The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in Math. The lowest is 38% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Elem School
Lincoln Elementary School serves grades three and four in Pittsburg, a small rural village in southern Williamson County in far southern Illinois. The school enrolls roughly a small-to-moderate number of students overall, divided nearly evenly across the two grades, with a student body that is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students and students of two or more races. The school sits on Corinth Road on the village's edge; Pittsburg itself is a former coal mining community founded in the eighteen hundreds, with a flat to slightly declining population and the character of a quiet residential village where most residents own their homes and a notable retiree population lives.
The school's academic results on the 2024-25 Illinois Assessment of Readiness show modest proficiency in both subjects tested. In grade three, roughly a third of students met proficiency standards in math, and fewer than one-third met proficiency in reading and language arts. Grade four results showed somewhat higher proficiency: a bit less than half the third-grade cohort met standards in math, and nearly half met them in reading and language arts. All students in both grades participated in the assessments, so the results represent the full school population. State testing does not include grades five and above, so no proficiency data exist for those grade levels at any school.
Across the county's districts, Lincoln's overall proficiency index sits in the bottom quartile, meaning its performance is lower than most peers in Williamson County. A parent may want to discuss with the school what instructional approaches are in place in both math and reading, what support services exist for students working below proficiency, and what the school's targets are for improvement in the coming years.
Demographic data on free-or-reduced-price lunch eligibility and on students receiving special education services or learning English are not available for the school. Staff counts, course offerings beyond the core subjects, and detailed attendance and discipline data were not provided.
The school is part of Johnston City Community Unit School District 1. The district has publicly reported that it has opted out of the new Illinois state sex education curriculum tied to the Keeping Youth Safe and Healthy Act, so families in this district will not see the updated National Sex Education Standards content taught in classrooms, a choice that distinguishes it from many other Illinois districts.
The surrounding housing market in the 62974 ZIP code shows home values noticeably below both state and national benchmarks; mortgage costs are relatively low, though rental affordability is tighter than home ownership. The community is quiet and small-scaled, with limited commercial development and no evidence of major new residential construction on the horizon.
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