Abraham Lincoln Elementary School is a Chicago public school. It is designed around a School-within-a-School (SWAS) program, ranging from preschool to upper school (grades 6-8) in its offerings, as well as providing a specialty school program for arts, music, PE, library education, special education and others. Students from Abraham Lincoln have competed in such events as National History Day, Scripps-Howard Spelling Bee and are the recipients of such accolades as the National Merit Scholars program and International Gifted Diploma.