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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 61356

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Schools

648

Students

Top rankedLincoln Elementary School599^th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools

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Lincoln Elementary School up 177 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The 61356 zip code area is home to three elementary schools: Douglas Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, and Jefferson Elementary School, all part of the Princeton Education Service District 115.

Among the three schools, Lincoln Elementary School stands out as a top performer, ranking 599 out of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. It consistently outperformed the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, even maintaining relatively high proficiency rates in the previous year. Additionally, Lincoln Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio of 13:1 compared to the other schools.

While all three schools had a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% in 2024-2025, the schools differed in their free and reduced lunch rates, with Lincoln Elementary School having the highest at 46.4% and Douglas Elementary School having the lowest at 40.87% in 2023-2024. The spending per student also varied, with Douglas Elementary School having the highest at $16,424 and Lincoln Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School having lower spending at $13,709 and $13,899, respectively, in 2023-2024.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)	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 (2025)	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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Jefferson Elementary School	Public	K-3	725 W Putnam St	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton Education Service District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 875-4417	220	19	11.7	45.0%	190 (86.4%)	5 (2.3%)	18 (8.2%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)							98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5		$14,154	$1,083	$13,071
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	3-4	501 S Euclid Ave	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton Education Service District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 875-1164	211	17	12.0	45.5%	189 (89.6%)	2 (0.9%)	15 (7.1%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	70.2	599^th of 2056 public elementary schools	70.9%		57.1	776^th of 2067 public elementary schools	62.5%	177	56.6	58.9	57.7	65.1	47.7	56.3	97.7	97.3	97.3	97.3	97.7	97.3	97.7		$13,854	$623	$13,232
Douglas Elementary School	Public	PK-K	220 E Lasalle St	Princeton	61356	Bureau County	Princeton Education Service District 115	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(815) 872-9741	217	12	18.2	42.4%	176 (81.1%)	3 (1.4%)	22 (10.1%)	4 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.5%)								(n/a)							96.0	97.8	97.8	97.8	97.4	97.8	96.5	50.7	$14,752	$623	$14,130

Cities Near Zip Code 61356

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Princeton	0.22 mi	5	428^th
Tiskilwa	5.75 mi	3
Wyanet	6.28 mi	1
Malden	6.4 mi	1	504^th
DePue	8.78 mi	2	755^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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