Early Childhood

www.elmhurst205.org

287 Students

Pre Kindergarten Pre-K - Pre-K

School Overview

The address you provided, **130 W Madison St, Elmhurst, IL 60126**, is the location of the **Lincoln Early Childhood Center**, which is operated by Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205. This facility serves as the district’s primary hub for early childhood education, specifically designed to support the developmental needs of preschool-aged children.

The center focuses on fostering foundational learning through a play-based curriculum that emphasizes social-emotional growth, cognitive development, and early literacy and numeracy skills. By providing a specialized environment tailored to young learners, the school aims to prepare children for a successful transition into elementary school, ensuring they have the essential tools to thrive in a classroom setting.

287

Total Students

18.0

Full-Time Teachers

15.9

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Early Childhood
Demographic	Student Count
White	182
Hispanic	70
Black	4
Asian	25
Two or More	5
American Indian	1

White
182 (63.4 %)
Hispanic
70 (24.4 %)
Asian
25 (8.7 %)
Two or More
5 (1.7 %)
Black
4 (1.4 %)
American Indian
1 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Pre Kindergarten
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Elmhurst SD 205
Phone:	(630)617-2385
Website:	http://www.elmhurst205.org
Grade Range:	Pre-K - Pre-K
Total Students:	287
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	18.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	15.9
NSLP Participation:¹	No
Qualified Free Lunch:	N/A
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	N/A

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 287