Is Laketown Elementary School a good school?

Laketown Elementary School ranks 1468 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Laketown Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 124 students attended Laketown Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Laketown Elementary School?

Students at Laketown Elementary School are 44% African American, 36% White, 15% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Laketown Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Laketown Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Jefferson Middle School High : Springfield Southeast High School

Laketown Elementary School

Summary:

Laketown Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 163 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which is ranked 675 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Laketown Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to state and district averages in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 0% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA in the 2023-2024 school year. However, the school's performance in Science is relatively stronger, with 61.1% of students proficient or better. Laketown Elementary has also seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 521 out of 2,044 Illinois elementary schools in 2016-2017 to 1,468 out of 2,067 in 2023-2024. The school faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, reaching 55.8% in the 2021-2022 school year.

Compared to nearby schools within the same district, such as Sandburg Elementary School and Iles Elementary School, Laketown Elementary School's academic performance is generally lower. However, the school has shown relatively stronger performance for its African American student subgroup, ranking 126 out of 692 Illinois elementary schools in 2022-2023, compared to its overall ranking of 1,212 out of 2,077 schools. Despite the school's challenges, it has a relatively high per-student spending of $22,871 and a low student-teacher ratio of 10.9 in the 2022-2023 school year.

Detail:

Public K-5

1825 Lee St
Springfield, IL 62703-4837

(217) 585-5819

District: Springfield School District 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
1468^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,706

Students who attend Laketown Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Springfield Southeast High School

Student/teacher ratio: 7.5

Number of students: 124

Racial breakdown:

African American:

43.5%

White:

36.3%

Two or more races:

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 66.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Laketown Elementary School ranks worse than 71% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 10^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.63. (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 Laketown Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (43.5%), White (36.3%), two or more races (15.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 66.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Laketown Elementary School is 7.5, which is the 2^nd best among 21 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare Laketown Elementary School employs 16.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Laketown Elementary School is $28,706, which is the highest among 22 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Laketown Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Laketown Elementary School 1468^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Laketown Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status 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 Laketown Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Laketown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	39.95	1389^th	2020	31.2%
2004	25.57	1645^th	2030	19.0%
2005	39.43	1429^th	2022	29.3%
2006	43.10	1442^nd	2086	30.9%
2007	28.53	1709^th	2095	18.4%
2008	41.61	1428^th	2092	31.7%
2009	39.28	1478^th	2120	30.3%
2010	35.61	1559^th	2139	27.1%
2011	57.73	1105^th	2147	48.5%
2012	64.41	923^rd	2166	57.4%
2013	62.45	874^th	2167	59.7%
2014	46.80	1167^th	2093	44.2%
2015	60.66	704^th	2052	65.7%
2016	54.64	864^th	2046	57.8%
2017	72.25	521^st	2044	74.5%
2018	57.57	802^nd	2037	60.6%
2019	49.25	982^nd	2086	52.9%
2021	49.91	855^th	1948	56.1%
2022	48.01	985^th	2082	52.7%
2023	37.78	1212^th	2077	41.6%
2024	27.63	1468^th	2067	29.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Laketown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	67.04	403^rd	1765	77.2%
2019	48.18	885^th	1816	51.3%
2022	51.37	749^th	1763	57.5%
2023	50.96	792^nd	1808	56.2%
2024	35.19	1182^nd	1793	34.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Laketown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.34	764^th	1964	61.1%
2019	29.51	1430^th	2019	29.2%
2022	46.67	927^th	1970	52.9%
2023	38.34	1134^th	1957	42.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Laketown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	65.25	621^st	2019	69.2%
2022	51.07	856^th	1977	56.7%
2023	61.61	636^th	1984	67.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Laketown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	60.66	176^th	698	74.8%
2019	63.14	166^th	711	76.7%
2022	53.07	224^th	684	67.3%
2023	67.07	126^th	692	81.8%

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Rank History for White students at Laketown Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	77.05	264^th	1463	82.0%
2022	54.46	623^rd	1425	56.3%
2023	61.48	503^rd	1419	64.6%

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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

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Enrollment information for Laketown Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	145	71	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	220
1990	136	92	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	229
1991	127	85	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	212
1992	122	58	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	181
1993	135	49	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	186
1994	128	54	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	184
1995	119	57	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	179
1996	119	57	1	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	179
1997	120	61	0	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	183
1998	101	54	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	158
1999	92	71	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	165
2000	91	63	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	159
2001	104	75	5	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	187
2002	80	107	4	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	192
2003	80	107	4	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	192
2004	84	95	4	0	2	n/a	n/a	0	185
2005	88	99	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	190
2006	83	95	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	16	199
2007	83	105	2	4	0	n/a	n/a	17	211
2008	70	109	1	6	9	n/a	n/a	15	210
2009	71	111	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	16	203
2010	79	118	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	22	224
2011	76	113	2	7	0	0	16	0	214
2012	84	104	0	4	0	0	18	0	210
2013	96	90	0	8	0	0	18	0	212
2014	102	102	0	8	0	0	22	0	234
2015	95	97	0	8	1	0	18	0	219
2016	82	93	0	4	0	0	26	0	205
2017	77	94	0	4	0	0	21	0	196
2018	62	103	0	5	0	0	21	0	191
2019	57	81	1	5	1	0	23	0	168
2020	71	73	2	5	0	0	23	0	174
2021	69	84	0	4	1	1	22	0	181
2022	67	68	0	4	0	0	24	0	163
2023	72	58	0	3	0	0	30	0	163
2024	45	54	1	5	0	0	19	0	124

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 Laketown Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	220	11.6	18.9	n/a
1990	229	13.6	16.8	n/a
1991	212	11.6	18.2	n/a
1992	181	10.8	16.7	n/a
1993	186	12.6	14.8	n/a
1994	184	10.0	18.4	n/a
1995	179	11.4	15.7	n/a
1996	179	11.4	15.7	n/a
1997	183	10.5	17.4	n/a
1998	158	11.5	13.7	n/a
1999	165	11.5	14.3	n/a
2000	159	12.5	12.7	n/a
2001	187	15.5	12.1	n/a
2002	192	17.0	11.3	69.3
2003	192	17.0	11.3	69.3
2004	185	18.0	10.3	70.3
2005	190	20.0	9.5	72.6
2006	199	20.0	10.0	77.6
2007	211	15.0	14.1	74.7
2008	210	15.0	14.0	78.5
2009	203	19.0	10.7	78.1
2010	224	20.5	10.9	83.7
2011	214	18.5	11.5	73.4
2012	210	19.5	10.7	56.2
2013	212	17.3	12.2	55.7
2014	234	16.9	13.8	67.5
2015	219	15.0	14.6	69.9
2016	205	15.0	13.6	60
2017	196	16.4	11.9	62.2
2018	191	17.5	10.9	75.9
2019	168	15.5	10.8	57.1
2020	174	17.0	10.2	63.8
2021	181	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	163	15.1	10.7	58.3
2023	163	14.8	10.9	57.1
2024	124	16.5	7.5	66.9

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 Laketown Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	220	11.6	18.9	n/a
1990	229	13.6	16.8	n/a
1991	212	11.6	18.2	n/a
1992	181	10.8	16.7	n/a
1993	186	12.6	14.8	n/a
1994	184	10.0	18.4	n/a
1995	179	11.4	15.7	n/a
1996	179	11.4	15.7	n/a
1997	183	10.5	17.4	n/a
1998	158	11.5	13.7	n/a
1999	165	11.5	14.3	n/a
2000	159	12.5	12.7	n/a
2001	187	15.5	12.1	n/a
2002	192	17.0	11.3	69.3
2003	192	17.0	11.3	69.3
2004	185	18.0	10.3	70.3
2005	190	20.0	9.5	72.6
2006	199	20.0	10.0	77.6
2007	211	15.0	14.1	74.7
2008	210	15.0	14.0	78.5
2009	203	19.0	10.7	78.1
2010	224	20.5	10.9	83.7
2011	214	18.5	11.5	73.4
2012	210	19.5	10.7	56.2
2013	212	17.3	12.2	55.7
2014	234	16.9	13.8	67.5
2015	219	15.0	14.6	69.9
2016	205	15.0	13.6	60
2017	196	16.4	11.9	62.2
2018	191	17.5	10.9	75.9
2019	168	15.5	10.8	57.1
2020	174	17.0	10.2	63.8
2021	181	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	163	15.1	10.7	58.3
2023	163	14.8	10.9	57.1
2024	124	16.5	7.5	66.9

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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