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B+

Sandburg Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2051 Wabash Ave, Springfield, IL 62704 · (217) 787-3112 · Part of Springfield School District 186

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

Directions
Students
279
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
49%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Sandburg Elem School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 73% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 11 pts above the state
  • 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–5Sandburg Elem SchoolYou are here
6–86 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts42%
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 ↗

2051 Wabash Ave, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 142
Grade 249
Grade 352
Grade 445
Grade 539
Enrollment over time
289’20
261’21
281’22
278’23
279’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 42%Black 39%Two or more races 10%Asian 4%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sandburg 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.