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Springfield Southeast High Sch

Springfield, IL · Springfield SD 186

Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · City, midsize

538th of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 10% Declining

2350 E Ash St, Springfield, IL 62703

(217)525-3130NCES ID 173708003839Directory 202324

1,189
Students
2023–24 enrollment
14.5:1
Student / teacher ratio
66%
Free / reduced-price lunch
low-income indicator
57.0%
Chronically absent
IL average 25%

SchoolRow ranks Springfield Southeast High Sch 538th of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 10% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 27th in 2019 to 10th in 2025 — declining.

Statewide percentile by year
25%50%75%10%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25

English Language Arts
Springfield Southeast High Sch
27%
IL average
52%
Math
Springfield Southeast High Sch
15%
IL average
38%
Science
Springfield Southeast High Sch
20%
IL average
45%
English Language Arts over time Springfield Southeast High Sch IL average
25%50%75%27%52%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math over time Springfield Southeast High Sch IL average
25%50%75%15%38%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Science over time Springfield Southeast High Sch IL average
25%50%75%20%45%201920202025no testing 2020–21
ELA by race, over time
25%50%75%54%26%13%201920202025no testing 2020–21
Math by race, over time
25%50%75%31%7%3%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.

Science by race, over time
25%50%75%43%41%9%201920202025no testing 2020–21

Two or more races (last reported 2024) stops before 2025: 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 1,189 students (202324, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010

White30%Black54%Two+11%
Hover the pie for details
categories changedWhite 31%Black 55%Two or more races 11%68%32%19882023
GroupTrend20102023Change
Black50.0%54.1% 4.1 pts
White42.6%30.1% 12.5 pts
Two or more races4.9%10.9% 6.0 pts
Hispanic1.2%2.3% 1.1 pts
Asian1.0%0.7% 0.3 pts

NCES history for this school begins in 1988. 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

$24K$48K$72K$96K$91K20072010201520202025

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What school district is Springfield Southeast High Sch in?

Springfield Southeast High Sch is part of the Springfield SD 186 district in Springfield, Illinois.

Is Springfield Southeast High Sch a good school?

SchoolRow ranks Springfield Southeast High Sch 538th of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 10% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).

What is the racial makeup of Springfield Southeast High Sch?

Black 54%, White 30%, Two or more races 11%, Hispanic 2% (1,189 students, 2023–24).

How much do homes near Springfield Southeast High Sch 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.