Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield School District 186 | Official Website
Jennifer Gill Superintendent at Springfield School District 186 | Official Website
Of the 5,412 students in Springfield School District 186 who took the Math portion of the test, approximately 893 (16.5%) passed.
The percentage of Springfield School District 186 students who met or exceeded expectations on the IAR increased by 0.7% compared to the previous school year.
Springfield School District 186 roughly covers 30 schools within Sangamon County and has a main office in Springfield.
The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) measures how well students in grades 3-8 are progressing toward state standards in English language arts and mathematics.
K-12 enrollment has been declining in Illinois for many years, reflecting the state's demographic changes. Between the 2019–20 and 2022–23 school years, Illinois public school enrollment declined from approximately 1.98 million to 1.85 million students, a decrease of about 127,000 students or 6.4%. This decline is significantly higher than the typical annual decreases of 0.5% to 1.5% observed in the preceding years, reflecting broader demographic shifts within the state.
| School | District | Students who met standards (%) | Students who exceed standards (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iles Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 59.6% | 21.6% |
| Lincoln Magnet School | Springfield School District 186 | 34.6% | 7.2% |
| Owen Marsh Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 31.9% | 6.5% |
| Sandburg Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 23.8% | 5.4% |
| Butler Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 22.2% | 4.3% |
| Hazel Dell Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 21.3% | 0% |
| Springfield Ball Charter School | Springfield School District 186 | 20.4% | 1.9% |
| Lindsay School | Springfield School District 186 | 17% | 2.8% |
| Benjamin Franklin Middle School | Springfield School District 186 | 16.9% | 4.5% |
| Laketown Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 14.6% | 0% |
| Wilcox Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 12.9% | 0.9% |
| Elizabeth Graham Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 10.9% | 0% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 10.7% | 3.1% |
| Black Hawk Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 9.7% | 0% |
| Enos Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 9.3% | 0.9% |
| Fairview Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 9% | 0% |
| Ridgely Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 8.6% | 0% |
| Southern View Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 8.1% | 0% |
| McClernand Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 4.8% | 0% |
| U.S. Grant Middle School | Springfield School District 186 | 3.6% | 0.2% |
| Edwin A. Lee Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 3.6% | 0% |
| Dubois Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 3.4% | 0.5% |
| Washington Middle School | Springfield School District 186 | 3.1% | 0% |
| Harvard Park Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 2.7% | 0% |
| Jefferson Middle School | Springfield School District 186 | 2.5% | 0% |
| Matheny-Withrow Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 2% | 0% |
| Feitshans Elementary School | Springfield School District 186 | 0.7% | 0% |
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