Summary:
ZIP code 62703 has 12 schools in Springfield School District 186: seven elementary schools, three middle schools, one high school and one alternative school, with 4,754 students enrolled. In 2025–26, the reported all-grades ELA average was 37% across 11 schools, while the seven reported math scores averaged 31%; both were below state figures of 56% and 40%. The key takeaway is that results vary sharply from one school to another, so an area-wide average does not describe what families will find at a particular school.
Iles Elementary stands out most: its 2025–26 all-grades results were 94% in ELA and 89% in math, respectively 38 and 49 percentage points above state figures. Lincoln Magnet was the strongest traditional middle school, at 88% in ELA and 52% in math—31 and 12 points above state results. At the lower end, Matheny-Withrow reported 10.5% in ELA and Feitshans 11.4%; Jefferson and Washington also had low middle-school results, each below 19% in ELA and 5% in math. Springfield Southeast High was below state ACT proficiency by 22 to 26 points across ELA, math and science; chronic absenteeism was 54%, compared with 24% statewide.
Results improved in some places: the same 11 schools’ average ELA score rose about 5 percentage points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while Laketown gained 15 points and Springfield Ball Charter gained 11. Laketown is also a useful reminder that reported outcomes do not follow a simple pattern with income measures: its free/reduced lunch eligible share was 67% in 2024–25, and its latest scores were 47% in ELA and 32% in math. SchoolDigger ranked Iles 11th of 1,737 elementary schools, with five stars, and Lincoln 159th of 1,126 middle schools, with four stars; Harvard Park ranked 1,717th of 1,737 elementary schools, with zero stars. Five schools’ math scores were suppressed, so the reported-score math average does not include them.
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