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Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

3211 Payson Rd, Quincy, IL 62305 · (217) 223-8871 · Part of Quincy School District 172

Melrose Township’s School Grade C better than 30% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
588
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln-Douglas Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 11.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Melrose Township kids: 2 schools

On the path

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

K–5Lincoln-Douglas Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–122 schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency30%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

3211 Payson Rd, Quincy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten98
Grade 1104
Grade 289
Grade 3107
Grade 487
Grade 5103
Enrollment over time
529’20
558’21
588’22
590’23
588’24

Up 11.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 77%Two or more races 12%Black 6%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%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-Douglas Elementary School from Melrose Township families.

Other schools in Quincy School District 172

The district →
Early Childhood
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Quincy
434 students27:1
Thomas S Baldwin Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B−
564 students14:1
Colonel George Iles Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B
535 students13:1
Sarah Atwater Denman Elem
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B−
501 students13:1
Dr. Abby Fox Rooney Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Quincy
B
500 students12:1
Quincy Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Quincy
B
1,295 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; Melrose Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.