Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMPAIGN CUSD 4·NCES 170942005409
South Side Elementary School
715 S New St, Champaign, IL 61820 · (217) 351-3890 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
131 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
0
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 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
70%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
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IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
58.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +19.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.6% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.5% | 41.1% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 South Side Elementary School
South Side Elementary School's state test result (53.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Side Elementary School this school | 307 | 42.7% | 53.8% |
| Dawn Elser Elementary School O Fallon | 330 | 43.9% | 39.4% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Evanston | 343 | 38.2% | 58.5% |
| Owen Marsh Elementary School Springfield | 324 | 42.0% | 51.4% |
| John L Sipley Elementary School Woodridge | 430 | 44.0% | 58.9% |
| Walker Elementary School Evanston | 364 | 36.5% | 57.3% |
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 South Side Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #477 of 1,925 | #4 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #398 of 2,077 ▲ 119 | #3 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #721 of 2,077 ▼ 152 | #6 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #1,501 of 2,419 | #22 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #1,450 of 2,035 | #20 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #152 of 2,042 | #10 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #1,494 of 2,132 | #23 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #561 of 615 | #10 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
307
+34 (+12%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 296
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 | 307 | 21 | 14.6:1 | 43% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 20 | 14.5:1 | 41% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 42% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 19.5 | 15.5:1 | 40% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 303 | 19 | 15.9:1 | 40% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 42% (119) |
| 2000-01 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 296 | 16 | 18.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Side Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (303 to 307); teachers up 8% (19.5 to 21).
About South Side Elementary School
South Side Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in Champaign, Illinois. It had 307 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5.
South Side Elementary School is one school in an 18-school district, Champaign CUSD 4, which enrolls 10,598 students.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at South Side Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 24% Black, 12% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, and 7% Asian. That compares with about 64% White among all Champaign County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 70%.
South Side Elementary School reported 21 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 14.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Illinois is similar, at 13.9:1. There are 131 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 43% of enrollment. Public schools in Champaign County average 53%.
The model predicts 46.9% for a school in Illinois with South Side Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. South Side Elementary School posts 53.8%.
In the surrounding county, Champaign County, the median household earns about $63,683 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 46%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting South Side Elementary School, Champaign County has 66 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Edison Middle School, is about 0.4 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, South Side Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES assigns South Side Elementary School the locale City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 307, from 273 in 2020-21.
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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
Other South Side Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named South Side Elementary. South Side Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 12.
- South Side Elementary SchoolHarrisburg, PA · 603 students
- South Side ElementaryJohnson City, TN · 419 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolHookstown, PA · 390 students
- South Side ElementaryShelbyville, TN · 352 students
- South Side Elementary SchoolWEST POINT, MS · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Edison Middle School0.4 mi · 647
- Central High School0.6 mi · 1,666
- Westview Elementary School0.7 mi · 434
- Dr Howard Elementary School0.8 mi · 426
- Bottenfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 456
- Franklin Middle School1.2 mi · 665
Frequently asked questions
About South Side Elementary SchoolHow large is South Side Elementary School?
South Side Elementary School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does South Side Elementary School serve?
South Side Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at South Side Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at South Side Elementary School.
How diverse is South Side Elementary School?
South Side Elementary School reports a student body of 46% White, 11% Hispanic, 24% Black, 7% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Is South Side Elementary School public or private?
South Side Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Champaign CUSD 4.
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