📍 715 S New St, Champaign, Champaign County, 61820
South Side Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Champaign, Champaign County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Eliza Brooks. It is part of the Champaign CUSD 4 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
South Side Elementary School enrolls 289 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 20 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 27% Black or African American and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 153 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 77 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 11% |
| Asian | 15 | 5.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 | 4.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 289 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
South Side Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 52, state house district 103.
South Side Elementary School is one of 20 schools in Champaign CUSD 4, based in Champaign, Illinois. The district serves 10,598 students district-wide and employs 761 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, South Side Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 530 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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