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South Side Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

715 S New St, Champaign, IL 61820 · (217) 351-3890 · Part of Champaign Community Unit School District 4

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

Directions
Students
307
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
43%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about South Side Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 65% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 12.5% 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 →

K–5South Side Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts27%
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 ↗

715 S New St, Champaign

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 149
Grade 254
Grade 350
Grade 452
Grade 550
Enrollment over time
273’20
289’21
289’22
290’23
307’24

Up 12.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 46%Black 24%Two or more races 12%Hispanic 11%Asian 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Side Elementary 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
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.