Century Oaks Elem School

As a mid-sized primary school in Elgin, Illinois, Century Oaks Elem School enrolls 542 students from grades pre-K through 6, part of SD U-46. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 42% above typical.

Across the 51 schools in SD U-46 (34,036 students total), Century Oaks Elem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Century Oaks Elem School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 11% White, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.9:1, putting Century Oaks Elem School higher than the state norm the norm. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Kane County's rate of about 48%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Century Oaks Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 28.8%, the actual is 24.5%, a residual of -4.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kane County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), Century Oaks Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Creekside Elem, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Century Oaks Elem School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 26.6%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 5%: 515 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 65% to 73% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.0:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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