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Lincoln Jr High School

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

7839 Lincoln Ave, Skokie, IL 60077 · (847) 676-3545 · Part of Skokie School District 69

Niles Township’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
628
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln Jr High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 68% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency29%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts31%
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 ↗

7839 Lincoln Ave, Skokie

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K67
Grade 6200
Grade 7178
Grade 8183
Enrollment over time
541’20
578’21
578’22
591’23
628’24

Up 16.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Asian 35%White 26%Hispanic 18%Black 12%Two or more races 8%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lincoln Jr High School from Niles Township families.

Other schools in Skokie School District 69

The district →
Madison Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Skokie
609 students12:1
Thomas Edison Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Morton Grove
C+
605 students13:1

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; Niles Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.