Is Dr Howard Elementary School a good school?

Dr Howard Elementary School ranks 1223 rd of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Dr Howard Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 380 students attended Dr Howard Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Dr Howard Elementary School?

Students at Dr Howard Elementary School are 47% African American, 21% White, 12% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Dr Howard Elementary School attend?

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

Dr Howard Elementary School

Summary:

Dr Howard Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Champaign, Illinois, serving 395 students in grades K-5. 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.

Dr Howard Elementary School has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 23% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 29.3% for the district and 41.2% for the state. The school's performance in Mathematics is also below the district and state averages, with only 22.9% of students proficient or better. However, the school's performance in Science is better, with 53.2% of students proficient or better, matching the state average. The school also struggles with significant performance gaps between different student subgroups, with African American and Special Education students performing particularly poorly.

Compared to nearby schools in the Champaign CUSD 4 district, such as Bottenfield Elementary, Kenwood Elementary, and South Side Elementary, Dr Howard Elementary School generally underperforms in academic proficiency. However, some of these nearby schools also struggle with low academic performance and high chronic absenteeism rates, suggesting broader challenges within the Champaign CUSD 4 district. The school's relatively high per-student spending, combined with its underperformance, suggests that there may be opportunities to optimize resource allocation and implement more effective instructional strategies to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public K-5

110 N. James
Champaign, IL 61821

(217) 351-3866

District: Champaign CUSD 4

SchoolDigger Rank:
1223^rd of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,187

Students who attend Dr Howard Elementary School usually attend:

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

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 380

Racial breakdown:

African American:

47.4%

White:

21.1%

Asian:

12.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 51.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Dr Howard Elementary School ranks worse than 59.2% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 8^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Champaign CUSD 4 School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.83. (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.

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Dr Howard Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: African American (47.4%), White (21.1%), Asian (12.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 51.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dr Howard Elementary School is 12.2, which is the 2^nd best among 12 elementary schools in the Champaign CUSD 4 School District. (See more...)

Compare Dr Howard Elementary School employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dr Howard Elementary School is $18,187, which is the 3^rd highest among 12 elementary schools in the Champaign CUSD 4 School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Dr Howard Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Dr Howard Elementary School 1223^rd of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Dr Howard Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Dr Howard Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	45.05	1302^nd	2020	35.5%
2004	49.30	1225^th	2030	39.7%
2005	61.09	959^th	2022	52.6%
2006	70.03	703^rd	2086	66.3%
2007	68.80	753^rd	2095	64.1%
2008	72.93	625^th	2092	70.1%
2009	60.79	1028^th	2120	51.5%
2010	48.00	1331^st	2139	37.8%
2011	31.25	1620^th	2147	24.5%
2012	25.71	1746^th	2166	19.4%
2013	45.30	1272^nd	2167	41.3%
2014	35.94	1402^nd	2093	33.0%
2015	56.80	766^th	2052	62.7%
2016	55.62	834^th	2046	59.2%
2017	63.24	683^rd	2044	66.6%
2018	61.41	729^th	2037	64.2%
2019	60.48	767^th	2086	63.2%
2021	49.06	875^th	1948	55.1%
2022	56.07	819^th	2082	60.7%
2023	42.35	1126^th	2077	45.8%
2024	36.83	1223^rd	2067	40.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	22.15	1024^th	1113	8.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.30	1112^th	1765	37.0%
2019	36.84	1193^rd	1816	34.3%
2021	14.96	1508^th	1514	0.4%
2022	22.66	1490^th	1763	15.5%
2023	25.94	1455^th	1808	19.5%
2024	25.42	1442^nd	1793	19.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	54.23	830^th	1964	57.7%
2019	61.27	721^st	2019	64.3%
2022	50.10	867^th	1970	56.0%
2023	37.97	1140^th	1957	41.7%
2024	30.77	1299^th	1942	33.1%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	23.09	776^th	907	14.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	65.34	599^th	1972	69.6%
2019	54.72	825^th	2019	59.1%
2022	60.35	678^th	1977	65.7%
2023	45.96	975^th	1984	50.9%
2024	42.77	1020^th	1959	47.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	86.71	13^th	242	94.6%
2019	82.67	25^th	243	89.7%
2022	88.97	12^th	226	94.7%
2023	86.95	14^th	237	94.1%
2024	74.60	48^th	219	78.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	40.36	369^th	698	47.1%
2019	25.45	602^nd	711	15.3%
2022	24.80	616^th	684	9.9%
2023	18.88	682^nd	692	1.4%
2024	22.42	596^th	655	9.0%

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Rank History for White students at Dr Howard Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	53.22	663^rd	1463	54.7%
2019	55.91	626^th	1462	57.2%
2022	74.56	282^nd	1425	80.2%
2023	57.24	566^th	1419	60.1%
2024	49.79	694^th	1392	50.1%

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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 Dr Howard Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	334	200	2	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	543
1989	365	207	4	7	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	583
1990	313	179	10	1	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	503
1991	330	143	7	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
1992	332	170	9	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	521
1993	307	164	6	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	483
1994	315	179	12	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	513
1995	299	184	9	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1996	299	184	9	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	497
1997	252	190	10	9	0	n/a	n/a	0	461
1998	257	179	15	9	3	n/a	n/a	0	463
1999	263	187	12	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	469
2000	249	187	25	6	1	n/a	n/a	0	468
2001	250	192	25	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	478
2002	267	183	27	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2003	267	183	27	11	0	n/a	n/a	0	488
2004	214	208	29	14	0	n/a	n/a	0	465
2005	203	186	43	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	442
2006	182	183	43	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	418
2007	178	178	50	12	1	n/a	n/a	0	419
2008	174	164	44	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	395
2009	171	155	49	17	0	n/a	n/a	1	393
2010	158	179	53	20	0	n/a	n/a	0	410
2011	145	150	50	18	2	0	32	0	397
2012	122	161	57	22	0	0	34	0	396
2013	118	167	70	28	0	0	45	0	428
2014	124	183	67	28	0	2	48	0	452
2015	110	181	57	27	0	0	43	0	418
2016	98	134	55	29	0	0	29	0	345
2017	80	134	62	24	0	0	33	0	333
2018	90	113	56	18	0	0	37	0	314
2019	90	121	53	8	0	0	39	0	311
2020	71	133	55	16	0	0	31	0	306
2021	83	140	61	28	0	0	42	0	354
2022	89	159	56	47	0	1	37	0	389
2023	96	169	50	40	1	0	39	0	395
2024	80	180	46	44	1	0	29	0	380

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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 Dr Howard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	543	31.7	17.1	n/a
1989	583	33.2	17.5	n/a
1990	503	31.7	15.8	n/a
1991	486	32.8	14.8	n/a
1992	521	31.0	16.8	n/a
1993	483	29.3	16.5	n/a
1994	513	29.8	17.2	n/a
1995	497	30.1	16.5	n/a
1996	497	30.1	16.5	n/a
1997	461	29.7	15.5	n/a
1998	463	31.7	14.6	n/a
1999	469	30.8	15.2	n/a
2000	468	33.4	14.0	n/a
2001	478	31.9	15.0	n/a
2002	488	33.8	14.4	48.8
2003	488	33.8	14.4	48.8
2004	465	31.4	14.8	50.3
2005	442	32.5	13.6	50.5
2006	418	35.2	11.9	54.1
2007	419	35.0	12.0	56.6
2008	395	31.0	12.7	55.2
2009	393	32.0	12.3	53.8
2010	410	31.4	13.0	57.3
2011	397	31.6	12.5	54.9
2012	396	28.6	13.8	63.9
2013	428	38.2	11.1	65.2
2014	452	31.0	14.5	65
2015	418	32.0	13.0	68.9
2016	345	27.0	12.7	63.2
2017	333	25.5	13.0	60.1
2018	314	26.0	12.0	54.5
2019	311	27.4	11.3	59.2
2020	306	27.9	10.9	62.4
2021	354	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	389	30.0	12.9	50.9
2023	395	30.0	13.1	59.5
2024	380	31.0	12.2	51.8

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 Dr Howard Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	543	31.7	17.1	n/a
1989	583	33.2	17.5	n/a
1990	503	31.7	15.8	n/a
1991	486	32.8	14.8	n/a
1992	521	31.0	16.8	n/a
1993	483	29.3	16.5	n/a
1994	513	29.8	17.2	n/a
1995	497	30.1	16.5	n/a
1996	497	30.1	16.5	n/a
1997	461	29.7	15.5	n/a
1998	463	31.7	14.6	n/a
1999	469	30.8	15.2	n/a
2000	468	33.4	14.0	n/a
2001	478	31.9	15.0	n/a
2002	488	33.8	14.4	48.8
2003	488	33.8	14.4	48.8
2004	465	31.4	14.8	50.3
2005	442	32.5	13.6	50.5
2006	418	35.2	11.9	54.1
2007	419	35.0	12.0	56.6
2008	395	31.0	12.7	55.2
2009	393	32.0	12.3	53.8
2010	410	31.4	13.0	57.3
2011	397	31.6	12.5	54.9
2012	396	28.6	13.8	63.9
2013	428	38.2	11.1	65.2
2014	452	31.0	14.5	65
2015	418	32.0	13.0	68.9
2016	345	27.0	12.7	63.2
2017	333	25.5	13.0	60.1
2018	314	26.0	12.0	54.5
2019	311	27.4	11.3	59.2
2020	306	27.9	10.9	62.4
2021	354	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	389	30.0	12.9	50.9
2023	395	30.0	13.1	59.5
2024	380	31.0	12.2	51.8

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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