Lincoln School has a long tradition of academic excellence.  In 1988, Lincoln received the Blue Ribbon Award as an exemplary school from the United States Department of Education.  Recently, Lincoln has been recognized with certificates of Academic Excellence from the Illinois State Board of Education.  This recognition is given to schools demonstrating continued success on the ISAT (Illinois Standards Achievement Test).    To qualify, elementary schools must maintain 90% or better of students’ meeting/exceeding state standards as assessed on the ISAT.  Lincoln has earned this recognition five times, most recently for 2008. 

Special programs at Lincoln include music, art, physical education, library, band, and orchestra.  Today Lincoln provides social work, speech/language, special education resource, gifted and Reading Recovery services for students, too. 

The Lincoln School community is dedicated to student growth.  Staff members at Lincoln are constantly seeking professional growth opportunities. Many are involved in graduate level course work and four have received National Board Certification as Master teachers.  This commitment to professional growth has helped to ensure continued success for our students.

Lincoln is especially fortunate to have an active and supportive parent community.  The most active parent organization is the Lincoln PTA.  The PTA annually holds community gatherings like the Pancake Breakfast, Fall Family Frolic, and Spring Fling.  Additionally, the PTA is involved in fundraising activities.  Funds raised help to support community activities, as well as, Jr. Great Books, LEAP (after school activities), Memory Book, Artist-in-Residence, Lincoln Lookout (school newspaper), Spanish Club, Diversity Awareness and much more. 

Each year the PTA enrichment committee, which includes parents and staff, works to approve grants for Lincoln.  In recent years, PTA enrichment money has helped renovate the library, bring in authors for student presentations, support staff development, bring drumming to the music program, purchase books for the library, and allow teachers to implement innovative programming at all levels. 

The combination of a long tradition of excellence, a supportive parent community, dedicated professionals and wonderful children makes Lincoln School an excellent place to learn and grow.