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Northwest Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

506 11th St, Lincoln, IL 62656 · (217) 732-6819 · Part of Lincoln Elementary School District 27

West Lincoln Township’s School Grade B+ better than 68% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
271
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
75%
Setting
Town
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Northwest Elem School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of Illinois’s public schools

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

506 11th St, Lincoln

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K18
Kindergarten36
Grade 143
Grade 232
Grade 350
Grade 448
Grade 544
Enrollment over time
261’20
249’21
273’22
290’23
271’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 72%Two or more races 17%Hispanic 6%Black 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Northwest Elem School from West Lincoln Township families.

Other schools in Lincoln Elementary School District 27

The district →
Central Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lincoln
A−
183 students13:1
Adams Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Lincoln
57 students7:1
Washington-Monroe Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Lincoln
B−
224 students13:1
Lincoln Jr High School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lincoln
B+
321 students12:1

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