Yankee Ridge Elem School

Located at 2102 S Anderson St, in Urbana, Illinois, Yankee Ridge Elem School is a mid-tier elementary campus that hosts 461 students (grades K through 5), operated by Urbana SD 116. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 21% larger than typical.

Urbana SD 116 runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 4,658 students. Yankee Ridge Elem School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Yankee Ridge Elem School shows that 54% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% White, 12% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 14%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Yankee Ridge Elem School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.1:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Champaign County (around 53%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Champaign County) reports that median household earnings sit near $63,683, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Champaign County's 66 public schools (combined enrollment of about 25,919 students), Yankee Ridge Elem School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Yankee Ridge Multilingual School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Yankee Ridge Elem School has rose 36%, going from 339 students in 2018 to 461 in 2024. The Black share of enrollment edged up from 24% to 54% over that span.

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