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Springfield SD 186 Schools
Springfield SD 186 is a public school district in Illinois, based in Sangamon County (Springfield). SchoolGrade grades 31 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Springfield SD 186 on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Springfield SD 186
30 of 31 schools in Springfield SD 186 carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 3C: 4D: 15F: 6
Best schools in Springfield SD 186
Statewide rankings: all 693 high schools in Illinois · all 613 middle schools in Illinois · all 2178 elementary schools in Illinois
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A+ Iles Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Lincoln Magnet School (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Springfield High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B Owen Marsh Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Butler Elem School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C+ Sandburg Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Lindsay School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C Springfield Ball Charter School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Hazel Dell Elem School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D+ Benjamin Franklin Middle School (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Springfield SD 186
High schools (3)
- D- Lanphier High School, Springfield
- B+ Springfield High School, Springfield
- D Springfield Southeast High Sch, Springfield
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- D+ Benjamin Franklin Middle School, Springfield
- F Jefferson Middle School, Springfield
- F U S Grant Middle School, Springfield
- F Washington Middle School, Springfield
Elementary and primary schools (21)
- D Black Hawk Elem School, Springfield
- B- Butler Elem School, Springfield
- D- Dubois Elem School, Springfield
- Early Learning Center, Springfield
- D- Edwin A Lee Elementary School, Springfield
- D Elizabeth Graham Elem School, Springfield
- D- Enos Elem School, Springfield
- D Fairview Elem School, Springfield
- F Feitshans Elem Sch, Springfield
- F Harvard Park Elem School, Springfield
- C- Hazel Dell Elem School, Springfield
- A+ Iles Elem School, Springfield
- D+ Jane Addams Elem School, Springfield
- D+ Laketown Elem School, Springfield
- F Matheny Withrow Elem Sch, Springfield
- D- Mcclernand Elem School, Springfield
- B Owen Marsh Elem School, Springfield
- D Ridgely Elem School, Springfield
- C+ Sandburg Elem School, Springfield
- D- Southern View Elem School, Springfield
- D+ Wilcox Elem School, Springfield
Other schools and academies (3)
- A- Lincoln Magnet School, Springfield
- C Lindsay School, Springfield
- C Springfield Ball Charter School, Springfield
Where Springfield SD 186 schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Springfield (31)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Illinois
- County: Sangamon County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 12,920 students with 998 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,500 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1737080
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Riverton CUSD 14 (3 schools, 6 mi)
- Ball Chatham CUSD 5 (6 schools, 8 mi)
- Rochester CUSD 3A (5 schools, 9 mi)
- Williamsville CUSD 15 (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Athens CUSD 213 (4 schools, 11 mi)
- Pleasant Plains CUSD 8 (3 schools, 12 mi)
- Tri City CUSD 1 (3 schools, 13 mi)
- New Berlin CUSD 16 (3 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Springfield SD 186
How many schools are in Springfield SD 186?
SchoolGrade grades 31 public schools in Springfield SD 186, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Springfield SD 186 serve?
The largest by graded schools: Springfield.
How good are the schools in Springfield SD 186?
Across the 30 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 27.6% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 12.9%. 50% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Springfield SD 186?
12,920 students were enrolled in Springfield SD 186 in the 2023-24 school year, about 12.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Springfield SD 186?
Springfield SD 186 is in Illinois, based in Sangamon County, with its district office in Springfield. Its boundary covers about 60.8 sq mi.