Is Huff Elementary School a good school?

Huff Elementary School ranks in the bottom 17.9% of Illinois elementary schools.

How many students attend Huff Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 595 students attended Huff Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Huff Elementary School?

Students at Huff Elementary School are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Huff Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Huff Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Ellis Middle School High : Elgin High School

Huff Elementary School

Summary:

Huff Elementary School is a public elementary school in Elgin, Illinois, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 487. The school is part of the School District U-46, which is ranked 578 out of 813 districts in Illinois and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Huff Elementary School consistently performs below the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 14.1% of Huff students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 30.7% for the district and 41.2% for the state. Similarly, only 10.5% of Huff students were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 21.7% for the district and 28.4% for the state. Huff also has a significantly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 33.1%, much higher than the district average of 20.8% and the state average. The school's performance on student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, is consistently lower than the district and state averages.

When comparing Huff Elementary School to the nearby schools within the same district, it becomes evident that Huff is one of the lower-performing schools in the area. For example, Clinton Elementary and Hilltop Elementary, which are within a 2-mile radius of Huff, consistently outperform Huff in academic proficiency. Additionally, Huff Elementary School has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 71.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

801 Hastings St
Elgin, IL 60120-8220

(847) 888-5285

District: School District U-46

SchoolDigger Rank:
1697^th of 2,067 Illinois Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,598

Students who attend Huff Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Ellis Middle School
High:	Elgin High School

Student/teacher ratio: 19.8

Number of students: 595

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.4%

White:

6.2%

African American:

2.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 69.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Huff Elementary School ranks worse than 82.1% of elementary schools in Illinois. It also ranks 34^th among 38 ranked elementary schools in the School District U-46. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.46. (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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.4%), White (6.2%), African American (2.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 69.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Huff Elementary School is 19.8. 33 elementary schools in the School District U-46 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Huff Elementary School employs 29.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Huff Elementary School is $14,598. 28 elementary schools in the School District U-46 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Huff Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Huff Elementary School 1697^th of 2067 Illinois public elementary schools. (See Huff Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 Huff Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Huff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2003	29.06	1557^th	2020	22.9%
2004	34.98	1500^th	2030	26.1%
2005	33.05	1531^st	2022	24.3%
2006	45.98	1382^nd	2086	33.7%
2007	55.02	1191^st	2095	43.2%
2008	41.02	1438^th	2092	31.3%
2009	44.18	1385^th	2120	34.7%
2010	29.29	1661^st	2139	22.3%
2011	31.24	1621^st	2147	24.5%
2012	19.97	1858^th	2166	14.2%
2013	24.85	1704^th	2167	21.4%
2014	18.33	1790^th	2093	14.5%
2015	17.06	1787^th	2052	12.9%
2016	18.41	1735^th	2046	15.2%
2017	13.79	1850^th	2044	9.5%
2018	14.18	1850^th	2037	9.2%
2019	20.66	1705^th	2086	18.3%
2021	17.76	1656^th	1948	15.0%
2022	24.79	1514^th	2082	27.3%
2023	22.09	1603^rd	2077	22.8%
2024	19.46	1697^th	2067	17.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Huff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	35.00	500^th	718	30.4%
2019	43.01	408^th	743	45.1%
2021	41.71	264^th	537	50.8%
2022	47.14	333^rd	768	56.6%
2023	45.50	353^rd	788	55.2%
2024	35.18	551^st	826	33.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Huff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	33.21	476^th	763	37.6%
2019	33.90	752^nd	1194	37.0%
2021	38.12	358^th	640	44.1%
2022	26.65	868^th	1113	22.0%
2023	32.01	747^th	1156	35.4%
2024	30.41	827^th	1195	30.8%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Huff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	21.61	1538^th	1765	12.9%
2019	31.05	1341^st	1816	26.2%
2021	22.75	1312^th	1514	13.3%
2022	34.94	1141^st	1763	35.3%
2023	29.57	1342^nd	1808	25.8%
2024	22.97	1503^rd	1793	16.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Huff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	12.79	1830^th	1964	6.8%
2019	19.08	1717^th	2019	15.0%
2021	15.16	1519^th	1680	9.6%
2022	25.80	1430^th	1970	27.4%
2023	21.95	1535^th	1957	21.6%
2024	17.11	1678^th	1942	13.6%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Huff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	38.35	482^nd	907	46.9%
2024	35.64	538^th	886	39.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Huff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	16.89	1735^th	1972	12.0%
2019	23.93	1565^th	2019	22.5%
2021	18.37	1451^st	1707	15.0%
2022	25.41	1425^th	1977	27.9%
2023	23.47	1492^nd	1984	24.8%
2024	25.17	1446^th	1959	26.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Huff Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IL State Percentile
2018	18.38	870^th	938	7.2%
2019	26.06	779^th	955	18.4%
2021	23.67	647^th	742	12.8%
2022	32.70	646^th	954	32.3%
2023	29.89	710^th	970	26.8%
2024	25.26	767^th	959	20.0%

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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 Huff Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	298	35	17	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	423
1989	355	26	18	77	3	n/a	n/a	0	479
1990	372	31	28	71	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	502
1991	380	32	38	193	0	n/a	n/a	0	643
1992	344	34	33	167	1	n/a	n/a	0	579
1993	339	32	31	187	0	n/a	n/a	0	589
1994	309	32	35	202	0	n/a	n/a	0	578
1995	305	46	39	267	1	n/a	n/a	0	658
1996	305	46	39	267	1	n/a	n/a	0	658
1997	289	39	42	256	1	n/a	n/a	0	627
1998	245	31	43	278	0	n/a	n/a	0	597
1999	268	44	47	344	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
2000	271	38	48	349	0	n/a	n/a	0	706
2001	239	51	93	385	7	n/a	n/a	0	775
2002	143	35	31	419	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
2003	143	35	31	419	0	n/a	n/a	0	628
2004	145	45	38	494	0	n/a	n/a	0	722
2005	94	41	11	553	0	n/a	n/a	2	701
2006	69	43	11	533	0	n/a	n/a	5	661
2007	66	40	8	534	0	n/a	n/a	12	660
2008	66	37	7	494	1	n/a	n/a	19	624
2009	47	44	2	505	0	n/a	n/a	13	611
2010	52	48	2	548	0	n/a	n/a	18	668
2011	31	32	4	541	2	0	8	0	618
2012	35	42	5	561	1	0	7	0	651
2013	35	34	5	566	1	0	6	0	647
2014	51	50	4	548	9	0	10	0	672
2015	39	47	9	536	10	2	12	0	655
2016	38	37	6	529	8	0	25	0	643
2017	26	39	9	590	10	0	18	0	692
2018	15	41	6	551	8	0	14	0	635
2019	18	28	4	522	10	0	13	0	595
2020	21	29	3	510	13	0	8	0	584
2021	25	26	10	466	6	0	5	0	538
2022	33	20	10	443	6	0	5	0	517
2023	32	15	7	424	6	0	3	0	487
2024	37	17	7	520	6	0	8	0	595

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 Huff Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	423	19.0	22.2	n/a
1989	479	19.1	25.0	n/a
1990	502	20.5	24.4	n/a
1991	643	28.9	22.2	n/a
1992	579	30.0	19.3	n/a
1993	589	28.0	21.0	n/a
1994	578	26.5	21.8	n/a
1995	658	26.0	25.3	n/a
1996	658	26.0	25.3	n/a
1997	627	27.9	22.5	n/a
1998	597	35.0	17.1	n/a
1999	703	40.2	17.5	n/a
2000	706	40.8	17.3	n/a
2001	775	47.6	16.3	n/a
2002	628	46.4	13.5	63.2
2003	628	46.4	13.5	63.2
2004	722	36.0	20.1	53.5
2005	701	38.9	18.0	62.1
2006	661	41.8	15.8	74.4
2007	660	37.0	17.8	72.2
2008	624	34.0	18.4	73.1
2009	611	35.7	17.1	81.8
2010	668	34.5	19.3	82.8
2011	618	29.5	20.9	84.6
2012	651	27.8	23.3	88.9
2013	647	35.3	18.3	93.2
2014	672	33.0	20.3	86.5
2015	655	32.0	20.4	94
2016	643	29.0	22.1	86.9
2017	692	33.2	20.8	92.2
2018	635	30.6	20.7	91.2
2019	595	31.2	19.0	87.7
2020	584	31.4	18.5	87.7
2021	538	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	517	28.0	18.4	64.2
2023	487	29.0	16.7	71.7
2024	595	29.9	19.8	69.9

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 Huff Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	423	19.0	22.2	n/a
1989	479	19.1	25.0	n/a
1990	502	20.5	24.4	n/a
1991	643	28.9	22.2	n/a
1992	579	30.0	19.3	n/a
1993	589	28.0	21.0	n/a
1994	578	26.5	21.8	n/a
1995	658	26.0	25.3	n/a
1996	658	26.0	25.3	n/a
1997	627	27.9	22.5	n/a
1998	597	35.0	17.1	n/a
1999	703	40.2	17.5	n/a
2000	706	40.8	17.3	n/a
2001	775	47.6	16.3	n/a
2002	628	46.4	13.5	63.2
2003	628	46.4	13.5	63.2
2004	722	36.0	20.1	53.5
2005	701	38.9	18.0	62.1
2006	661	41.8	15.8	74.4
2007	660	37.0	17.8	72.2
2008	624	34.0	18.4	73.1
2009	611	35.7	17.1	81.8
2010	668	34.5	19.3	82.8
2011	618	29.5	20.9	84.6
2012	651	27.8	23.3	88.9
2013	647	35.3	18.3	93.2
2014	672	33.0	20.3	86.5
2015	655	32.0	20.4	94
2016	643	29.0	22.1	86.9
2017	692	33.2	20.8	92.2
2018	635	30.6	20.7	91.2
2019	595	31.2	19.0	87.7
2020	584	31.4	18.5	87.7
2021	538	n/a	n/a	n/a
2022	517	28.0	18.4	64.2
2023	487	29.0	16.7	71.7
2024	595	29.9	19.8	69.9

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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