1747 of 129342.2%★★☆☆☆
200753.2713 of 128744.6%★★☆☆☆
200644.8819 of 127235.6%★★☆☆☆
200557.2626 of 120948.2%★★☆☆☆
200442.5773 of 120435.8%★★☆☆☆
200337.3798 of 118532.7%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202237.0336 of 57341.4%★★☆☆☆
202131.9277 of 38528.1%★☆☆☆☆
201951.5207 of 56563.4%★★★☆☆
201844.6238 of 51153.4%★★★☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202549.3266 of 69461.7%★★★☆☆
202438.3346 of 63945.9%★★☆☆☆
202333.7431 of 67436.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202643.3504 of 86741.9%★★☆☆☆
202545.3639 of 124848.8%★★☆☆☆
202433.1799 of 125136.1%★★☆☆☆
202328.4887 of 127530.4%★★☆☆☆
202236.0764 of 128640.6%★★☆☆☆
202145.7500 of 101750.8%★★★☆☆
201963.7416 of 127667.4%★★★☆☆
201849.9584 of 122652.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202646.6411 of 78847.8%★★☆☆☆
202547.1619 of 122949.6%★★☆☆☆
202438.1728 of 121940.3%★★☆☆☆
202327.2945 of 123423.4%★☆☆☆☆
202234.9769 of 122137.0%★★☆☆☆
202139.5590 of 101942.1%★★☆☆☆
201954.8469 of 121761.5%★★★☆☆
201852.8468 of 116159.7%★★★☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202632.7551 of 82933.5%★★☆☆☆
202549.0590 of 127153.6%★★★☆☆
202436.5734 of 126441.9%★★☆☆☆
202317.31126 of 129212.8%★☆☆☆☆
202235.3775 of 128639.7%★★☆☆☆
202123.5832 of 104820.6%★☆☆☆☆
201933.8826 of 129636.3%★★☆☆☆
201839.1708 of 122342.1%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202516.0171 of 20416.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.2180 of 1842.2%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202535.1478 of 81241.1%★★☆☆☆
202424.7654 of 80218.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.6651 of 80519.1%★☆☆☆☆
202235.6466 of 78140.3%★★☆☆☆
202125.2541 of 5481.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201934.8465 of 79241.3%★★☆☆☆
201825.0478 of 60220.6%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202622.6611 of 75419.0%★☆☆☆☆
202533.0618 of 88430.1%★★☆☆☆
202425.9669 of 87523.5%★☆☆☆☆
202311.8842 of 8955.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202228.4663 of 89826.2%★☆☆☆☆
202130.5563 of 81330.8%★★☆☆☆
201931.8627 of 90530.7%★★☆☆☆
201830.3642 of 88927.8%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Elementary school
Multi-racial (2025)37th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)21st percentile-17 vs school
Female (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school
African American (2025)12th percentile-27 vs school
Male (2026)12th percentile-12 vs school
Homeless (2025)11th percentile-27 vs school
Special Education (2025)11th percentile-28 vs school
White (2026)5th percentile-19 vs school
Middle school
Disabled (2025)62nd percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+8 vs school
Female (2026)42nd percentile~ school
African American (2022)41st percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)41st percentile-11 vs school
Male (2026)34th percentile-6 vs school
White (2026)19th percentile-21 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)16th percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science49%~ state avg
English Language Arts49%-8 vs state
Mathematics28%-12 vs state

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Sparta Lincoln School ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Illinois elementary schools.

Students at Sparta Lincoln School are 70% White, 16% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Sparta Lincoln School.

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

High : Sparta High School

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