Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRINGFIELD SD 186·NCES 173708003773
Springfield Ball Charter School
2530 E Ash St, Springfield, IL 62703 · (217) 525-3275 · Sangamon County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
240 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 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 40 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 10% larger than its 8th grade class (40).
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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
38.7%
IL avg 51.0% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
29.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 7 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 29.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.4% | 22.3% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Springfield Ball Charter School
Springfield Ball Charter School's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Ball Charter School this school | 394 | 60.9% | 35.9% |
| Northmoor Primary School Peoria | 365 | 63.0% | 44.9% |
| Butler Elementary School Springfield | 367 | 56.9% | 42.5% |
| Oakdale Elementary School Normal | 386 | 65.0% | 27.5% |
| Dubois Elementary School Springfield | 469 | 66.5% | 15.6% |
| East Elementary School Alton | 415 | 64.8% | 31.6% |
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 Springfield Ball Charter School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Sangamon County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,061 of 1,925 | #17 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #1,295 of 2,077 ▼ 199 | #16 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,398 of 2,077 ▼ 233 | #18 of 34 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #1,036 of 2,419 | #13 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,573 of 2,035 | #23 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #408 of 2,042 | #10 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.9% | #981 of 2,132 | #18 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.0% | #1,421 of 1,461 | #23 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
394
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+42% since 2000-01, when it was 278
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 | 394 | 26 | 15.2:1 | 61% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 61% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 55% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 398 | 24.7 | 16.1:1 | 59% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 27 | 14.0:1 | 48% (181) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 22 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2000-01 | 278 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Springfield Ball Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (398 to 394); teachers up 5% (24.7 to 26).
About Springfield Ball Charter School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Springfield Ball Charter School serves students in Springfield, Illinois. A federal count lists 394 students at the school, in kindergarten through 8.
The 31 schools of Springfield SD 186, including Springfield Ball Charter School, enroll 13,014 students.
Springfield Ball Charter School's enrollment has no majority group, and Black students are the largest at 45%. After that, the student body is 35% White and 18% multiracial. Among all residents of Sangamon County, the Black share is about 13%. Springfield Ball Charter School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at Springfield Ball Charter School is 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.2:1. That ratio is over the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 61%. For comparison, public schools in Sangamon County average 48%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Springfield Ball Charter School would score about 36.3%. It scores 35.9%, within a point of that figure.
Census estimates describe Sangamon County this way: median household income is about $75,357, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 37% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Federal data list 77 public schools in Sangamon County, with a combined enrollment of about 27,345.
Springfield Southeast High School is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. Springfield Ball Charter School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Springfield Ball Charter School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Mid-size. Springfield Ball Charter School is one of the charter schools in Illinois.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 394, close to the 396 recorded in 2020-21.
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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
- Springfield Southeast High School0.2 mi · 1,229
- Matheny-Withrow Elementary School0.7 mi · 216
- Iles Elementary School1.0 mi · 414
- Washington Middle School1.2 mi · 516
- Feitshans Elementary School1.2 mi · 288
- Harvard Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 370
Frequently asked questions
About Springfield Ball Charter SchoolHow many students attend Springfield Ball Charter School?
Springfield Ball Charter School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Springfield Ball Charter School serve?
Springfield Ball Charter School serves grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Springfield Ball Charter School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Springfield Ball Charter School.
How diverse is Springfield Ball Charter School?
Springfield Ball Charter School reports a student body of 35% White, 2% Hispanic, 45% Black, 0% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Is Springfield Ball Charter School public or private?
Springfield Ball Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Springfield SD 186.
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