Top Rankings
Lincoln ESD 27 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Illinois for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 336 students in Lincoln ESD 27 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% 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 44% (versus the 31% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Illinois public middle school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IL)
# Schools
5 Schools
1,590 Schools
# Students
1,022 Students
632,761 Students
# Teachers
89 Teachers
47,090 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
District Rank
Lincoln ESD 27 School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 918 school districts in Illinois (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#298 out of 926 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
26%
28%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
32%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
1,516 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
31,115 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
50 Students
186,318 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
29%
# Black Students
28 Students
137,386 Students
% Black Students
3%
22%
# White Students
873 Students
252,625 Students
% White Students
85%
40%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
706 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
70 Students
23,065 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
42
18,027
# Students in K Grade:
112
27,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
113
28,160
# Students in 2nd Grade:
109
28,498
# Students in 3rd Grade:
107
28,667
# Students in 4th Grade:
97
30,284
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
40,414
# Students in 6th Grade:
99
111,547
# Students in 7th Grade:
119
140,906
# Students in 8th Grade:
120
145,715
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
9,004
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
8,329
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
8,055
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
7,829
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,731 in this school district is less than the state median of $22,162. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,911 is less than the state median of $21,409. The school district spending/student has grown by 13% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$20 MM
$41,381 MM
Spending
$19 MM
$39,976 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,731
$22,162
Spending / Student
$18,911
$21,409
Best Lincoln ESD 27 School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lincoln Jr High School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
208 Broadway St
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 732-3535
Lincoln, IL 62656
(217) 732-3535
Grades: 6-8
| 336 students
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