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Lincoln Trail Elementary School

Public Grades 3-5
603rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,737 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 65% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Lincoln Trail Elementary School serves 801 students in grades 3–5 in Mahomet, Illinois, as part of Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3. Its clearest academic strength is mathematics: in 2025–26, 57% of students were proficient in math, compared with 40% statewide, and fifth-grade math was especially strong at 58%—22 points above the state and higher than every nearby school with a reported result.

Lincoln Trail performs well against the state and nearby schools, but its all-grades results are below its district’s. In ELA, 59% were proficient, 3 points above the state but 11 points below the district. Among nine nearby schools with all-grades ELA results, it ranked third; White Heath Elementary School and Fisher Grade School scored higher. Attendance is another bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 7% in 2025–26, 17 points below the state and among the lowest rates nearby.

Results have risen since 2023–24: ELA proficiency increased 23 points to 59%, and math increased 21 points to 57%. Even with those gains, SchoolDigger’s overall ranking moved from the 71st percentile in 2024–25 to the 65th in 2025–26; the school ranked 603rd of 1,737 Illinois schools and received 3 stars. Its district ranked in the 85th percentile and received 4 stars. In 2024–25, the school’s student-teacher ratio was 18.8, above the nearby-school average of 14.8; 24% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. One SchoolDigger subgroup result is notably lower than the overall ranking: Special Education Students ranked at the 5th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s 65th-percentile overall ranking. Subgroup rankings can be less stable when based on small groups of students.

801
Students ?
18.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,191
Per pupil spending ?
24.3%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
95.3%
Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)
 102 E State St
       Mahomet, IL  61853

(217) 586-2811

District: Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3


Students who attend Lincoln Trail Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
High:    Mahomet-Seymour High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
83.9%
Two or more races:
6.0%
Hispanic:
5.6%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 65th in 2026
Strengths
✓Test scores above the Illinois average (60% vs 48% meeting standards)
✓Above the Illinois median (65th percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2016
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school60%
District avg64%
Illinois avg48%
603rd of 1,737
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Top 35%▼ down 6 pts since 2016
From top 29% (2016) to top 35% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
112th of 738Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 among Illinois districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202663.8603 of 173765.3%★★★☆☆
202569.9605 of 205670.6%★★★★☆
202460.6725 of 206764.9%★★★☆☆
202364.3666 of 207767.9%★★★☆☆
202267.8605 of 208270.9%★★★★☆
202163.9586 of 194869.9%★★★☆☆
201961.5745 of 208664.3%★★★☆☆
201864.8653 of 203767.9%★★★☆☆
201769.2586 of 204471.3%★★★★☆
201668.0592 of 204671.1%★★★★☆
201562.7672 of 205267.3%★★★☆☆
201476.6483 of 209376.9%★★★★☆
201381.5358 of 216783.5%★★★★☆
201280.3348 of 216683.9%★★★★☆
201181.2310 of 214785.6%★★★★☆
201085.0146 of 213993.2%★★★★★
200980.0341 of 212083.9%★★★★☆
200882.4240 of 209288.5%★★★★☆
200778.4343 of 209583.6%★★★★☆
200678.2370 of 208682.3%★★★★☆
200570.4661 of 202267.3%★★★☆☆
200474.6540 of 203073.4%★★★★☆
200372.9623 of 202069.2%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202383.751 of 69292.6%★★★★★

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.9307 of 104970.7%★★★★☆
202463.1201 of 88677.3%★★★★☆
202357.2282 of 90768.9%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202653.0588 of 128654.3%★★★☆☆
202571.7516 of 194273.4%★★★★☆
202460.9663 of 194265.9%★★★☆☆
202365.5590 of 195769.9%★★★☆☆
202269.7533 of 197072.9%★★★★☆
202159.8578 of 168065.6%★★★☆☆
201967.2605 of 201970.0%★★★★☆
201868.3567 of 196471.1%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202564.4286 of 98270.9%★★★★☆
202436.9591 of 95938.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.5662 of 97031.8%★★☆☆☆
202256.2338 of 95464.6%★★★☆☆
201966.6218 of 95577.2%★★★★☆
201848.1456 of 93851.4%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202643.2539 of 100146.2%★★☆☆☆
202553.4785 of 180056.4%★★★☆☆
202443.5969 of 179346.0%★★☆☆☆
202351.2779 of 180856.9%★★★☆☆
202260.6538 of 176369.5%★★★☆☆
202148.0682 of 151455.0%★★★☆☆
201949.2853 of 181653.0%★★★☆☆
201845.2920 of 176547.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202651.6627 of 131152.2%★★★☆☆
202565.8631 of 194767.6%★★★☆☆
202458.0723 of 195963.1%★★★☆☆
202361.2650 of 198467.2%★★★☆☆
202263.7621 of 197768.6%★★★☆☆
202161.4534 of 170768.7%★★★☆☆
201952.6860 of 201957.4%★★★☆☆
201860.1705 of 197264.2%★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202559.151 of 12057.5%★★★☆☆
202455.837 of 9360.2%★★★☆☆
202337.956 of 9339.8%★★☆☆☆
202267.027 of 9571.6%★★★★☆
201953.638 of 8957.3%★★★☆☆
201877.014 of 7882.1%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
20269.8191 of 2015.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202557.5439 of 129266.0%★★★☆☆
202460.8349 of 119570.8%★★★★☆
202339.7617 of 115646.6%★★☆☆☆
202240.8546 of 111350.9%★★★☆☆
202146.6297 of 64053.6%★★★☆☆
201938.4665 of 119444.3%★★☆☆☆
201858.9198 of 76374.0%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202640.5741 of 114935.5%★★☆☆☆
202549.0741 of 138946.7%★★☆☆☆
202440.1843 of 139239.4%★★☆☆☆
202346.3770 of 141945.7%★★☆☆☆
202246.5757 of 142546.9%★★☆☆☆
202146.8649 of 130850.4%★★★☆☆
201940.7902 of 146238.3%★★☆☆☆
201844.9811 of 146344.6%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
African American (2023)93rd percentile+25 vs school
Hispanic (2025)71st percentile~ school
Disabled (2025)71st percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2025)58th percentile-13 vs school
Female (2026)54th percentile-11 vs school
Male (2026)52nd percentile-13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)46th percentile-19 vs school
White (2026)36th percentile-30 vs school
Special Education (2026)5th percentile-60 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?
Science63%+16 vs state
English Language Arts59%+3 vs state
Mathematics56%+17 vs state

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Students at Lincoln Trail Elementary School are 84% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% African American.

In the 2024-25 school year, 801 students attended Lincoln Trail Elementary School.

Lincoln Trail Elementary School ranks 603rd of 1737 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Lincoln Trail Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School
High : Mahomet-Seymour High School

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Latest Illinois data All new data »
2025–26 school spending dataNewOct 30, 2026
2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 30, 2026
2025–26 ACT, IAR, ISA & PreACT Secure test scoresNewOct 30, 2026
2013–14 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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