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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 61853


At a glance
2
Schools
1,606
Students
Top rankedLincoln Trail Elementary School605th of 2,056 Illinois elementary schools
Biggest riser
Lincoln Trail Elementary School up 120 spots statewide this year
Summary:

The 61853 zip code in Mahomet, Illinois is home to two high-performing elementary schools: Middletown Prairie Elementary and Lincoln Trail Elementary School. Both schools are part of the Mahomet-Seymour CUSD 3 district and are consistently high-performing, earning 4 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Lincoln Trail Elementary School has seen its statewide ranking improve over the past few years, moving from 666th out of 2,077 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 605th out of 2,056 in 2024-2025. The school's impressive test scores, with 56.9% of students proficient or better in ELA and 54.6% proficient or better in Math, exceed the state averages. Additionally, 55.7% of 5th-grade students scored proficient or better on the ISA Science assessment, compared to the state average of 40.6%.

While both schools perform at a high level, Middletown Prairie Elementary has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 15.1 compared to 19.7 at Lincoln Trail Elementary, and it spends $9,953 per student, slightly more than the $9,743 spent per student at Lincoln Trail Elementary. Both schools maintain low chronic absenteeism rates of 25.4%, indicating a strong commitment to student engagement and attendance.

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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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