Is Iles Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Iles Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 30 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Iles Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 406 students attended Iles Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Iles Elementary School?

Students at Iles Elementary School are 46% White, 25% Asian, 13% African American, 11% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

Iles Elementary School

Summary:

Iles Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Springfield, Illinois, serving grades 1-8 with a total enrollment of 391 students. This standout institution consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, delivering exceptional academic outcomes for its diverse student population.

Iles Elementary School's students perform significantly better than the district and state averages on the Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with proficiency rates often exceeding 70% across all grades. The school's diverse student population includes notable representation of Asian, African American, and White students, and it serves a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with only 19.18% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Iles Elementary School has also maintained relatively low chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 5.4% to 14.8% in recent years, which is significantly lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186, Iles Elementary School significantly outperforms its peers on academic measures, with proficiency rates that are often double or triple the district and state averages. This level of sustained excellence and equitable student outcomes across different demographic groups make Iles Elementary School a standout institution within the district, potentially offering valuable insights into the practices and strategies that contribute to its success.

Detail:

Public 1-8

1700 S 15th St
Springfield, IL 62703-2962

(217) 525-3226

District: Springfield School District 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
30^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,155

Student/teacher ratio: 16.2

Number of students: 406

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.6%

Asian:

25.1%

African American:

13.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 25.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Iles Elementary School ranks better than 98.5% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 97.85. (See more...)

Compare Details Iles Elementary School ranks better than 99% of middle schools in Illinois. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 98.56. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Iles Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45.6%), Asian (25.1%), African American (13.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 25.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Iles Elementary School is 16.2. 19 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Iles Elementary School employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Iles Elementary School is $20,155. 19 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Iles Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Iles Elementary School 30^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Iles Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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White students:

SchoolDigger ranks Iles Elementary School 14^th of 1363 Illinois public middle schools. (See Iles Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Male students:

Springfield School District 186:

SchoolDigger ranks Springfield School District 186 675^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Iles Elementary School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	92.76	4^th	2020	99.8%
2004	91.91	7^th	2030	99.7%
2005	90.93	8^th	2022	99.6%
2006	89.28	7^th	2086	99.7%
2007	89.05	7^th	2095	99.7%
2008	90.41	5^th	2092	99.8%
2009	89.98	10^th	2120	99.5%
2010	91.24	1^st	2139	100.0%
2011	90.79	5^th	2147	99.8%
2012	91.01	2^nd	2166	99.9%
2013	97.10	5^th	2167	99.8%
2014	97.16	5^th	2093	99.8%
2015	99.78	6^th	2052	99.7%
2016	99.64	4^th	2046	99.8%
2017	99.69	3^rd	2044	99.9%
2018	99.51	3^rd	2037	99.9%
2019	99.36	6^th	2086	99.7%
2021	96.92	54^th	1948	97.2%
2022	96.67	53^rd	2082	97.5%
2023	96.74	50^th	2077	97.6%
2024	97.85	30^th	2067	98.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.99	2^nd	1765	99.9%
2022	89.16	71^st	1763	96.0%
2023	95.20	38^th	1808	97.9%
2024	98.45	17^th	1793	99.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.16	3^rd	1964	99.8%
2019	98.83	5^th	2019	99.8%
2021	94.89	54^th	1680	96.8%
2022	95.32	69^th	1970	96.5%
2023	95.47	59^th	1957	97.0%
2024	97.69	29^th	1942	98.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.37	6^th	1972	99.7%
2019	99.37	6^th	2019	99.7%
2021	94.42	70^th	1707	95.9%
2022	95.03	67^th	1977	96.6%
2023	96.50	42^nd	1984	97.9%
2024	95.94	60^th	1959	96.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	88.82	8^th	242	96.7%
2019	90.98	7^th	243	97.1%
2022	89.71	10^th	226	95.6%
2023	89.23	10^th	237	95.8%
2024	88.60	12^th	219	94.5%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	94.63	18^th	684	97.4%
2023	91.47	25^th	692	96.4%
2024	98.90	9^th	655	98.6%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.08	1^st	1463	99.9%
2019	98.56	3^rd	1462	99.8%
2021	90.11	77^th	1308	94.1%
2022	90.81	68^th	1425	95.2%
2023	91.66	60^th	1419	95.8%
2024	92.55	48^th	1392	96.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2011	92.28	10^th	1344	99.3%
2012	92.56	6^th	1365	99.6%
2013	98.19	1^st	1367	99.9%
2014	97.92	2^nd	1322	99.8%
2015	99.79	6^th	1302	99.5%
2016	99.64	2^nd	1294	99.8%
2017	99.53	7^th	1293	99.5%
2018	99.21	9^th	1293	99.3%
2019	99.12	6^th	1356	99.6%
2021	99.94	2^nd	1241	99.8%
2022	99.67	4^th	1369	99.7%
2023	99.62	3^rd	1367	99.8%
2024	98.56	14^th	1363	99.0%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	98.87	3^rd	1226	99.8%
2019	99.11	3^rd	1276	99.8%
2023	99.50	1^st	1275	99.9%
2024	98.76	5^th	1251	99.6%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	99.36	9^th	1223	99.3%
2019	98.97	8^th	1296	99.4%
2022	99.70	3^rd	1286	99.8%
2023	99.37	6^th	1292	99.5%
2024	95.67	42^nd	1264	96.7%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Iles Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	97.34	14^th	889	98.4%
2019	98.80	4^th	905	99.6%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

I have had 3 kids go through Iles so far, and hopefully two more to go. The school is amazing...please do not let the district rating distract from the school. The only reason the district cannot get it together is because this is such a politcal town. Nothing ever gets done. It always has to be debated over and over again. It truly is ridiculous and I am amazed anything ever gets accomplished. Iles works through the districts disablilities to accomplish so much more than I could ever imagine. With the help of the wonderful staff and the involved partents, Iles is a great school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Iles Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	337	127	14	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	483
1990	342	147	14	n/a	1	n/a	n/a	0	504
1991	400	147	16	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	567
1992	440	169	11	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
1993	416	156	7	3	4	n/a	n/a	0	586
1994	408	158	18	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	591
1995	388	179	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1996	388	179	5	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	573
1997	389	199	12	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	601
1998	364	185	18	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	570
1999	356	185	16	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	565
2000	354	203	12	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	580
2001	168	43	17	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	231
2002	167	60	26	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	256
2003	167	60	26	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	256
2004	168	57	33	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	265
2005	160	41	37	4	2	n/a	n/a	15	259
2006	176	48	31	7	1	n/a	n/a	24	287
2007	174	62	36	5	2	n/a	n/a	35	314
2008	189	83	36	6	2	n/a	n/a	35	351
2009	179	79	36	7	2	n/a	n/a	37	340
2010	208	86	36	8	1	n/a	n/a	50	389
2011	227	55	32	14	0	0	71	0	399
2012	254	50	42	14	1	0	58	0	419
2013	257	44	62	13	1	0	54	0	431
2014	273	43	63	13	1	0	57	0	450
2015	258	55	75	12	0	0	48	0	448
2016	244	65	81	12	0	0	50	0	452
2017	237	60	85	14	0	0	48	0	444
2018	195	78	65	12	0	0	43	0	393
2019	188	89	71	12	0	0	46	0	406
2020	166	88	71	21	1	0	54	0	401
2021	165	75	77	15	0	0	56	0	388
2022	155	67	90	13	2	0	50	0	377
2023	166	60	91	17	4	0	53	0	391
2024	185	54	102	16	2	1	44	2	406

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Iles Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	483	27.0	17.8	n/a
1990	504	28.0	18.0	n/a
1991	567	29.0	19.5	n/a
1992	624	31.0	20.1	n/a
1993	586	30.0	19.5	n/a
1994	591	30.0	19.7	n/a
1995	573	32.0	17.9	n/a
1996	573	32.0	17.9	n/a
1997	601	31.0	19.4	n/a
1998	570	31.0	18.4	n/a
1999	565	31.2	18.1	n/a
2000	580	31.0	18.7	n/a
2001	231	21.2	10.9	n/a
2002	256	17.0	15.1	26.2
2003	256	17.0	15.1	26.2
2004	265	16.0	16.6	54.3
2005	259	18.0	14.4	59.8
2006	287	19.6	14.6	27.4
2007	314	22.0	14.3	33.7
2008	351	20.0	17.6	27.2
2009	340	22.0	15.5	40.9
2010	389	25.0	15.5	29.8
2011	399	26.0	15.3	28.1
2012	419	26.0	16.1	24.8
2013	431	31.4	13.7	21.6
2014	450	25.5	17.6	24.2
2015	448	26.0	17.2	24.8
2016	452	25.0	18.0	16.8
2017	444	25.2	17.5	18.5
2018	393	24.0	16.3	21.9
2019	406	23.5	17.2	18.7
2020	401	24.0	16.7	18.7
2021	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	377	23.5	16.0	15.9
2023	391	24.5	15.9	19.2
2024	406	25.0	16.2	25.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Iles Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	483	27.0	17.8	n/a
1990	504	28.0	18.0	n/a
1991	567	29.0	19.5	n/a
1992	624	31.0	20.1	n/a
1993	586	30.0	19.5	n/a
1994	591	30.0	19.7	n/a
1995	573	32.0	17.9	n/a
1996	573	32.0	17.9	n/a
1997	601	31.0	19.4	n/a
1998	570	31.0	18.4	n/a
1999	565	31.2	18.1	n/a
2000	580	31.0	18.7	n/a
2001	231	21.2	10.9	n/a
2002	256	17.0	15.1	26.2
2003	256	17.0	15.1	26.2
2004	265	16.0	16.6	54.3
2005	259	18.0	14.4	59.8
2006	287	19.6	14.6	27.4
2007	314	22.0	14.3	33.7
2008	351	20.0	17.6	27.2
2009	340	22.0	15.5	40.9
2010	389	25.0	15.5	29.8
2011	399	26.0	15.3	28.1
2012	419	26.0	16.1	24.8
2013	431	31.4	13.7	21.6
2014	450	25.5	17.6	24.2
2015	448	26.0	17.2	24.8
2016	452	25.0	18.0	16.8
2017	444	25.2	17.5	18.5
2018	393	24.0	16.3	21.9
2019	406	23.5	17.2	18.7
2020	401	24.0	16.7	18.7
2021	388	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	377	23.5	16.0	15.9
2023	391	24.5	15.9	19.2
2024	406	25.0	16.2	25.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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