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Enrollment
641
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001670
Coleman Elementary School
1220 Dundee Ave, Elgin, IL 60120 · (847) 888-5190 · Kane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL641 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
450 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 97 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (97).
Student demographics
26%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
29.0%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.4pp since 2023
Math
18.7%
IL avg 37.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 18.7% |
| 2023-24 | 12.6% | 8.2% |
% 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
21.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% 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 Coleman Elementary School
Coleman Elementary School's state test result (21.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Elementary School this school | 641 | 70.2% | 21.4% |
| Lords Park Elementary School Elgin | 655 | 71.3% | 23.1% |
| Barbour Two-Way Lang Immersion Rockford | 628 | 72.1% | 29.7% |
| Gallistel Elementary Language Academy Chicago | 597 | 69.5% | 26.7% |
| C M Bardwell Elementary School Aurora | 679 | 67.2% | 12.6% |
| Reilly Elementary School Chicago | 539 | 67.7% | 22.2% |
Matched among Illinois elementary 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 Coleman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,565 of 1,925 | #54 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #1,639 of 2,077 ▲ 73 | #68 of 83 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #1,692 of 2,077 ▲ 158 | #61 of 83 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 641 | #196 of 2,419 | #9 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #1,859 of 2,035 | #75 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #1,473 of 2,042 | #71 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #742 of 2,132 | #16 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #837 of 1,461 | #27 of 51 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
641
-64 (-9%) vs 2020
+53% since 1990-91, when it was 420
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 | 641 | 37.4 | 17.1:1 | 70% (450) |
| 2023-24 | 655 | 38 | 17.2:1 | 62% (409) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 40.3 | 16.7:1 | 65% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 726 | 33.3 | 21.8:1 | 82% (596) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 25 | 22.2:1 | 81% (450) |
| 2010-11 | 545 | 22 | 24.8:1 | 77% (418) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 33 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 18 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coleman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (726 to 641); teachers up 12% (33.3 to 37.4).
About Coleman Elementary School
Coleman Elementary School is a public elementary school run by SD U-46 in Elgin, Illinois. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 641 students. That puts enrollment 68% above the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois.
Coleman Elementary School is one of the 51 schools that make up SD U-46 (34,036 students in total).
Of every 100 students at Coleman Elementary School, about 85 are Hispanic. It is also 7% White, 2% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Native American. For comparison, the population of Kane County is roughly 33% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 26%.
Based on 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, Coleman Elementary School has a ratio of 17.1:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. Income data for the school show 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 22 points above the 48% average for public schools in Kane County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Coleman Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Illinois schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 21.4%; the prediction is 31.0%.
The school's county is Kane County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $103,163 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 38% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Kane County number 167, with about 87,252 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Elgin Math and Science Academy Chtr, is about 0.5 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Coleman Elementary School places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 641 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 705.
Coleman Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
Other Coleman Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 8 states are named Coleman Elementary. Coleman Elementary School is the largest of the 10.
- Coleman Elementary SchoolCLEBURNE, TX · 434 students
- COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINE BLUFF, AR · 426 students
- COLEMAN ELEM.ST JOSEPH, MO · 388 students
- Coleman ElementaryColeman, WI · 387 students
- Coleman ElementarySan Rafael, CA · 378 students
Nearby schools
- Elgin Math and Science Academy Chtr0.5 mi · 499
- Larsen Middle School0.8 mi · 570
- McKinley Elementary School1.0 mi · 395
- Ronald D O Neal1.2 mi · 445
- Lincoln Elementary School1.3 mi · 467
- Lords Park Elementary School1.4 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About Coleman Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Coleman Elementary School?
Coleman Elementary School enrolls approximately 641 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Coleman Elementary School serve?
Coleman Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coleman Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coleman Elementary School is approximately 17.1:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Coleman Elementary School?
Coleman Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 85% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Coleman Elementary School?
Coleman Elementary School is overseen by SD U-46 in Kane County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.