📍 2000 Hastings Rd, Springfield, Sangamon County, 62702
Wilcox Elem School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Springfield, Sangamon County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Guikema. It is part of the Springfield SD 186 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wilcox Elem School enrolls 254 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 44% White, 37% Black or African American and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 113 | 44% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
153 of the school's 254 students (60%) 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.
Wilcox 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 44, state house district 87.
Wilcox 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 254 students, Wilcox Elem School is smaller than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize