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If you could change one rule at Abbott Middle School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
551
Middle
DISTRICT 611 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001664
Abbott Middle School
949 Van St, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 888-5160 · Kane County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL551 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
382 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
26.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +12.2pp since 2023
Math
13.9%
IL avg 37.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
19.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
551
-133 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 16.2:1
% White
10%
was 12%
% Hispanic
74%
was 70%
% Black
10%
was 10%
% Asian
4%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Abbott Middle School
Abbott Middle School is a junior high of average-sized scale in Elgin, Illinois, part of SD U-46, caters to 551 students in grades 7 through 8.
Across the 51 schools in SD U-46 (34,036 students total), Abbott Middle School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, Abbott Middle School reports that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 10% Black, 10% White, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Kane County's rate of about 48%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Abbott Middle School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 19.4%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Kane County indicate median household earnings sit near $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kane County runs 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), of which Abbott Middle School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Washington Elem School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Abbott Middle School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 21.3%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 19%: 684 students in 2018 compared to 551 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
517,255
Census ACS
Median income
$103,163
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
167
87,252 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SD U-46
- South Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,665 students
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Bartlett High SchoolHigh · 2,037 students
- Streamwood High SchoolHigh · 1,890 students
- Kenyon Woods Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Other schools in Elgin
- Elgin High SchoolHigh · 2,576 students
- Larkin High SchoolHigh · 2,174 students
- Prairie Knolls Middle SchMiddle · 770 students
- Country Trails ElemElementary · 751 students
- Lords Park Elem SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Coleman Elem SchoolElementary · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elem School0.2 mi · 446
- Highland Elem School0.5 mi · 616
- Harriet Gifford Elem School0.5 mi · 460
- Larkin High School0.6 mi · 2,174
- Kimball Middle School0.9 mi · 501
- Lowrie Elem School1.0 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Abbott Middle SchoolHow large is Abbott Middle School?
Abbott Middle School enrolls approximately 551 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Abbott Middle School serve?
Abbott Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Abbott Middle School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Abbott Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Abbott Middle School?
At Abbott Middle School, the student body is approximately 10% White, 74% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Abbott Middle School in?
Abbott Middle School is part of SD U-46.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.