Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003832
McClernand Elementary School
801 N 6th St, Springfield, IL 62702 · (217) 525-3247 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
171 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 | 35 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
61%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
21.4%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.8pp since 2023
Math
12.0%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.4% | 12.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.6% | 4.8% |
% 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
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 McClernand Elementary School
McClernand Elementary School's state test result (16.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClernand Elementary School this school | 213 | 80.3% | 16.9% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School Springfield | 243 | 81.9% | 25.9% |
| Enos Elementary School Springfield | 245 | 78.0% | 22.4% |
| Black Hawk Elementary School Springfield | 234 | 78.2% | 24.3% |
| Elizabeth Graham Elementary School Springfield | 241 | 74.7% | 20.9% |
| Tyler Elementary School De Kalb | 265 | 78.9% | 13.7% |
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 McClernand Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.9% | #1,706 of 1,925 | #30 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,835 of 2,077 ▲ 41 | #29 of 34 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,894 of 2,077 ▲ 14 | #31 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #2,005 of 2,419 | #32 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #614 of 2,035 | #9 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #529 of 2,042 | #13 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.3% | #499 of 2,132 | #5 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #740 of 1,461 | #13 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
213
+35 (+20%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 395
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 | 213 | 17.5 | 12.2:1 | 80% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 17.5 | 11.2:1 | 77% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 17.8 | 10.7:1 | 79% (151) |
| 2020-21 | 178 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 246 | 19.6 | 12.6:1 | 91% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 78% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 20 | 14.2:1 | 82% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 240 | 24 | 10.0:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 395 | 24 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McClernand Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (246 to 213); teachers down 11% (19.6 to 17.5).
About McClernand Elementary School
McClernand Elementary School is an elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, according to federal school records. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 213 students enrolled. That is 44% below the average of about 381 students for elementary schools in Illinois.
The Springfield SD 186 system has 31 schools and 13,014 students.
Black students make up 50% of enrollment at McClernand Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 36% White, 10% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. In Sangamon County overall, about 13% of residents are Black. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at McClernand Elementary School are from different groups.
McClernand Elementary School has 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. The school's 12.2:1 compares with an average of 13.9:1 for elementary schools in Illinois. The school has 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Sangamon County is 32 points.
McClernand Elementary School scores 16.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 25.1%.
Sangamon County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $75,357 a year, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Sangamon County number 77, with about 27,345 students.
McClernand Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lanphier High School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around McClernand Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 28.2% on proficiency, and McClernand Elementary School is below that at 16.9%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment increased 20% over 4 years, reaching 213 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for McClernand Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- Lanphier High School0.7 mi · 1,117
- Enos Elementary School0.8 mi · 245
- Lincoln Magnet School0.9 mi · 300
- Springfield High School0.9 mi · 1,308
- Ridgely Elementary School1.3 mi · 343
- Elizabeth Graham Elementary School1.4 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About McClernand Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at McClernand Elementary School?
McClernand Elementary School enrolls approximately 213 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does McClernand Elementary School serve?
McClernand Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does McClernand Elementary School have?
McClernand Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is McClernand Elementary School?
McClernand Elementary School reports a student body of 36% White, 4% Hispanic, 50% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is McClernand Elementary School in?
McClernand Elementary School is part of Springfield SD 186.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.