The top reported proficiency rate is 88% in Math. The lowest is 74% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elem School
Lincoln Elementary sits in Elmhurst, an inner-ring Chicago suburb in DuPage County with a walkable, tree-lined character anchored by a downtown core along York Street. The community blends established residential neighborhoods with increasing density around the Metra station and has been actively redeveloping its downtown with transit-oriented mixed-use projects. Housing values are well above national norms, reflecting both the school's location and the broader affluence of the area.
Lincoln itself is a relatively new building, having opened in August 2022 as part of a large district referendum that funded replacement of aging elementary facilities. The school serves about five hundred thirty students across kindergarten through fifth grade, spread across six grade levels with balanced enrollment in each. The student body is predominantly white, with smaller populations of Hispanic, Asian, multiracial, and Black students. Data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and English learner population were not available, so a parent may want to discuss economic and language diversity directly with the school.
On state assessments administered in the most recent school year, Lincoln's third-grade students achieved strong results in both math and English language arts, with math proficiency running higher. Performance in grades four and five shows solid proficiency in both subjects, though math slightly outpaces ELA across both grades. Fifth-grade science results show proficiency at a notably lower level than reading and math, suggesting that science instruction may warrant attention. Student participation rates on state tests are near universal across the grades tested. When viewed against other schools in the district and county, Lincoln's overall proficiency sits at the top quartile, placing it well above the median for DuPage County schools.
The new building itself represents a substantial investment in student experience. The 2022 opening brought full-day kindergarten classrooms, dedicated STEM space, and modern security and technology infrastructure that were not present in the older building. For families with young children, this means access to expanded full-day programming at kindergarten and learning environments designed around current standards for science and technology integration.
Elmhurst School District 205 has undergone visible shifts in recent years. Beyond the new building at Lincoln, the district opened another new elementary facility in 2023 and restructured middle school scheduling to deliver science and social studies year-round rather than semester-by-semester, a pedagogical change that affects how students in the grades above experience their coursework. The district also launched and is expanding a Two-Way Immersion Spanish-English dual-language program beginning at elementary level, creating a bilingual pathway that now extends into middle school for students who chose it in kindergarten. None of these programs are offered at Lincoln itself, but they shape the broader educational environment families enter when they commit to the district.
For housing, the area around Elmhurst's schools reflects strong and growing real estate activity, with median home values substantially higher than state and national benchmarks. The broader Elmhurst market shows moderate supply relative to demand, with active inventory in balance and days-on-market stable. Rental prices are also elevated relative to national norms and reflect the suburb's desirability.
A parent considering Lincoln should understand that this is a strong-performing elementary school in a relatively affluent, established suburb with good transit access to Chicago, modern facilities, and solid test outcomes in reading and math. The school environment leans toward students from stable family backgrounds and homes. Science achievement, while still proficient, lags behind reading and math and represents a softer spot in the profile; a parent curious about how the school is addressing this might ask directly about science staffing, curriculum, and any instructional priorities around the subject. The school is small enough to feel familiar but large enough to offer multiple classrooms per grade, and it sits in a community with active civic and cultural institutions centered downtown rather than scattered at the edges.
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