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Sparta Lincoln School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

203A Dean Ave, Sparta, IL 62286 · (618) 443-5331 · Part of Sparta Community Unit School District 140

Sparta’s School Grade C− better than 15% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
735
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Sparta Lincoln School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Sparta kids: Sparta High School

On the path

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

PK–8Sparta Lincoln SchoolYou are here
9–12Sparta High School309 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency14%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts14%
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 ↗

203A Dean Ave, Sparta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K65
Kindergarten72
Grade 174
Grade 276
Grade 382
Grade 476
Grade 566
Grade 671
Grade 781
Grade 872
Enrollment over time
708’20
758’21
732’22
741’23
735’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 70%Black 16%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 3%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 Sparta Lincoln School from Sparta families.

Other schools in Sparta Community Unit School District 140

The district →
Evansville Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Evansville
C
109 students10:1
Sparta High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sparta
C−
309 students14:1

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