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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708004194
Lindsay School
3600 Fielding Dr, Springfield, IL 62711 · (217) 546-0200 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
212 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 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
68%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
49.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.7pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
IL avg 37.9% . +8.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 9 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.3% | 19.8% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Lindsay School
Lindsay School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay School this school | 438 | 48.4% | 37.8% |
| Dr ML King Jr Literary&Fine Arts Evanston | 421 | 50.1% | 52.8% |
| Robeson Elementary School Champaign | 439 | 51.0% | 40.7% |
| Westview Elementary School Champaign | 434 | 55.3% | 35.3% |
| Dawn Elser Elementary School O Fallon | 330 | 43.9% | 39.4% |
| Bottenfield Elementary School Champaign | 456 | 46.9% | 40.0% |
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 Lindsay School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #993 of 1,925 | #16 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #1,332 of 2,077 ▼ 135 | #17 of 34 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,032 of 2,077 ▼ 113 | #15 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #803 of 2,419 | #10 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,024 of 2,035 | #18 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #224 of 2,042 | #2 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.4% | #1,342 of 2,132 | #23 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #385 of 615 | #6 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
438
-41 (-9%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 471
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 | 438 | 32.8 | 13.4:1 | 48% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 30.7 | 14.9:1 | 47% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 423 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 39% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 479 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 31.5 | 13.1:1 | 50% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 32 | 15.4:1 | 39% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 29 | 18.7:1 | 46% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lindsay School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (412 to 438); teachers up 4% (31.5 to 32.8).
About Lindsay School
Lindsay School is a mid-sized elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, one of the schools in Springfield SD 186. It has an enrollment of 438 students in kindergarten through 5.
Springfield SD 186 has 31 schools; together they serve 13,014 students.
At Lindsay School, Black students make up the biggest share, 39%. Other groups make up 38% White, 13% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 4% Hispanic. County-wide, 13% of Sangamon County residents are Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 68%.
Its staff includes 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.4 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Illinois is about 13.9:1. Lindsay School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Sangamon County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Lindsay School would be expected to post about 43.6%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 37.8%.
In the wider Sangamon County area, the median household earns about $75,357 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Sangamon County, 77 public schools serve about 27,345 students.
Sandburg Elementary School is about 1.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Lindsay School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Lindsay School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 37.8% versus a 30.6% average.
Lindsay School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 479 (2020-21) to 438 (2024-25).
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Lindsay schools
One other US public school is named Lindsay. Lindsay School is the largest of the 2.
- Lindsay SchoolLindsay, MT · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Sandburg Elementary School1.7 mi · 279
- Owen Marsh Elementary School2.1 mi · 324
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School2.8 mi · 709
- U S Grant Middle School3.1 mi · 498
- Butler Elementary School3.1 mi · 367
- Dubois Elementary School3.6 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Lindsay SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lindsay School?
Lindsay School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Lindsay School serve?
Lindsay School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lindsay School have?
Lindsay School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lindsay School?
At Lindsay School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 4% Hispanic, 39% Black, 6% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Lindsay School?
Lindsay 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.