Sangamon’s public schools beat 76% of Illinois districts
The public schools Sangamon’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 76% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
The short version on Sangamon’s schools
Reading is the standout
Reading proficiency is 51%, 20 points above the state. Math is 30%, 4 points above the state. In grades PK–12, reading is 7 points below the state, the weakest score on this page. Test scores ↓
Sangamon’s schools are very small
All of Sangamon’s public school students add up to 270 children, with about 16 per teacher. That means real individual attention, but also that a single class can swing the scores from year to year. Every school ↓
Average results for less money
Sangamon spends 33% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
Which school depends on your street
With two elementary, two middle and two high schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Sangamon compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Illinois’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2018.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Illinois only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sangamon (some depend on your address).
Two districts serve Sangamon
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well above the state in reading
Sangamon vs. its neighbors
Sangamon’s schools rank 2nd of 6 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Illinois districts.
Every school in Sangamon
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Sangamon families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Sangamon
There’s no college in Sangamon, but 3 are within 30 miles. The closest is Parkland College in Champaign, 12 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Sangamon. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Illinois. Stars are from neighbors.