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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371001680
Highland Elementary School
190 N Melrose Ave, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 888-5280 · Kane County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
475 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 | 47 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (82).
Student demographics
38%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
24.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
21.4%
IL avg 37.9% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.2% | 21.4% |
| 2023-24 | 21.5% | 13.8% |
% 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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.0%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Elementary School this school | 616 | 77.1% | 20.9% |
| Durkin Park Elementary School Chicago | 679 | 80.1% | 32.9% |
| Huff Elementary School Elgin | 577 | 76.3% | 21.4% |
| Darwin Elementary School Chicago | 502 | 74.9% | 29.5% |
| Glenwood Elementary School Waukegan | 577 | 71.8% | 21.4% |
| North Elementary School Waukegan | 498 | 76.3% | 11.5% |
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 Highland Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.9% | #1,576 of 1,925 | #56 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.4% | #1,556 of 2,077 ▼ 102 | #64 of 83 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #1,833 of 2,077 ▼ 315 | #70 of 83 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #250 of 2,419 | #10 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #1,733 of 2,035 | #61 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.9% | #1,208 of 2,042 | #50 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #578 of 2,132 | #12 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #1,294 of 1,461 | #45 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
616
+29 (+5%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 593
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 | 616 | 38.4 | 16.1:1 | 77% (475) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 38.9 | 16.1:1 | 66% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 40.6 | 15.5:1 | 70% (440) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 31 | 20.6:1 | 86% (545) |
| 2015-16 | 489 | 27 | 18.1:1 | 83% (408) |
| 2010-11 | 542 | 25 | 21.7:1 | 81% (438) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 30 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 593 | 22 | 26.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (637 to 616); teachers up 24% (31 to 38.4).
About Highland Elementary School
Highland Elementary School is a public large elementary school in Elgin, Illinois. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 616 students. Against the 381-student average for elementary schools in Illinois, enrollment here is 62% higher.
Highland Elementary School falls under SD U-46, which has 51 schools enrolling 34,036 students.
Highland Elementary School is 78% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Black, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. In Kane County overall, about 33% of residents are Hispanic. Highland Elementary School's diversity index is 38%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.1:1. That is higher than the 13.9:1 average for elementary schools in Illinois. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 77%. The gap from the 48% average for public schools in Kane County is 29 points.
Highland Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 20.9%, compared with a predicted 27.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Illinois schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census Bureau estimates for Kane County show that the median household income is $103,163, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 38%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Highland Elementary School is one of 167 public schools in the county.
Kimball Middle School is the public school closest to Highland Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Highland Elementary School's average proficiency of 20.9% compares with 22.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 616, a 5% increase from 587 in 2020-21.
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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 Highland Elementary schools
55 other US public schools in 26 states are named Highland Elementary. Highland Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 56.
- Highland Elementary SchoolHighland, IL · 504 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolStillman Valley, IL · 381 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolDowners Grove, IL · 352 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolSkokie, IL · 316 students
- HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE WORTH, FL · 976 students
Nearby schools
- Kimball Middle School0.4 mi · 501
- Larkin High School0.4 mi · 2,174
- Abbott Middle School0.5 mi · 551
- Washington Elementary School0.6 mi · 446
- Harriet Gifford Elementary School0.7 mi · 460
- Creekside Elementary School1.1 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Highland Elementary School?
Highland Elementary School enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Highland Elementary School serve?
Highland Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Highland Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Highland Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Highland Elementary School?
Student demographics at Highland Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 78% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Highland Elementary School in?
Highland Elementary School is part of SD U-46.
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