The teachers, principal, staff, parents and students. It is an awesome school dedicated to doing the best for our students.
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Posted by a parent on 10/06/09
I love this wonderful public school because their fabulous teachers nurtured my son right into a challenging college prep High School and now continue to teach and nurture my daughter. Their wonderful PTA and FOL work hard and well to provide extracuriculars like Art, Music, Band, Computers & Technology,
... Read more PE and even a Climbing Wall. And now, we are even going for a Greenhouse Rooftop Garden !!! How wonderful is that? My children have always felt safe and at home when they are at school. I love this school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
Lincoln is a wonderful school. It has many programs like band and sports, but the truth is, it's the parents. Many of the parents come from relatively wealthy families, and are kind to put their time and money into Lincoln. We also have a wonderful principal, who has organized many new oppurtunitiess
... Read more for students. My children were both in I.B, and they were challenged evry day at Lincoln. The teachers are not the best in the city, but they do not have any teachers worth criticizing. Most students also live close to school, and the surrounding neighborhood to Lincoln is very welcoming. Overall, Lincoln is a great school, especially for a Public School. Read less
Posted by a parent on 04/20/09
Fantastic. My child was in the pre-IB and was always challenged. He was well prepared for one of the top selective entrance high schools. The band program is FANTASTIC. The sports programs are good too. The principal has a great manner with the students. Boys are well appreciated in the school, which
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Posted by a parent on 07/22/08
Our daughter has been at Abraham Lincoln for 3 years now (grades 1-3). We have been uniformly impressed by the school, in particular the quality of the teachers and the high level of parental involvement. The qualities that make this school so wonderful are not the obvious, quanitifable ones (test
... Read more scores, student-to-teacher ratio, etc), though Lincoln holds its own in these areas, but in the care, attention to detail, and esprit de corps of the place. Everyone, from the principal to the teachers, students and parents, cares deeply about the school. To give an example, in second grade, our daughter's teacher organized a toy drive for children in Tanzania, and her daughter, a member of the Peace Corps, personally delivered the toys. There are many other stories like this. We really feel our daughter is becoming a 'citizen of the world' at this school, learning far beyond the standard curriculum. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/26/08
I agree with the 12/14/07 poster. This is an excellent public school but it is still a public school. The point about the teachers union I think simply means that the teachers will not be uniformly excellent. The more important point is that roughly 10% of Lincoln students in our experience (three years)
... Read more are disruptive or 'acting out'. You have to be a really excellent teacher, as was our 2nd grade teacher, to create a great environment for learning despite 2-4 students being incorrigibly off-task and attention-needy. But the overall environment, including the diversity of student personalities and attitudes, is one of Lincoln's great _positive_ features. Real life involves making success with sometimes anarchic situations and imperfect but real people. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/25/08
For a neighborhood public school in a big city Lincoln is outstanding. Measured against schools in more affluent subsurbs or even the city's elite gifted schools it holds its own but is not at the very top tier. Highly involved parents and fairly affluent district boundaries relieve some of the financial
... Read more pressure an urban school might face. Fund raising is continuous but the result is better equipment and facilities. I sympathize with the reviewer whose child had a negative experience but you have to realize that a big bureaucracy and strong teachers union create challenges. You have to be more aggressive than you would in a smaller suburban or private school. Follow the protocol but don't be afraid to escalate your concerns to the principal or area level quckly. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/14/07
I'm in the 7th grade and all the teachers are wonderful and they won't let you fail. None of the teachers will. I must admit it is a little crowded but other than that, it's an excellent school with excellent teachers.
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Posted by a student on 10/07/07
We were terribly disappointed in Lincolon Elementary. Although we had heard wonderful things about Lincoln Elementary, we found that safety and academic quality were lacking. We reported numerous problems with our child being verbally and physically bullied by one specific child, but we felt the school
... Read more did very little to address the problem. My daughter's first grade teacher was mediocre at best. Her second grade teacher was little better, but certainly not of the caliber we expected, given Lincoln Elementary's reputation. Parent involvement in the school is very high, so that was one positive. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/02/07
This School is exceptional! My child is very well educated. I love all the programs this school has like the school's impressive band and sports program. There are so many ways for parents to volunteer too!! it's an amazing school and I am very proud to send my child there.
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* In 2007-2008 Illinois used the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) to test students in grades 3 through 8 in reading and math, and in grades 4 and 7 in science. The ISAT is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Illinois. The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.
Student enrollment:
661
Students per teacher:
25
Full-time teachers:
26
Number of classrooms:
20
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creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
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Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
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Chicago schools — Lincoln Elementary School is located at 615 W Kemper Pl, Chicago IL 60614. 615 W Kemper Pl is in the Lincoln Park neighborhood and 60614 ZIP code in Chicago, IL The school district for Lincoln Elementary School is the Chicago Public School District 299. Lincoln Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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