The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in English language arts. The lowest is 64% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Grade School
Lincoln Grade School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Washington, a residential suburb of Peoria in Tazewell County, Illinois. The school enrolls a small-to-moderate population of students across six grade levels (including pre-K), with the majority of its families being white, and a modest share of Black, Hispanic, and Asian students.
The school's most recent state assessment results show mixed proficiency. In third grade, reading proficiency ran slightly above mathematics proficiency, with solid participation rates approaching or meeting full enrollment. Fourth grade showed similarly structured results, with reading proficiency slightly higher than math. By design, the school serves only early grades, so state testing data ends at grade four; no results are reported for grades five through eight because the school does not serve those grades.
When measured against other elementary schools in Tazewell County, Lincoln's overall proficiency index sits in the top quartile, a meaningful marker of performance. The school reports high testing participation, with rates at or very near complete.
Free-or-reduced-price lunch data, special education enrollment, and English learner counts were not available, so a parent cannot see from this data what share of students qualify for meal assistance or carry an IEP or language support needs. Chronic absenteeism and four-year graduation rates do not apply to a K-4 school.
Washington itself is a family-oriented Peoria suburb with most residents owning their homes. The town has modest walkability concentrated around a historic downtown square, though most daily activity is car-dependent. The area supports about a dozen parks and an 11-mile recreation trail. The regional job market includes Caterpillar, OSF Healthcare, and other major employers in the broader Peoria region.
A significant recent event shapes the school and tax picture: in April 2025, district voters approved a substantial bond referendum to build a new Lincoln Grade School on the Washington Middle School campus. The current Lincoln building, constructed decades ago, has long had air quality and accessibility limitations. The new facility will replace it. Property taxes in the district will rise for a defined period to service the bonds, moving the district's rate from among the lowest to the fourth highest among comparable K-8 districts in the county. Parents considering a move to the area would be weighing both the quality of the new facility and the lasting property tax increase that comes with it.
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