Dr Howard Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Champaign, Illinois

Dr Howard Elementary School in Champaign, Illinois enrolled 426 students in 2024-25 with 31.0 full-time teachers, 13.7 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

395 students in 2022-23, 380 students in 2023-24, 426 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 31.0.

Students enrolled at Dr Howard Elementary School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 42602004006002022-233952023-243802024-25426
Students enrolled at Dr Howard Elementary School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 42602004006002022-233952023-243802024-25426
Students enrolled at Dr Howard Elementary School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 42602004006002022-233952023-243802024-25426
Students enrolled at Dr Howard Elementary School by school year2022-23: 395, 2023-24: 380, 2024-25: 42602004006002022-233952023-243802024-25426
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339530.013.2
2023-2438031.012.3
2024-2542631.013.7

13.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 59 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools

Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Illinois elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.6 to 49.9; This school 13.7; state median 13.1.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 13.7state median 13.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dr Howard Elementary School enrolled 385 students and reported no counselor; it reported 35 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions35
  • Chronically absent37.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

48.1% of students were Black, 21.4% White, 11.7% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black48.1%
  2. White21.4%
  3. Hispanic11.7%
  4. Asian10.3%
  5. Two or more races8.2%
  6. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dr Howard Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIllinois
Reading and language arts, 2021-2230‑34%24%29.9%
Math, 2022-2325‑29%not published26.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Champaign

11 public elementary schools in Champaign report 2024-25 enrollment; Dr Howard Elementary School is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
International Prep Academy68113.3not reported
Bottenfield Elementary School45614.9not reported
Stratton Elementary School45414.4not reported
Robeson Elementary School43916.8not reported
Westview Elementary School43415.0not reported
Dr Howard Elementary School42613.7not reported
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School42613.2not reported
Garden Hills Elementary School41116.1not reported

All public schools in Champaign →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Dr Howard Elementary School

  1. Westview Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 434 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
  2. South Side Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 307 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Dr Howard Elementary School with Westview Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Champaign Unit 4 School District spends per student$21,009 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$21,009
  5. The largest public schools in IllinoisDr Howard Elementary School is the number 857 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#857 of 2,314
  6. Illinois schools by students per teacher13.7 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.13.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dr Howard Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Dr Howard Elementary School?
    426 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 395 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Champaign, IL.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr Howard Elementary School?
    13.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dr Howard Elementary School a Title I school?
    Dr Howard Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Dr Howard Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dr Howard Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in reading in 2021-22 and 25-29% in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dr Howard Elementary School in?
    Champaign Unit 4 School District, NCES district ID 1709420. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 170942000547 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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