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Edwin A Lee Elementary School

1201 Bunn Ave, Springfield, IL 62703 · (217) 585-5828 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL204 STUDENTS
Enrollment
204
Combined
DISTRICT 420 · STATE 737
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
179 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten2713%
Grade 13015%
Grade 23015%
Grade 33216%
Grade 42914%
Grade 52412%
Grade 631%
Grade 721%
Grade 821%
Grade 921%
Grade 1121%
Grade 122110%
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 69% · US 70%
White
5929%
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 45% · US 43%
Hispanic
52%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 29% · US 30%
Black
11154%
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
2814%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
13164%
Female
7336%

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Test scores

IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)
English Language Arts
18.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
9.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.7pp 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 9 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.

IAR + ISA results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2518.5%9.3%
2023-248.9%3.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
12.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 13% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 →

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
204
-32 (-14%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 240
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252042010.2:188% (179)
2023-2419620.89.4:180% (156)
2022-2318420.59.0:179% (146)
2020-21236N/AN/AN/A
2017-1824323.410.4:188% (215)
2015-162592510.4:179% (205)
2010-112652510.6:171% (188)
2000-012402410.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Edwin A Lee Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 16% (243 to 204); teachers down 14% (23.4 to 20).

About Edwin A Lee Elementary School

Among the schools in Springfield, Illinois, is Edwin A Lee Elementary School, a small combined-grade school. The school reports 204 students in kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in Illinois is about 737 students.

Springfield SD 186 is the local district for Edwin A Lee Elementary School. It runs 31 schools with 13,014 students.

Black students are the majority at Edwin A Lee Elementary School, with 54% of enrollment. Other groups include 29% White, 14% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The county population is about 13% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Edwin A Lee Elementary School counts 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 12.0:1 average for combined schools in Illinois. About 88% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 48% for public schools in Sangamon County.

Edwin A Lee Elementary School is 8.2 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (12.7% versus 20.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Illinois.

County data help place the school in context: in 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. Sangamon County is home to 77 public schools and about 27,345 public school students.

The next-closest public school is Laketown Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Edwin A Lee Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment dropped 14% from its 2020-21 level of 236.

Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Sangamon County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Edwin A Lee Elementary School
District
Springfield SD 186
Address
1201 Bunn Ave, Springfield, IL 62703
Phone
(217) 585-5828
County
Sangamon County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
204
Teachers (FTE)
20
Student–teacher ratio
10.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
179 (88%)
Locale
12-City: Mid-size
NCES ID
173708005593
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Edwin A Lee Elementary School
How large is Edwin A Lee Elementary School?
Edwin A Lee Elementary School enrolls approximately 204 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Edwin A Lee Elementary School serve?
Edwin A Lee Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Edwin A Lee Elementary School have?
Edwin A Lee Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Edwin A Lee Elementary School?
At Edwin A Lee Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 2% Hispanic, 54% Black, 0% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Edwin A Lee Elementary School public or private?
Edwin A Lee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Springfield SD 186.
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