Best Public Schools in Zip Code 60120

Summary:

The 60120 zip code area of Elgin, Illinois is home to 11 schools, including 8 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 1 high school. The data reveals a mix of performance levels, with Hilltop Elementary School and Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter standing out as the top-performing schools in the area. However, many schools struggle with low proficiency rates and high chronic absenteeism, suggesting the need for targeted interventions and support to address these challenges.

Hilltop Elementary School is the highest-performing school in the data set, ranking 733 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools and boasting the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (41.5%) and Mathematics (30.9%). Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter also performs well, ranking 1,183 out of 2,067 Illinois elementary schools and having the second-highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts (26.7%) and the third-highest in Mathematics (24.3%). In contrast, Elgin High School has relatively low proficiency rates in SAT Mathematics (8.4%) and English Language Arts (13%) compared to the district and state averages.

The data also reveals significant challenges across the schools, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 14% at Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter to 35.2% at Channing Memorial Elementary School. Additionally, the schools have a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a need for additional resources and targeted support to address the socioeconomic challenges faced by many students in the community. Ensuring equitable resource allocation and addressing attendance issues could be crucial steps in improving overall academic performance in the 60120 zip code area.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISA Science (2024)	IAR English Language Arts (2024)							IAR Mathematics (2024)							SAT Mathematics (2024)	SAT English Language Arts (2024)	% Polio (2024)	% Measles (2024)	% Mumps (2024)	% Rubella (2024)	% Hepatitis B (2024)	% Varicella (2024)	% DTP (2024)	% Pneumococcal (2024)	% Meningococcal (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISA Science All Grades	IAR English Language Arts 3rd Grade	IAR English Language Arts 4th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 5th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 6th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 7th Grade	IAR English Language Arts 8th Grade	IAR English Language Arts All Grades	IAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	IAR Mathematics 4th Grade	IAR Mathematics 5th Grade	IAR Mathematics 6th Grade	IAR Mathematics 7th Grade	IAR Mathematics 8th Grade	IAR Mathematics All Grades	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT English Language Arts 11th Grade	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	% DTP All Grades	% Pneumococcal All Grades	% Meningococcal All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
New Beginnings Regnl Safe School Pgm	Public	6-12	46 S Gifford St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	Kane ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(630) 232-5963	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
DREAM Academy	Public	7-12	46 S Gifford St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	Kane ROE	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 888-5000	0	0			0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1600 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	Elgin Math and Science Academy Charter	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(630) 883-5013	406	26	15.4	54.7%	102 (25.1%)	55 (13.5%)	176 (43.3%)	47 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.4%)	38.7	1183^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	42.8%		49.5	957^th of 2077 public elementary schools	53.9%	226	46.9	22.3	23.1	19.2	30.9	26.6	40.0	26.7	38.9	13.5	25.0	21.8	17.4	28.9	24.3												$17,225	$1,282	$15,943
Central School Program	Public	7-12	355 E Chicago St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 888-5340	0	25	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		98.4
Dream Academy	Public	7-12	46 S Gifford St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 888-5000	0	33	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.0		96.8
Channing Memorial Elementary School	Public	K-6	63 S Channing St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5185	348	29	11.9	71.0%	21 (6.0%)	22 (6.3%)	294 (84.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	15.9	1813^th of 2067 public elementary schools	12.3%		15.2	1859^th of 2077 public elementary schools	10.5%	46	20.7	10.3	5.6	13.8	18.8			12.4	17.2	2.8	3.4	5.0			6.7			95.8	97.3	97.3	97.3	99.8	95.4	96.0		16.2	$15,481	$2,763	$12,719
Coleman Elementary School	Public	K-6	1220 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5190	673	40	16.6	65.4%	49 (7.3%)	19 (2.8%)	565 (84.0%)	6 (0.9%)	15 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (2.7%)	17.1	1766^th of 2067 public elementary schools	14.6%		17.5	1774^th of 2077 public elementary schools	14.6%	8	14.1	2.8	21.4	13.1	11.7			12.6	12.7	9.5	9.8	2.1			8.2			98.6	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.6	98.7	98.4		16.4	$14,165	$2,476	$11,689
Ellis Middle School	Public	7-8	225 S Liberty St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5151	543	44	12.4	65.2%	35 (6.4%)	38 (7.0%)	445 (82.0%)	9 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.4%)	24.2	1018^th of 1363 public middle schools	25.3%		27.6	953^rd of 1367 public middle schools	30.3%	65	34.2					19.5	31.3	25.4					8.2	15.0	11.6			98.9	98.8	98.8	98.8	99.3	97.9	98.2		97.7	$18,713	$2,214	$16,500
Elgin High School	Public	9-12	1200 Maroon Dr	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5100	2,750	153	17.9	56.9%	243 (8.8%)	129 (4.7%)	2,123 (77.2%)	117 (4.3%)	62 (2.3%)	1 (0.0%)	75 (2.7%)	25.1	509^th of 697 public high schools	27.0%		42	413^th of 699 public high schools	40.9%	96	50.5															8.4	13.0	98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.2	99.0	99.0		98.8	$16,290	$1,599	$14,692
Huff Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	801 Hastings St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5285	487	29	16.7	71.7%	32 (6.6%)	15 (3.1%)	424 (87.1%)	7 (1.4%)	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19.5	1697^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.9%		22.1	1603^rd of 2077 public elementary schools	22.8%	94	22.4	3.8	23.2	14.1	14.9			14.1	15.2	7.3	14.1	5.3			10.5			98.3	98.6	98.6	98.6	99.5	98.5	98.6	9.3	12.2	$14,598	$2,102	$12,496
Lords Park Elementary School	Public	K-6	323 Waverly Dr	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5360	664	29	22.8	62.3%	27 (4.1%)	30 (4.5%)	572 (86.1%)	17 (2.6%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	24.3	1558^th of 2067 public elementary schools	24.6%		20.8	1651^st of 2077 public elementary schools	20.5%	93	25.9	15.7	15.8	22.6	15.1			17.3	22.9	7.3	21.4	3.5			13.7			99.2	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.7	99.0	99.2		13.5	$13,942	$1,894	$12,048
Larsen Middle School	Public	7-8	665 Dundee Ave	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5250	611	41	14.7	56.8%	55 (9.0%)	33 (5.4%)	458 (75.0%)	34 (5.6%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.4%)	22.6	1048^th of 1363 public middle schools	23.1%		24.2	1022^nd of 1367 public middle schools	25.2%	26	40.0					21.9	21.3	21.6					15.6	8.8	12.3			97.6	97.6	97.6	97.6	98.2	97.1	97.6		97.2	$18,909	$2,188	$16,721
McKinley Elementary School	Public	K-6	258 Lovell St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5262	393	24	16.4	69.5%	38 (9.7%)	8 (2.0%)	332 (84.5%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	20.3	1674^th of 2067 public elementary schools	19.0%		25	1520^th of 2077 public elementary schools	26.8%	154	17.9	18.2	9.1	10.7	17.4			13.9	23.6	9.1	9.0	4.3			11.9			100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		11.8	$15,091	$1,835	$13,256
Ronald D O Neal	Public	K-6	510 Franklin Blvd	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	Yes	(847) 888-5266	453	31	14.5	80.6%	38 (8.4%)	18 (4.0%)	386 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	19.1	1705^th of 2067 public elementary schools	17.5%		18.4	1744^th of 2077 public elementary schools	16.0%	39	18.9	10.6	17.6	9.6	22.4			15.7	19.1	7.0	9.4	3.0			8.9			97.1	97.1	97.1	97.1	99.8	97.1	97.1		17.7	$14,530	$2,074	$12,457
Hilltop Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1855 Rohrson Rd	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	(847) 289-6655	526	29	17.8	41.1%	104 (19.8%)	41 (7.8%)	241 (45.8%)	120 (22.8%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.9%)	60.1	733^rd of 2067 public elementary schools	64.5%		56.1	826^th of 2077 public elementary schools	60.2%	93	54.8	42.4	47.3	34.6	43.3			41.5	45.2	28.1	18.7	31.6			30.9			96.5	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.4	97.2	97.2	11.6	7.7	$17,717	$1,479	$16,238
Phoenix	Public	9-12	46 S Gifford St	Elgin	60120	Kane County	School District U-46	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(847) 888-5000	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)																		100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0		97.7

Cities Near Zip Code 60120

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elgin	0.27 mi	31	678^th
Hoffman Estates	2.31 mi	14	152^nd
South Elgin	2.32 mi	6	380^th
Bartlett	3.73 mi	9	217^th
Sleepy Hollow	3.74 mi	1	127^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Illinois State Board of Education.

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