Is Wilcox Elementary School a good school?

Wilcox Elementary School ranks 1438 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Wilcox Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 256 students attended Wilcox Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Wilcox Elementary School?

Students at Wilcox Elementary School are 41% African American, 38% White, 14% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Wilcox Elementary School attend?

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

Wilcox Elementary School

Summary:

Wilcox Elementary School is a public elementary school in Springfield, Illinois, serving 254 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Springfield School District 186, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger and is ranked 675 out of 813 districts in Illinois.

Wilcox Elementary has consistently been rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other Illinois elementary schools. The school faces several challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics, and significant performance gaps between different student groups. For example, while African American students perform relatively well, White students and students with special needs perform much worse. Additionally, Wilcox Elementary has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 60.24% to 63.76% in recent years.

Interestingly, Wilcox Elementary's performance is generally lower than the nearby Iles Elementary, which is also in the Springfield School District 186 and consistently ranks in the top 5% of Illinois elementary schools. The high chronic absenteeism rates at Wilcox Elementary may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance, and addressing attendance issues could be a key focus for improving student outcomes. Additionally, the school's relatively high per-student spending compared to the district and state averages suggests that resources may not be effectively allocated to improve student performance.

Detail:

Public K-5

2000 Hastings Rd
Springfield, IL 62702-2031

(217) 525-3281

District: Springfield School District 186

SchoolDigger Rank:
1438^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,504

Students who attend Wilcox Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle School
High:	Lanphier High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 256

Racial breakdown:

African American:

41.4%

White:

38.3%

Two or more races:

14.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Wilcox Elementary School ranks worse than 69.6% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.78. (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 Wilcox Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (41.4%), White (38.3%), two or more races (14.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wilcox Elementary School is 13.8. 12 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Wilcox Elementary School employs 18.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wilcox Elementary School is $21,504. 13 elementary schools in the Springfield School District 186 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wilcox Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wilcox Elementary School 1438^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Wilcox 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 Wilcox Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Wilcox Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	28.46	1564^th	2020	22.6%
2004	10.28	1822^nd	2030	10.2%
2005	30.95	1569^th	2022	22.4%
2006	22.25	1762^nd	2086	15.5%
2007	27.85	1720^th	2095	17.9%
2008	35.85	1529^th	2092	26.9%
2009	28.81	1667^th	2120	21.4%
2010	29.29	1662^nd	2139	22.3%
2011	22.94	1791^st	2147	16.6%
2012	22.83	1801^st	2166	16.9%
2013	37.90	1444^th	2167	33.4%
2014	39.46	1330^th	2093	36.5%
2015	31.24	1375^th	2052	33.0%
2016	40.66	1159^th	2046	43.4%
2017	45.68	1046^th	2044	48.8%
2018	33.49	1336^th	2037	34.4%
2019	31.30	1417^th	2086	32.1%
2021	38.34	1088^th	1948	44.1%
2022	43.99	1090^th	2082	47.6%
2023	26.21	1492^nd	2077	28.2%
2024	28.78	1438^th	2067	30.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Wilcox Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.43	691^st	763	9.4%
2019	47.22	505^th	1194	57.7%
2024	35.33	728^th	1195	39.1%

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

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	42.11	1002^nd	1765	43.2%
2019	38.27	1154^th	1816	36.5%
2022	60.63	536^th	1763	69.6%
2023	40.74	1028^th	1808	43.1%
2024	41.10	1028^th	1793	42.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Wilcox Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	29.51	1387^th	1964	29.4%
2019	23.79	1585^th	2019	21.5%
2022	57.91	728^th	1970	63.0%
2023	45.83	972^nd	1957	50.3%
2024	26.48	1420^th	1942	26.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Wilcox Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	39.43	1130^th	1972	42.7%
2019	39.13	1174^th	2019	41.9%
2022	33.28	1241^st	1977	37.2%
2023	16.61	1730^th	1984	12.8%
2024	30.84	1293^rd	1959	34.0%

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Rank History for African American students at Wilcox Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	41.04	353^rd	698	49.4%
2019	29.42	542^nd	711	23.8%
2022	41.59	341^st	684	50.1%
2023	38.61	394^th	692	43.1%
2024	52.42	230^th	655	64.9%

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Rank History for White students at Wilcox Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.85	1102^nd	1463	24.7%
2019	28.52	1098^th	1462	24.9%
2021	37.19	840^th	1308	35.8%
2022	39.50	891^st	1425	37.5%
2023	21.02	1193^rd	1419	15.9%
2024	16.49	1241^st	1392	10.8%

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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 Wilcox Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	219	60	4	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	284
1989	227	54	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	285
1990	208	65	3	2	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	278
1991	226	67	0	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	297
1992	263	87	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
1993	256	76	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	337
1994	281	71	2	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	356
1995	196	106	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
1996	196	106	5	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	310
1997	211	99	4	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
1998	205	110	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
1999	229	128	4	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	363
2000	210	131	3	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	347
2001	212	100	3	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	320
2002	204	103	1	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	315
2003	204	103	1	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	315
2004	189	125	2	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	319
2005	183	99	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	39	323
2006	186	92	1	4	0	n/a	n/a	33	316
2007	195	68	1	1	0	n/a	n/a	35	300
2008	188	77	1	3	1	n/a	n/a	30	300
2009	206	70	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	35	313
2010	199	74	5	2	0	n/a	n/a	37	317
2011	184	85	1	9	0	0	41	0	320
2012	177	76	1	7	0	0	31	0	292
2013	187	83	1	8	0	0	30	0	309
2014	195	82	2	12	0	0	31	0	322
2015	168	102	0	10	0	0	26	0	306
2016	176	86	0	12	0	0	24	0	298
2017	158	86	0	9	0	0	25	0	278
2018	151	90	0	9	1	0	37	0	288
2019	132	71	0	12	1	0	41	0	257
2020	123	60	1	14	0	0	34	0	232
2021	119	87	1	11	0	1	37	0	256
2022	99	84	2	10	0	0	34	0	229
2023	113	93	1	5	1	0	41	0	254
2024	98	106	3	11	1	0	37	0	256

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 Wilcox Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	284	15.4	18.4	n/a
1989	285	14.0	20.3	n/a
1990	278	16.0	17.3	n/a
1991	297	14.0	21.2	n/a
1992	355	18.0	19.7	n/a
1993	337	19.0	17.7	n/a
1994	356	19.9	17.9	n/a
1995	310	18.0	17.2	n/a
1996	310	18.0	17.2	n/a
1997	317	17.9	17.7	n/a
1998	320	18.0	17.8	n/a
1999	363	18.0	20.2	n/a
2000	347	20.0	17.4	n/a
2001	320	22.0	14.5	n/a
2002	315	21.0	15.0	45.4
2003	315	21.0	15.0	45.4
2004	319	19.0	16.8	51.7
2005	323	20.0	16.2	63.7
2006	316	18.0	17.6	64
2007	300	16.0	18.8	64.5
2008	300	17.0	17.6	68.5
2009	313	20.5	15.3	66.9
2010	317	21.0	15.1	73.9
2011	320	20.0	16.0	64.1
2012	292	19.0	15.3	59.9
2013	309	19.4	15.8	51.8
2014	322	18.1	17.7	62.7
2015	306	18.0	17.0	70.9
2016	298	18.0	16.5	57
2017	278	18.8	14.7	63.7
2018	288	18.3	15.7	72.2
2019	257	18.0	14.2	56
2020	232	19.0	12.2	62.5
2021	256	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	229	17.8	12.8	63.8
2023	254	17.8	14.2	60.2
2024	256	18.5	13.8	65.6

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 Wilcox Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	284	15.4	18.4	n/a
1989	285	14.0	20.3	n/a
1990	278	16.0	17.3	n/a
1991	297	14.0	21.2	n/a
1992	355	18.0	19.7	n/a
1993	337	19.0	17.7	n/a
1994	356	19.9	17.9	n/a
1995	310	18.0	17.2	n/a
1996	310	18.0	17.2	n/a
1997	317	17.9	17.7	n/a
1998	320	18.0	17.8	n/a
1999	363	18.0	20.2	n/a
2000	347	20.0	17.4	n/a
2001	320	22.0	14.5	n/a
2002	315	21.0	15.0	45.4
2003	315	21.0	15.0	45.4
2004	319	19.0	16.8	51.7
2005	323	20.0	16.2	63.7
2006	316	18.0	17.6	64
2007	300	16.0	18.8	64.5
2008	300	17.0	17.6	68.5
2009	313	20.5	15.3	66.9
2010	317	21.0	15.1	73.9
2011	320	20.0	16.0	64.1
2012	292	19.0	15.3	59.9
2013	309	19.4	15.8	51.8
2014	322	18.1	17.7	62.7
2015	306	18.0	17.0	70.9
2016	298	18.0	16.5	57
2017	278	18.8	14.7	63.7
2018	288	18.3	15.7	72.2
2019	257	18.0	14.2	56
2020	232	19.0	12.2	62.5
2021	256	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	229	17.8	12.8	63.8
2023	254	17.8	14.2	60.2
2024	256	18.5	13.8	65.6

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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