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Lincoln Magnet School

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Lincoln Magnet School ranks 193 rd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,368 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Magnet School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Springfield, Illinois. With consistently strong academic achievement, the school ranks in the top 15% of Illinois middle schools and has earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year.

Lincoln Magnet School significantly outperforms the Springfield School District 186 and the state of Illinois in academic proficiency, with 78.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 45.1% proficient or better in mathematics. The school also excels in serving diverse student populations, ranking in the top 5% of Illinois middle schools for African American students and the top 10% for low-socioeconomic status students. While the school's chronic absenteeism rate is higher than the state average, it is notably lower than the district average.

When compared to other middle schools in the Springfield area, such as Jefferson Middle School, U.S. Grant Middle School, and Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Lincoln Magnet School stands out as a high-performing outlier, with significantly higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism levels. This consistent excellence and commitment to equity make Lincoln Magnet School a model for other schools to emulate.

300

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,394

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

300 S 11th St
Springfield, IL 62703-1204

(217) 525-3236

District: Springfield School District 186

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.0%

African American:

28.0%

Two or more races:

12.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (64% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Illinois middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Springfield School District 186

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg28%

Illinois avg46%

193^rd of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Springfield School District 186

714^th of 811Springfield School District 186 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.9	193 of 1368	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	191 of 1363	86.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.2	137 of 1367	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	147 of 1369	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	135 of 1241	89.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	190 of 1356	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	185 of 1293	85.7%	★★★★☆
2017	83.5	181 of 1293	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	75.9	254 of 1294	80.4%	★★★★☆
2015	89.0	128 of 1302	90.2%	★★★★★
2014	91.1	66 of 1322	95.0%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	65 of 1367	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	86.9	68 of 1365	95.0%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	86 of 1344	93.6%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	68 of 1327	94.9%	★★★★★
2009	86.9	62 of 1318	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	70 of 1293	94.6%	★★★★★
2007	86.9	65 of 1287	94.9%	★★★★★
2006	84.2	113 of 1272	91.1%	★★★★★
2005	83.1	165 of 1209	86.4%	★★★★☆
2004	75.8	301 of 1204	75.0%	★★★★☆
2003	77.8	256 of 1185	78.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	39 of 574	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	77.9	55 of 548	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	17 of 569	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.9	44 of 573	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	23 of 385	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	94 of 565	83.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.7	48 of 511	90.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	74.0	286 of 1248	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	77.0	241 of 1251	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	125 of 1275	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.8	183 of 1286	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	82.2	124 of 1017	87.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.9	134 of 1276	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	175 of 1226	85.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.0	109 of 1229	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	80.6	132 of 1219	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	30 of 1234	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	110 of 1221	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	78.6	100 of 1019	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.7	226 of 1217	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	136 of 1161	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	116 of 1271	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	87.2	128 of 1264	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	83.7	169 of 1292	86.9%	★★★★☆
2022	88.5	103 of 1286	92.0%	★★★★★
2021	82.4	130 of 1048	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	230 of 1296	82.3%	★★★★☆
2018	80.2	183 of 1223	85.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	95 of 204	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	64 of 184	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	68 of 194	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	41 of 195	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	30 of 97	69.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.1	65 of 179	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	37 of 164	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	109 of 884	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.0	111 of 875	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	108 of 895	87.9%	★★★★☆
2022	86.2	84 of 898	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.6	57 of 813	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	62 of 905	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	89 of 889	90.0%	★★★★★

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 (2025)93rd percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-9 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

Science68%+22 vs state

Mathematics45%+7 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, July 28, 2015

My child went to LMS and excelled under the encouragement of the exceptionally caring administration and faculty/staff, especially Mrs. Heyen, Ms. Wickham, and Ms. Rowl. They all took a personal stake in my son and he prospered under their attention. I could not be happier with a school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)						IAR Mathematics (2025)						% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lincoln Magnet School	Public	6-8	300 S 11th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 525-3236	300	25	12.0	37.7%	150 (50.0%)	84 (28.0%)	9 (3.0%)	17 (5.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (12.7%)	83.9	193^rd of 1368 public middle schools	85.9%		84	191^st of 1363 public middle schools	86.0%	2		67.7			78.1	75.8	80.6	78.1			44.8	45.5	45.2	45.1	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	$22,394	$1,936	$20,458
Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	2300 E Jackson St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3182	516	50	10.3	79.8%	162 (31.4%)	262 (50.8%)	15 (2.9%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (14.1%)	7.1	1355^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.0%		10.9	1318^th of 1363 public middle schools	3.3%	37		11.2			9.9	7.8	11.6	9.9			4.3	2.1	3.4	3.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.5	$24,399	$2,138	$22,262
U S Grant Middle School	Public	6-8	1800 W Monroe St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3170	498	46	10.9	72.1%	151 (30.3%)	262 (52.6%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (13.1%)	11.9	1278^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.6%		14.2	1247^th of 1363 public middle schools	8.5%	31		18.8			24.2	18.6	15.9	19.6			9.6	8.8	3.4	7.4	99.8	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.0	$23,059	$2,144	$20,915
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 Outer Park Dr	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 787-3006	709	54	13.1	53.5%	237 (33.4%)	288 (40.6%)	48 (6.8%)	45 (6.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	87 (12.3%)	36.6	833^rd of 1368 public middle schools	39.1%		41.1	726^th of 1363 public middle schools	46.7%	107		32.9			42.0	44.9	37.4	41.4			24.0	33.0	16.6	24.4	98.9	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.3	98.7	99.0	97.7	$20,785	$1,936	$18,848
Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	3001 S Allis St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 585-5810	517	43	12.0	80.7%	133 (25.7%)	290 (56.1%)	20 (3.9%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (13.3%)	9.4	1323^rd of 1368 public middle schools	3.3%		12.1	1287^th of 1363 public middle schools	5.6%	36		16.7			11.6	17.6	19.0	16.0			3.5	8.5	2.3	4.6	99.8	99.4	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.8	99.2	$21,634	$2,145	$19,489
Rochester Junior High School	Public	7-8	3 Rocket Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 498-9761	288	20	14.4		252 (87.5%)	7 (2.4%)	5 (1.7%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	69.6	367^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.2%		53.5	550^th of 1363 public middle schools	59.6%	183		56.0				68.0	65.3	66.7				38.8	33.6	36.2									$13,584	$505	$13,079
Riverton Middle School	Public	5-8	1014 E Lincoln St	Riverton	62561	Sangamon County	Riverton CUSD 14	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 629-6002	347	30	11.5	52.4%	291 (83.9%)	16 (4.6%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.5%)	42.2	741^st of 1368 public middle schools	45.8%		43.3	699^th of 1363 public middle schools	48.7%	42	42.5	37.6		52.8	53.8	45.9	60.0	52.7		34.7	23.1	17.4	15.5	21.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	75.6	$14,800	$1,486	$13,314
Rochester Intermediate School	Public	4-6	900 Jack Taylor Dr	Rochester	62563	Sangamon County	Rochester CUSD 3A	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 498-6215	394	27	14.5	15.2%	349 (88.6%)	12 (3.0%)	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.6%)								(n/a)	45.8		55.6	42.7	58.5			52.3	49.2	42.7	39.3			43.6									$12,952	$505	$12,446
Glenwood Intermediate School	Public	5-6	465 Chatham Rd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-1183	672	37	18.1	22.5%	527 (78.4%)	28 (4.2%)	25 (3.7%)	38 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.9%)								(n/a)	48.2			67.3	67.2			67.2		43.6	48.2			45.8	97.8	97.9	97.9	97.9	50.4	97.4	97.7	49.1	$11,393	$332	$11,061
Glenwood Middle School	Public	7-8	595 Chatham Rd	Chatham	62629	Sangamon County	Ball Chatham CUSD 5	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 483-2481	735	43	17.1	22.7%	539 (73.3%)	37 (5.0%)	32 (4.4%)	45 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (11.2%)	68	390^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.5%		63.5	410^th of 1363 public middle schools	69.9%	20		55.6				69.7	51.4	60.4				44.8	36.2	40.4	98.8	98.2	98.2	98.2	97.8	98.5	98.7	97.0	$12,465	$299	$12,166

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Magnet School

What district is Lincoln Magnet School in?

Springfield School District 186

What is the racial makeup of Lincoln Magnet School?

Students at Lincoln Magnet School are 50% White, 28% African American, 13% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

How many students attend Lincoln Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 300 students attended Lincoln Magnet School.

Is Lincoln Magnet School a good school?

Lincoln Magnet School ranks 193^rd of 1368 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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