Photo: w_lemay · CC BY-SA 2.0Springfield Township’s public schools score below 98% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
17% of students in Springfield Township’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Illinois average (26%). The grade covers the public school district serving Springfield Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Illinois, not nationally.
From Illinois state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Springfield Township’s schools, in brief
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 21% of tested students were proficient in reading and 17% in math, against 30% and 26% statewide; nearly all of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
62% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $24,521 per student, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
20 elementary schools, then seven middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Springfield Township’s grade
D−: better than 2% of Illinois school districts, #762 of 768 Illinois towns. Both inputs trail the Illinois average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Springfield Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Springfield Township · depends on your address
Early Learning Center
Grades PK · 549 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Ridgely Elem School
Grades PK–5 · 343 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Springfield Township’s public schools are run by Springfield School District 186, which also serves Capital, Grandview, Jerome and Leland Grove and others. Parts of Springfield Township (10% and 2% of its land) are served by Athens Community Unit School District 213 and Williamsville Community Unit School District 15 instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Springfield Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Springfield Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Springfield Township | D− | Springfield School District 186 |
| Capital | C− | Springfield School District 186 PK–12 · Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| Springfield (city) | C− | Springfield School District 186 PK–12 · Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| Fancy Creek | A− | Athens Community Unit School District 213 PK–12 · Williamsville Community Unit School District 15 PK–12 |
| Clear Lake | C | Riverton Community Unit School District 14 PK–12 · Tri-City Community Unit School District 1 PK–12 |
| Gardner | B | Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8 |
| Sherman | A | Williamsville Community Unit School District 15 |
| Grandview | D− | Springfield School District 186 |
3 of the 7 neighbors share Springfield School District 186 with Springfield Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Springfield Township
29 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Illinois’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Springfield Township’s schools
Are Springfield Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Springfield Township children attend score below 98% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D− Schools grade, #762 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Springfield Township in?
Springfield School District 186, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 13,014 students in 31 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Springfield Township are served by Athens Community Unit School District 213 and Williamsville Community Unit School District 15.
Where do Springfield Township kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: Springfield High School, Springfield Southeast High Sch, Lanphier High School and Edwin A Lee Elementary School.
What is Springfield Township’s graduation rate?
62% of the class of 2023 in Springfield School District 186 graduated in four years, against 88% across Illinois.
How much does Springfield Township spend per student?
$24,521 in Springfield School District 186 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Springfield Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Springfield Township → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.