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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003818
Dubois Elementary School
120 S Lincoln Ave, Springfield, IL 62704 · (217) 787-3066 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
312 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 89 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
19.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.8pp since 2023
Math
10.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.1% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 11.3% | 3.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dubois Elementary School
Dubois Elementary School's state test result (15.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubois Elementary School this school | 469 | 66.5% | 15.6% |
| Early Learning Center Springfield | 549 | 65.2% | N/A |
| Ellis Elementary School Belleville | 382 | 68.3% | 29.6% |
| Springfield Ball Charter School Springfield | 394 | 60.9% | 35.9% |
| William Holliday Elementary School Fairview Heights | 418 | 65.3% | 30.5% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Normal | 386 | 65.0% | 27.5% |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dubois Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.6% | #1,736 of 1,925 | #31 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #1,882 of 2,077 ▲ 40 | #30 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #1,941 of 2,077 ▼ 45 | #32 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #667 of 2,419 | #8 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #1,561 of 2,035 | #22 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.7% | #423 of 2,042 | #11 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #829 of 2,132 | #16 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.7% | #235 of 615 | #4 of 10 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
469
+14 (+3%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 477
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 | 469 | 31 | 15.1:1 | 67% (312) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 64% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 28.9 | 15.3:1 | 56% (250) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 420 | 28.9 | 14.5:1 | 73% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 499 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 60% (298) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 74% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 30 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dubois Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (420 to 469); teachers up 7% (28.9 to 31).
About Dubois Elementary School
Dubois Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in Springfield, Illinois. Enrolled students number 469 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Illinois average about 381 students each.
Springfield SD 186 is the local district for Dubois Elementary School. It runs 31 schools with 13,014 students.
Black students are the largest group at Dubois Elementary School, with 48% of enrollment. Next come 33% White, 14% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 13% Black. Dubois Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Dubois Elementary School is 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 67%. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Sangamon County.
In Illinois, Dubois Elementary School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.6% compared with a predicted 33.1%.
Among Sangamon County residents, median household income is about $75,357, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 77 public schools in Sangamon County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,345.
Elizabeth Graham Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 29.9% on proficiency, and Dubois Elementary School is below that at 15.6%.
In the federal locale system, Dubois Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Dubois Elementary School went from 455 students to 469.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Dubois Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
Other Dubois Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Dubois Elementary. Dubois Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Dubois Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 201 students
- Dubois ElementaryDubois, WY · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Graham Elementary School0.5 mi · 241
- U S Grant Middle School0.6 mi · 498
- Springfield High School0.6 mi · 1,308
- Enos Elementary School1.1 mi · 245
- Jane Addams Elementary School1.1 mi · 243
- Butler Elementary School1.3 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Dubois Elementary SchoolHow large is Dubois Elementary School?
Dubois Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Dubois Elementary School serve?
Dubois Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dubois Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dubois Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Dubois Elementary School?
Dubois Elementary School reports a student body of 33% White, 3% Hispanic, 48% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Dubois Elementary School?
Dubois Elementary School is overseen by Springfield SD 186 in Sangamon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.