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Garden Hills Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–8

2001 Garden Hills Dr, Champaign, IL 61821 · (217) 351-3872 · Part of Champaign Community Unit School District 4

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

Directions
Students
411
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
79%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–8
The gist

What stands out about Garden Hills Elem School

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 22.7% since 2020–21
  • 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 →

PK–8Garden Hills Elem SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2001 Garden Hills Dr, Champaign

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten50
Grade 151
Grade 251
Grade 359
Grade 449
Grade 547
Grade 631
Grade 733
Enrollment over time
335’20
379’21
312’22
359’23
411’24

Up 22.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 58%Hispanic 27%White 7%Two or more races 5%Asian 4%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Garden Hills 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
Champaign Early Chldhd Cntr
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Champaign
288 students23:1
Bottenfield Elem School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Champaign
A−
456 students15:1
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.