Photo: User:Visviva · CC BY-SA 4.0Woodside Township’s public schools score below 84% of Illinois districts on tests and graduation
On-time graduation in Woodside Township runs at 62%, below the Illinois average (88%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Woodside 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.
Woodside Township’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 1495 Illinois towns with household incomes within a quarter of Woodside Township’s, its schools beat 10%, lower than their 16% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2021, 24% of tested students were proficient in reading and 22% 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
Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 spends $11,190 per student and Springfield School District 186 $24,521, against $21,567 across Illinois (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Concordia Lutheran School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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 Woodside Township’s grade
C−: better than 16% of Illinois school districts, #673 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 Woodside Township, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Woodside Township · depends on your address
Ball Elementary School
Grades PK–4 · 552 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Chatham
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
Kindergarten in Woodside Township · depends on your address
Southern View Elem School
Grades K–5 · 171 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Hazel Dell Elem School
Grades K–5 · 140 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Laketown Elem School
Grades K–5 · 135 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
1st grade in Woodside Township · depends on your address
Southern View Elem School
Grades K–5 · 171 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Hazel Dell Elem School
Grades K–5 · 140 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Laketown Elem School
Grades K–5 · 135 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
2nd grade in Woodside Township · depends on your address
Southern View Elem School
Grades K–5 · 171 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Hazel Dell Elem School
Grades K–5 · 140 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Laketown Elem School
Grades K–5 · 135 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
3rd grade in Woodside Township · depends on your address
Southern View Elem School
Grades K–5 · 171 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Hazel Dell Elem School
Grades K–5 · 140 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Laketown Elem School
Grades K–5 · 135 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
4th grade in Woodside Township · depends on your address
Southern View Elem School
Grades K–5 · 171 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Hazel Dell Elem School
Grades K–5 · 140 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Laketown Elem School
Grades K–5 · 135 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
5th grade in Woodside Township · depends on your address
Southern View Elem School
Grades K–5 · 171 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Hazel Dell Elem School
Grades K–5 · 140 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Laketown Elem School
Grades K–5 · 135 students · 8:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
6th grade in Woodside Township
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
7th grade in Woodside Township
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
8th grade in Woodside Township
Jefferson Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher · in Springfield
Woodside Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5). From grade PK, students attend the Springfield School District 186, shared with Capital, Grandview, Jerome, Leland Grove, Southern View, Springfield and Springfield. Its high school is in Chatham. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Woodside Township
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
Woodside Township vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Illinois towns that share Woodside Township’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Woodside Township | C− | Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 · Springfield School District 186 PK–12 |
| Capital | C− | Springfield School District 186 PK–12 · Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| Springfield | C− | Springfield School District 186 PK–12 · Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 PK–12 |
| Jerome | D− | Springfield School District 186 |
| Southern View | D− | Springfield School District 186 |
| Leland Grove | D− | Springfield School District 186 |
| Curran | B− | New Berlin CUSD 16 |
| Rochester | B | Rochester Community Unit School District 3A |
| Chatham | A− | Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 |
5 of the 8 neighbors share Springfield School District 186 with Woodside Township for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Woodside Township
10 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 Woodside Township’s schools
Are Woodside Township’s schools good?
On Illinois’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Woodside Township children attend score below 84% of Illinois’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #673 of 768 Illinois towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 10%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Woodside Township in?
Two districts: Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 runs grades PK–12, and Springfield School District 186 runs grades PK–12, shared with Capital, Grandview, Jerome, Leland Grove, Southern View, Springfield and Springfield.
Where do Woodside Township kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Glenwood High School, Springfield High School, Springfield Southeast High Sch, Lanphier High School and Edwin A Lee Elementary School.
What is Woodside 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 Woodside Township spend per student?
$11,190 in Ball-Chatham Community Unit School District 5 and $24,521 in Springfield School District 186 (FY2024), against $21,567 across Illinois. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Woodside Township?
Yes: Concordia Lutheran School (religious, grades PK–8, 12 students).
Parents talk
What Woodside Township families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Woodside 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.