Is McClernand Elementary School a good school?

McClernand Elementary School ranks in the bottom 6.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend McClernand Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 196 students attended McClernand Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of McClernand Elementary School?

Students at McClernand Elementary School are 50% African American, 37% White, 11% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of McClernand Elementary School attend?

Students who attend McClernand Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Washington Middle School High : Lanphier High School

McClernand Elementary School

Summary:

McClernand Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 191 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 rating of 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

McClernand Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 37.5% to 75.8% in recent years. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 10.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and as low as 0% of 5th graders proficient in Mathematics. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students and Special Education students, though its performance for African American students is relatively better.

Interestingly, the nearby schools within the same district, such as Feitshans Elementary and Jane Addams Elementary, also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the district. However, Iles Elementary, located within the same district, stands out as a high-performing school, ranking in the top 3% of Illinois elementary schools, demonstrating the potential for improvement.

Detail:

Public K-5

801 N 6th St
Springfield, IL 62702-6303

(217) 525-3247

District: Springfield School District 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
1925^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,167

Students who attend McClernand Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle School
High:	Lanphier High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.2

Number of students: 196

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.0%

White:

37.2%

Two or more races:

10.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details McClernand Elementary School ranks worse than 93.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 18^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.43. (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 Racial makeup is: African American (50%), White (37.2%), two or more races (10.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 76.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McClernand Elementary School is 11.2, which is the 5^th best among 21 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare McClernand Elementary School employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at McClernand Elementary School is $25,167, which is the 3^rd highest among 21 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

McClernand Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks McClernand Elementary School 1925^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See McClernand Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 McClernand Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at McClernand Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	19.56	1675^th	2020	17.1%
2004	15.74	1755^th	2030	13.5%
2005	24.08	1677^th	2022	17.1%
2006	13.35	1875^th	2086	10.1%
2007	4.60	1994^th	2095	4.8%
2008	4.91	2009^th	2092	4.0%
2009	16.78	1846^th	2120	12.9%
2010	17.59	1856^th	2139	13.2%
2011	14.35	1920^th	2147	10.6%
2012	12.57	1989^th	2166	8.2%
2013	16.96	1880^th	2167	13.2%
2014	15.36	1847^th	2093	11.8%
2015	20.52	1696^th	2052	17.3%
2016	19.79	1696^th	2046	17.1%
2017	18.85	1722^nd	2044	15.8%
2018	17.87	1725^th	2037	15.3%
2019	13.95	1905^th	2086	8.7%
2021	18.09	1645^th	1948	15.6%
2022	15.79	1829^th	2082	12.2%
2023	13.68	1919^th	2077	7.6%
2024	13.43	1925^th	2067	6.9%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at McClernand Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	34.05	52^nd	78	33.3%
2022	22.13	75^th	95	21.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at McClernand Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.81	588^th	763	22.9%
2019	25.98	958^th	1194	19.8%
2024	18.96	1098^th	1195	8.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.81	1397^th	1765	20.8%
2019	13.48	1752^nd	1816	3.5%
2021	21.00	1361^st	1514	10.1%
2022	20.26	1573^rd	1763	10.8%
2023	22.88	1541^st	1808	14.8%
2024	16.92	1683^rd	1793	6.1%

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Rank History for Female students at McClernand Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.21	1667^th	1964	15.1%
2019	16.93	1776^th	2019	12.0%
2022	16.21	1727^th	1970	12.3%
2023	16.70	1718^th	1957	12.2%
2024	15.72	1722^nd	1942	11.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at McClernand Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	24.32	747^th	886	15.7%

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Rank History for Male students at McClernand Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.84	1678^th	1972	14.9%
2019	14.94	1835^th	2019	9.1%
2022	16.71	1735^th	1977	12.2%
2023	17.49	1697^th	1984	14.5%
2024	12.95	1848^th	1959	5.7%

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Rank History for African American students at McClernand Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.41	497^th	698	28.8%
2019	18.92	678^th	711	4.6%
2022	30.21	509^th	684	25.6%
2023	38.63	393^rd	692	43.2%
2024	27.46	527^th	655	19.5%

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Rank History for White students at McClernand Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.15	1369^th	1463	6.4%
2019	17.12	1295^th	1462	11.4%
2024	7.73	1355^th	1392	2.7%

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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 McClernand Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	225	133	3	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	362
1990	308	104	3	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	418
1991	280	110	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
1992	254	92	3	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1993	280	88	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	368
1994	228	120	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
1995	222	135	7	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1996	222	135	7	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	365
1997	201	150	6	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	357
1998	197	149	6	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	355
1999	166	130	6	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	305
2000	141	133	7	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	286
2001	117	120	0	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	240
2002	97	134	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
2003	97	134	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	232
2004	117	145	3	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	266
2005	118	153	0	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	276
2006	104	117	0	6	1	n/a	n/a	4	232
2007	118	119	0	11	1	n/a	n/a	11	260
2008	115	134	1	11	0	n/a	n/a	23	284
2009	112	107	0	7	1	n/a	n/a	21	248
2010	112	128	0	7	0	n/a	n/a	33	280
2011	125	114	1	3	0	0	40	0	283
2012	125	120	0	3	0	0	41	0	289
2013	101	118	1	6	0	0	32	0	258
2014	87	138	1	6	0	0	31	0	263
2015	84	130	1	6	0	0	45	0	266
2016	74	139	2	4	0	0	42	0	261
2017	92	122	1	4	0	0	38	0	257
2018	90	109	2	4	0	0	41	0	246
2019	83	115	0	1	0	0	25	0	224
2020	66	79	0	2	0	0	29	0	176
2021	62	83	1	1	0	0	31	0	178
2022	60	105	1	1	0	0	42	0	209
2023	66	97	1	2	0	0	25	0	191
2024	73	98	2	2	0	0	21	0	196

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 McClernand Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	362	21.5	16.8	n/a
1990	418	24.0	17.4	n/a
1991	395	24.0	16.4	n/a
1992	353	25.0	14.1	n/a
1993	368	20.8	17.7	n/a
1994	353	24.0	14.7	n/a
1995	365	22.8	16.0	n/a
1996	365	22.8	16.0	n/a
1997	357	24.8	14.4	n/a
1998	355	26.0	13.7	n/a
1999	305	25.0	12.2	n/a
2000	286	25.0	11.4	n/a
2001	240	24.0	10.0	n/a
2002	232	24.0	9.7	94.8
2003	232	24.0	9.7	94.8
2004	266	24.0	11.1	91.7
2005	276	21.0	13.1	85.9
2006	232	24.0	9.7	96.1
2007	260	23.0	11.3	96.8
2008	284	19.0	14.9	88.1
2009	248	19.0	13.1	91.6
2010	280	19.0	14.7	95.5
2011	283	20.5	13.8	81.6
2012	289	20.0	14.4	89.3
2013	258	22.5	11.4	91.9
2014	263	19.3	13.6	93.2
2015	266	20.0	13.3	92.5
2016	261	20.0	13.0	77.8
2017	257	20.2	12.7	85.2
2018	246	19.6	12.5	90.7
2019	224	18.0	12.4	77.7
2020	176	19.0	9.2	82.4
2021	178	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	209	18.3	11.4	73.2
2023	191	17.8	10.7	79.1
2024	196	17.5	11.2	76.5

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 McClernand Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	362	21.5	16.8	n/a
1990	418	24.0	17.4	n/a
1991	395	24.0	16.4	n/a
1992	353	25.0	14.1	n/a
1993	368	20.8	17.7	n/a
1994	353	24.0	14.7	n/a
1995	365	22.8	16.0	n/a
1996	365	22.8	16.0	n/a
1997	357	24.8	14.4	n/a
1998	355	26.0	13.7	n/a
1999	305	25.0	12.2	n/a
2000	286	25.0	11.4	n/a
2001	240	24.0	10.0	n/a
2002	232	24.0	9.7	94.8
2003	232	24.0	9.7	94.8
2004	266	24.0	11.1	91.7
2005	276	21.0	13.1	85.9
2006	232	24.0	9.7	96.1
2007	260	23.0	11.3	96.8
2008	284	19.0	14.9	88.1
2009	248	19.0	13.1	91.6
2010	280	19.0	14.7	95.5
2011	283	20.5	13.8	81.6
2012	289	20.0	14.4	89.3
2013	258	22.5	11.4	91.9
2014	263	19.3	13.6	93.2
2015	266	20.0	13.3	92.5
2016	261	20.0	13.0	77.8
2017	257	20.2	12.7	85.2
2018	246	19.6	12.5	90.7
2019	224	18.0	12.4	77.7
2020	176	19.0	9.2	82.4
2021	178	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	209	18.3	11.4	73.2
2023	191	17.8	10.7	79.1
2024	196	17.5	11.2	76.5

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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