Is Feitshans Elementary School a good school?

Feitshans Elementary School ranks in the bottom 0.4% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Feitshans Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 274 students attended Feitshans Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Feitshans Elementary School?

Students at Feitshans Elementary School are 64% African American, 21% White, 13% Two or more races, 1% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Feitshans Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Feitshans Elementary School usually go on to attend: High : Lanphier High School

Feitshans Elementary School

Summary:

Feitshans Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 296 students in grades PK-5. 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. Feitshans Elementary has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in the state, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Feitshans Elementary School faces significant challenges, particularly in the areas of chronic absenteeism and academic performance. The school has had extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 48.5% to 75.7% over the past several years, which is much higher than the district and state averages. Academically, Feitshans students perform significantly below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math, with only 0-3.8% of students proficient in ELA and 0-2.2% proficient in Math, compared to district averages of 17.4-28.3% in ELA and 15.1-22.4% in Math. The school's performance is especially concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, White, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, who all rank in the bottom 10-20% of their respective subgroups statewide.

When comparing Feitshans Elementary to nearby schools within the same district, such as McClernand, Black Hawk, and Harvard Park, it becomes clear that the challenges faced by Feitshans are not unique to the school. Several other elementary schools in the district also struggle with high chronic absenteeism and low academic performance, though not to the same degree as Feitshans. The data suggests that a focused, evidence-based approach to school improvement is necessary to address the underlying issues and provide a high-quality education for all students at Feitshans Elementary and throughout the Springfield School District 186.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1101 S 15th St
Springfield, IL 62703-2636

(217) 525-3030

District: Springfield School District 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
2058^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,894

Students who attend Feitshans Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lanphier High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.4

Number of students: 274

Racial breakdown:

African American:

63.5%

White:

21.2%

Two or more races:

13.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Feitshans Elementary School ranks worse than 99.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks last among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.49. (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 Feitshans Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (63.5%), White (21.2%), two or more races (13.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 79.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Feitshans Elementary School is 10.4, which is the 4^th best among 21 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare Feitshans Elementary School employs 26.1 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Feitshans Elementary School is $24,894, which is the 5^th highest among 21 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Feitshans Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Feitshans Elementary School 2058^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Feitshans 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 Feitshans Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Feitshans Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	15.46	1721^st	2020	14.8%
2004	19.74	1715^th	2030	15.5%
2005	20.16	1726^th	2022	14.6%
2006	17.09	1822^nd	2086	12.7%
2007	20.13	1806^th	2095	13.8%
2008	26.03	1683^rd	2092	19.6%
2009	32.74	1600^th	2120	24.5%
2010	24.51	1743^rd	2139	18.5%
2011	15.44	1902^nd	2147	11.4%
2012	16.41	1921^st	2166	11.3%
2013	9.56	2032^nd	2167	6.2%
2014	11.72	1914^th	2093	8.6%
2015	12.75	1913^th	2052	6.8%
2016	11.90	1920^th	2046	6.2%
2017	13.02	1872^nd	2044	8.4%
2018	8.59	2001^st	2037	1.8%
2019	9.74	2019^th	2086	3.2%
2021	12.67	1873^rd	1948	3.9%
2022	11.00	2040^th	2082	2.0%
2023	9.55	2056^th	2077	1.0%
2024	8.49	2058^th	2067	0.4%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Feitshans Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	15.41	84^th	93	9.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Feitshans Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	32.02	488^th	763	36.0%
2019	19.75	1147^th	1194	3.9%
2022	28.54	811^th	1113	27.1%
2023	19.57	1068^th	1156	7.6%
2024	15.63	1182^nd	1195	1.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.14	1732^nd	1765	1.9%
2019	15.78	1719^th	1816	5.3%
2021	20.15	1388^th	1514	8.3%
2022	15.20	1716^th	1763	2.7%
2023	13.42	1776^th	1808	1.8%
2024	11.62	1781^st	1793	0.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Feitshans Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.43	1907^th	1964	2.9%
2019	9.29	1965^th	2019	2.7%
2021	13.97	1557^th	1680	7.3%
2022	10.44	1949^th	1970	1.1%
2023	9.93	1927^th	1957	1.5%
2024	8.53	1939^th	1942	0.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Feitshans Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.93	721^st	907	20.5%
2024	19.82	841^st	886	5.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Feitshans Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	9.34	1944^th	1972	1.4%
2019	12.11	1904^th	2019	5.7%
2021	11.11	1690^th	1707	1.0%
2022	12.77	1884^th	1977	4.7%
2023	10.45	1945^th	1984	2.0%
2024	9.75	1933^rd	1959	1.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Feitshans Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.03	689^th	698	1.3%
2019	22.18	650^th	711	8.6%
2021	31.10	314^th	428	26.6%
2022	28.31	549^th	684	19.7%
2023	24.21	609^th	692	12.0%
2024	17.77	644^th	655	1.7%

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Rank History for White students at Feitshans Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	5.92	1450^th	1463	0.9%
2019	8.68	1413^th	1462	3.4%
2022	3.57	1422^nd	1425	0.2%
2023	2.80	1416^th	1419	0.2%

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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 Feitshans Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	206	86	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	292
1990	181	84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	265
1991	177	95	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	272
1992	202	94	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	296
1993	171	87	0	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	259
1994	178	85	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	264
1995	192	60	5	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	260
1996	192	60	5	1	2	n/a	n/a	0	260
1997	189	50	4	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	249
1998	172	65	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	241
1999	177	71	1	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	249
2000	146	84	0	0	1	n/a	n/a	0	231
2001	193	88	0	1	4	n/a	n/a	0	286
2002	199	73	1	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	279
2003	199	73	1	4	2	n/a	n/a	0	279
2004	180	111	1	2	2	n/a	n/a	0	296
2005	188	79	1	4	1	n/a	n/a	37	310
2006	185	85	1	5	3	n/a	n/a	31	310
2007	198	72	1	6	0	n/a	n/a	37	314
2008	189	94	1	5	2	n/a	n/a	37	328
2009	182	87	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	22	297
2010	179	102	1	5	0	n/a	n/a	26	313
2011	168	107	0	6	0	0	20	0	301
2012	160	108	1	7	0	0	36	0	312
2013	172	124	2	6	0	0	34	0	338
2014	234	212	2	12	2	0	42	0	504
2015	191	220	1	15	2	0	42	0	471
2016	165	239	1	18	2	0	39	0	464
2017	140	224	2	15	1	0	38	0	420
2018	111	218	1	11	1	0	38	0	380
2019	106	211	3	10	0	0	29	0	359
2020	80	197	1	6	2	0	37	0	323
2021	90	229	1	4	1	0	33	0	358
2022	86	187	0	8	0	0	39	0	320
2023	71	181	0	3	2	0	38	1	296
2024	58	174	0	4	1	0	36	1	274

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Feitshans Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	292	17.0	17.1	n/a
1990	265	18.0	14.7	n/a
1991	272	18.0	15.1	n/a
1992	296	18.4	16.0	n/a
1993	259	17.0	15.2	n/a
1994	264	16.0	16.5	n/a
1995	260	17.0	15.3	n/a
1996	260	17.0	15.3	n/a
1997	249	17.0	14.6	n/a
1998	241	17.0	14.2	n/a
1999	249	17.0	14.6	n/a
2000	231	18.2	12.7	n/a
2001	286	18.9	15.1	n/a
2002	279	23.0	12.1	78.1
2003	279	23.0	12.1	78.1
2004	296	22.0	13.5	76
2005	310	24.0	12.9	87.2
2006	310	23.1	13.4	79.2
2007	314	21.0	15.0	95.3
2008	328	17.0	19.3	88.7
2009	297	20.0	14.9	102.2
2010	313	19.5	16.0	86.4
2011	301	16.1	18.6	92.7
2012	312	16.5	18.8	81.4
2013	338	25.4	13.3	82
2014	504	35.0	14.4	92.1
2015	471	37.0	12.7	90
2016	464	36.0	12.8	79.3
2017	420	34.9	12.0	83.6
2018	380	34.4	11.0	90.8
2019	359	34.0	10.5	75.8
2020	323	34.0	9.5	86.1
2021	358	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	320	31.5	10.1	82.5
2023	296	25.9	11.4	80.7
2024	274	26.1	10.4	79.9

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 Feitshans Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	292	17.0	17.1	n/a
1990	265	18.0	14.7	n/a
1991	272	18.0	15.1	n/a
1992	296	18.4	16.0	n/a
1993	259	17.0	15.2	n/a
1994	264	16.0	16.5	n/a
1995	260	17.0	15.3	n/a
1996	260	17.0	15.3	n/a
1997	249	17.0	14.6	n/a
1998	241	17.0	14.2	n/a
1999	249	17.0	14.6	n/a
2000	231	18.2	12.7	n/a
2001	286	18.9	15.1	n/a
2002	279	23.0	12.1	78.1
2003	279	23.0	12.1	78.1
2004	296	22.0	13.5	76
2005	310	24.0	12.9	87.2
2006	310	23.1	13.4	79.2
2007	314	21.0	15.0	95.3
2008	328	17.0	19.3	88.7
2009	297	20.0	14.9	102.2
2010	313	19.5	16.0	86.4
2011	301	16.1	18.6	92.7
2012	312	16.5	18.8	81.4
2013	338	25.4	13.3	82
2014	504	35.0	14.4	92.1
2015	471	37.0	12.7	90
2016	464	36.0	12.8	79.3
2017	420	34.9	12.0	83.6
2018	380	34.4	11.0	90.8
2019	359	34.0	10.5	75.8
2020	323	34.0	9.5	86.1
2021	358	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	320	31.5	10.1	82.5
2023	296	25.9	11.4	80.7
2024	274	26.1	10.4	79.9

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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