Garden Hills Elem Academy
Champaign, IL · Champaign CUSD 4
Regular public school · Grades PK - 8 · City, small
2,068th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 2%· Stable
2001 Garden Hills Dr, Champaign, IL 61821
(217)351-3872NCES ID 170942000548Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Garden Hills Elem Academy 2,068th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 2% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 4th in 2019 to 2th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Hispanic (last reported 2023), White (last reported 2023), Asian (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Asian (last reported 2019) and Two or more races (last reported 2022) stop before 2023: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 359 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black | 45.6% | 54.6% | ▲ 9.0 pts | |
| Hispanic | 11.2% | 28.1% | ▲ 16.9 pts | |
| White | 23.9% | 7.0% | ▼ 16.9 pts | |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 5.3% | ▲ 2.9 pts | |
| Asian | 16.0% | 5.0% | ▼ 11.0 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.7% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.7 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $205K in zip 61821 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2001
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Garden Hills Elem Academy
- #1746Dr Howard Elem SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 1.4 mi away1,746th of 2,105
ELA 26% ▲11 · Math 21% ▲13Compare - #1881Stratton Elementary SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 1.7 mi away1,881st of 2,105
ELA 19% ▲4 · Math 18% ▲10Compare - #1292Westview Elem SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 2 mi away1,292nd of 2,105
ELA 38% ▲23 · Math 35% ▲27Compare - #522South Side Elementary SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 2.2 mi away522nd of 2,105
ELA 59% ▲44 · Math 61% ▲53Compare - #1357Kenwood Elem SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 2.4 mi away1,357th of 2,105
ELA 38% ▲23 · Math 32% ▲24Compare - #1977Washington Elem SchoolChampaign CUSD 4 · 2.5 mi away1,977th of 2,105
ELA 18% ▲3 · Math 13% ▲5Compare - #1355International Prep AcademyChampaign CUSD 4 · 2.7 mi away1,355th of 2,105
ELA 40% ▲25 · Math 30% ▲22Compare - #2080M L King Jr Elem SchoolUrbana SD 116 · 2.9 mi away2,080th of 2,105
ELA 12% ▼3 · Math 9% ▲1Compare
What school district is Garden Hills Elem Academy in?
Garden Hills Elem Academy is part of the Champaign CUSD 4 district in Champaign, Illinois.
Is Garden Hills Elem Academy a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Garden Hills Elem Academy 2,068th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 2% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Garden Hills Elem Academy?
Black 55%, Hispanic 28%, White 7%, Two or more races 5% (359 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Garden Hills Elem Academy cost?
The typical home value in zip code 61821 is $205K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.