Enrollment
135
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003828
Laketown Elementary School
1825 Lee St, Springfield, IL 62703 · (217) 585-5819 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL135 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
91 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 | 31 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 55% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
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
32.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +13.2pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 18.8% | 14.6% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Schools most like Laketown Elementary School
Laketown Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laketown Elementary School this school | 135 | 67.4% | 27.6% |
| Hazel Dell Elementary School Springfield | 140 | 75.7% | 31.5% |
| Henry Raab Elementary School Belleville | 154 | 77.3% | 48.5% |
| Southern View Elementary School Springfield | 171 | 76.0% | 18.5% |
| Eunice Smith Elementary School Alton | 188 | 63.8% | N/A |
| Gilson Brown Elementary School Godfrey | 176 | 60.2% | N/A |
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 Laketown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #1,359 of 1,925 | #21 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #1,421 of 2,077 ▼ 5 | #20 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,612 of 2,077 ▲ 10 | #25 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 135 | #2,260 of 2,419 | #36 of 37 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.4% | #801 of 2,132 | #14 of 37 |
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
135
-46 (-25%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 212
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 | 135 | 16 | 8.4:1 | 67% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 124 | 16.5 | 7.5:1 | 67% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 14.9 | 11.0:1 | 57% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 17.5 | 10.9:1 | 76% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 60% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 214 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 73% (157) |
| 2000-01 | 187 | 15 | 12.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 212 | 11 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laketown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (191 to 135); teachers down 9% (17.5 to 16).
About Laketown Elementary School
Laketown Elementary School is a very small elementary school based in Springfield, Illinois. It reports enrollment of 135 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average enrollment is about 381.
Springfield SD 186, which runs Laketown Elementary School, has 31 schools and 13,014 students.
Black students account for 50% of enrollment at Laketown Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups include 31% White, 14% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Sangamon County residents are about 13% Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 64%.
Its staff includes 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 8.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 67% of students at Laketown Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Sangamon County, the average is 48%.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 32.6%. Laketown Elementary School scores 27.6%.
In the wider Sangamon County area, median household income comes to about $75,357, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sangamon County counts 77 public schools with about 27,345 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Jefferson Middle School, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Laketown Elementary School ranks 3rd in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 25% decline, from 181 to 135.
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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 Laketown Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Laketown Elementary. Laketown Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Laketown ElementaryWACONIA, MN · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.7 mi · 517
- Hazel Dell Elementary School0.9 mi · 140
- Edwin A Lee Elementary School1.2 mi · 204
- Southern View Elementary School1.2 mi · 171
- Harvard Park Elementary School1.5 mi · 370
- Springfield Southeast High School1.8 mi · 1,229
Frequently asked questions
About Laketown Elementary SchoolHow large is Laketown Elementary School?
Laketown Elementary School enrolls approximately 135 students in grades KG-05.
Is Laketown Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Laketown Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laketown Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Laketown Elementary School is approximately 8.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Laketown Elementary School?
At Laketown Elementary School, the student body is approximately 31% White, 4% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Who oversees Laketown Elementary School?
Laketown Elementary School is overseen by Springfield SD 186 in Sangamon County.
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