Jane Addams Elem School

Jane Addams Elem School, a tight-knit K-5 school in Springfield, Illinois, run under Springfield SD 186, serves 243 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 36% below the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Springfield SD 186 runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 13,014 students. Jane Addams Elem School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Jane Addams Elem School reports that the most-represented group is Black (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 30% White, 11% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. By comparison, Sangamon County as a whole is about 13% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 82% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Sangamon County's rate of about 48%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Jane Addams Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 24.2%; this one delivers 25.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Sangamon County put median household earnings sit near $75,357, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Sangamon County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students), of which Jane Addams Elem School is one.

The closest other public school is U S Grant Middle School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Jane Addams Elem School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Five-year trend. Jane Addams Elem School's enrollment has ticked down 14% since 2018, when it stood at 281 (now 243). Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 39% to 55%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.