Is Carrie Busey Elementary School a good school?

Carrie Busey Elementary School ranks 750 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carrie Busey Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 454 students attended Carrie Busey Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Carrie Busey Elementary School?

Students at Carrie Busey Elementary School are 46% White, 20% African American, 14% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Carrie Busey Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Carrie Busey Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Edison Middle School Middle : Franklin Middle School Middle : Jefferson Middle School High : Central High School

Carrie Busey Elementary School

Summary:

Carrie Busey Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Savoy, Illinois, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 454 students. The school is part of the Champaign CUSD 4 district, which is ranked 539 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carrie Busey Elementary School has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 145th out of 1,948 Illinois elementary schools in 2020-2021 (rated 5 stars) to 750th out of 2,067 in 2023-2024 (rated 3 stars), indicating the school has generally performed well compared to other Illinois elementary schools. The school has shown strong performance for certain student subgroups, such as ranking 62nd out of 219 Illinois elementary schools for Asian students and 245th out of 655 for African American students, both with 4-star ratings. Carrie Busey's test scores are generally higher than the district and state averages, with 36.7% of students proficient or better in ELA and 34.3% in Math, compared to 29.3% and 22.7% for the district, respectively. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate has increased from 4.4% in 2019-2020 to 20.2% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools in the Champaign CUSD 4 district, such as South Side Elementary, Westview Elementary, and Bottenfield Elementary, Carrie Busey Elementary generally outperforms them in terms of test scores and statewide rankings. Additionally, when compared to schools in the neighboring Urbana School District 116, the performance gap is significant, with Carrie Busey outperforming Urbana schools across various metrics.

Detail:

Public K-5

304 Prairie Rose Ln
Savoy, IL 61874-9364

(217) 351-3811

District: Champaign CUSD 4

SchoolDigger Rank:
750^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,600

Students who attend Carrie Busey Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Edison Middle School
	Franklin Middle School
	Jefferson Middle School
High:	Central High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 454

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.8%

African American:

20.0%

Asian:

13.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 37.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Carrie Busey Elementary School ranks better than 63.7% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 3^rd among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Champaign CUSD 4 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.01. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Carrie Busey Elementary School is $16,600. 8 elementary schools in the Champaign CUSD 4 School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Carrie Busey Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Carrie Busey Elementary School 750^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Carrie Busey Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Champaign CUSD 4:

SchoolDigger ranks Champaign CUSD 4 539^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	39.17	1399^th	2020	30.7%
2004	50.32	1205^th	2030	40.6%
2005	55.40	1112^th	2022	45.0%
2006	52.56	1253^rd	2086	39.9%
2007	48.86	1341^st	2095	36.0%
2008	42.20	1417^th	2092	32.3%
2009	55.01	1151^st	2120	45.7%
2010	41.70	1456^th	2139	31.9%
2011	14.83	1912^th	2147	10.9%
2012	11.90	2001^st	2166	7.6%
2013	36.15	1474^th	2167	32.0%
2014	67.23	701^st	2093	66.5%
2015	66.70	587^th	2052	71.4%
2016	76.50	438^th	2046	78.6%
2017	69.24	585^th	2044	71.4%
2018	82.52	302^nd	2037	85.2%
2019	79.57	363^rd	2086	82.6%
2021	90.85	145^th	1948	92.6%
2022	83.77	308^th	2082	85.2%
2023	83.44	305^th	2077	85.3%
2024	59.01	750^th	2067	63.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	61.19	323^rd	1194	72.9%
2022	65.13	237^th	1113	78.7%
2023	72.10	216^th	1156	81.3%
2024	42.06	609^th	1195	49.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	52.64	738^th	1765	58.2%
2019	50.67	804^th	1816	55.7%
2022	45.85	876^th	1763	50.3%
2023	64.91	449^th	1808	75.2%
2024	43.11	977^th	1793	45.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.07	316^th	1964	83.9%
2019	80.73	317^th	2019	84.3%
2021	88.64	126^th	1680	92.5%
2022	82.82	295^th	1970	85.0%
2023	82.41	285^th	1957	85.4%
2024	48.67	906^th	1942	53.3%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	70.76	165^th	907	81.8%
2024	42.02	441^st	886	50.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	81.75	307^th	1972	84.4%
2019	75.68	418^th	2019	79.3%
2021	81.47	230^th	1707	86.5%
2022	80.79	320^th	1977	83.8%
2023	81.10	302^nd	1984	84.8%
2024	66.49	563^rd	1959	71.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	65.24	73^rd	237	69.2%
2024	70.99	62^nd	219	71.7%

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Rank History for African American students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	58.95	194^th	698	72.2%
2019	58.47	213^th	711	70.0%
2022	64.98	135^th	684	80.3%
2023	57.53	202^nd	692	70.8%
2024	50.58	245^th	655	62.6%

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Rank History for White students at Carrie Busey Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	90.68	66^th	1463	95.5%
2019	82.73	169^th	1462	88.4%
2021	85.53	122^nd	1308	90.7%
2022	82.05	181^st	1425	87.3%
2023	75.65	269^th	1419	81.0%
2024	35.72	930^th	1392	33.2%

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Data source: test scores: Illinois State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Illinois State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Carrie Busey Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	325	91	16	4	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	436
1989	323	100	20	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	450
1990	331	85	23	9	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	448
1991	351	86	15	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	456
1992	360	114	16	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
1993	356	107	15	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1994	335	84	14	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	439
1995	305	128	13	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1996	305	128	13	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	448
1997	294	98	24	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	419
1998	282	125	36	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	446
1999	268	98	25	4	3	n/a	n/a	0	398
2000	267	105	17	8	3	n/a	n/a	0	400
2001	258	117	17	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	404
2002	240	142	22	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
2003	240	142	22	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
2004	200	151	43	18	2	n/a	n/a	0	414
2005	170	156	50	16	2	n/a	n/a	0	394
2006	159	154	43	17	2	n/a	n/a	0	375
2007	152	162	46	22	1	n/a	n/a	0	383
2008	144	171	34	28	1	n/a	n/a	0	378
2009	141	187	32	25	2	n/a	n/a	1	388
2010	143	198	28	24	1	n/a	n/a	1	395
2011	145	177	24	35	1	0	25	0	407
2012	170	143	38	36	0	0	21	0	408
2013	176	136	41	41	0	2	30	0	426
2014	204	118	58	41	0	1	37	0	459
2015	219	121	62	29	0	2	36	0	469
2016	227	99	53	26	0	4	42	0	451
2017	246	100	38	32	0	2	52	0	470
2018	248	96	44	30	0	0	52	0	470
2019	243	97	53	34	0	0	48	0	475
2020	257	80	64	33	0	0	53	0	487
2021	221	79	58	33	1	0	49	0	441
2022	219	110	65	31	1	0	51	0	477
2023	208	91	63	37	1	3	51	0	454

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Carrie Busey Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	436	31.5	13.8	n/a
1989	450	31.0	14.5	n/a
1990	448	30.4	14.7	n/a
1991	456	29.6	15.4	n/a
1992	493	30.7	16.0	n/a
1993	483	29.2	16.5	n/a
1994	439	27.5	16.0	n/a
1995	448	26.5	16.9	n/a
1996	448	26.5	16.9	n/a
1997	419	27.5	15.2	n/a
1998	446	27.5	16.2	n/a
1999	398	26.2	15.2	n/a
2000	400	31.1	12.9	n/a
2001	404	31.6	12.8	n/a
2002	418	31.2	13.4	48.6
2003	418	31.2	13.4	48.6
2004	414	29.1	14.2	48.6
2005	394	31.6	12.5	53.3
2006	375	29.7	12.6	55.2
2007	383	27.0	14.2	59.5
2008	378	26.0	14.5	61.9
2009	388	33.9	11.4	62.3
2010	395	32.0	12.3	70.1
2011	407	32.0	12.7	60
2012	408	30.0	13.6	59.8
2013	426	45.9	9.2	53.3
2014	459	34.3	13.3	48.8
2015	469	38.0	12.3	47.5
2016	451	35.0	12.8	39
2017	470	32.6	14.3	38.9
2018	470	32.4	14.4	33.6
2019	475	34.5	13.7	30.9
2020	487	37.0	13.1	25.3
2021	441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	477	36.0	13.2	32.1
2023	454	35.0	12.9	37.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Carrie Busey Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	436	31.5	13.8	n/a
1989	450	31.0	14.5	n/a
1990	448	30.4	14.7	n/a
1991	456	29.6	15.4	n/a
1992	493	30.7	16.0	n/a
1993	483	29.2	16.5	n/a
1994	439	27.5	16.0	n/a
1995	448	26.5	16.9	n/a
1996	448	26.5	16.9	n/a
1997	419	27.5	15.2	n/a
1998	446	27.5	16.2	n/a
1999	398	26.2	15.2	n/a
2000	400	31.1	12.9	n/a
2001	404	31.6	12.8	n/a
2002	418	31.2	13.4	48.6
2003	418	31.2	13.4	48.6
2004	414	29.1	14.2	48.6
2005	394	31.6	12.5	53.3
2006	375	29.7	12.6	55.2
2007	383	27.0	14.2	59.5
2008	378	26.0	14.5	61.9
2009	388	33.9	11.4	62.3
2010	395	32.0	12.3	70.1
2011	407	32.0	12.7	60
2012	408	30.0	13.6	59.8
2013	426	45.9	9.2	53.3
2014	459	34.3	13.3	48.8
2015	469	38.0	12.3	47.5
2016	451	35.0	12.8	39
2017	470	32.6	14.3	38.9
2018	470	32.4	14.4	33.6
2019	475	34.5	13.7	30.9
2020	487	37.0	13.1	25.3
2021	441	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	477	36.0	13.2	32.1
2023	454	35.0	12.9	37.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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