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Lincoln Magnet School

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Lincoln Magnet School ranks 159 th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

159^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,126 Illinois Middle Schools

Better than 86% of Illinois middle schools

Summary

Lincoln Magnet School is a 300-student, grades 6–8 middle school in Springfield, Illinois, within Springfield School District 186. Its 2025–2026 results stand out across subjects: all-grades proficiency was 88% in English language arts (ELA), 52% in math and 78% in eighth-grade science. The most important qualification is that eighth-grade math, at 42%, is substantially lower than Lincoln’s sixth- and seventh-grade results.

Lincoln’s results were well above state and district rates, especially in ELA: 88% were proficient, versus 56% statewide and 39% in the district. Math was 52%, compared with 40% statewide and 23% in the district; eighth-grade science was 78%, versus 52% statewide and 35% in the district. Lincoln led nearby schools in each tested ELA grade and in sixth- and seventh-grade math. Among nearby schools serving grades 6–8, it was also well ahead of their average all-grades results: 28% in ELA and 12% in math, compared with Lincoln’s 88% and 52%. Eighth-grade math is the exception: Lincoln’s 42% was below Rochester Junior High School at 45% and Glenwood Middle School at 43%, though it remained 7 points above the state rate.

Lincoln’s ELA and math scores have risen over the three years reported: ELA went from 70% in 2023–2024 to 88% in 2025–2026, and math from 42% to 52%. Its SchoolDigger standing was steady at the 86th percentile in each of the last three years; in 2025–2026, SchoolDigger rated the school 4 stars and ranked it 159 of 1,126. One notable subgroup finding is that SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Lincoln serves Multi-racial Students ranked at the 53rd percentile in 2024–2025, 33 points below the school’s overall 86th percentile; the subgroup measure had been at the 65th percentile the prior year. For context, 38% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, and the student-teacher ratio was 12:1 that year, below the nearby-school average of 13.7:1; these figures describe the school’s context, not the cause of its results.

300

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,659

Per pupil spending ?

37.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

98%

Measles protection (all grades) (2025-26)

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: Improving — 80th percentile in 2016 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (73% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Illinois middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg32%

Illinois avg49%

159^th of 1,126

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 20% (2016) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

599^th of 738Springfield 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
2026	82.1	159 of 1126	85.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	86.6	18 of 224	92.0%	★★★★★
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
2026	72.5	190 of 867	78.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	92.8	26 of 788	96.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	81.8	113 of 829	86.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	86.1	71 of 754	90.6%	★★★★★
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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)97th percentile+11 vs school

African American (2026)92nd percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile~ school

Female (2026)78th percentile-8 vs school

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

By subject vs Illinois (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts88%+31 vs state

Science78%+26 vs state

Mathematics52%+12 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISA Science (2026)		IAR English Language Arts (2026)						IAR Mathematics (2026)						Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2026)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Measles protection (all grades)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	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%)	82.1	159^th of 1126 public middle schools	85.9%		83.9	193^rd of 1368 public middle schools	85.9%	34		77.9			87.0	90.4	85.4	87.7			56.0	57.7	41.7	52.0	98%		$20,659	$1,226	$19,433
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%)	2	1120^th of 1126 public middle schools	0.5%		7.1	1355^th of 1368 public middle schools	1.0%	235		19.2			15.6	16.3	23.1	18.1				6.3		4.7	99.8%		$23,176	$1,602	$21,573
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%)	5.8	1090^th of 1126 public middle schools	3.2%		11.9	1278^th of 1368 public middle schools	6.6%	188		20.3			33.7	28.4	33.3	31.8			9.2	14.6		9.8	99.8%		$20,241	$1,463	$18,778
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%)	23.6	866^th of 1126 public middle schools	23.1%		36.6	833^rd of 1368 public middle schools	39.1%	33		39.1			55.6	35.7	38.1	43.5			35.0	27.9	25.7	29.7	99%		$19,002	$1,314	$17,688
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%)	2.4	1119^th of 1126 public middle schools	0.6%		9.4	1323^rd of 1368 public middle schools	3.3%	204		20.8			19.5	10.9	23.3	17.7					6.3	4.3	100%		$20,196	$1,586	$18,610
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%)	60.2	397^th of 1126 public middle schools	64.7%		69.6	367^th of 1368 public middle schools	73.2%	30		51.4				67.4	76.7	72.4				43.4	45.2	44.4	99.3%		$12,045	$278	$11,767
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%)	23.1	872^nd of 1126 public middle schools	22.6%		42.2	741^st of 1368 public middle schools	45.8%	131	36.0	38.2		48.0	52.6	44.2	61.6	52.1		20.6	15.4	20.0	21.9	19.8	99.5%		$15,112	$1,419	$13,693
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)	66.1		53.5	63.0	71.5			62.7	35.7	45.7	32.3			37.8	98.5%		$12,856	$279	$12,577
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)	55.4			68.7	67.0			67.8		41.1	46.9			44.1	98.7%		$12,238	$324	$11,914
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%)	61.4	384^th of 1126 public middle schools	65.9%		68	390^th of 1368 public middle schools	71.5%	6		61.2				73.6	60.1	66.5				49.8	42.9	46.2	98.5%		$13,840	$257	$13,583

Frequently Asked Questions about Lincoln Magnet School

Is Lincoln Magnet School a good school?

Lincoln Magnet School ranks 159^th of 1126 Illinois middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Lincoln Magnet School?

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

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