Wilcox Elem School

Located at 2000 Hastings Rd, in Springfield, Illinois, Wilcox Elem School is a tight-knit elementary-level community that serves 241 students (grades K through 5), one of the schools within Springfield SD 186. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.

Wilcox Elem School is one of 31 schools operated by Springfield SD 186, a district that caters to 13,014 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Wilcox Elem School records that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 35% Black, 17% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Wilcox Elem School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, 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 residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wilcox Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 30.8%, the actual is 25.9%, a residual of -4.8 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Sangamon County indicate median household income runs about $75,357, roughly 37% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Sangamon County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,345 students), of which Wilcox Elem School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fairview Elem School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wilcox Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Wilcox Elem School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 21.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 288 students in 2018 compared to 241 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 52% to 41% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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