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Best public schools in Springfield, IL

39 public schools in Springfield: 20 elementary · 5 middle · 5 high · 2 K-8 · 6 combined · 1 schools. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Illinois.

Elementary schools

20 schools in Springfield, best first
1
Owen Marsh Elem School 56.6
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 292 students
ELA 57%Math 44%Science 50%
#638 of 1,470 in Illinois
2
Butler Elem School 45.5
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 351 students
ELA 52%Math 37%Science 46%
#801 of 1,470 in Illinois
3
Sandburg Elem School 37.4
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 278 students
ELA 50%Math 35%Science 33%
#920 of 1,470 in Illinois
4
Lindsay School 33.4
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 458 students
ELA 49%Math 29%Science 36%
#979 of 1,470 in Illinois
5
Hazel Dell Elem School 22.6
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 113 students
ELA 43%Math 21%
#1,138 of 1,470 in Illinois
6
Jane Addams Elem School 16.6
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 262 students
ELA 38%Math 23%Science 22%
#1,226 of 1,470 in Illinois
7
Wilcox Elem School 14.3
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 256 students
ELA 33%Math 14%Science 35%
#1,260 of 1,470 in Illinois
8
Laketown Elem School 13.6
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 124 students
ELA 29%Math 23%
#1,270 of 1,470 in Illinois
9
Black Hawk Elem School 12.6
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 261 students
ELA 34%Math 17%Science 25%
#1,285 of 1,470 in Illinois
10
Fairview Elem School 11.0
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 294 students
ELA 28%Math 20%
#1,309 of 1,470 in Illinois
11
Elizabeth Graham Elem School 9.6
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 248 students
ELA 28%Math 18%
#1,329 of 1,470 in Illinois
12
Enos Elem School 9.3
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 241 students
ELA 32%Math 12%
#1,334 of 1,470 in Illinois
13
Ridgely Elem School 9.1
Springfield SD 186 · Grades PK-5 · 297 students
ELA 25%Math 17%Science 28%
#1,336 of 1,470 in Illinois
14
McClernand Elem School 4.6
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 196 students
ELA 21%Math 12%
#1,403 of 1,470 in Illinois
15
Harvard Park Elem School 2.6
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 349 students
ELA 22%Math 7%
#1,432 of 1,470 in Illinois
16
Dubois Elem School 2.3
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 438 students
ELA 19%Math 10%Science 17%
#1,436 of 1,470 in Illinois
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Early Learning Center —
Springfield SD 186 · Grades PK · 558 students
No published test results
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Feitshans Elem Sch —
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 274 students
ELA 10%
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Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch —
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 213 students
No published test results
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Southern View Elem School —
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-5 · 154 students
ELA 26%

Middle schools

5 schools in Springfield, best first
1
Lincoln Magnet School 81.9
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 6-8 · 300 students
ELA 78%Math 45%Science 68%
#111 of 610 in Illinois
2
Benjamin Franklin Middle School 26.1
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 6-8 · 705 students
ELA 41%Math 24%Science 32%
#451 of 610 in Illinois
3
U S Grant Middle School 1.9
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 6-8 · 527 students
ELA 20%Math 7%Science 19%
#599 of 610 in Illinois
4
Jefferson Middle School 1.4
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 6-8 · 495 students
ELA 16%Math 5%Science 17%
#602 of 610 in Illinois
5
Washington Middle School 0.1
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 6-8 · 521 students
ELA 10%Math 3%Science 11%
#610 of 610 in Illinois

High schools

5 schools in Springfield, best first
1
Springfield High School 66.1
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 9-12 · 1,446 students
ELA 56%Math 46%Science 50%
#172 of 506 in Illinois
2
Springfield Southeast High Sch 7.4
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 9-12 · 1,189 students
ELA 27%Math 15%Science 20%
#469 of 506 in Illinois
3
Lanphier High School 2.5
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 9-12 · 1,084 students
ELA 18%Math 8%Science 19%
#494 of 506 in Illinois
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Capital Area Career Center —
Menard/Sangamon ROE · Grades 11-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Springfield Learning Academy —
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

2 schools in Springfield, best first
1
Iles Elem School 99.0
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 1-8 · 406 students
ELA 93%Math 88%Science 92%
#7 of 630 in Illinois
2
Springfield Ball Charter School 55.0
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-8 · Charter · 394 students
ELA 39%Math 30%Science 41%
#284 of 630 in Illinois

Combined schools

6 schools in Springfield
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Douglas School —
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Edwin A Lee Elementary School —
Springfield SD 186 · Grades K-12 · 196 students
ELA 12%
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PROJECT IMPACT —
Menard/Sangamon ROE · Grades 4-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Sangamon Co Detention Center —
Springfield SD 186 · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Sangamon County Learning Academy —
Menard/Sangamon ROE · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Sangamon Safe School Program —
Menard/Sangamon ROE · Grades 6-12 · 0 students
No published test results

Schools

1 school in Springfield
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SASED Central-Proj Ican & Pace —
Sangamon Area Spec Ed Dist · Grades M
No published test results

School districts serving Springfield

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