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 28th best district in the state. Last year, the district came in in 30th 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 3,045 students overall. Twenty-five 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 69th 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 90 percent.
Mahomet-Seymour Junior High School received an “A-” grade but was ranked the 136th best junior high in Illinois. Of the 669 students at MSJHS, 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.
Sangamon Elementary received a B+ grade as did Lincoln Trail, which was ranked the 583 best elementary school in the state.
