Is Leal Elementary School a good school?

Leal Elementary School ranks 1012 th of 2067 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Leal Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 391 students attended Leal Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Leal Elementary School?

Students at Leal Elementary School are 42% White, 36% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Leal Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Leal Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Urbana Middle School High : Urbana High School

Leal Elementary School

Summary:

Leal Elementary School is a public elementary school in Urbana, Illinois, serving 391 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the Urbana School District 116, which is ranked 767 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Leal Elementary School consistently outperforms the Urbana School District 116 average in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, Leal's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 28.5%, compared to the district's 12.5% and the state's 41.2%. Similarly, its Mathematics proficiency rate for all grades was 28%, compared to the district's 9.3% and the state's 28.4%. Leal's performance is particularly strong in 4th grade ELA, where 35.9% of students were proficient, compared to the district's 14% and the state's 37.8%. However, the school's Hispanic students, English Language Learner (ELL) students, and Special Education students perform significantly worse than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Leal Elementary School generally outperforms other Urbana schools, such as Thomas Paine Elementary and Dr. Preston L. Williams Junior Elementary. But when compared to schools in the neighboring Champaign CUSD 4 district, Leal's performance is more mixed, with some Champaign schools, like Bottenfield Elementary and South Side Elementary, outperforming Leal in both ELA and Mathematics. Additionally, Leal Elementary School has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.7% in 2019-2020 to 25.8% in 2023-2024, which may negatively impact student learning and achievement.

Detail:

Public K-5

312 W Oregon St
Urbana, IL 61801-4126

(217) 384-3618

District: Urbana School District 116

SchoolDigger Rank:
1012^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,586

Students who attend Leal Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Urbana Middle School
High:	Urbana High School

Student/teacher ratio: 14.4

Number of students: 391

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.5%

Hispanic:

35.8%

Two or more races:

9.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 54.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Leal Elementary School ranks better than 51% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks first among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Urbana School District 116! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.44. (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

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Leal Elementary School is $15,586. 2 elementary schools in the Urbana School District 116 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Leal Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Leal Elementary School 1012^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Leal Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Urbana School District 116:

SchoolDigger ranks Urbana School District 116 767^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Leal Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Leal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	76.66	474^th	2020	76.5%
2004	60.89	972^nd	2030	52.1%
2005	63.19	904^th	2022	55.3%
2006	67.73	789^th	2086	62.2%
2007	63.03	939^th	2095	55.2%
2008	67.54	815^th	2092	61.0%
2009	60.92	1022^nd	2120	51.8%
2010	51.29	1255^th	2139	41.3%
2011	50.50	1274^th	2147	40.7%
2012	38.49	1538^th	2166	29.0%
2013	41.44	1368^th	2167	36.9%
2014	45.14	1212^th	2093	42.1%
2015	51.82	858^th	2052	58.2%
2016	49.28	966^th	2046	52.8%
2017	51.24	921^st	2044	54.9%
2018	51.46	919^th	2037	54.9%
2019	46.94	1027^th	2086	50.8%
2021	38.09	1096^th	1948	43.7%
2022	45.30	1054^th	2082	49.4%
2023	48.44	989^th	2077	52.4%
2024	46.44	1012^th	2067	51.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Leal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	27.88	612^th	718	14.8%
2019	32.21	576^th	743	22.5%
2021	27.63	482^nd	537	10.2%
2022	36.43	513^th	768	33.2%
2023	34.56	547^th	788	30.6%
2024	23.80	760^th	826	8.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Leal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	50.49	462^nd	1194	61.3%
2022	38.85	574^th	1113	48.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Leal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.27	1277^th	1765	27.6%
2019	27.34	1444^th	1816	20.5%
2021	30.47	1100^th	1514	27.3%
2022	31.69	1242^nd	1763	29.6%
2023	28.92	1362^nd	1808	24.7%
2024	27.13	1396^th	1793	22.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Leal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	47.08	986^th	1964	49.8%
2019	43.10	1111^th	2019	45.0%
2021	28.34	1179^th	1680	29.8%
2022	43.61	1004^th	1970	49.0%
2023	40.34	1093^rd	1957	44.1%
2024	36.24	1165^th	1942	40.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Leal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	57.53	755^th	1972	61.7%
2019	50.55	911^th	2019	54.9%
2022	45.72	967^th	1977	51.1%
2023	54.73	795^th	1984	59.9%
2024	53.48	811^th	1959	58.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Leal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	13.97	911^th	938	2.9%
2019	19.04	884^th	955	7.4%
2021	30.93	525^th	742	29.2%
2022	29.63	698^th	954	26.8%
2023	27.13	770^th	970	20.6%
2024	22.87	803^rd	959	16.3%

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Rank History for White students at Leal Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	68.38	410^th	1463	72.0%
2019	65.36	459^th	1462	68.6%
2022	57.18	577^th	1425	59.5%
2023	60.03	528^th	1419	62.8%
2024	74.81	278^th	1392	80.0%

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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 Leal Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	436	85	13	8	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	542
1989	485	100	18	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	606
1990	439	106	15	3	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	563
1991	377	94	14	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	489
1992	369	83	11	3	2	n/a	n/a	0	468
1993	321	100	18	10	0	n/a	n/a	0	449
1994	322	92	10	7	0	n/a	n/a	0	431
1995	307	85	12	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	417
1996	307	85	12	11	2	n/a	n/a	0	417
1997	287	80	11	11	3	n/a	n/a	0	392
1998	282	73	10	7	4	n/a	n/a	0	376
1999	265	73	9	11	1	n/a	n/a	0	359
2000	243	55	7	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	315
2001	220	58	5	9	1	n/a	n/a	0	293
2002	237	52	13	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
2003	237	52	13	51	0	n/a	n/a	0	353
2004	217	62	14	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
2005	225	42	11	85	0	n/a	n/a	25	388
2006	234	45	6	89	1	n/a	n/a	30	405
2007	235	29	9	85	3	n/a	n/a	26	387
2008	202	22	6	96	3	n/a	n/a	50	379
2009	203	33	8	114	3	n/a	n/a	34	395
2010	199	32	4	125	4	n/a	n/a	41	405
2011	200	30	11	161	6	1	29	0	438
2012	201	27	14	150	7	0	34	0	433
2013	213	33	19	153	3	0	28	0	449
2014	200	31	18	139	2	0	25	0	415
2015	191	30	20	121	4	0	33	0	399
2016	205	32	27	133	10	0	30	0	437
2017	175	35	33	128	8	0	28	0	407
2018	170	30	34	135	7	1	30	0	407
2019	166	32	24	136	7	1	30	0	396
2020	165	29	27	148	8	2	36	0	415
2021	135	23	17	131	11	1	32	0	350
2022	152	37	15	134	8	0	35	0	381
2023	166	24	20	140	4	0	37	0	391

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 Leal Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	542	24.3	22.3	n/a
1989	606	27.5	22.0	n/a
1990	563	25.9	21.7	n/a
1991	489	27.0	18.1	n/a
1992	468	23.5	19.9	n/a
1993	449	21.5	20.9	n/a
1994	431	21.9	19.7	n/a
1995	417	21.0	19.9	n/a
1996	417	21.0	19.9	n/a
1997	392	21.5	18.2	n/a
1998	376	20.0	18.8	n/a
1999	359	19.4	18.5	n/a
2000	315	17.9	17.6	n/a
2001	293	23.0	12.7	n/a
2002	353	26.5	13.3	35.4
2003	353	26.5	13.3	35.4
2004	381	24.0	15.9	48.8
2005	388	23.9	16.2	57
2006	405	25.0	16.2	60.8
2007	387	27.0	14.3	56.2
2008	379	27.0	14.0	64.1
2009	395	29.5	13.4	67.3
2010	405	30.3	13.3	64
2011	438	29.0	15.1	61.6
2012	433	28.0	15.4	61
2013	449	28.2	15.8	62.4
2014	415	30.4	13.6	56.1
2015	399	31.0	12.8	55.9
2016	437	32.0	13.6	57
2017	407	28.9	14.0	56.5
2018	407	27.5	14.8	55
2019	396	29.5	13.4	58.1
2020	415	30.0	13.8	57.8
2021	350	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	381	27.4	13.9	54.3
2023	391	27.0	14.4	54.7

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 Leal Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	542	24.3	22.3	n/a
1989	606	27.5	22.0	n/a
1990	563	25.9	21.7	n/a
1991	489	27.0	18.1	n/a
1992	468	23.5	19.9	n/a
1993	449	21.5	20.9	n/a
1994	431	21.9	19.7	n/a
1995	417	21.0	19.9	n/a
1996	417	21.0	19.9	n/a
1997	392	21.5	18.2	n/a
1998	376	20.0	18.8	n/a
1999	359	19.4	18.5	n/a
2000	315	17.9	17.6	n/a
2001	293	23.0	12.7	n/a
2002	353	26.5	13.3	35.4
2003	353	26.5	13.3	35.4
2004	381	24.0	15.9	48.8
2005	388	23.9	16.2	57
2006	405	25.0	16.2	60.8
2007	387	27.0	14.3	56.2
2008	379	27.0	14.0	64.1
2009	395	29.5	13.4	67.3
2010	405	30.3	13.3	64
2011	438	29.0	15.1	61.6
2012	433	28.0	15.4	61
2013	449	28.2	15.8	62.4
2014	415	30.4	13.6	56.1
2015	399	31.0	12.8	55.9
2016	437	32.0	13.6	57
2017	407	28.9	14.0	56.5
2018	407	27.5	14.8	55
2019	396	29.5	13.4	58.1
2020	415	30.0	13.8	57.8
2021	350	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	381	27.4	13.9	54.3
2023	391	27.0	14.4	54.7

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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