Is Southern View Elementary School a good school?

Southern View Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Southern View Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 154 students attended Southern View Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Southern View Elementary School?

Students at Southern View Elementary School are 49% African American, 25% White, 17% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Southern View Elementary School attend?

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

Southern View Elementary School

Summary:

Southern View Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Springfield, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 140 students. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which is ranked 675 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southern View Elementary School faces significant challenges, with consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 37.4% in 2019-2020 to 53.6% in 2021-2022, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's academic performance, as measured by the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics, is also consistently lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, only 17.7% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 25.9% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Additionally, the school's performance on ELA and Mathematics assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school's low socioeconomic status students performing the worst, with a 0-star rating.

When comparing Southern View Elementary School to nearby schools within the same district, it becomes evident that the school is performing significantly worse than its peers. For instance, Hazel Dell Elementary School, which is located just 1.97 miles away, has consistently higher academic performance and lower chronic absenteeism rates. The significant increase in spending per student at Southern View Elementary School, from $13,903 in 2019-2020 to $22,719 in 2022-2023, has not translated into improved student outcomes, raising questions about the efficient allocation of resources and the need for a more comprehensive evaluation of the school's educational strategies and practices.

Detail:

Public K-5

3338 S 5th St
Springfield, IL 62703-4730

(217) 585-5837

District: Springfield School District 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
1614^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,614

Students who attend Southern View Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Springfield Southeast High School

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 154

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.4%

White:

25.3%

Hispanic:

16.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Southern View Elementary School ranks worse than 78.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 12^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 22.28. (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 Southern View Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (49.4%), White (25.3%), Hispanic (16.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 67.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Southern View Elementary School is 11.4, which is the 8^th best among 21 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare Southern View Elementary School employs 13.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Southern View Elementary School is $23,614, which is the 7^th highest among 21 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Southern View Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Southern View Elementary School 1614^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Southern View Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Female students:

Male students:

African American 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 Southern View Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Southern View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	37.79	1425^th	2020	29.5%
2004	42.36	1365^th	2030	32.8%
2005	36.13	1471^st	2022	27.3%
2006	36.58	1568^th	2086	24.8%
2007	35.98	1578^th	2095	24.7%
2008	26.91	1663^rd	2092	20.5%
2009	15.45	1875^th	2120	11.6%
2010	29.66	1655^th	2139	22.6%
2011	27.94	1702^nd	2147	20.7%
2012	29.21	1693^rd	2166	21.8%
2013	33.34	1523^rd	2167	29.7%
2014	31.28	1510^th	2093	27.9%
2015	29.51	1424^th	2052	30.6%
2016	28.15	1475^th	2046	27.9%
2017	25.47	1535^th	2044	24.9%
2018	31.09	1397^th	2037	31.4%
2019	26.08	1550^th	2086	25.7%
2021	21.69	1518^th	1948	22.1%
2022	18.26	1732^nd	2082	16.8%
2023	24.37	1538^th	2077	26.0%
2024	22.28	1614^th	2067	21.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Southern View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	37.82	1128^th	1765	36.1%
2019	31.96	1315^th	1816	27.6%
2021	40.28	851^st	1514	43.8%
2022	26.73	1377^th	1763	21.9%
2023	29.72	1335^th	1808	26.2%
2024	19.26	1626^th	1793	9.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Southern View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.69	1431^st	1964	27.1%
2019	28.04	1470^th	2019	27.2%
2022	19.95	1596^th	1970	19.0%
2024	32.68	1251^st	1942	35.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Southern View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.33	1200^th	1972	39.1%
2019	29.08	1430^th	2019	29.2%
2021	21.56	1360^th	1707	20.3%
2022	19.45	1620^th	1977	18.1%
2023	20.24	1591^st	1984	19.8%
2024	18.18	1640^th	1959	16.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Southern View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	64.65	153^rd	698	78.1%
2019	28.49	559^th	711	21.4%
2024	43.86	327^th	655	50.1%

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Rank History for White students at Southern View Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	28.67	1093^rd	1463	25.3%
2019	23.45	1191^st	1462	18.5%

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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 Southern View Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	181	51	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	233
1990	173	50	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	223
1991	193	51	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	244
1992	166	51	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	218
1993	153	52	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	205
1994	163	55	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	219
1995	155	62	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
1996	155	62	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
1997	154	76	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	234
1998	154	65	5	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	227
1999	149	75	6	4	1	n/a	n/a	0	235
2000	150	66	3	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	222
2001	176	76	5	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	263
2002	168	64	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	239
2003	168	64	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	239
2004	161	74	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	239
2005	157	63	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	1	226
2006	146	42	2	12	1	n/a	n/a	9	212
2007	161	50	0	2	1	n/a	n/a	7	221
2008	146	39	3	9	1	n/a	n/a	9	207
2009	142	61	2	7	0	n/a	n/a	13	225
2010	138	69	3	6	1	n/a	n/a	19	236
2011	133	51	2	4	1	0	20	0	211
2012	136	74	1	6	0	0	19	0	236
2013	119	81	1	6	0	0	22	0	229
2014	107	89	1	10	0	0	21	0	228
2015	106	84	2	13	0	0	17	0	222
2016	102	74	1	18	0	0	22	0	217
2017	100	71	2	25	0	0	24	0	222
2018	89	60	0	21	0	0	20	0	190
2019	74	89	2	19	0	0	18	0	202
2020	62	93	1	27	0	0	35	0	218
2021	63	86	0	25	0	1	33	0	208
2022	48	57	0	23	1	0	27	0	156
2023	37	64	0	22	0	1	16	0	140
2024	39	76	0	26	0	0	13	0	154

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 Southern View Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	233	12.5	18.6	n/a
1990	223	11.5	19.3	n/a
1991	244	11.3	21.5	n/a
1992	218	13.5	16.1	n/a
1993	205	11.8	17.4	n/a
1994	219	10.2	21.5	n/a
1995	222	12.0	18.5	n/a
1996	222	12.0	18.5	n/a
1997	234	14.5	16.1	n/a
1998	227	16.0	14.2	n/a
1999	235	15.0	15.7	n/a
2000	222	16.8	13.2	n/a
2001	263	17.0	15.5	n/a
2002	239	13.9	17.2	57.3
2003	239	13.9	17.2	57.3
2004	239	14.0	17.1	54.4
2005	226	14.0	16.1	60.9
2006	212	13.0	16.3	73.9
2007	221	14.0	15.8	72
2008	207	14.0	14.8	70.7
2009	225	18.0	12.5	75
2010	236	19.0	12.4	80.6
2011	211	14.0	15.0	76.8
2012	236	13.0	18.1	77.5
2013	229	16.2	14.1	74.2
2014	228	16.0	14.2	75.4
2015	222	16.0	13.8	80.6
2016	217	17.0	12.7	74.7
2017	222	17.2	12.9	67.6
2018	190	14.5	13.1	68.9
2019	202	16.0	12.6	62.4
2020	218	17.0	12.8	72.5
2021	208	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	156	16.5	9.4	67.3
2023	140	13.5	10.3	57.9
2024	154	13.5	11.4	67.5

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 Southern View Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	233	12.5	18.6	n/a
1990	223	11.5	19.3	n/a
1991	244	11.3	21.5	n/a
1992	218	13.5	16.1	n/a
1993	205	11.8	17.4	n/a
1994	219	10.2	21.5	n/a
1995	222	12.0	18.5	n/a
1996	222	12.0	18.5	n/a
1997	234	14.5	16.1	n/a
1998	227	16.0	14.2	n/a
1999	235	15.0	15.7	n/a
2000	222	16.8	13.2	n/a
2001	263	17.0	15.5	n/a
2002	239	13.9	17.2	57.3
2003	239	13.9	17.2	57.3
2004	239	14.0	17.1	54.4
2005	226	14.0	16.1	60.9
2006	212	13.0	16.3	73.9
2007	221	14.0	15.8	72
2008	207	14.0	14.8	70.7
2009	225	18.0	12.5	75
2010	236	19.0	12.4	80.6
2011	211	14.0	15.0	76.8
2012	236	13.0	18.1	77.5
2013	229	16.2	14.1	74.2
2014	228	16.0	14.2	75.4
2015	222	16.0	13.8	80.6
2016	217	17.0	12.7	74.7
2017	222	17.2	12.9	67.6
2018	190	14.5	13.1	68.9
2019	202	16.0	12.6	62.4
2020	218	17.0	12.8	72.5
2021	208	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	156	16.5	9.4	67.3
2023	140	13.5	10.3	57.9
2024	154	13.5	11.4	67.5

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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