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What's something Kenwood Elem School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
402
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMPAIGN CUSD 4·NCES 170942000551
Kenwood Elementary School
1001 Stratford Dr, Champaign, IL 61821 · (217) 351-3815 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL402 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
228 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 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
71%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
38.7%
IL avg 51.0% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
32.1%
IL avg 37.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 32.1% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 26.5% |
% 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
36.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Kenwood Elementary School
Kenwood Elementary School's state test result (36.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood Elementary School this school | 402 | 56.7% | 36.5% |
| Robeson Elementary School Champaign | 439 | 51.0% | 40.7% |
| Westview Elementary School Champaign | 434 | 55.3% | 35.3% |
| Leal Elementary School Urbana | 373 | 59.5% | 37.1% |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School Normal | 468 | 60.5% | 34.9% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Dekalb | 308 | 56.8% | 45.0% |
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 Kenwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #1,045 of 1,925 | #15 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #1,212 of 2,077 ▼ 279 | #15 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,394 of 2,077 ▼ 560 | #16 of 30 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 402 | #986 of 2,419 | #15 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #1,582 of 2,035 | #25 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.2% | #108 of 2,042 | #8 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #1,112 of 2,132 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #142 of 615 | #4 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
402
+39 (+11%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 489
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 | 402 | 26.5 | 15.2:1 | 57% (228) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 28 | 13.2:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 25.6 | 13.4:1 | 46% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 363 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 343 | 23.3 | 14.7:1 | 45% (156) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 27 | 11.9:1 | 58% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 65% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 409 | 30 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 489 | 30 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (343 to 402); teachers up 14% (23.3 to 26.5).
About Kenwood Elementary School
Kenwood Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in Champaign, Illinois. A federal count lists 402 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
Champaign CUSD 4 has 10,598 students spread across 18 schools.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Kenwood Elementary School. The largest is Black students, at 39%. The next largest groups are 33% White, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 7% Hispanic. In Champaign County overall, about 14% of residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Kenwood Elementary School is 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.2:1. This ratio sits 1.2 above the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Kenwood Elementary School would score about 38.8%. It scores 36.5%, 2.3 points below that figure.
Kenwood Elementary School is located in Champaign County, where the median household income is $63,683, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Kenwood Elementary School is one of 66 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Jefferson Middle School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Kenwood Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 36.5% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Kenwood Elementary School's location as City: Small.
Enrollment grew 11% from its 2020-21 level of 363.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Other Kenwood Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Kenwood Elementary. Kenwood Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 11.
- Kenwood ElementaryClarksville, TN · 779 students
- Kenwood ElementaryLouisville, KY · 596 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT WALTON BEACH, FL · 471 students
- Kenwood ElementarySpringfield, OH · 413 students
- KENWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLKEARNEY, NE · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.5 mi · 711
- Centennial High School0.5 mi · 1,476
- Robeson Elementary School1.0 mi · 439
- International Prep Academy1.2 mi · 681
- Westview Elementary School1.3 mi · 434
- Dr Howard Elementary School1.7 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Kenwood Elementary SchoolHow large is Kenwood Elementary School?
Kenwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 402 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Kenwood Elementary School serve?
Kenwood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Kenwood Elementary School have?
Kenwood Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Kenwood Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kenwood Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 7% Hispanic, 39% Black, 9% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Kenwood Elementary School in?
Kenwood Elementary School is part of Champaign CUSD 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.