Lincoln-Way East Earns Exemplary Rating On School Report Card

FRANKFORT, IL — Lincoln-Way East High School has received an "exemplary" designation from the Illinois State Board of Education on the annual state report cards. The other two high schools in Lincoln-Way District 210; Lincoln-Way Central and Lincoln-Way West, also received the exemplary designation, according to the district.

An exemplary designation indicates that a school is in the highest performing 10 percent of schools in the state, the District said.

Lincoln-Way Central, East and West are three of only 65 exemplary high schools in the state, and District 210 is the only high school district with three or more high schools that had all schools designated as exemplary for the 2022-2023 school year.

“Our school community is dedicated to maintaining a culture of academic excellence, evidenced by the exemplary designation for all three of our schools. We would like to thank our entire school community for their hard work and dedication to ensuring our students have the best educational experience while at Lincoln-Way,” Dr. Scott Tingley, superintendent for Lincoln-Way, said in a release.

The state report cards are released every October, and provide an overview of how each school is performing on several indicators, according to the District. ISBE evaluates every Illinois high school on eight indicators: Graduation rate, English-language arts proficiency, math proficiency, science proficiency, English learner progress to proficiency, chronic absenteeism, climate survey participation and ninth grade on track.