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Lincoln-Way Central High School

New Lenox, IL · Lincoln Way CHSD 210

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Suburb, large

52nd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 91%· Stable

1801 E Lincoln Hwy, New Lenox, IL 60451

(815)462-2172NCES ID 172307002543Directory 202324

2,017
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.8:1
Student / teacher ratio
9%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
15.3%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Lincoln-Way Central High School 52nd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 91% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 94th in 2019 to 92th in 2025.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%92%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Lincoln-Way Central High School
72%
IL average
52%
Math
Lincoln-Way Central High School
63%
IL average
38%
Science
Lincoln-Way Central High School
71%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Lincoln-Way Central High School IL average
25%50%75%72%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Lincoln-Way Central High School IL average
25%50%75%63%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Lincoln-Way Central High School IL average
25%50%75%71%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%77%75%67%50%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2024), Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Math by race, over time
25%50%75%66%54%51%50%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2024) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%85%75%65%60%55%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Asian (last reported 2024) and Black (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.

Racial and ethnic breakdown of 2,017 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

Hispanic12%White81%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedHispanic 12%White 81%97%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
White89.9%80.7% 9.2 pts
Hispanic5.0%12.3% 7.3 pts
Two or more races3.7%2.6% 1.1 pts
Black0.8%2.3% 1.5 pts
Asian0.4%1.8% 1.4 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.

Typical home value $454K in zip 60451 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000

$117K$233K$350K$466K$444K200020052010201520202025

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What school district is Lincoln-Way Central High School in?

Lincoln-Way Central High School is part of the Lincoln Way CHSD 210 district in New Lenox, Illinois.

Is Lincoln-Way Central High School a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Lincoln-Way Central High School 52nd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 91% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln-Way Central High School?

White 81%, Hispanic 12%, Two or more races 3%, Black 2% (2,017 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Lincoln-Way Central High School cost?

The typical home value in zip code 60451 is $454K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).

Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.