Clinton Elem School

Clinton Elem School is an elementary campus of sizable scale in South Elgin, Illinois, operated by SD U-46, instructing 596 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 56% above the state mean of about 381.

SD U-46 runs 51 schools in total, collectively educating 34,036 students. Clinton Elem School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Clinton Elem School lists that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 37% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.7:1. The state averages around 13.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Kane County's rate of about 48%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clinton Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 39.2%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Kane County) shows that median household earnings sit near $103,163, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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), Clinton Elem School is one campus in the mix.

South Elgin High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clinton Elem School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 39.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Clinton Elem School's enrollment has edged up 29% since 2018, when it stood at 463 (now 596). The White share of enrollment edged down from 58% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.