Is Springfield Elementary School a good school?

Springfield Elementary School ranks 1141 st of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Springfield Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 279 students attended Springfield Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Springfield Elementary School?

Students at Springfield Elementary School are 46% Hispanic, 24% White, 18% African American, 5% American Indian, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Springfield Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Springfield Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Bremen High School

Springfield Elementary School

Summary:

Springfield Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Midlothian, Illinois, serving 337 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Midlothian School District 143, which is ranked 713 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Springfield Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, ranging from 1,141 to 1,553 out of around 2,000 schools over the past 10 years. The school's SchoolDigger rating has been 1 or 2 stars out of 5 for most of the past decade, indicating below-average performance compared to other Illinois elementary schools. While Hispanic students at Springfield Elementary have performed relatively better than other student groups, ranking in the top 25% of Illinois elementary schools for this subgroup, White students and English Language Learner students have performed poorly, ranking in the bottom 25% of Illinois elementary schools. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are significantly below the state averages, with only around 23-24% of students proficient or better in these subjects across all grades.

Interestingly, the nearby Kerkstra Elementary School, which is part of the Forest Ridge School District 142, has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state averages in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, Springfield Elementary School has a relatively high per-student spending of $15,515 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average but does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes. The school's high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.4% to 35.5% over the past few years, may be linked to the high proportion of students from low-socioeconomic status families, who often face additional challenges that can contribute to increased absenteeism.

Detail:

Public K-5

14620 Springfield Ave
Midlothian, IL 60445-2833

(708) 388-4121

District: Midlothian School District 143

SchoolDigger Rank:
1141^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,299

Students who attend Springfield Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Bremen High School

Student/teacher ratio: 9.8

Number of students: 279

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.9%

White:

24.4%

African American:

17.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Springfield Elementary School ranks worse than 55.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 3 ranked elementary schools in the Midlothian School District 143! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.44. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Springfield Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (45.9%), White (24.4%), African American (17.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Springfield Elementary School is 9.8, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Midlothian School District 143! (See more...)

Compare Springfield Elementary School employs 28.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Springfield Elementary School is $19,299, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Midlothian School District 143!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Springfield Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield Elementary School 1141^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Springfield Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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Midlothian School District 143:

SchoolDigger ranks Midlothian School District 143 713^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Springfield Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	43.33	1335^th	2020	33.9%
2004	39.49	1422^nd	2030	30.0%
2005	33.64	1520^th	2022	24.8%
2006	50.64	1293^rd	2086	38.0%
2007	43.46	1434^th	2095	31.6%
2008	49.42	1279^th	2092	38.9%
2009	34.04	1581^st	2120	25.4%
2010	29.85	1651^st	2139	22.8%
2011	31.77	1612^th	2147	24.9%
2012	35.82	1581^st	2166	27.0%
2013	33.43	1522^nd	2167	29.8%
2014	36.79	1384^th	2093	33.9%
2015	29.54	1423^rd	2052	30.7%
2016	29.56	1437^th	2046	29.8%
2017	24.81	1553^rd	2044	24.0%
2018	27.37	1487^th	2037	27.0%
2019	30.23	1442^nd	2086	30.9%
2021	30.98	1263^rd	1948	35.2%
2022	28.05	1441^st	2082	30.8%
2023	26.78	1478^th	2077	28.8%
2024	40.44	1141^st	2067	44.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.61	472^nd	718	34.3%
2019	37.03	495^th	743	33.4%
2022	35.33	530^th	768	31.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	38.15	679^th	1195	43.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.56	1174^th	1765	33.5%
2019	38.56	1146^th	1816	36.9%
2021	39.09	876^th	1514	42.1%
2022	35.47	1130^th	1763	35.9%
2023	33.09	1221^st	1808	32.5%
2024	55.26	669^th	1793	62.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.69	1405^th	1964	28.5%
2019	24.17	1571^st	2019	22.2%
2021	25.70	1230^th	1680	26.8%
2022	25.76	1433^rd	1970	27.3%
2023	28.12	1370^th	1957	30.0%
2024	41.16	1058^th	1942	45.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.41	1442^nd	1972	26.9%
2019	37.77	1200^th	2019	40.6%
2021	33.98	1050^th	1707	38.5%
2022	29.85	1307^th	1977	33.9%
2023	24.95	1457^th	1984	26.6%
2024	35.66	1170^th	1959	40.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.18	598^th	698	14.3%
2019	41.00	377^th	711	47.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.62	283^rd	938	69.8%
2019	47.24	465^th	955	51.3%
2021	30.97	523^rd	742	29.5%
2022	30.68	680^th	954	28.7%
2023	49.61	421^st	970	56.6%
2024	63.71	241^st	959	74.9%

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Rank History for White students at Springfield Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.63	1298^th	1463	11.3%
2019	18.12	1287^th	1462	12.0%
2021	28.26	1005^th	1308	23.2%
2022	22.68	1188^th	1425	16.6%
2023	17.83	1245^th	1419	12.3%
2024	28.91	1039^th	1392	25.4%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Springfield Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	333	46	3	11	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	393
1989	381	69	3	10	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	463
1990	361	64	3	12	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	440
1991	379	85	5	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	484
1992	358	91	4	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
1993	346	74	1	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	434
1994	315	80	3	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
1995	330	61	4	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1996	330	61	4	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	424
1997	339	66	19	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1998	320	66	19	27	0	n/a	n/a	0	432
1999	297	55	14	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	407
2000	286	64	17	38	0	n/a	n/a	0	405
2001	278	70	16	48	0	n/a	n/a	0	412
2002	263	71	8	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2003	263	71	8	54	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
2004	257	64	15	64	0	n/a	n/a	0	400
2005	233	46	15	76	0	n/a	n/a	37	407
2006	216	46	18	81	1	n/a	n/a	38	400
2007	208	78	14	115	0	n/a	n/a	32	447
2008	183	75	11	122	0	n/a	n/a	39	430
2009	195	58	10	127	0	n/a	n/a	33	423
2010	169	78	8	160	0	n/a	n/a	38	453
2011	166	74	9	156	2	0	10	0	417
2012	170	81	9	129	13	0	17	0	419
2013	172	69	8	102	31	0	12	0	394
2014	172	76	10	76	31	0	9	0	374
2015	172	77	11	61	36	1	11	0	369
2016	160	72	10	101	1	2	10	0	356
2017	147	81	8	115	1	2	8	0	362
2018	156	70	8	93	14	5	9	0	355
2019	142	74	7	71	30	4	17	0	345
2020	127	65	6	96	31	3	16	0	344
2021	104	59	5	111	23	3	15	0	320
2022	97	63	3	113	22	4	12	0	314
2023	88	73	1	136	20	3	16	0	337
2024	68	49	2	128	14	5	13	0	279

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Springfield Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	393	23.9	16.4	n/a
1989	463	24.4	18.9	n/a
1990	440	26.9	16.3	n/a
1991	484	29.0	16.6	n/a
1992	488	25.5	19.1	n/a
1993	434	18.0	24.1	n/a
1994	411	20.6	20.0	n/a
1995	424	24.6	17.2	n/a
1996	424	24.6	17.2	n/a
1997	444	22.4	19.8	n/a
1998	432	24.4	17.7	n/a
1999	407	23.5	17.3	n/a
2000	405	26.5	15.3	n/a
2001	412	24.0	17.2	n/a
2002	396	23.0	17.2	4.8
2003	396	23.0	17.2	4.8
2004	400	22.0	18.2	11.8
2005	407	24.0	17.0	12.2
2006	400	23.0	17.4	21.8
2007	447	28.0	16.0	20.2
2008	430	25.0	17.2	28.4
2009	423	29.0	14.6	45.1
2010	453	27.6	16.3	57.1
2011	417	28.0	14.8	62.8
2012	419	28.0	14.9	78.3
2013	394	25.4	15.4	73.6
2014	374	24.0	15.5	80.7
2015	369	24.0	15.3	82.7
2016	356	23.0	15.4	76.7
2017	362	22.5	16.0	80.4
2018	355	23.5	15.1	63.7
2019	345	23.7	14.5	62.6
2020	344	25.0	13.7	53.8
2021	320	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	314	26.4	11.8	53.8
2023	337	27.5	12.2	65.6
2024	279	28.3	9.8	65.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Springfield Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	393	23.9	16.4	n/a
1989	463	24.4	18.9	n/a
1990	440	26.9	16.3	n/a
1991	484	29.0	16.6	n/a
1992	488	25.5	19.1	n/a
1993	434	18.0	24.1	n/a
1994	411	20.6	20.0	n/a
1995	424	24.6	17.2	n/a
1996	424	24.6	17.2	n/a
1997	444	22.4	19.8	n/a
1998	432	24.4	17.7	n/a
1999	407	23.5	17.3	n/a
2000	405	26.5	15.3	n/a
2001	412	24.0	17.2	n/a
2002	396	23.0	17.2	4.8
2003	396	23.0	17.2	4.8
2004	400	22.0	18.2	11.8
2005	407	24.0	17.0	12.2
2006	400	23.0	17.4	21.8
2007	447	28.0	16.0	20.2
2008	430	25.0	17.2	28.4
2009	423	29.0	14.6	45.1
2010	453	27.6	16.3	57.1
2011	417	28.0	14.8	62.8
2012	419	28.0	14.9	78.3
2013	394	25.4	15.4	73.6
2014	374	24.0	15.5	80.7
2015	369	24.0	15.3	82.7
2016	356	23.0	15.4	76.7
2017	362	22.5	16.0	80.4
2018	355	23.5	15.1	63.7
2019	345	23.7	14.5	62.6
2020	344	25.0	13.7	53.8
2021	320	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	314	26.4	11.8	53.8
2023	337	27.5	12.2	65.6
2024	279	28.3	9.8	65.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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