Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch

Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch operates as a compact elementary campus in Springfield, Illinois, one of the schools within Springfield SD 186. Current enrollment sits at 216 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, Illinois's public schools average about 381 students each, so Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.

Springfield SD 186 runs 31 schools in total, collectively educating 13,014 students. Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch reports that the largest single group is Black, at 70% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% White, 12% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 13% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Sangamon County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch is in the bottom 10% of Illinois public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 23.4%; Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch posts 4.9%, -18.5 points below that line.

Around the school, census data for Sangamon County shows the typical household earns roughly $75,357 per year, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch is one of 77 public schools in Sangamon County (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students).

Washington Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Matheny-Withrow Elem Sch at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 250 students in 2018 compared to 216 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 26% to 15%.

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