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Lincoln Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–2

315 N Bonham St, Macomb, IL 61455 · (309) 833-2095 · Part of Macomb Community Unit School District 185

Macomb City Township’s School Grade B− better than 48% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
412
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–2
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln Elem School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 19 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 16.3% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Macomb City Township kids: Edison Elementary School

On the path

Where Macomb City Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–2Lincoln Elem SchoolYou are here
3–5Edison Elementary Schoolin Macomb

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts12%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

315 N Bonham St, Macomb

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten138
Grade 1132
Grade 2142
Enrollment over time
492’20
501’21
548’22
410’23
412’24

Down 16.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 61%Black 17%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 5%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lincoln Elem School from Macomb City Township families.

Other schools in Macomb Community Unit School District 185

The district →
MacArthur Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Macomb
127 students21:1
Edison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Macomb
C+
397 students12:1
Macomb Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Macomb
B
479 students13:1
Macomb Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Macomb
B+
660 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Macomb City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.