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Lincoln Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

1501 E 6th St, Sterling, IL 61081 · (815) 625-1449 · Part of Sterling Community Unit District 5

Sterling Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
277
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
70%
Setting
Town
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Lincoln Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 20.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sterling Township kids: Challand Middle School

On the path

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

PK–22 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–5Lincoln Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Challand Middle Schoolin Sterling

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

1501 E 6th St, Sterling

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 383
Grade 487
Grade 5107
Enrollment over time
348’20
341’21
350’22
305’23
277’24

Down 20.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 58%Hispanic 31%Two or more races 8%Black 2%Asian 1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lincoln Elem School from Sterling Township families.

Other schools in Sterling Community Unit District 5

The district →
Jefferson Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sterling
450 students15:1
Franklin Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sterling
407 students14:1
Washington Elem School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sterling
B−
394 students12:1
Challand Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sterling
C+
726 students16:1
Sterling High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sterling
B−
999 students18:1

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