Summary:
The city of South Elgin, Illinois is home to 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school, all part of the School District U-46. While the district as a whole is ranked 578 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, one school stands out as an exceptional performer - Corron Elementary School.
Corron Elementary is ranked 134 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently outperforms the state and district averages in test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In contrast, South Elgin High School has lower proficiency rates in SAT Math (20.7%) and ELA (28.9%) compared to the state averages (26.1% and 31.1%, respectively), while Kenyon Woods Middle School has mixed performance, with higher proficiency rates in ELA (44.8%) but lower rates in Math (26.6%) compared to the state.
Chronic absenteeism is a concern across the district, with South Elgin High School reporting a high rate of 51.9%, and the elementary schools ranging from 16.0% to 25.5%. Additionally, there is a wide range of free and reduced lunch recipients, from 14.44% at Corron Elementary to 51.09% at Willard Elementary, suggesting significant disparities in the socioeconomic backgrounds of students across the schools in the South Elgin area.
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