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Sandburg Elem School

Regular School · Springfield, IL

Sandburg Elem School is a regular school school in Springfield, Illinois, serving grades KG–05 with 279 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.4:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
KG – 05
Enrollment
279
Teachers (FTE)
17.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.4:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 118 42%
Black or African American 109 39%
Two or more races 29 10%
Asian 12 4%
Hispanic/Latino 9 3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2 1%
Total enrollment 279 142M / 137F

English Language Learners: 12 (4% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 25-29% 27.7% 78
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 32.7% 77

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)
+0.24 grade levels
Math
-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
95
34.1% 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.) 279 100%

Contact & Location

2051 Wabash Ave

Springfield, IL 62704

Phone: (217)787-3112

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

District

Springfield SD 186

Per-pupil expenditure: $28,501

District enrollment: 13,066

NCES ID

173708003836

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