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Does Stratton Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMPAIGN CUSD 4·NCES 170942002356
Stratton Elementary School
902 N Randolph St, Champaign, IL 61820 · (217) 373-7330 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
343 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
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 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
50%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
20.1%
IL avg 51.0% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
18.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.1% | 18.4% |
| 2023-24 | 12.8% | 14.2% |
% 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
17.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Stratton Elementary School
Stratton Elementary School's state test result (17.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratton Elementary School this school | 454 | 75.6% | 17.9% |
| Garden Hills Elementary School Champaign | 411 | 78.6% | 11.1% |
| Bret Harte Elementary School Chicago | 339 | 75.2% | 23.4% |
| Parrish Elementary School Carbondale | 466 | 79.4% | N/A |
| Stagg Elementary School Chicago | 377 | 70.6% | 12.0% |
| Valeska Hinton Early Ch Ed Center Peoria | 584 | 78.3% | 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 Stratton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #1,678 of 1,925 | #21 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.4% | #1,648 of 2,077 ▼ 218 | #20 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #1,921 of 2,077 ▼ 77 | #22 of 30 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #732 of 2,419 | #7 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,370 of 2,035 | #19 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.3% | #920 of 2,042 | #23 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.6% | #613 of 2,132 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #1,075 of 1,461 | #10 of 19 |
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
454
-31 (-6%) vs 2020
+45% since 2000-01, when it was 313
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 | 454 | 31.5 | 14.4:1 | 76% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 422 | 34.5 | 12.2:1 | 60% (253) |
| 2022-23 | 476 | 40.5 | 11.8:1 | 75% (355) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 43.3 | 11.3:1 | 72% (352) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 40 | 12.4:1 | 71% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 465 | 38 | 12.2:1 | 75% (351) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 29 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stratton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (488 to 454); teachers down 27% (43.3 to 31.5).
About Stratton Elementary School
Stratton Elementary School is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in Champaign, Illinois. School enrollment was 454 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Stratton Elementary School belongs to Champaign CUSD 4, a district of 18 schools and 10,598 students.
At 68%, Black students outnumber all other groups at Stratton Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 15% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Champaign County, the Black share is about 14%. Stratton Elementary School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1 at Stratton Elementary School, with 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is about 13.9:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 76% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Champaign County is 53%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Stratton Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 17.9%; the prediction is 27.9%.
In the county around the school, Champaign County, median household income is about $63,683, roughly 46% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Stratton Elementary School is among the 66 public schools in Champaign County.
The nearest other public school, Champaign Early Chldhd Cntr, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Stratton Elementary School is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 485 in 2020-21 and 454 in 2024-25, a decrease of 31 students.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. 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 Stratton Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Stratton Elementary. Stratton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Stratton ElementaryMadison, TN · 478 students
- Stratton ElementaryNewport, WA · 399 students
- Stratton ElementaryBeckley, WV · 312 students
- Stratton Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 249 students
- Stratton Elementary SchoolSTRATTON, CO · 101 students
Nearby schools
- Champaign Early Chldhd Cntr0.1 mi · 288
- Franklin Middle School0.5 mi · 665
- Central High School0.7 mi · 1,666
- Washington Elementary School0.8 mi · 265
- Edison Middle School1.0 mi · 647
- M L King Jr Elementary School1.2 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Stratton Elementary SchoolHow large is Stratton Elementary School?
Stratton Elementary School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Stratton Elementary School serve?
Stratton Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Stratton Elementary School have?
Stratton Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stratton Elementary School?
At Stratton Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 15% Hispanic, 68% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Stratton Elementary School public or private?
Stratton 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.