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International Prep Academy

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International Prep Academy ranks 1233 rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1233^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,056 Illinois Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Illinois elementary schools

Summary

International Prep Academy is an elementary school serving 650 students in grades PK-8 in Champaign, Illinois, which is part of the Champaign CUSD 4 district. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Illinois elementary schools, with below-average performance on standardized tests in both English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 39.8% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 38.8% for the district and 53.1% for the state.

International Prep Academy also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 25.4% to 35.0% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 23.38% to 57.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While the school spends between $13,638 and $16,356 per student, which is slightly higher than the district average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, these factors have not translated into strong academic performance.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Champaign CUSD 4 district, International Prep Academy generally performs worse on standardized tests and has higher chronic absenteeism rates. However, some nearby schools, such as South Side Elementary and Bottenfield Elementary, have significantly higher academic performance, suggesting that there may be successful practices or strategies that could be replicated at International Prep Academy to improve student outcomes.

681

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,311

Per pupil spending ?

55.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1605 W Kirby Ave
Champaign, IL 61821-5510

(217) 351-3995

District: Champaign CUSD 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.2%

White:

13.4%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Illinois average (36% vs 44% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 40th (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg33%

Illinois avg44%

Elementary school

1,233^rd of 2,056

Illinois public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 34 pts since 2017

From bottom 6% (2017) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

821^st of 1,368

Illinois public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▼ down 31 pts since 2022

From top 29% (2022) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Champaign CUSD 4

631^st of 811Champaign CUSD 4 among Illinois districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1233 of 2056	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.5	1212 of 2067	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1082 of 2077	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	1012 of 2082	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	24.6	1424 of 1948	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	1404 of 2086	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1832 of 2037	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.3	1924 of 2044	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	53 of 688	92.3%	★★★★★
2024	87.3	35 of 655	94.7%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2024	41.7	451 of 886	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	633 of 907	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	711 of 788	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.6	653 of 826	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.1	391 of 788	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.1	243 of 768	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.0	370 of 537	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.1	335 of 743	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	22.4	669 of 718	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1196 of 1942	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1067 of 1942	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	1031 of 1957	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	819 of 1970	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.4	1121 of 1680	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1464 of 2019	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1707 of 1964	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	793 of 982	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	729 of 959	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.0	561 of 970	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.1	433 of 954	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.5	550 of 742	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	546 of 955	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.2	898 of 938	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1403 of 1800	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.7	872 of 1793	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.5	1278 of 1808	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.0	1071 of 1763	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	1216 of 1816	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	1571 of 1765	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1151 of 1947	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	1218 of 1959	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1019 of 1984	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1084 of 1977	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.6	1127 of 1707	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1220 of 2019	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1785 of 1972	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	56.6	453 of 1292	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	538 of 1195	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.5	685 of 1156	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	398 of 1113	64.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	207 of 1389	85.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	326 of 1392	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	337 of 1419	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	39.7	890 of 1425	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	821 of 1368	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	584 of 1363	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.6	461 of 1367	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	400 of 1369	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	434 of 483	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.7	174 of 486	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.1	76 of 480	84.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	717 of 1248	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	513 of 1251	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	493 of 1275	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.9	395 of 1286	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	550 of 669	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.1	283 of 643	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	256 of 661	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	191 of 662	71.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1016 of 1229	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	71.6	228 of 1219	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	470 of 1234	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	815 of 1271	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	549 of 1264	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.6	295 of 1292	77.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Illinois percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	517 of 812	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	420 of 802	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+52 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+25 vs school

Disabled (2024)49th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)38th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-30 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)43rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)10th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs Illinois (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-13 vs state

Science38%-5 vs state

Mathematics30%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISA Science (2025)		IAR English Language Arts (2025)							IAR Mathematics (2025)							% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science 5th Grade	ISA Science 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
International Prep Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	1605 W Kirby Ave	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3995	681	51	13.3	55.8%	91 (13.4%)	76 (11.2%)	478 (70.2%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (4.7%)	38.8	1233^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	40.0%		37.5	1212^th of 2067 public elementary schools	41.4%	21	33.9	41.7	32.9	42.1	48.4	45.2	29.3	42.5	39.8	38.2	38.2	24.2	21.0	30.5	20.0	29.9	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0	98.0		24.6	$15,311	$547	$14,764
Bottenfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	1801 S Prospect Ave	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3807	456	31	14.8	46.9%	171 (37.5%)	145 (31.8%)	34 (7.5%)	55 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (11.0%)	45.4	1101^st of 2056 public elementary schools	46.4%		55.5	810^th of 2067 public elementary schools	60.8%	291	36.3		53.1	38.4	36.3				41.7	59.4	31.5	28.6				38.2	96.6	96.4	96.4	96.4	100.0	96.2	96.6			$14,823	$863	$13,960
Westview Elementary School	Public	K-5	703 S Russell St	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3905	434	29	14.9	55.3%	146 (33.6%)	170 (39.2%)	63 (14.5%)	23 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.9%)	42.5	1153^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	43.9%		30.4	1385^th of 2067 public elementary schools	33.0%	232	48.5		32.9	28.8	53.6				38.5	36.2	28.8	40.0				35.1	98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.0	98.3	98.3			$14,872	$810	$14,061
Robeson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2501 Southmoor Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3884	439	26	16.7	51.0%	136 (31.0%)	151 (34.4%)	56 (12.8%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (14.1%)	48.8	1019^th of 2056 public elementary schools	50.4%		46.6	1009^th of 2067 public elementary schools	51.2%	10	53.3		28.6	40.0	57.4				41.3	32.4	38.6	45.9				38.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6	98.6			$15,337	$781	$14,555
Kenwood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Stratford Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3815	402	27	15.1	56.7%	132 (32.8%)	158 (39.3%)	30 (7.5%)	38 (9.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (10.4%)	36.9	1279^th of 2056 public elementary schools	37.8%		54	841^st of 2067 public elementary schools	59.3%	438	36.2		37.5	46.7	32.6				38.7	34.3	37.0	23.9				32.1	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	98.4			$16,655	$849	$15,806
South Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	715 S New St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3890	307	21	14.6	42.7%	142 (46.3%)	73 (23.8%)	34 (11.1%)	20 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	36 (11.7%)	67.8	647^th of 2056 public elementary schools	68.5%		69.7	556^th of 2067 public elementary schools	73.1%	91	33.3		69.4	61.2	44.7				58.6	79.6	61.2	40.4				60.7	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6			$15,942	$340	$15,602
Dr Howard Elementary School	Public	K-5	110 N. James	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3866	426	31	13.7	66.4%	91 (21.4%)	205 (48.1%)	50 (11.7%)	44 (10.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.2%)	18.5	1704^th of 2056 public elementary schools	17.1%		36.8	1223^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	40.8%	481	15.3		29.4	35.3	10.2				25.6	30.9	25.0	5.1				21.0	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8	96.8			$17,146	$421	$16,725
Vernon L Barkstall Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 Hallbeck Dr	Champaign	61822	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 373-5580	426	32	13.2	43.2%	117 (27.5%)	153 (35.9%)	40 (9.4%)	84 (19.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.0%)	53.1	943^rd of 2056 public elementary schools	54.1%		59.7	740^th of 2067 public elementary schools	64.2%	203	37.5		40.5	52.0	47.2				46.6	52.7	45.3	40.3				46.2	98.5	99.0	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5	98.5			$17,037	$946	$16,091
Stratton Elementary School	Public	K-5	902 N Randolph St	Champaign	61820	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 373-7330	454	32	14.4	75.6%	38 (8.4%)	309 (68.1%)	70 (15.4%)	22 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.3%)	14.5	1801^st of 2056 public elementary schools	12.4%		22.5	1609^th of 2067 public elementary schools	22.2%	192	14.1		15.4	28.8	16.7				20.1	20.9	25.8	10.1				18.4	97.4	98.4	98.4	98.4	100.0	97.9	97.4			$17,559	$1,025	$16,534
Garden Hills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-8	2001 Garden Hills Dr	Champaign	61821	Champaign County	Champaign CUSD 4	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(217) 351-3872	411	26	16.1	78.6%	28 (6.8%)	238 (57.9%)	111 (27.0%)	15 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.6%)	9.7	1955^th of 2056 public elementary schools	4.9%		14.1	1883^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	8.9%	72	6.8		8.6	20.8	15.2	24.0	9.1		14.8	10.2	13.6	2.2	11.5	3.1		8.2	98.4	98.9	98.9	98.9	99.5	98.4	98.1	5.5	7.4	$14,949	$836	$14,114

Frequently Asked Questions about International Prep Academy

Is International Prep Academy a good school?

International Prep Academy ranks 1233^rd of 2056 Illinois elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of International Prep Academy?

Students at International Prep Academy are 70% Hispanic, 13% White, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is International Prep Academy in?

Champaign CUSD 4

How many students attend International Prep Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 681 students attended International Prep Academy.

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