Lincoln Elem School
Princeton, IL · Princeton ESD 115
Regular public school · Grades 3 - 4 · Town, distant
594th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 72%▲ Improving
501 S Euclid Ave, Princeton, IL 61356
(815)875-1164NCES ID 173267003389Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Lincoln Elem School 594th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 72% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 67th in 2019 to 72th in 2025 — improving.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25 · no science: IL tests it in grades 5, 8 and 11, and this school ends at grade 4
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 222 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 91.8% | 86.0% | ▼ 5.8 pts | |
| Hispanic | 1.9% | 10.4% | ▲ 8.5 pts | |
| Asian | 1.5% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.6 pts | |
| Black | 0.0% | 0.9% | ▲ 0.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 4.9% | 0.9% | ▼ 4.0 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 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 $188K in zip 61356 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2009
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Lincoln Elem School in?
Lincoln Elem School is part of the Princeton ESD 115 district in Princeton, Illinois.
Is Lincoln Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Lincoln Elem School 594th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 72% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Elem School?
White 86%, Hispanic 10% (222 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Lincoln Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61356 is $188K 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.