Edwin A Lee Elementary School
Springfield, IL · Springfield SD 186
Regular public school · Grades K - 12 · City, midsize
10th of 10 Illinois schools statewide · better than 0%▼ Declining
1201 Bunn Ave, Springfield, IL 62703
(217)585-5828NCES ID 173708005593Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Edwin A Lee Elementary School 10th of 10 Illinois schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 0% of schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 22th in 2019 to 0th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Two or more races (last reported 2022) stops before 2023: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2022) stops before 2023: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
White (last reported 2019) stops before 2023: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 196 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1991, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 54.3% | 58.7% | ▲ 4.4 pts | |
| White | 39.2% | 26.5% | ▼ 12.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 6.0% | 9.2% | ▲ 3.2 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.0% | 4.6% | ▲ 4.6 pts | |
| Asian | 0.0% | 1.0% | ▲ 1.0 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1991. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $97K in zip 62703 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2007
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Edwin A Lee Elementary School
What school district is Edwin A Lee Elementary School in?
Edwin A Lee Elementary School is part of the Springfield SD 186 district in Springfield, Illinois.
Is Edwin A Lee Elementary School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Edwin A Lee Elementary School 10th of 10 Illinois schools (better than 0% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Edwin A Lee Elementary School?
Black 59%, White 27%, Two or more races 9%, Hispanic 5% (196 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Edwin A Lee Elementary School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62703 is $97K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.