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What's something Dr Howard Elem School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMPAIGN CUSD 4·NCES 170942000547
Dr Howard Elementary School
110 N. James, Champaign, IL 61821 · (217) 351-3866 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
283 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 23% larger than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
25.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.6pp since 2023
Math
21.0%
IL avg 37.9% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.6% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 22.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dr Howard Elementary School
Dr Howard Elementary School's state test result (24.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Howard Elementary School this school | 426 | 66.4% | 24.0% |
| William Holliday Elementary School Fairview Heights | 418 | 65.3% | 30.5% |
| Kenwood Elementary School Champaign | 402 | 56.7% | 36.5% |
| Haskell Elementary School Rockford | 301 | 62.1% | 53.1% |
| Thomas Paine Elementary School Urbana | 324 | 71.9% | 14.5% |
| Early Learning Center Springfield | 549 | 65.2% | N/A |
Matched among Illinois elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dr Howard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,479 of 1,925 | #19 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,568 of 2,077 ▼ 497 | #19 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #1,791 of 2,077 ▼ 336 | #20 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #865 of 2,419 | #11 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,145 of 2,035 | #15 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.2% | #187 of 2,042 | #11 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #833 of 2,132 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.7% | #49 of 615 | #3 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
+72 (+20%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 486
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 426 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 66% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 52% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 59% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 26 | 12.1:1 | 54% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 63% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 31 | 12.8:1 | 55% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 31 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 486 | 32 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr Howard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (314 to 426); teachers up 19% (26 to 31).
About Dr Howard Elementary School
Dr Howard Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Champaign, Illinois. The school serves 426 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
The 18 schools in Champaign CUSD 4 enroll 10,598 students altogether, Dr Howard Elementary School among them.
Dr Howard Elementary School has no majority group; Black students are the largest, at 48%. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% White, 12% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 8% multiracial. In Champaign County overall, about 14% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 69% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 13.7 students per teacher and 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 66%. That is 13 points above the 53% average for public schools in Champaign County.
Dr Howard Elementary School scores 24.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Champaign County show that the median household income is $63,683, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dr Howard Elementary School is one of 66 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Central High School, is about 0.6 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Dr Howard Elementary School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: City: Small. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment at Dr Howard Elementary School climbed 20% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 354 to 426 students.
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Champaign County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
208,741
Census ACS
Median income
$63,683
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
66
25,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Champaign CUSD 4
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,666 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,476 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- International Prep AcademyElementary · 681 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
Other schools in Champaign
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,666 students
- Centennial High SchoolHigh · 1,476 students
- Jefferson Middle SchoolMiddle · 711 students
- International Prep AcademyElementary · 681 students
- Franklin Middle SchoolMiddle · 665 students
- Edison Middle SchoolMiddle · 647 students
Nearby schools
- Central High School0.6 mi · 1,666
- Westview Elementary School0.6 mi · 434
- South Side Elementary School0.8 mi · 307
- Franklin Middle School0.8 mi · 665
- Edison Middle School1.0 mi · 647
- Champaign Early Chldhd Cntr1.2 mi · 288
Frequently asked questions
About Dr Howard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr Howard Elementary School?
Dr Howard Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Dr Howard Elementary School serve?
Dr Howard Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Dr Howard Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Dr Howard Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dr Howard Elementary School?
At Dr Howard Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 12% Hispanic, 48% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Dr Howard Elementary School public or private?
Dr Howard Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Champaign CUSD 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.