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Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

2201 Hallbeck Dr, Champaign, IL 61822 · (217) 373-5580 · Part of Champaign Community Unit School District 4

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

Directions
Students
426
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • 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–5Vernon L Barkstall Elementary SchYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

2201 Hallbeck Dr, Champaign

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten66
Grade 166
Grade 273
Grade 371
Grade 475
Grade 575
Enrollment over time
430’20
417’21
384’22
408’23
426’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 36%White 27%Asian 20%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 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 Vernon L Barkstall Elementary Sch 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
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

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.