South Side Elementary School

Set in Champaign, Illinois, South Side Elementary School is a small elementary-level community, one of the schools within Champaign CUSD 4. It educates 307 students across grades K through 5.

South Side Elementary School is one of 18 schools operated by Champaign CUSD 4, a district that enrolls 10,598 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, South Side Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest looks like 24% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 7% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 64% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. The state averages about 13.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 43% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Champaign County (around 53%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Side Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.9%; this one delivers 53.8%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Champaign County put median household earnings sit near $63,683, about 46% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. South Side Elementary School is one of 66 public schools in Champaign County (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students).

The closest other public school is Edison Middle School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Side Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 35.1%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Over the past 7-year window. South Side Elementary School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 303 (now 307). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 60% to 46%.

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