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Springfield Ball Charter School

Charter

Regular School · Springfield, IL

Springfield Ball Charter School is a charter regular school school in Springfield, Illinois, serving grades KG–08 with 394 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.2:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 08
Enrollment
394
Teachers (FTE)
26.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
15.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 176 45%
White 139 35%
Two or more races 69 18%
Hispanic/Latino 6 2%
Not Specified 2 1%
Asian 1 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1 0%
Total enrollment 394 194M / 198F

English Language Learners: 4 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 11.0% -16.7pp 27.7% 208
Reading Proficiency 22.0% -10.7pp 32.7% 209

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
+0.00 grade levels
Math
-0.10 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
12
3% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
103
26.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 394 100%

Contact & Location

2530 E Ash St

Springfield, IL 62703

Phone: (217)525-3275

http://www.sps186.org/o/ballcharter/

District

Springfield SD 186

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,501

District enrollment: 13,066

NCES ID

173708003773

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD