Summary:
Zip code 61348 includes two schools in Oglesby, both part of Oglesby Education Service District 125: Lincoln Elementary School, serving pre-K through grade 5 with 328 students, and Washington Elementary School, serving grades 6–8 with 116 students. In 2025–2026, both schools’ all-grades results were below state results in ELA and math; their simple average was 8 points below the state in ELA and 7 points below in math. The sharpest concern in the latest results is Washington’s grade 7–8 ELA, where proficiency was 26 points below the state in each grade.
Lincoln leads on the all-grades figures: ELA proficiency was 52%, compared with 44% at Washington, a 7-point difference; math was nearly tied at 33.1% and 32.5%, respectively. Lincoln’s clearest grade-level strength was grade 4 ELA, at 61%, 5 points above the state. Washington’s grade 6 results also stood out positively: ELA was 61%, 3 points above the state, and math was 39%, 2 points above. Its grade 7 and 8 ELA results were much lower, at 32% and 37%, respectively. The schools serve different grades, so their all-grades figures are not a grade-matched comparison.
Recent trends are mixed: Lincoln’s ELA rose 15 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, while math fell 4 points; Washington’s ELA fell 17 points, while math rose 3. SchoolDigger rates both schools at 2 stars, ranking Lincoln at the 32nd percentile and Washington at the 31st; the district is at the 18th percentile with 1 star. For 2024–2025, free/reduced lunch eligible figures were 50% at Lincoln and 47% at Washington. Student-teacher ratios were similar at 12.6 and 12.8, respectively; these are context, not explanations for test results.
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