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Schools in East Lincoln Township · Lincoln Community High School District 404, Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61

East Lincoln Township’s public schools outscore 71% of Illinois districts

On the state reading tests, 37% of East Lincoln Township’s students scored proficient, above the Illinois average (30%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving East Lincoln Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.

#264of 768 Illinois townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
37%
▲ 7 pts vs IL 30%
2020–21
Math proficiency
26%
▲ 0 pts vs IL 26%
2020–21
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 2–6 pts vs IL 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 12% vs IL $21.6K
FY2024 · Lincoln Community High School District 404
Students per teacher
12.8
IL 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
5
1,052 students on the public path
In brief

East Lincoln Township’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 1243 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of East Lincoln Township’s, its schools beat 90%, higher than their 71% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

East Lincoln Township runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares

Chester-East Lincoln Elem School (PK–8) is East Lincoln Township’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln Community High School District 404 with Aetna, Atlanta, Barnett, Broadwell, Broadwell, Chester, Corwin, Elkhart, Eminence, Hurlbut, Lincoln, Mason City, Middletown, New Holland, Oran, Prairie Creek, Sheridan, Tunbridge and West Lincoln: Lincoln Comm High School. The high school’s own results earn a B−. See the path ↓

Above the state on both counts

Reading proficiency is 37% and math 26% across both districts in spring 2021, against 30% and 26% statewide; 90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

Lincoln Community High School District 404 spends $19,062 per student and Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 $12,308, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind East Lincoln Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresB Graduation

B+: better than 71% of Illinois school districts, #264 of 768 Illinois towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Illinois average; test scores are the stronger of the two.

Illinois school districts we grade (887)Better than 71%
Lower resultsHigher results
Illinois towns with similar household incomes (1243)Better than 90%
Towns in Logan County (17)Better than 82%
BA−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 377 test results and a graduating class of 176 could put East Lincoln Township anywhere from B to A−. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of East Lincoln Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (391 in math, 363 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve East Lincoln Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–8Chester-East Lincoln Elem SchoolChester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61A−
9–12Lincoln Comm High SchoolLincoln Community High School District 404B−

East Lincoln Township runs its own schools through grade 8 (Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61). From grade 9, students attend the Lincoln Community High School District 404, shared with Aetna, Atlanta, Barnett, Broadwell, Broadwell, Chester, Corwin, Elkhart, Eminence, Hurlbut, Lincoln, Mason City, Middletown, New Holland, Oran, Prairie Creek, Sheridan, Tunbridge and West Lincoln. Parts of East Lincoln Township (6% of its land) are served by Lincoln Elementary School District 27 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve East Lincoln Township

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lincoln Community High School District 404Grades 9–12 · 1 schools · 764 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$19,062IL $21,567 · FY2024
B
Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61Grades PK–8 · 1 schools · 288 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IL 13.6)
$12,308IL $21,567 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

Well above the state in reading

Reading · 9–12, Lincoln Community High School District 40432%
State average 29.9% · 182 students tested
Math · 9–12, Lincoln Community High School District 40421%
State average 25.8% · 214 students tested
Reading · PK–8, Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 6142%
State average 29.9% · 181 students tested
Math · PK–8, Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 6132%
State average 25.8% · 177 students tested

East Lincoln Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share East Lincoln Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
East Lincoln TownshipB+Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
West LincolnB+West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
Oran—Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
Eminence—Olympia Community Unit School District 16 PK–12 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
Atlanta—Olympia Community Unit School District 16 PK–12 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12
Chester—Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 PK–8 · Lincoln Community High School District 404 9–12

All 5 neighbors share Lincoln Community High School District 404 with East Lincoln Township for grades 9–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in East Lincoln Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in East Lincoln Townshipby address
Chester-East Lincoln Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Lincoln
A−
288 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Comm High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lincoln
B−
764 students13:1Rate it →
Other public schools in East Lincoln Townshiprun by other districts or the state
Adams Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lincoln
57 students7:1Rate it →
Lincoln Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
B+
321 students12:1Rate it →
Washington-Monroe Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lincoln
B−
224 students13:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Lincolnland Technical Ed Ctr).

Questions about East Lincoln Township’s schools

Are East Lincoln Township’s schools good?

By Illinois’s own tests, yes: the public schools East Lincoln Township children attend outscore 71% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #264 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 90%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is East Lincoln Township in?

Two districts: Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 runs grades PK–8, and Lincoln Community High School District 404 runs grades 9–12, shared with Aetna, Atlanta, Barnett, Broadwell, Broadwell, Chester, Corwin, Elkhart, Eminence, Hurlbut, Lincoln, Mason City, Middletown, New Holland, Oran, Prairie Creek, Sheridan, Tunbridge and West Lincoln.

Where do East Lincoln Township kids go to high school?

Lincoln Comm High School in Lincoln, with 764 students; its own test results earn a B−.

What is East Lincoln Township’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Lincoln Community High School District 404 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.

How much does East Lincoln Township spend per student?

$19,062 in Lincoln Community High School District 404 and $12,308 in Chester-East Lincoln Community CSD 61 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.