Channing Memorial Elem School

Located at 63 S Channing St, in Elgin, Illinois, Channing Memorial Elem School is a moderately sized elementary school that educates 491 students (grades K through 6), overseen by SD U-46. That puts it 29% bigger than the typical public school in Illinois, which averages around 381 students.

Within SD U-46, which oversees 51 schools and 34,036 students, Channing Memorial Elem School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Channing Memorial Elem School records that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder comes out to 7% Black, 4% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kane County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Channing Memorial Elem School shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 84% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Kane County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Channing Memorial Elem School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 23.3%, the actual is 15.7%, a residual of -7.6 points.

In the surrounding community, Kane County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,163 per year, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Kane County's 167 public schools (combined enrollment of about 87,252 students), Channing Memorial Elem School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Ellis Middle School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Channing Memorial Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Channing Memorial Elem School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 22.2%.

Channing Memorial Elem School operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 7%: 461 students in 2018 compared to 491 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 20.9:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.