Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003843
Feitshans Elementary School
1101 S 15th St, Springfield, IL 62703 · (217) 525-3030 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
242 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 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
54%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
9.5%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
3.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 9.5% | 3.4% |
| 2023-24 | 2.1% | 0.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IL schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
5.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 5% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 23% 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 Feitshans Elementary School
Feitshans Elementary School's state test result (5.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feitshans Elementary School this school | 288 | 84.0% | 5.4% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School Springfield | 243 | 81.9% | 25.9% |
| Harvard Park Elementary School Springfield | 370 | 87.6% | 11.8% |
| South Shores Elementary School Decatur | 335 | 87.2% | 8.0% |
| Enos Elementary School Springfield | 245 | 78.0% | 22.4% |
| Sheridan Elementary School Bloomington | 314 | 82.8% | 15.2% |
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 Feitshans Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 5.4% | #1,919 of 1,925 | #33 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.4% | #2,059 of 2,077 ▲ 5 | #34 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 9.5% | #2,066 of 2,077 ▲ 4 | #33 of 34 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #1,617 of 2,419 | #22 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #734 of 2,035 | #12 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #809 of 2,042 | #18 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.0% | #427 of 2,132 | #2 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #314 of 1,461 | #2 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. 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
288
-70 (-20%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 272
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 | 288 | 23 | 12.5:1 | 84% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 26.1 | 10.5:1 | 80% (219) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 26 | 11.4:1 | 81% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 380 | 34.5 | 11.0:1 | 91% (345) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 79% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 301 | 16 | 18.8:1 | 93% (279) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 18 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 272 | 18 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Feitshans Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (380 to 288); teachers down 33% (34.5 to 23).
About Feitshans Elementary School
Feitshans Elementary School is an elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, and it is part of Springfield SD 186. The school enrolls 288 students, from kindergarten through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Illinois is about 381, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
The Springfield SD 186 system has 31 schools and 13,014 students.
Feitshans Elementary School's enrollment is 63% Black. The remaining shares are 24% White and 11% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Sangamon County's population at about 13%. Feitshans Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 23 full-time-equivalent teachers at Feitshans Elementary School and a ratio of 12.5:1. That ratio is under the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 84% of students. The rate at public schools in Sangamon County averages 48%, lower than here.
Feitshans Elementary School scores 17.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests: 5.4% actual versus 23.0% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Feitshans Elementary School is located in Sangamon County, where 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.
Nearest public school: Iles Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 34.9%; Feitshans Elementary School's is 5.4%, ranking 8th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Feitshans Elementary School is City: Mid-size.
Feitshans Elementary School had 358 students in 2020-21 and 288 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease.
Community posts for Feitshans Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. 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
Nearby schools
- Iles Elementary School0.4 mi · 414
- Lincoln Magnet School0.6 mi · 300
- Matheny-Withrow Elementary School0.8 mi · 216
- Washington Middle School1.0 mi · 516
- Springfield Southeast High School1.1 mi · 1,229
- Springfield Ball Charter School1.2 mi · 394
Frequently asked questions
About Feitshans Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Feitshans Elementary School?
Feitshans Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades KG-05.
Is Feitshans Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Feitshans Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Feitshans Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Feitshans Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Feitshans Elementary School?
At Feitshans Elementary School, the student body is approximately 24% White, 1% Hispanic, 63% Black, 0% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Feitshans Elementary School in?
Feitshans Elementary School is part of Springfield SD 186.
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