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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch this year?
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Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 418 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHAMPAIGN CUSD 4·NCES 170942002361
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School
2201 Hallbeck Dr, Champaign, IL 61822 · (217) 373-5580 · Champaign County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of Illinois public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Illinois public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
184 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 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
74%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
46.6%
IL avg 51.0% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
IL avg 37.9% . +11.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.1% | 35.1% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.6%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School this school | 426 | 43.2% | 44.1% |
| Carrie Busey Elementary School Savoy | 444 | 42.1% | 47.8% |
| Chicago World Language Academy Chicago | 449 | 38.8% | 58.7% |
| Pioneer Elementary School Bolingbrook | 561 | 46.5% | 44.0% |
| Bottenfield Elementary School Champaign | 456 | 46.9% | 40.0% |
| Jane Addams Elementary School Moline | 299 | 45.5% | 51.2% |
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 Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Champaign County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #779 of 1,925 | #11 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #777 of 2,077 ▼ 126 | #9 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,126 of 2,077 ▼ 200 | #11 of 30 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #866 of 2,419 | #12 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #968 of 2,035 | #12 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.3% | #30 of 2,042 | #3 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #1,482 of 2,132 | #22 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #1,120 of 1,461 | #11 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
426
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 461
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 | 426 | 32.2 | 13.2:1 | 43% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 42% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 31 | 12.4:1 | 43% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 32.3 | 14.1:1 | 43% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 43% (208) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 30 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (455 to 426); teachers unchanged (32.3 to 32.2).
About Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School is an elementary school in Champaign, Illinois, and it is part of Champaign CUSD 4. There are 426 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5.
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School is one school in Champaign CUSD 4, a system of 18 schools with 10,598 students.
The biggest share of students at Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School, 36%, is Black. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 20% Asian, 9% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put the Black share of Champaign County's population at about 14%. The diversity index for Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School is 74%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.2 students per teacher. The 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois is close to this figure. Roughly 43% of students at Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Champaign County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
Among Illinois public elementary schools, Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School outscored 44%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.1% and a predicted 46.6%.
American Community Survey estimates for Champaign County show that median household income comes to about $63,683, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 46% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 66, with about 25,919 students.
Robeson Elementary School is about 1.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 44.1% versus a 38.0% average.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment went from 430 in 2020-21 to 426 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Nearby schools
- Robeson Elementary School1.2 mi · 439
- International Prep Academy1.8 mi · 681
- Bottenfield Elementary School1.9 mi · 456
- Jefferson Middle School2.1 mi · 711
- Kenwood Elementary School2.2 mi · 402
- Centennial High School2.3 mi · 1,476
Frequently asked questions
About Vernon L Barkstall Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School?
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School enrolls approximately 426 students in grades KG-05.
Is Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School have?
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School?
Student demographics at Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 9% Hispanic, 36% Black, 20% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School public or private?
Vernon L Barkstall 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.