The Mahomet-Seymour School District was recognized for its excellence once again this year as niche.com ranked the district in the top 100 schools in Illinois.
Niche.com, which ranks schools and school districts based on academics, health and safety, parent and student surveys, student culture, facilities and extracurricular activities, among others, named the Mahomet-Seymour School District the 30th best district in the state. Last year, the district came in in 26th place.
The district received an “A” overall, ranking high in academics, teachers, clubs and activities, college readiness and health and safety while factors such as diversity, food, resources and facilities received lower “grades.”
Mahomet-Seymour serves 2,981 students overall. Twenty-two percent of students receive free and reduced lunches. Forty-nine percent of the student population are proficient at reading and 42 percent are proficient in math.
Mahomet-Seymour High School came in at 93th of the 100 high schools named, receiving an “A” grade. Niche.com reports according to state standards 27 percent of MSHS students are proficient in math and 45 percent are proficient in reading with an average graduation rate of 92 percent.
MSHS ranked 74th overall in 2015.
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School also received an “A” grade, but was ranked the 87th best junior high in Illinois. MSJHS was ranked 50th in 2016. Of the 688 students at MSJHS, 21 percent receive free and reduced lunch, 57 percent are proficient in reading and 51% are proficient in math.
Lincoln Trail Elementary, which was ranked 77th in 2015 fell off the top 100 list in 2016. With 678 students, Niche.com reports that 23% of students receive free and reduced lunches. Forty-two percent of the students are proficient in reading and 35 percent of students are proficient in math.
