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Owen Marsh Elementary School

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Owen Marsh Elementary School ranks 728 th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

728^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 65% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

Owen Marsh Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 292 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Owen Marsh Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, 56.9% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.6% for the district and 53.1% for the state. In math, 44.4% of Owen Marsh students were proficient or better, compared to 21.4% for the district and 38.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 4th and 5th-grade English Language Arts, where over 60% of students are proficient or better. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.9% to 41.6% over the past few years.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, McClernand Elementary and Butler Elementary, Owen Marsh outperforms them in academic achievement, particularly in mathematics. But the school's high chronic absenteeism rates are a concern and are generally higher than the nearby schools. Over time, Owen Marsh has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, likely due to a combination of factors, including the high chronic absenteeism rates and the overall performance of the district.

324

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,910

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Avon Dr
Springfield, IL 62704-2133

(217) 787-3173

District: Springfield School District 186

Students who attend Owen Marsh Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	U S Grant Middle School
High:	Springfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.2%

African American:

27.5%

Two or more races:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2015 → 65th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Illinois average (50% vs 44% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Illinois median (65th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg28%

Illinois avg44%

728^th of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Top 35%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 21% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	63.8	728 of 2056	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	567 of 2067	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	76.5	441 of 2077	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.4	567 of 2082	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	54.0	775 of 1948	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.4	515 of 2086	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	73.5	489 of 2037	76.0%	★★★★☆
2017	74.8	477 of 2044	76.7%	★★★★☆
2016	79.2	378 of 2046	81.5%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	427 of 2052	79.2%	★★★★☆
2014	68.7	658 of 2093	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	63.8	834 of 2167	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.7	1308 of 2166	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	58.0	1099 of 2147	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	52.4	1237 of 2139	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.3	1383 of 2120	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.3	1372 of 2092	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.8	1164 of 2095	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	62.4	973 of 2086	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	47.8	1281 of 2022	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	60.5	983 of 2030	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.5	1055 of 2020	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	175 of 688	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	53.4	225 of 655	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.8	56 of 692	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	42 of 684	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	42.4	357 of 711	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.5	196 of 698	71.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	158 of 1049	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	65.5	180 of 886	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	227 of 907	75.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	676 of 1942	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.7	533 of 1942	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	367 of 1957	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	641 of 1970	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.2	800 of 1680	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	552 of 2019	72.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.7	397 of 1964	79.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	51.6	829 of 1800	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.1	490 of 1793	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	217 of 1808	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	330 of 1763	81.3%	★★★★☆
2021	41.1	831 of 1514	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1125 of 1816	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.2	441 of 1765	75.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	712 of 1947	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.0	571 of 1959	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	499 of 1984	74.8%	★★★★☆
2022	74.0	446 of 1977	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	55.2	636 of 1707	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.0	467 of 2019	76.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	555 of 1972	71.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	56 of 120	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	421 of 1292	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	437 of 1195	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	440 of 1156	61.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	449 of 1389	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.7	392 of 1392	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	240 of 1419	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	199 of 1425	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	495 of 1308	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.6	101 of 1462	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	116 of 1463	92.1%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2025)85th percentile+20 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)68th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile~ school

Male (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)54th percentile-11 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+4 vs state

Science50%+9 vs state

Mathematics44%+6 vs state

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009

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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)	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	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Owen Marsh Elementary School

Is Owen Marsh Elementary School a good school?

Owen Marsh Elementary School ranks 728^th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Owen Marsh Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Owen Marsh Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : U S Grant Middle School
High : Springfield High School

How many students attend Owen Marsh Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 324 students attended Owen Marsh Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Owen Marsh Elementary School?

Students at Owen Marsh Elementary School are 56% White, 27% African American, 11% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Hispanic.

What district is Owen Marsh Elementary School in?

Springfield School District 186

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