📍 1701 S MacArthur Blvd, Springfield, Sangamon County, 62704
Butler Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Sangamon County. The school has 344 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sarah Beveridge. It is part of the Springfield SD 186 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Butler Elem School enrolls 344 students across grades K–5. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 23 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% White, 35% Black or African American and 13% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 165 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 121 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
175 of the school's 344 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Butler Elem School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 99.
Butler Elem School is one of 35 schools in Springfield SD 186, based in Springfield, Illinois. The district serves 13,014 students district-wide and employs 976 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 344 students, Butler Elem School is close to the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize