Is Century Oaks Elementary School a good school?

Century Oaks Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.6% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Century Oaks Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 543 students attended Century Oaks Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Century Oaks Elementary School?

Students at Century Oaks Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 12% White, 12% African American, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Century Oaks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Century Oaks Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Kimball Middle School High : Larkin High School

Century Oaks Elementary School

Summary:

Century Oaks Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 543 students in grades K-6 in Elgin, Illinois, which is part of the School District U-46. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism, low academic performance, and struggles to support certain student subgroups.

Century Oaks has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.9% to 38.1% in recent years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. On state assessments, only 18.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and just 9.5% were proficient in Math, compared to 41.2% and 28.4% statewide, respectively. The school also struggles to support certain subgroups, with African American students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students performing in the bottom 10-46% of Illinois elementary schools.

While nearby schools in the same district, such as Ronald D O'Neal, Highland, and McKinley Elementary, also face similar challenges, the Sleepy Hollow Elementary School in the neighboring CUSD 300 district performs significantly better, with 44.8% of students proficient in ELA and 51.5% in Math. Additionally, the Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter school, which is also in the School District U-46, outperforms Century Oaks on state assessments.

Detail:

Public K-6

1235 Braeburn Dr
Elgin, IL 60123-1458

(847) 888-5180

District: School District U-46

SchoolDigger Rank:
1641^st of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,942

Students who attend Century Oaks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Kimball Middle School
High:	Larkin High School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.3

Number of students: 543

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

White:

12.2%

African American:

12.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 67.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Century Oaks Elementary School ranks worse than 79.4% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 32^nd among 38 ranked elementary schools in the School District U-46. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.52. (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 Century Oaks Elementary School is $14,942. 25 elementary schools in the School District U-46 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Century Oaks Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Century Oaks Elementary School 1641^st of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Century Oaks Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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School District U-46:

SchoolDigger ranks School District U-46 578^th of 813 Illinois school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for all students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	54.20	1130^th	2020	44.1%
2004	30.06	1580^th	2030	22.2%
2005	27.34	1635^th	2022	19.1%
2006	42.32	1457^th	2086	30.2%
2007	47.34	1379^th	2095	34.2%
2008	42.76	1404^th	2092	32.9%
2009	29.55	1651^st	2120	22.1%
2010	24.57	1741^st	2139	18.6%
2011	12.26	1958^th	2147	8.8%
2012	24.00	1783^rd	2166	17.7%
2013	18.76	1828^th	2167	15.6%
2014	19.10	1778^th	2093	15.1%
2015	24.24	1587^th	2052	22.7%
2016	18.94	1721^st	2046	15.9%
2017	19.33	1705^th	2044	16.6%
2018	17.48	1737^th	2037	14.7%
2019	18.29	1777^th	2086	14.8%
2021	27.48	1342^nd	1948	31.1%
2022	21.66	1614^th	2082	22.5%
2023	18.33	1745^th	2077	16.0%
2024	21.52	1641^st	2067	20.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	30.21	574^th	718	20.1%
2019	29.27	626^th	743	15.7%
2021	52.39	156^th	537	70.9%
2022	40.04	431^st	768	43.9%
2023	43.77	376^th	788	52.3%
2024	36.36	536^th	826	35.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2019	33.78	755^th	1194	36.8%
2022	27.04	855^th	1113	23.2%
2023	20.45	1046^th	1156	9.5%
2024	40.43	641^st	1195	46.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	19.32	1600^th	1765	9.3%
2019	28.89	1406^th	1816	22.6%
2021	42.01	811^th	1514	46.4%
2022	26.07	1393^rd	1763	21.0%
2023	23.01	1534^th	1808	15.2%
2024	24.71	1458^th	1793	18.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.95	1643^rd	1964	16.3%
2019	17.71	1750^th	2019	13.3%
2021	29.31	1159^th	1680	31.0%
2022	22.19	1529^th	1970	22.4%
2023	21.14	1564^th	1957	20.1%
2024	20.16	1585^th	1942	18.4%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	25.37	730^th	907	19.5%
2024	53.21	305^th	886	65.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.84	1712^th	1972	13.2%
2019	20.48	1665^th	2019	17.5%
2021	21.53	1362^nd	1707	20.2%
2022	22.85	1500^th	1977	24.1%
2023	16.08	1749^th	1984	11.8%
2024	23.73	1493^rd	1959	23.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	31.78	492^nd	698	29.5%
2019	38.36	422^nd	711	40.6%
2022	41.50	343^rd	684	49.9%
2023	24.90	597^th	692	13.7%
2024	21.52	610^th	655	6.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	17.52	875^th	938	6.7%
2019	24.30	810^th	955	15.2%
2021	36.97	445^th	742	40.0%
2022	28.46	719^th	954	24.6%
2023	22.99	838^th	970	13.6%
2024	30.12	693^rd	959	27.7%

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Rank History for White students at Century Oaks Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	25.97	1139^th	1463	22.1%

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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 Century Oaks Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	362	60	29	119	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	570
1989	420	54	36	130	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	640
1990	401	58	28	107	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	594
1991	435	74	22	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	642
1992	411	77	24	97	2	n/a	n/a	0	611
1993	350	74	26	104	1	n/a	n/a	0	555
1994	322	82	27	150	0	n/a	n/a	0	581
1995	302	85	23	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
1996	302	85	23	154	1	n/a	n/a	0	565
1997	325	71	24	132	1	n/a	n/a	0	553
1998	310	77	33	149	0	n/a	n/a	0	569
1999	321	68	30	134	0	n/a	n/a	0	553
2000	295	85	36	130	0	n/a	n/a	0	546
2001	287	83	35	147	1	n/a	n/a	0	553
2002	271	71	32	209	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
2003	271	71	32	209	1	n/a	n/a	0	584
2004	239	87	30	248	1	n/a	n/a	0	605
2005	157	107	30	196	1	n/a	n/a	10	501
2006	144	87	23	202	1	n/a	n/a	17	474
2007	137	83	21	189	1	n/a	n/a	17	448
2008	119	95	14	215	0	n/a	n/a	30	473
2009	134	108	14	239	0	n/a	n/a	40	535
2010	125	126	14	221	1	n/a	n/a	41	528
2011	99	119	14	256	4	0	16	0	508
2012	95	110	12	297	6	0	11	0	531
2013	96	102	16	307	4	1	10	0	536
2014	85	106	16	346	7	1	20	0	581
2015	91	90	19	319	6	1	22	0	548
2016	84	88	15	341	5	1	26	0	560
2017	95	67	15	360	5	1	20	0	563
2018	78	58	19	337	6	1	16	0	515
2019	62	72	20	348	5	1	14	0	522
2020	61	61	19	315	7	0	16	0	479
2021	68	73	20	371	7	0	21	0	560
2022	67	76	17	366	4	0	19	0	549
2023	66	65	17	372	2	0	21	0	543

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 Century Oaks Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	570	23.5	24.2	n/a
1989	640	24.0	26.6	n/a
1990	594	24.0	24.7	n/a
1991	642	24.6	26.0	n/a
1992	611	24.5	24.9	n/a
1993	555	22.5	24.7	n/a
1994	581	22.0	26.4	n/a
1995	565	20.0	28.3	n/a
1996	565	20.0	28.3	n/a
1997	553	23.0	24.0	n/a
1998	569	24.0	23.7	n/a
1999	553	30.0	18.4	n/a
2000	546	29.0	18.8	n/a
2001	553	29.0	19.1	n/a
2002	584	32.0	18.3	42.8
2003	584	32.0	18.3	42.8
2004	605	24.8	24.4	39.5
2005	501	22.9	21.9	50.3
2006	474	23.0	20.6	54
2007	448	24.0	18.7	58.9
2008	473	22.0	21.5	64.6
2009	535	25.0	21.4	63.8
2010	528	26.0	20.3	73.3
2011	508	22.5	22.5	71.7
2012	531	24.0	22.1	72.3
2013	536	27.3	19.6	80
2014	581	27.2	21.3	77.6
2015	548	29.0	18.8	80.7
2016	560	28.0	20.0	76.1
2017	563	30.3	18.5	75.8
2018	515	25.8	19.9	74.6
2019	522	28.7	18.1	77.6
2020	479	28.0	17.1	81.8
2021	560	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	549	26.7	20.5	62.8
2023	543	28.0	19.3	67.6

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 Century Oaks Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	570	23.5	24.2	n/a
1989	640	24.0	26.6	n/a
1990	594	24.0	24.7	n/a
1991	642	24.6	26.0	n/a
1992	611	24.5	24.9	n/a
1993	555	22.5	24.7	n/a
1994	581	22.0	26.4	n/a
1995	565	20.0	28.3	n/a
1996	565	20.0	28.3	n/a
1997	553	23.0	24.0	n/a
1998	569	24.0	23.7	n/a
1999	553	30.0	18.4	n/a
2000	546	29.0	18.8	n/a
2001	553	29.0	19.1	n/a
2002	584	32.0	18.3	42.8
2003	584	32.0	18.3	42.8
2004	605	24.8	24.4	39.5
2005	501	22.9	21.9	50.3
2006	474	23.0	20.6	54
2007	448	24.0	18.7	58.9
2008	473	22.0	21.5	64.6
2009	535	25.0	21.4	63.8
2010	528	26.0	20.3	73.3
2011	508	22.5	22.5	71.7
2012	531	24.0	22.1	72.3
2013	536	27.3	19.6	80
2014	581	27.2	21.3	77.6
2015	548	29.0	18.8	80.7
2016	560	28.0	20.0	76.1
2017	563	30.3	18.5	75.8
2018	515	25.8	19.9	74.6
2019	522	28.7	18.1	77.6
2020	479	28.0	17.1	81.8
2021	560	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	549	26.7	20.5	62.8
2023	543	28.0	19.3	67.6

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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