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Sandburg Elementary School

Public Grades K-5
1049th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools
Better than 49% of Illinois elementary schools
Summary

Sandburg Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 278 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandburg Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 50.4% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 34.9% in Mathematics, compared to 34.6% and 21.4% for the district, and 53.1% and 38.5% for the state. The school's 5th-grade students have particularly strong performance, with 57.6% proficient or better in ELA and 27.3% in Mathematics. Sandburg's African American and Special Education students also have higher rankings compared to their peers in the state, indicating the school's ability to support these subgroups effectively.

While Sandburg Elementary faces challenges with relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, the school outperforms most nearby schools in the district, such as Dubois Elementary, Harvard Park Elementary, and Southern View Elementary. However, Iles Elementary, located about 3.3 miles away, consistently ranks among the top-performing schools in the state, suggesting that Sandburg could potentially learn from its practices and strategies to further improve its own academic performance.

279
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$18,555
Per pupil spending ?
49.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 2051 Wabash Ave
       Springfield, IL  62704-5305

(217) 787-3112

District: Springfield School District 186


Students who attend Sandburg Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Benjamin Franklin Middle School
High:    Springfield Southeast High School
Racial breakdown:

White:
42.3%
African American:
39.1%
Two or more races:
10.4%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 78th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025
Strengths
✓Among the top-ranked schools in Springfield School District 186
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 29 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school40%
District avg28%
Illinois avg44%
1,049th of 2,056
Illinois public elementary schools ?
Bottom 49%▼ down 29 pts since 2015
From top 22% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 21Elementary Schools in the Springfield School District 186
714th 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202547.61049 of 205649.0%★★☆☆☆
202462.7685 of 206766.9%★★★☆☆
202363.5681 of 207767.2%★★★☆☆
202274.2496 of 208276.2%★★★★☆
202168.3526 of 194873.0%★★★★☆
201976.8420 of 208679.9%★★★★☆
201880.0364 of 203782.1%★★★★☆
201780.4362 of 204482.3%★★★★☆
201685.4268 of 204686.9%★★★★☆
201574.1453 of 205277.9%★★★★☆
201471.4598 of 209371.4%★★★★☆
201360.3936 of 216756.8%★★★☆☆
201266.2860 of 216660.3%★★★☆☆
201151.31254 of 214741.6%★★☆☆☆
201056.61129 of 213947.2%★★☆☆☆
200962.6976 of 212054.0%★★★☆☆
200868.6783 of 209262.6%★★★☆☆
200767.6791 of 209562.2%★★★☆☆
200660.51038 of 208650.2%★★★☆☆
200561.2957 of 202252.7%★★★☆☆
200473.4582 of 203071.3%★★★★☆
200372.8627 of 202069.0%★★★☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202558.6218 of 68868.3%★★★☆☆
202466.0134 of 65579.5%★★★★☆
202369.8107 of 69284.5%★★★★☆
202277.764 of 68490.6%★★★★★
201977.179 of 71188.9%★★★★☆
201886.042 of 69894.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202560.3742 of 194261.8%★★★☆☆
202474.2433 of 194277.7%★★★★☆
202363.9619 of 195768.4%★★★☆☆
202264.3624 of 197068.3%★★★☆☆
202140.0925 of 168044.9%★★☆☆☆
201964.6651 of 201967.8%★★★☆☆
201872.4488 of 196475.2%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202542.71052 of 180041.6%★★☆☆☆
202462.5501 of 179372.1%★★★★☆
202365.0448 of 180875.2%★★★★☆
202262.0492 of 176372.1%★★★★☆
202163.5357 of 151476.4%★★★★☆
201965.2451 of 181675.2%★★★★☆
201879.8185 of 176589.5%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202536.41209 of 194737.9%★★☆☆☆
202451.0855 of 195956.4%★★★☆☆
202361.4644 of 198467.5%★★★☆☆
202279.6344 of 197782.6%★★★★☆
202176.6321 of 170781.2%★★★★☆
201985.0236 of 201988.3%★★★★☆
201884.3247 of 197287.5%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202350.744 of 9352.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202474.1203 of 119583.0%★★★★☆
202293.233 of 111397.0%★★★★★
201964.3283 of 119476.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankIllinois percentileRating
202556.7608 of 138956.2%★★★☆☆
202465.0434 of 139268.8%★★★☆☆
202368.4364 of 141974.3%★★★★☆
202285.6127 of 142591.1%★★★★★
202162.7438 of 130866.5%★★★☆☆
201980.5204 of 146286.0%★★★★☆
201879.6230 of 146384.3%★★★★☆
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)
Special Education (2024)83rd percentile+16 vs school
African American (2025)68th percentile+19 vs school
Female (2025)62nd percentile+13 vs school
White (2025)56th percentile+7 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)53rd percentile-15 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school
Male (2025)38th percentile-11 vs school
By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts50%-3 vs state
Mathematics35%-4 vs state
Science33%-7 vs state

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Sandburg Elementary School ranks 1049th of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Sandburg Elementary School.

Students at Sandburg Elementary School are 42% White, 39% African American, 10% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic.

Students who attend Sandburg Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Benjamin Franklin Middle School
High : Springfield Southeast High School


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