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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
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 272 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 278 | 50% |
| Grade 9 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 13.9% |
| 2023-24 | 14.1% | 7.6% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Abbott Middle School
Abbott Middle School's state test result (19.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Middle School this school | 551 | 69.3% | 19.4% |
| Oliver W Holmes Middle School Wheeling | 615 | 71.2% | 22.3% |
| Tefft Middle School Streamwood | 606 | 64.2% | 30.1% |
| Miguel Juarez Middle School Waukegan | 651 | 69.6% | 12.7% |
| Kimball Middle School Elgin | 501 | 63.9% | 20.4% |
| Edith M Smith Middle School Waukegan | 493 | 72.2% | 11.9% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Abbott Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #528 of 578 | #20 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.9% | #548 of 640 ▲ 24 | #20 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #596 of 640 ▲ 19 | #23 of 26 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 551 | #250 of 691 | #19 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #256 of 558 | #8 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #308 of 560 | #12 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.3% | #109 of 581 | #4 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #110 of 440 | #9 of 21 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
551
-119 (-18%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 551 | 43.1 | 12.8:1 | 69% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 42.3 | 13.3:1 | 64% (356) |
| 2022-23 | 551 | 38.7 | 14.2:1 | 65% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 42.2 | 16.2:1 | 76% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 82% (402) |
| 2010-11 | 546 | 29 | 18.8:1 | 71% (388) |
| 2000-01 | 684 | 47 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 31 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Abbott Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (684 to 551); teachers up 2% (42.2 to 43.1).
About Abbott Middle School
Abbott Middle School operates as a medium-sized middle-grades school in Elgin, Illinois. The school reports 551 students in grades 7 through 8.
SD U-46 counts 34,036 students in its 51 schools, and Abbott Middle School is one of them.
Hispanic students are the majority at Abbott Middle School, with 74% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 10% Black, 10% White, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Kane County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. Pick two students at random and there is a 43% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 43.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Abbott Middle School and a ratio of 12.8:1. That matches the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 69% of enrollment. That rate is above the 48% average among public schools in Kane County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Abbott Middle School, the prediction is 31.5% and the result is 19.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Kane County show that the median household income is $103,163, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Abbott Middle School is one of 167 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Abbott Middle School is Washington Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Abbott Middle School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Abbott Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Enrollment has fallen by 119 students since 2020-21, to 551.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Abbott Middle School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Country Trails Elementary SchoolElementary · 751 students
- Lords Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
- Coleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 641 students
Other Abbott Middle schools
One other US public school is named Abbott Middle. Abbott Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Abbott MiddleSan Mateo, CA · 721 students
Nearby schools
- Washington Elementary School0.2 mi · 446
- Highland Elementary School0.5 mi · 616
- Harriet Gifford Elementary School0.5 mi · 460
- Larkin High School0.6 mi · 2,174
- Kimball Middle School0.9 mi · 501
- Lowrie Elementary 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.