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Bottenfield Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1801 S Prospect Ave, Champaign, IL 61820 · (217) 351-3807 · Part of Champaign Community Unit School District 4

Champaign City Township’s School Grade C better than 34% of Illinois school districts

Directions
Students
456
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Bottenfield Elem School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Champaign City Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Champaign City Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Bottenfield Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency37%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1801 S Prospect Ave, Champaign

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten69
Grade 170
Grade 277
Grade 373
Grade 473
Grade 594
Enrollment over time
443’20
446’21
453’22
439’23
456’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 38%Black 32%Asian 12%Two or more races 11%Hispanic 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bottenfield Elem School from Champaign City Township families.

Other schools in Champaign Community Unit School District 4

The district →
International Prep Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Champaign
C−
681 students13:1
Garden Hills Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Champaign
D
411 students16:1
Champaign Early Chldhd Cntr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Champaign
288 students23:1
Stratton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Champaign
D
454 students14:1
Carrie Busey Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Savoy
A
444 students14:1
Robeson Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Champaign
B+
439 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Champaign City Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.