Is Elgin High School a good school?

Elgin High School ranks 509 th of 697 Illinois high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Elgin High School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 2,750 students attended Elgin High School.

What is the racial makeup of Elgin High School?

Students at Elgin High School are 77% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools feed into Elgin High School?

Elgin High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Channing Memorial Elementary School Elementary : Coleman Elementary School Elementary : Huff Elementary School Elementary : Lincoln Elementary School Elementary : Lords Park Elementary School Elementary : McKinley Elementary School Elementary : Ronald D O Neal Elementary : Timber Trails Elementary School Middle : Ellis Middle School Middle : Larsen Middle School

Elgin High School

Summary:

Elgin High School is a public high school located in Elgin, Illinois, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,750 students. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 578 out of 813 school districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elgin High School faces several academic challenges. Its standardized test scores are significantly lower than state and district averages, with only 8.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to 14.5% in the district and 26.1% statewide. The school's four-year graduation rate is around 82%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate is 3-4%, higher than the state average. Additionally, Elgin High School has experienced a sharp increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 30.1% in 2019-2020 to 58.4% in 2023-2024, much higher than state and district averages.

When compared to other high schools in the same district, Elgin High School generally performs worse than South Elgin High School, which has higher test scores, graduation rates, and lower chronic absenteeism. Larkin High School and Streamwood High School, also in the same district, have similar performance to Elgin High School. The significant performance gaps between different student subgroups at Elgin High School, such as Asian and White students outperforming African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, highlight the need for more targeted support and interventions to address the unique needs of underperforming groups.

Detail:

Public 9-12

1200 Maroon Dr
Elgin, IL 60120-8145

(847) 888-5100

District: School District U-46

SchoolDigger Rank:
509^th of 697 Illinois High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,290

Feeder schools for Elgin High School:

Elementary:	Channing Memorial Elementary School
	Coleman Elementary School
	Huff Elementary School
	Lincoln Elementary School
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	Lords Park Elementary School
	McKinley Elementary School
	Ronald D O Neal
	Timber Trails Elementary School
Middle:	Ellis Middle School
	Larsen Middle School

Student/teacher ratio: 17.9

Number of students: 2,750

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.2%

White:

8.8%

African American:

4.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 56.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Elgin High School ranks worse than 73% of high schools in Illinois. It also ranks 4^th among 5 ranked high schools in the School District U-46. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 25.1. (See more...)

The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Elgin High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

Chronic absenteeism in a high 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

Compare Details Elgin High School has the largest high school student body size in the School District U-46. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elgin High School is $16,290. 3 high schools in the School District U-46 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Elgin High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Elgin High School 509^th of 697 Illinois public high schools. (See Elgin High 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 Elgin High School

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Rank History for all students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	18.85	491^st	586	16.2%
2004	26.63	479^th	592	19.1%
2005	25.62	485^th	590	17.8%
2006	17.69	504^th	596	15.4%
2007	16.95	522^nd	612	14.7%
2008	26.70	501^st	624	19.7%
2009	34.00	468^th	632	25.9%
2010	35.65	478^th	643	25.7%
2011	32.19	479^th	655	26.9%
2012	38.56	469^th	665	29.5%
2013	26.21	519^th	670	22.5%
2014	24.31	527^th	670	21.3%
2015	22.14	494^th	614	19.5%
2016	14.64	581^st	643	9.6%
2017	22.26	513^th	642	20.1%
2018	28.32	486^th	647	24.9%
2019	25.60	535^th	701	23.7%
2021	31.95	460^th	688	33.1%
2022	35.62	456^th	699	34.8%
2023	41.99	413^th	699	40.9%
2024	25.10	509^th	697	27.0%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	36.93	97^th	154	37.0%
2019	31.41	108^th	165	34.5%
2021	60.18	62^nd	160	61.3%
2022	20.72	129^th	170	24.1%
2023	30.18	105^th	163	35.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.78	123^rd	151	18.5%
2019	34.95	108^th	183	41.0%
2021	32.79	86^th	189	54.5%
2022	42.60	103^rd	205	49.8%
2023	86.76	13^th	217	94.0%
2024	28.56	158^th	248	36.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	38.66	188^th	374	49.7%
2019	35.09	264^th	473	44.2%
2021	37.53	225^th	453	50.3%
2022	39.02	230^th	493	53.3%
2023	40.12	221^st	476	53.6%
2024	42.75	206^th	482	57.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.12	456^th	585	22.1%
2019	29.31	470^th	639	26.4%
2021	37.04	375^th	611	38.6%
2022	40.56	384^th	626	38.7%
2023	44.96	340^th	644	47.2%
2024	30.53	430^th	639	32.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2022	68.11	17^th	98	82.7%
2023	45.22	43^rd	104	58.7%
2024	25.74	68^th	125	45.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	26.27	476^th	620	23.2%
2019	27.45	488^th	665	26.6%
2021	27.88	446^th	639	30.2%
2022	30.71	465^th	658	29.3%
2023	42.35	385^th	656	41.3%
2024	22.25	497^th	664	25.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	30.72	277^th	428	35.3%
2024	27.00	261^st	429	39.2%

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Rank History for Male students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	28.95	453^rd	619	26.8%
2019	23.14	524^th	675	22.4%
2021	34.64	406^th	653	37.8%
2022	39.70	403^rd	664	39.3%
2023	40.18	398^th	668	40.4%
2024	27.84	460^th	668	31.1%

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Rank History for Asian students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	24.90	106^th	132	19.7%
2019	55.38	67^th	130	48.5%
2021	70.27	40^th	135	70.4%
2022	46.60	82^nd	141	41.8%
2023	55.15	61^st	134	54.5%
2024	40.22	87^th	137	36.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	45.17	113^th	253	55.3%
2019	32.79	182^nd	299	39.1%
2021	50.46	92^nd	281	67.3%
2022	37.64	162^nd	294	44.9%
2023	60.68	75^th	301	75.1%
2024	36.97	158^th	299	47.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	22.75	236^th	291	18.9%
2019	23.47	248^th	317	21.8%
2021	25.95	241^st	317	24.0%
2022	36.26	208^th	335	37.9%
2023	42.28	170^th	333	48.9%
2024	24.97	260^th	336	22.6%

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Rank History for Native American students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	22.06	3^rd	3	0.0%

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Rank History for White students at Elgin High School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	72.85	128^th	548	76.6%
2019	53.40	209^th	552	62.1%
2021	41.92	277^th	553	49.9%
2022	60.61	177^th	560	68.4%
2023	69.91	145^th	557	74.0%
2024	45.53	259^th	554	53.2%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 2.7)

33%

Reviews:

by a student on FaceBook
Friday, September 3, 2010

This is not a bad school. I went there and its not as bad as everybody makes it out to be. The teachers are nice and they really do care about their students. The school isnt perfect but its not something to be scared to send your children to. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Elgin High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	1895	308	277	354	6	n/a	n/a	0	2840
1989	1843	284	266	401	7	n/a	n/a	0	2801
1990	1751	263	269	485	6	n/a	n/a	0	2774
1991	1735	288	271	575	4	n/a	n/a	0	2873
1992	1741	284	265	640	2	n/a	n/a	0	2932
1993	1683	281	242	732	1	n/a	n/a	0	2939
1994	1629	246	218	778	2	n/a	n/a	0	2873
1995	1585	272	191	900	1	n/a	n/a	0	2949
1996	1585	272	191	900	1	n/a	n/a	0	2949
1997	1562	272	194	927	3	n/a	n/a	0	2958
1998	1197	280	167	821	0	n/a	n/a	0	2465
1999	1047	231	139	701	1	n/a	n/a	0	2119
2000	931	235	128	693	0	n/a	n/a	0	1987
2001	931	248	118	700	0	n/a	n/a	0	1997
2002	935	246	128	883	1	n/a	n/a	0	2193
2003	935	246	128	883	1	n/a	n/a	0	2193
2004	884	239	145	1042	1	n/a	n/a	0	2311
2005	847	231	131	1130	2	n/a	n/a	3	2344
2006	715	221	141	1144	4	n/a	n/a	3	2228
2007	618	196	136	1184	3	n/a	n/a	10	2147
2008	561	212	108	1184	3	n/a	n/a	21	2089
2009	544	240	112	1358	2	n/a	n/a	35	2291
2010	496	205	129	1501	3	n/a	n/a	37	2371
2011	424	173	112	1579	12	1	66	0	2367
2012	393	170	122	1618	14	0	61	0	2378
2013	382	154	125	1719	13	0	46	0	2439
2014	390	154	130	1697	26	0	46	0	2443
2015	348	142	148	1757	18	1	54	0	2468
2016	313	144	139	1858	19	2	69	0	2544
2017	303	152	138	1891	16	1	70	0	2571
2018	258	177	136	1917	18	1	75	0	2582
2019	250	162	141	1946	18	1	75	0	2593
2020	249	149	139	1944	22	1	67	0	2571
2021	247	165	145	2131	29	2	75	0	2794
2022	218	147	127	2221	41	1	79	0	2834
2023	243	129	117	2123	62	1	75	0	2750

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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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 Elgin High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2840	155.3	18.2	n/a
1989	2801	146.4	19.1	n/a
1990	2774	148.8	18.6	n/a
1991	2873	162.4	17.6	n/a
1992	2932	170.1	17.2	n/a
1993	2939	168.1	17.5	n/a
1994	2873	164.4	17.5	n/a
1995	2949	155.7	18.9	n/a
1996	2949	155.7	18.9	n/a
1997	2958	162.4	18.2	n/a
1998	2465	153.1	16.1	n/a
1999	2119	140.8	15.0	n/a
2000	1987	135.9	14.6	n/a
2001	1997	129.4	15.4	n/a
2002	2193	128.8	17.0	32.6
2003	2193	128.8	17.0	32.6
2004	2311	111.0	20.8	41.6
2005	2344	120.8	19.4	42.4
2006	2228	116.9	19.1	51.3
2007	2147	108.0	19.9	56
2008	2089	103.0	20.3	58.9
2009	2291	126.1	18.2	65.2
2010	2371	135.2	17.5	72.8
2011	2367	121.2	19.5	73.7
2012	2378	125.4	18.9	74.1
2013	2439	141.9	17.1	77.2
2014	2443	136.3	17.9	77.4
2015	2468	144.0	17.1	77.3
2016	2544	141.0	18.0	74
2017	2571	136.3	18.8	75.6
2018	2582	139.5	18.5	74.5
2019	2593	145.0	17.8	74.9
2020	2571	152.2	16.8	74.8
2021	2794	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2834	154.7	18.3	n/a
2023	2750	153.1	17.9	56.9

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 Elgin High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	2840	155.3	18.2	n/a
1989	2801	146.4	19.1	n/a
1990	2774	148.8	18.6	n/a
1991	2873	162.4	17.6	n/a
1992	2932	170.1	17.2	n/a
1993	2939	168.1	17.5	n/a
1994	2873	164.4	17.5	n/a
1995	2949	155.7	18.9	n/a
1996	2949	155.7	18.9	n/a
1997	2958	162.4	18.2	n/a
1998	2465	153.1	16.1	n/a
1999	2119	140.8	15.0	n/a
2000	1987	135.9	14.6	n/a
2001	1997	129.4	15.4	n/a
2002	2193	128.8	17.0	32.6
2003	2193	128.8	17.0	32.6
2004	2311	111.0	20.8	41.6
2005	2344	120.8	19.4	42.4
2006	2228	116.9	19.1	51.3
2007	2147	108.0	19.9	56
2008	2089	103.0	20.3	58.9
2009	2291	126.1	18.2	65.2
2010	2371	135.2	17.5	72.8
2011	2367	121.2	19.5	73.7
2012	2378	125.4	18.9	74.1
2013	2439	141.9	17.1	77.2
2014	2443	136.3	17.9	77.4
2015	2468	144.0	17.1	77.3
2016	2544	141.0	18.0	74
2017	2571	136.3	18.8	75.6
2018	2582	139.5	18.5	74.5
2019	2593	145.0	17.8	74.9
2020	2571	152.2	16.8	74.8
2021	2794	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	2834	154.7	18.3	n/a
2023	2750	153.1	17.9	56.9

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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