Top Rankings
Lincoln ESD 27 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 341 students in Lincoln ESD 27 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public middle schools in Illinois.
Public Middle School in Lincoln ESD 27 School District have an average math proficiency score of 22% (versus the Illinois public middle school average of 24%), and reading proficiency score of 53% (versus the 29% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 13% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,601 Schools
# Students
1,061 Students
625,728 Students
# Teachers
88 Teachers
47,680 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Lincoln ESD 27 School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 845 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#236 out of 852 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)26%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
44%
30%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
50%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.34
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,400 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
6 Students
31,292 Students
% Asian Students
1%
5%
# Hispanic Students
45 Students
183,844 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
29%
# Black Students
39 Students
135,602 Students
% Black Students
4%
22%
# White Students
854 Students
249,282 Students
% White Students
80%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
688 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
117 Students
23,478 Students
% of Two or more races Students
11%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
62
18,316
# Students in K Grade:
93
26,945
# Students in 1st Grade:
123
28,445
# Students in 2nd Grade:
118
28,457
# Students in 3rd Grade:
113
29,250
# Students in 4th Grade:
112
29,801
# Students in 5th Grade:
99
38,916
# Students in 6th Grade:
107
111,539
# Students in 7th Grade:
102
136,141
# Students in 8th Grade:
132
141,493
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,661
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
9,392
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,726
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
8,646
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,006 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,343. The school district revenue/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,216 is less than the state median of $21,585. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,006
$22,343
Spending / Student
$18,216
$21,585
Best Lincoln ESD 27 School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Jr High School
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
208 Broadway St
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 732-3535
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 732-3535
Grades: 6-8
| 341 students
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