Enrollment
300
Middle
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003830
Lincoln Magnet School
300 S 11th St, Springfield, IL 62703 · (217) 525-3236 · Sangamon County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
113 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 106 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 100 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 94 | 31% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
78.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
45.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 45.1% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 41.8% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Illinois's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lincoln Magnet School
Lincoln Magnet School's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Magnet School this school | 300 | 37.7% | 63.8% |
| Reservoir Gifted School Peoria | 308 | 35.1% | 91.9% |
| Wolf Branch Middle School Swansea | 341 | 29.0% | 60.2% |
| Shiloh Middle School Shiloh | 331 | 27.5% | 55.8% |
| Eisenhower Jr High School Darien | 407 | 39.6% | 48.0% |
| Grant Middle School Fairview Heights | 254 | 44.5% | 30.1% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lincoln Magnet School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #69 of 578 | #2 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #191 of 640 ▼ 47 | #4 of 17 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #99 of 640 ▲ 3 | #2 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #454 of 691 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #181 of 558 | #5 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #86 of 560 | #2 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.7% | #401 of 581 | #9 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #376 of 440 | #12 of 13 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
300
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 396
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 300 | 25 | 12.0:1 | 38% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 41% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 298 | 22.9 | 13.0:1 | 34% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 36% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 32% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 20 | 16.0:1 | 33% (106) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 22 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 396 | 25 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lincoln Magnet School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (314 to 300); teachers up 9% (23 to 25).
About Lincoln Magnet School
Lincoln Magnet School is a small middle school. Its address is in Springfield, Illinois. The school enrolls 300 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Illinois enroll around 462, and this school is 35% below that mark.
A total of 31 schools make up Springfield SD 186, with 13,014 students enrolled.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Lincoln Magnet School is White, with 50% of students. Other groups include 28% Black, 13% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 78% White. The diversity index for Lincoln Magnet School is 65%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Lincoln Magnet School comes to 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.0:1. Middle schools in Illinois average 13.0:1, 1.0 more students per teacher than here. Lincoln Magnet School counts 38% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Sangamon County average 48%.
Lincoln Magnet School outperforms its prediction by 14.1 points. The model expects 49.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Illinois; the school's rate is 63.8%.
The county, Sangamon County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $75,357, about 37% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 77, with about 27,345 students.
The closest school to Lincoln Magnet School is Feitshans Elementary School, located about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Lincoln Magnet School at 2nd of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Lincoln Magnet School is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Lincoln Magnet School was 303 in 2020-21 and 300 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Lincoln Magnet School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield SD 186
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Springfield Southeast High SchoolHigh · 1,229 students
- Lanphier High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 549 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Springfield Southeast High SchoolHigh · 1,229 students
- Lanphier High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 549 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Feitshans Elementary School0.6 mi · 288
- McClernand Elementary School0.9 mi · 213
- Washington Middle School1.1 mi · 516
- Iles Elementary School1.1 mi · 414
- Springfield High School1.1 mi · 1,308
- Matheny-Withrow Elementary School1.2 mi · 216
Frequently asked questions
About Lincoln Magnet SchoolHow many students attend Lincoln Magnet School?
Lincoln Magnet School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 06-08.
Is Lincoln Magnet School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lincoln Magnet School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lincoln Magnet School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Lincoln Magnet School.
What is the student diversity at Lincoln Magnet School?
Student demographics at Lincoln Magnet School are roughly 50% White, 3% Hispanic, 28% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
What district is Lincoln Magnet School in?
Lincoln Magnet School is part of Springfield SD 186.
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