Enrollment
234
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003815
Black Hawk Elementary School
2500 S College St, Springfield, IL 62704 · (217) 525-3195 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL234 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
183 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 18% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
33.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.2pp since 2023
Math
16.8%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 20.4% | 9.7% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Black Hawk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #1,466 of 1,925 | #24 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #1,687 of 2,077 | #26 of 34 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #1,565 of 2,077 | #22 of 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 234 | #1,905 of 2,419 | #30 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #775 of 2,035 | #13 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.8% | #313 of 2,042 | #6 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.2% | #554 of 2,132 | #7 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #1,250 of 1,461 | #20 of 23 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
234
-11 (-4%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 234 | 18.5 | 12.7:1 | 78% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 261 | 18.4 | 14.2:1 | 72% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 246 | 17.9 | 13.7:1 | 74% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 245 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 244 | 17.9 | 13.6:1 | 85% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 253 | 17 | 14.9:1 | 69% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 233 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 85% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Hawk Elementary School.
About Black Hawk Elementary School
This page covers Black Hawk Elementary School, a small elementary school in Springfield, Illinois. The school had 234 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Illinois) has about 381 students.
Springfield SD 186 has 31 schools and 13,014 students, and Black Hawk Elementary School is one of those schools.
At Black Hawk Elementary School, Black students make up 50% of the student body. The school is also 21% White, 20% multiracial, and 9% Hispanic. That is higher than the 13% Black share among all Sangamon County residents. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Black Hawk Elementary School counts 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.3 below the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. About 78% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Sangamon County is 48%.
In Illinois, Black Hawk Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 24.3% actual against a predicted 26.4%.
In the county around the school, Sangamon County, the median household income is $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 77 public schools in Sangamon County, enrolling about 27,345 students in all.
The school nearest to Black Hawk Elementary School is Early Learning Center, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Black Hawk Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Black Hawk Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 245 in 2020-21 to 234 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Sangamon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
194,947
Census ACS
Median income
$75,357
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
27,345 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Springfield SD 186
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Springfield Southeast High SchoolHigh · 1,229 students
- Lanphier High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 549 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in Springfield
- Springfield High SchoolHigh · 1,308 students
- Springfield Southeast High SchoolHigh · 1,229 students
- Lanphier High SchoolHigh · 1,117 students
- Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 709 students
- Early Learning CenterElementary · 549 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 549
- Harvard Park Elementary School0.8 mi · 370
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School0.8 mi · 709
- Butler Elementary School0.9 mi · 367
- Southern View Elementary School1.3 mi · 171
- Iles Elementary School1.4 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About Black Hawk Elementary SchoolHow large is Black Hawk Elementary School?
Black Hawk Elementary School enrolls approximately 234 students in grades KG-05.
Is Black Hawk Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Black Hawk Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Black Hawk Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Black Hawk Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Black Hawk Elementary School?
Student demographics at Black Hawk Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 9% Hispanic, 50% Black, 0% Asian, 20% Two or more.
What district is Black Hawk Elementary School in?
Black Hawk Elementary School is part of Springfield SD 186.
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