Best Elementary Schools in Springfield, IL

Summary:

The city of Springfield, Illinois is home to 22 elementary schools that are part of the Springfield School District 186, which is ranked 714 out of 811 school districts in the state and has an overall rating of 1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

While the district as a whole is underperforming, a few schools stand out as high-performing, including Iles Elementary School, which is ranked 9th out of 2,056 elementary schools in Illinois and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Other standout schools include Owen Marsh Elementary School and Sandburg Elementary School, both of which have strong academic performance with over 50% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, schools like Feitshans Elementary School, Matheny-Withrow Elementary School, and McClernand Elementary School have significantly lower proficiency rates.

The data reveals a significant socioeconomic divide within the district, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 25% at Iles Elementary to as high as 79% at Harvard Park Elementary and Feitshans Elementary. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 25.4% may be a contributing factor to the overall low performance across the schools.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd 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 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School	Public	K-5	900 W Edwards St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3220	241	41	5.9	74.7%	55 (22.8%)	133 (55.2%)	16 (6.6%)	5 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.9%)	17.4	1732^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.6	1664^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.5%	68	16.7		28.3	17.6	36.1				27.6	19.6	17.6	16.7				18.1	98.4	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8	98.8			$20,283	$2,437	$17,846
Springfield Ball Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2530 E Ash St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 525-3275	394	26	15.1	60.9%	139 (35.3%)	176 (44.7%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (17.5%)	37.1	1273^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	38.1%		36.1	1245^th of 2067 public elementary schools	39.8%	28	30.2	52.8	39.5	43.2	44.2	19.6	27.3	63.9	38.7	55.8	34.1	27.9	15.2	13.6	33.3	29.7										$16,514	$00	$16,514
Black Hawk Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 S College St	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3195	234	19	12.6	78.2%	48 (20.5%)	118 (50.4%)	20 (8.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (19.7%)	21.3	1636^th of 2056 public elementary schools	20.4%		23.7	1581^st of 2067 public elementary schools	23.5%	55	25.0		37.3	26.5	35.0				33.6	23.5	5.9	17.5				16.8	97.3	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.6	99.2	96.9			$20,692	$2,295	$18,397
Butler Elementary School	Public	K-5	1701 S MacArthur Blvd	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 787-3189	367	27	13.8	56.9%	148 (40.3%)	148 (40.3%)	9 (2.5%)	7 (1.9%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	50 (13.6%)	53.5	935^th of 2056 public elementary schools	54.5%		50.4	928^th of 2067 public elementary schools	55.1%	7	46.4		50.0	53.8	52.6				52.1	37.9	42.3	32.1				37.3	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.3			$19,053	$2,117	$16,936
Dubois Elementary School	Public	K-5	120 S Lincoln Ave	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 787-3066	469	31	15.1	66.5%	155 (33.0%)	226 (48.2%)	13 (2.8%)	6 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (14.3%)	11.3	1896^th of 2056 public elementary schools	7.8%		14.8	1860^th of 2067 public elementary schools	10.0%	36	17.5		19.0	12.3	27.0				19.1	9.5	9.5	12.7				10.5	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	99.3	98.0	98.0			$18,419	$2,063	$16,356
Enos Elementary School	Public	K-5	524 W Elliott Ave	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3208	245	22	11.1	78.0%	65 (26.5%)	141 (57.6%)	4 (1.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.9%)	18.7	1697^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.5%		28.7	1439^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.4%	258	12.2		25.6	46.2	29.3				32.1	15.4	22.2	2.4				12.1	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6	99.6			$22,708	$2,218	$20,489
Fairview Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 E Ridgely Ave	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3211	302	25	12.3	79.5%	116 (38.4%)	127 (42.1%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	47 (15.6%)	18.8	1694^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.6%		18.9	1712^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.2%	18	18.0		26.1	28.9	30.0				28.4	21.7	26.7	12.0				19.9	98.0	98.3	98.3	98.3	99.0	98.3	98.0			$20,868	$2,063	$18,805
Hazel Dell Elementary School	Public	K-5	850 W Lake Shore Dr	Springfield	62712	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3223	140	12	11.4	75.7%	43 (30.7%)	76 (54.3%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (11.4%)	32.5	1373^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	33.2%		33.8	1291^st of 2067 public elementary schools	37.5%	82	29.4		42.1	35.3	56.3				44.2	36.8	17.6	6.3				21.2	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4			$24,045	$2,391	$21,654
Iles Elementary School	Public	1-8	1700 S 15th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 525-3226	414	23	18.0	21.7%	190 (45.9%)	57 (13.8%)	18 (4.3%)	98 (23.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (11.6%)	98.3	9^th of 2056 public elementary schools	99.6%		97.8	30^th of 2067 public elementary schools	98.5%	21	92.4	91.7	92.9	91.7	92.4	95.0	94.1	95.8	92.9	97.1	83.3	81.8	100.0	82.4	91.7	88.4	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.8	98.3	98.0		14.2	$17,192	$1,936	$15,256
Jane Addams Elementary School	Public	K-5	10 Babiak Ln	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 787-3144	243	21	11.5	81.9%	74 (30.5%)	133 (54.7%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (11.1%)	28	1487^th of 2056 public elementary schools	27.7%		22.1	1622^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	21.5%	135	21.7		20.0	55.3	34.8				37.7	30.0	32.4	10.9				23.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	99.6	98.5	98.5			$19,890	$2,458	$17,432
Laketown Elementary School	Public	K-5	1825 Lee St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 585-5819	135	16	8.4	67.4%	42 (31.1%)	67 (49.6%)	6 (4.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.1%)	26.4	1532^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	25.5%		27.6	1468^th of 2067 public elementary schools	29.0%	64	20.0		30.0	13.3	53.3				32.0	50.0	6.7	13.3				26.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4			$24,840	$2,315	$22,525
Matheny-Withrow Elementary School	Public	K-5	1200 S Pope Ave	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3245	216	21	10.1	83.3%	32 (14.8%)	151 (69.9%)	7 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.0%)	4.8	2052^nd of 2056 public elementary schools	0.2%		9	2053^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	0.7%	1	4.0		10.5	3.2	8.0				7.4	5.3	6.5	0.0				4.3	98.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	100.0	99.1	98.6			$25,788	$2,268	$23,520
McClernand Elementary School	Public	K-5	801 N 6th St	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3247	213	18	12.1	80.3%	76 (35.7%)	106 (49.8%)	8 (3.8%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (9.9%)	13.5	1828^th of 2056 public elementary schools	11.1%		13.4	1925^th of 2067 public elementary schools	6.9%	97	20.5		7.7	26.5	29.5				21.4	7.7	11.8	15.9				12.0	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3	95.3			$22,262	$2,210	$20,052
Owen Marsh Elementary School	Public	K-5	1100 Avon Dr	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 787-3173	324	19	17.5	42.0%	182 (56.2%)	89 (27.5%)	5 (1.5%)	10 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.1%)	63.8	728^th of 2056 public elementary schools	64.6%		69	567^th of 2067 public elementary schools	72.6%	161	50.0		48.5	64.3	61.5				56.9	45.5	54.8	34.6				44.4	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0			$17,910	$1,936	$15,975
Ridgely Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2040 N 8th St	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3259	343	22	15.5	74.1%	141 (41.1%)	130 (37.9%)	17 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.7%)	18.4	1707^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.0%		17.3	1759^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.9%	52	27.8		16.7	30.2	29.7				25.0	18.8	14.0	18.9				17.2	98.6	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	98.3	19.7		$18,716	$2,132	$16,584
Sandburg Elementary School	Public	K-5	2051 Wabash Ave	Springfield	62704	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 787-3112	279	17	16.4	49.5%	118 (42.3%)	109 (39.1%)	9 (3.2%)	12 (4.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.4%)	47.6	1049^th of 2056 public elementary schools	49.0%		62.7	685^th of 2067 public elementary schools	66.9%	364	33.3		37.7	60.5	57.6				50.4	32.1	44.2	27.3				34.9	98.9	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	100.0	98.9			$18,555	$1,936	$16,619
Southern View Elementary School	Public	K-5	3338 S 5th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 585-5837	171	14	12.6	76.0%	48 (28.1%)	72 (42.1%)	29 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (12.9%)	15.8	1769^th of 2056 public elementary schools	14.0%		22.3	1614^th of 2067 public elementary schools	21.9%	155	20.0		8.3	28.0	45.0				26.1	4.2	4.0	15.0				7.2	98.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.7			$19,887	$2,192	$17,695
Feitshans Elementary School	Public	K-5	1101 S 15th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3030	288	23	12.5	84.0%	69 (24.0%)	181 (62.8%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	32 (11.1%)	4.9	2050^th of 2056 public elementary schools	0.3%		8.5	2058^th of 2067 public elementary schools	0.4%	8	4.4		7.5	12.2	8.9				9.5	5.7	4.1	0.0				3.4	99.3	99.6	99.6	99.6	100.0	99.6	99.3			$21,349	$2,146	$19,203
Wilcox Elementary School	Public	K-5	2000 Hastings Rd	Springfield	62702	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3281	241	20	12.0	70.5%	100 (41.5%)	84 (34.9%)	12 (5.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (17.0%)	25.3	1556^th of 2056 public elementary schools	24.3%		28.8	1438^th of 2067 public elementary schools	30.4%	118	35.1		14.6	25.0	61.1				32.7	12.2	16.7	13.9				14.2	98.0	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.0			$20,017	$2,205	$17,812
Lindsay School	Public	K-5	3600 Fielding Dr	Springfield	62711	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	No	(217) 546-0200	438	33	13.3	48.4%	166 (37.9%)	171 (39.0%)	16 (3.7%)	26 (5.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (13.0%)	42.1	1163^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	43.4%		45.5	1032^nd of 2067 public elementary schools	50.1%	131	36.4		39.4	52.4	54.5				49.0	30.3	28.6	27.3				28.6	97.2	98.1	98.1	98.1	98.9	98.1	97.4			$19,224	$1,936	$17,289
Harvard Park Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 S 11th St	Springfield	62703	Sangamon County	Springfield School District 186	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 525-3214	370	29	12.6	87.6%	88 (23.8%)	228 (61.6%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.9%)	9	1973^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	4.0%		12.5	1958^th of 2067 public elementary schools	5.3%	15	3.6		21.3	21.0	25.0				22.3	11.5	4.8	3.6				6.7	97.5	98.3	98.3	98.3	99.2	98.0	97.5			$19,275	$2,204	$17,071

Cities Near Springfield

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rochester	6.04 mi	5	211^th
Chatham	7.08 mi	6	95^th
Riverton	7.17 mi	3	640^th
Sherman	7.73 mi	1	75^th
Pleasant Plains	8.87 mi	3	133^rd

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.