Summary:
The 61348 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Lincoln Elementary School, which serves students in grades K-5. While the school benefits from a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher-than-average per-student spending, its academic performance has consistently lagged behind both district and state averages.
Lincoln Elementary School has ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools over the past three years, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science all falling short of the district and state levels. The school's 37% proficiency in ELA and Math during the 2024-2025 school year was well below the state averages of 53.1% and 38.5%, respectively. Additionally, the school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 30.8% was significantly lower than the state's 40.6%.
One area of concern is the school's high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in the 2024-2025 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance has also been inconsistent, with some grade levels performing better than others. While the school's resources and staffing levels appear adequate, the data suggests that factors beyond just funding and class size may be contributing to the challenges faced by Lincoln Elementary School.
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