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Iles Elementary School

Public Grades 1-8

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 100% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Iles Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 406 students in grades 1-8. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which is ranked 714 out of 811 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Iles Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Illinois, with a statewide ranking between 3rd and 60th out of over 2,000 schools in recent years. The school's students perform exceptionally well on standardized tests, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Iles Elementary School spends significantly more per student ($20,155 in 2023-2024) compared to the district average, which may contribute to the school's strong academic performance.

While Black Hawk Elementary School, Feitshans Elementary School, and other nearby schools in the Springfield School District 186 struggle to meet state standards, Iles Elementary School consistently outperforms them, with much higher proficiency rates on standardized tests across all grade levels and subject areas. This suggests that Iles Elementary School is an outlier within the district, potentially due to factors such as higher funding, better resources, or more effective teaching practices.

414

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,192

Per pupil spending ?

21.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1700 S 15th St
Springfield, IL 62703-2962

(217) 525-3226

District: Springfield School District 186

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.9%

Asian:

23.7%

African American:

13.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 100th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (91% vs 44% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Illinois elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Springfield School District 186

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school91%

District avg29%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

9^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

6^th of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.3	9 of 2056	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	30 of 2067	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	50 of 2077	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.7	53 of 2082	97.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	54 of 1948	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	6 of 2086	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.5	3 of 2037	99.9%	★★★★★
2017	99.7	3 of 2044	99.9%	★★★★★
2016	99.6	4 of 2046	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.8	6 of 2052	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	97.2	5 of 2093	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	97.1	5 of 2167	99.8%	★★★★★
2012	91.0	2 of 2166	99.9%	★★★★★
2011	90.8	5 of 2147	99.8%	★★★★★
2010	91.2	1 of 2139	100.0%	★★★★★
2009	90.0	10 of 2120	99.5%	★★★★★
2008	90.4	5 of 2092	99.8%	★★★★★
2007	89.1	7 of 2095	99.7%	★★★★★
2006	89.3	7 of 2086	99.7%	★★★★★
2005	90.9	8 of 2022	99.6%	★★★★★
2004	91.9	7 of 2030	99.7%	★★★★★
2003	92.8	4 of 2020	99.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	98.9	9 of 655	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	25 of 692	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	18 of 684	97.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	16 of 234	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	12 of 219	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	89.2	10 of 237	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.7	10 of 226	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	91.0	7 of 243	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	8 of 242	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.6	13 of 1942	99.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.7	29 of 1942	98.5%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	59 of 1957	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	69 of 1970	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	54 of 1680	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	5 of 2019	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	3 of 1964	99.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	5 of 1800	99.7%	★★★★★
2024	98.5	17 of 1793	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.2	38 of 1808	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	89.2	71 of 1763	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	100.0	2 of 1765	99.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.8	10 of 1947	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	60 of 1959	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	42 of 1984	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.0	67 of 1977	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.4	70 of 1707	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.4	6 of 2019	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	6 of 1972	99.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	27 of 1389	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.5	48 of 1392	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	91.7	60 of 1419	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.8	68 of 1425	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.1	77 of 1308	94.1%	★★★★★
2019	98.6	3 of 1462	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	99.1	1 of 1463	99.9%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.7	6 of 1368	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.6	14 of 1363	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	99.6	3 of 1367	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	4 of 1369	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	99.9	2 of 1241	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	6 of 1356	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	99.2	9 of 1293	99.3%	★★★★★
2017	99.5	7 of 1293	99.5%	★★★★★
2016	99.6	2 of 1294	99.8%	★★★★★
2015	99.8	6 of 1302	99.5%	★★★★★
2014	97.9	2 of 1322	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	98.2	1 of 1367	99.9%	★★★★★
2012	92.6	6 of 1365	99.6%	★★★★★
2011	92.3	10 of 1344	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	98.8	5 of 1251	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	99.5	1 of 1275	99.9%	★★★★★
2019	99.1	3 of 1276	99.8%	★★★★★
2018	98.9	3 of 1226	99.8%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	98.8	10 of 1271	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.7	42 of 1264	96.7%	★★★★★
2023	99.4	6 of 1292	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.7	3 of 1286	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	8 of 1296	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	99.4	9 of 1223	99.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	97.2	7 of 884	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	98.8	4 of 905	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	14 of 889	98.4%	★★★★★

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

African American (2024)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)98th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Female (2024)100th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

White (2025)99th percentile~ school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts93%+40 vs state

Science92%+49 vs state

Mathematics88%+50 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

I have had 3 kids go through Iles so far, and hopefully two more to go. The school is amazing...please do not let the district rating distract from the school. The only reason the district cannot get it together is because this is such a politcal town. Nothing ever gets done. It always has to be debated over and over again. It truly is ridiculous and I am amazed anything ever gets accomplished. Iles works through the districts disablilities to accomplish so much more than I could ever imagine. With the help of the wonderful staff and the involved partents, Iles is a great school. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Iles Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Iles Elementary School?

Students at Iles Elementary School are 46% White, 24% Asian, 14% African American, 12% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Is Iles Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Iles Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools.

What district is Iles Elementary School in?

Springfield School District 186

How many students attend Iles Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 414 students attended Iles Elementary School.

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