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B−

Laketown Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1825 Lee St, Springfield, IL 62703 · (217) 585-5819 · Part of Springfield School District 186

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

Directions
Students
135
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
67%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Laketown Elem School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 45% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25.4% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Woodside Township kids: Jefferson Middle School

On the path

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

K–5Laketown Elem SchoolYou are here
6–8Jefferson Middle Schoolin Springfield

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts15%
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 ↗

1825 Lee St, Springfield

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten31
Grade 125
Grade 223
Grade 321
Grade 415
Grade 520
Enrollment over time
181’20
163’21
163’22
124’23
135’24

Down 25.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 50%White 31%Two or more races 14%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Laketown Elem School from Woodside 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; Woodside Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.