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Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

Public Grades K-6

902^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,005 Indiana Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Indiana elementary schools

Summary

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is a public elementary school in East Chicago, Indiana, serving 287 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the School City of East Chicago district, which is ranked 343 out of 380 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, well below average academic performance on ILEARN assessments, and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school's academic outcomes do not reflect the investment. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as William McKinley Elementary School and Benjamin Harrison Elementary School, the performance gaps are significant, with those schools outperforming Abraham Lincoln Elementary on most academic measures.

The high chronic absenteeism rates at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School likely contribute to the poor academic performance of the students. Addressing the root causes of chronic absenteeism, such as socioeconomic factors, transportation issues, or health concerns, could be a crucial step in improving student outcomes. Additionally, the school and the School City of East Chicago district may need to re-evaluate their resource allocation and explore more effective strategies to support student learning, as the current approach does not seem to be yielding the desired results.

282

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,751

Per pupil spending ?

75.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3551 Block Avenue
East Chicago, IN 46312

(219) 391-4096

District: School City of East Chicago

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Joseph Block Middle School
High:	East Chicago Central High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

75.9%

Hispanic:

20.6%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Indiana average (14% vs 38% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 17% Indiana)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg13%

Indiana avg38%

902^nd of 1,005

Indiana public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 4Elementary Schools in the School City of East Chicago

343^rd of 380School City of East Chicago among Indiana 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Indiana percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	902 of 1005	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	926 of 1011	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	956 of 1016	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	926 of 1020	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.8	947 of 1016	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.0	983 of 1031	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	934 of 1027	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.6	955 of 1033	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	978 of 1046	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	972 of 1040	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	25.7	882 of 1036	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.2	631 of 1035	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	15.5	922 of 1015	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	29.0	830 of 1025	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.5	937 of 1009	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	862 of 1003	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.8	952 of 996	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	959 of 985	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.5	915 of 961	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	8.0	914 of 959	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.3	309 of 326	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Indiana (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts15%

Math14%

Science12%

Social Studies11%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ILEARN English Language Arts (2025)							ILEARN Math (2025)							ILEARN Science (2025)			ILEARN Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	ILEARN English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 4th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 5th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 6th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 7th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts 8th Grade	ILEARN English Language Arts All Grades	ILEARN Math 3rd Grade	ILEARN Math 4th Grade	ILEARN Math 5th Grade	ILEARN Math 6th Grade	ILEARN Math 7th Grade	ILEARN Math 8th Grade	ILEARN Math All Grades	ILEARN Science 4th Grade	ILEARN Science 6th Grade	ILEARN Science All Grades	ILEARN Social Studies 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	3551 Block Avenue	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4096	282	26	10.7	75.9%	5 (1.8%)	214 (75.9%)	58 (20.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	11.6	902^nd of 1005 public elementary schools	10.2%		10.4	926^th of 1011 public elementary schools	8.4%	24	12.5	7.1	14.3	25.8			14.9	10.0	3.6	14.3	29.0			14.2	10.7	12.9	11.9	11.4	$16,751	$3,265	$13,486
East Chicago Lighthouse	Public, Charter	K-8	3916 Pulaski	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Lighthouse Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 378-7450	495	30	16.5	99.0%	3 (0.6%)	272 (54.9%)	205 (41.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	6.6	965^th of 1005 public elementary schools	4.0%		7.5	962^nd of 1011 public elementary schools	4.8%	3	18.0	9.3	9.3	6.0	8.5	34.8	13.7	24.0	9.3	3.7	10.0	6.9	13.0	10.9	9.3	8.0	8.7	5.6	$13,814	$6,004	$7,810
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-6	2400 Cardinal Drive	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4169	433	28	15.5	72.3%	2 (0.5%)	239 (55.2%)	180 (41.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	8.1	950^th of 1005 public elementary schools	5.5%		9.7	936^th of 1011 public elementary schools	7.4%	14	11.0	1.8	15.2	21.3			12.6	13.7	5.5	13.6	18.3			13.0	1.8	8.3	5.2	4.6	$14,342	$2,763	$11,580
East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1402 E Chicago Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	East Chicago Urban Enterprise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(219) 392-3650	424	26	16.3	63.7%	3 (0.7%)	159 (37.5%)	251 (59.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	39.8	625^th of 1005 public elementary schools	37.8%		41	618^th of 1011 public elementary schools	38.9%	7	29.6	37.5	35.4	28.6	17.4	12.2	26.9	56.8	42.5	31.3	30.6	8.7	9.8	29.9	32.5	28.6	30.3	25.0	$14,854	$6,596	$8,259
Benjamin Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-6	4411 Magoun	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4192	400	29	13.6	74.0%	3 (0.8%)	111 (27.8%)	281 (70.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	13.9	876^th of 1005 public elementary schools	12.8%		14.3	877^th of 1011 public elementary schools	13.3%	1	16.2	12.2	15.1	17.7			15.4	33.8	16.3	18.9	19.6			23.1	14.6	19.6	17.2	13.2	$15,153	$2,569	$12,585
William McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	4825 Magoun Ave	East Chicago	46312	Lake County	School City of East Chicago	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 391-4186	509	31	16.6	70.3%	13 (2.6%)	190 (37.3%)	287 (56.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.1%)	8.8	939^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.6%		11.2	916^th of 1011 public elementary schools	9.4%	23	13.9	12.6	12.5	17.3			14.1	19.0	17.2	8.3	12.4			14.4	9.2	12.4	10.7	12.5	$12,860	$2,308	$10,552
Nathan Hale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1831 Oliver St	Whiting	46394	Lake County	School City of Whiting	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 659-0738	396	26	15.3	66.7%	60 (15.2%)	10 (2.5%)	315 (79.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	50	515^th of 1005 public elementary schools	48.8%		51.2	516^th of 1011 public elementary schools	49.0%	1	38.3	50.0	38.1				42.3	41.7	45.5	38.1				41.8	40.9		40.9	27.3	$11,411	$1,192	$10,218
Washington Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4727 Pine Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2467	754	37	20.1	56.4%	27 (3.6%)	146 (19.4%)	549 (72.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	8.5	944^th of 1005 public elementary schools	6.1%		9.1	943^rd of 1011 public elementary schools	6.7%	1	13.2	15.4	14.7	7.6			13.1	17.1	24.0	3.5	1.3			11.9	17.3	10.1	14.2	12.2	$10,891	$2,142	$8,749
Warren G Harding Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3211 165th St	Hammond	46323	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 989-7351	755	43	17.6	54.4%	107 (14.2%)	235 (31.1%)	370 (49.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (5.4%)	21.1	804^th of 1005 public elementary schools	20.0%		26.1	759^th of 1011 public elementary schools	24.9%	45	20.9	25.7	25.5	23.3			23.8	22.7	22.0	30.5	28.2			25.8	18.5	12.6	15.6	24.8	$12,652	$2,674	$9,979
Abraham Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4221 Towle Ave	Hammond	46327	Lake County	School City of Hammond	No	No	No	Yes	(219) 933-2475	565	32	17.7	61.2%	33 (5.8%)	175 (31.0%)	332 (58.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.4%)	9.3	928^th of 1005 public elementary schools	7.7%		18	836^th of 1011 public elementary schools	17.3%	92	10.8	16.4	16.9	14.3			14.5	9.6	13.7	11.3	8.3			10.6	11.0	17.9	14.7	16.9	$11,639	$2,218	$9,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Abraham Lincoln Elementary School

What district is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in?

School City of East Chicago

How many students attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 282 students attended Abraham Lincoln Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Abraham Lincoln Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Joseph Block Middle School
High : East Chicago Central High School

What is the racial makeup of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School?

Students at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School are 76% African American, 21% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Abraham Lincoln Elementary School a good school?

Abraham Lincoln Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10.2% of Indiana elementary schools.

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