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B−

Owen Marsh Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1100 Avon Dr, Springfield, IL 62704 · (217) 787-3173 · Part of Springfield School District 186

Capital Township’s School Grade C− better than 16% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
324
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
42%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Owen Marsh Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 54% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 18.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Capital Township kids: 6 middle schools

On the path

Where Capital Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Owen Marsh Elem SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1100 Avon Dr, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten48
Grade 156
Grade 248
Grade 372
Grade 444
Grade 556
Enrollment over time
274’20
266’21
302’22
292’23
324’24

Up 18.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 56%Black 28%Two or more races 11%Asian 3%Hispanic 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Owen Marsh Elem School from Capital Township families.

Other schools in Springfield School District 186

The district →
Early Learning Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Springfield
549 students20:1
Ridgely Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springfield
D
343 students16:1
Dubois Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D−
469 students15:1
Lindsay School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
C+
438 students13:1
Springfield Ball Charter School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Springfield
C+
394 students15:1
Harvard Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Springfield
D−
370 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Capital Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.