Enrollment
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003833
Owen Marsh Elementary School
1100 Avon Dr, Springfield, IL 62704 · (217) 787-3173 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
136 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 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
59%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
56.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
44.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 44.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.6% | 38.4% |
% 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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Owen Marsh Elementary School
Owen Marsh Elementary School's state test result (51.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Owen Marsh Elementary School this school | 324 | 42.0% | 51.4% |
| Laverna Evans Elementary School O Fallon | 421 | 42.3% | 49.0% |
| South Side Elementary School Champaign | 307 | 42.7% | 53.8% |
| Lincolnwood Elementary School Evanston | 288 | 34.7% | 63.0% |
| Lebanon Elementary School Lebanon | 312 | 41.7% | 57.0% |
| Dawn Elser Elementary School O Fallon | 330 | 43.9% | 39.4% |
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 Owen Marsh Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.4% | #552 of 1,925 | #11 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #836 of 2,077 ▼ 262 | #11 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #775 of 2,077 ▼ 243 | #12 of 34 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 324 | #1,402 of 2,419 | #19 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,889 of 2,035 | #30 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #611 of 2,042 | #15 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.0% | #1,510 of 2,132 | #26 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.3% | #246 of 615 | #5 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
324
+50 (+18%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 371
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 | 324 | 18.5 | 17.5:1 | 42% (136) |
| 2023-24 | 292 | 18 | 16.2:1 | 43% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 21.1 | 14.3:1 | 39% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 19.6 | 14.9:1 | 50% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 19 | 16.6:1 | 38% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 302 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 43% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 262 | 22 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 18 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Owen Marsh Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (291 to 324); teachers down 6% (19.6 to 18.5).
About Owen Marsh Elementary School
At 1100 Avon Dr in Springfield, Illinois, Owen Marsh Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 324 students in kindergarten through 5.
The Springfield SD 186 system has 31 schools and 13,014 students.
White students account for 56% of enrollment at Owen Marsh Elementary School. Other students are 27% Black, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Sangamon County residents. By the diversity index, Owen Marsh Elementary School comes in at 59%.
The school reported 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Illinois average 13.9:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 42%.
Owen Marsh Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.4% and a predicted 47.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Sangamon County, median household income is about $75,357, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 77 public schools operate in Sangamon County, serving about 27,345 students.
The closest other public school is U S Grant Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Owen Marsh Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Owen Marsh Elementary School had 274 students in 2020-21 and 324 in 2024-25, an 18% gain.
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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
Nearby schools
- U S Grant Middle School0.9 mi · 498
- Dubois Elementary School1.4 mi · 469
- Butler Elementary School1.5 mi · 367
- Elizabeth Graham Elementary School1.6 mi · 241
- Benjamin Franklin Middle School1.7 mi · 709
- Jane Addams Elementary School1.7 mi · 243
Frequently asked questions
About Owen Marsh Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Owen Marsh Elementary School?
Owen Marsh Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Owen Marsh Elementary School serve?
Owen Marsh Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Owen Marsh Elementary School have?
Owen Marsh Elementary School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Owen Marsh Elementary School?
Student demographics at Owen Marsh Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 2% Hispanic, 27% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Owen Marsh Elementary School in?
Owen Marsh Elementary School is part of Springfield SD 186.
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