Huff Elem School

Located at 801 Hastings St, in Elgin, Illinois, Huff Elem School is a sprawling primary school that works with 577 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by SD U-46. Enrollment runs roughly 51% bigger than the state mean of about 381.

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

On demographics, Huff Elem School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Beyond that, the school shows 7% White, 2% Black, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 27%.

Looking at school resources, Huff Elem School logs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.9:1 average. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Cook County (around 66%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Huff Elem School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.5%; this one delivers 21.4%.

In the area at large, Cook County reports that median household income runs about $83,498, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Huff Elem School is one of 1406 public schools in Cook County (combined enrollment of about 697,934 students).

The closest other public school is Ellis Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Huff Elem School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Huff Elem School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 26.8%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Huff Elem School's enrollment has contracted 9% since 2018, when it stood at 635 (now 577). White enrollment moved from 2% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 18.2:1 in 2025.

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