International Prep Academy

International Prep Academy, a well-populated K-5 school in Champaign, Illinois, overseen by Champaign CUSD 4, works with 681 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 79% above the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Champaign CUSD 4 runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 10,598 students. International Prep Academy is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, International Prep Academy shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 8% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), International Prep Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 34.6%.

Across the wider county, Champaign County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,683 per year, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Champaign County runs 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students), of which International Prep Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Middle School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), International Prep Academy ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 37.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. International Prep Academy's enrollment has increased 125% since 2018, when it stood at 302 (now 681). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 19% to 13%.

Inside the community feed, members of the International Prep Academy community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.