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Southern View Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1769^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Southern View Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 154 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which is ranked 714 out of 811 school districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Southern View Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Illinois elementary schools, with only 26.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and just 7.2% proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly below state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly low for male students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, Southern View has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.4% to 41.6% over the past few years.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Feitshans Elementary and Hazel Dell Elementary also struggle with poor academic performance and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting broader challenges within the district. However, some schools, such as Iles Elementary and Sandburg Elementary, perform significantly better, indicating the potential for improvement within the district.

171

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,887

Per pupil spending ?

76%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3338 S 5th St
Springfield, IL 62703-4730

(217) 585-5837

District: Springfield School District 186

Students who attend Southern View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Springfield Southeast High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

42.1%

White:

28.1%

Hispanic:

17.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 31st percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (18% vs 44% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg28%

Illinois avg44%

1,769^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 21Elementary Schools in the Springfield School District 186

714^th of 811Springfield School District 186 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	1769 of 2056	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	1614 of 2067	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1538 of 2077	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	1732 of 2082	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	1518 of 1948	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1550 of 2086	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1397 of 2037	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.5	1535 of 2044	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.2	1475 of 2046	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	29.5	1424 of 2052	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	31.3	1510 of 2093	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.3	1523 of 2167	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.2	1693 of 2166	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	1702 of 2147	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	1655 of 2139	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.5	1875 of 2120	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.9	1663 of 2092	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.0	1578 of 2095	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	36.6	1568 of 2086	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	36.1	1471 of 2022	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.4	1365 of 2030	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	37.8	1425 of 2020	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	449 of 688	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	327 of 655	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.5	559 of 711	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.6	153 of 698	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1572 of 1942	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1251 of 1942	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1596 of 1970	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1470 of 2019	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1431 of 1964	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1702 of 1800	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1626 of 1793	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	1335 of 1808	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1377 of 1763	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	851 of 1514	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.0	1315 of 1816	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.8	1128 of 1765	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1849 of 1947	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1640 of 1959	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	1591 of 1984	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1620 of 1977	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	1360 of 1707	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1430 of 2019	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1200 of 1972	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2019	23.4	1191 of 1462	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1093 of 1463	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)35th percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+5 vs school

White (2019)19th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science20%-21 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

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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)	% 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	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Southern View Elementary School

How many students attend Southern View Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 171 students attended Southern View Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Southern View Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Southern View Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Middle School
High : Springfield Southeast High School

Is Southern View Elementary School a good school?

Southern View Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.0% of Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Southern View Elementary School in?

Springfield School District 186

What is the racial makeup of Southern View Elementary School?

Students at Southern View Elementary School are 42% African American, 28% White, 17% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races.

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