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What's the most underrated thing about Otter Creek Elem School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 381
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SD U-46·NCES 171371004797
Otter Creek Elementary School
2701 Hopps Rd, Elgin, IL 60124 · (847) 888-6995 · Kane County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
203 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 | 22 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
68%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
43.2%
IL avg 51.0% . +16.8pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
IL avg 37.9% . +13.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 26.4% | 25.6% |
% 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
36.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Otter Creek Elementary School
Otter Creek Elementary School's state test result (36.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Creek Elementary School this school | 437 | 46.5% | 36.6% |
| Hanover Countryside Elementary School Streamwood | 371 | 50.9% | 37.0% |
| Elgin Math and Science Academy Chtr Elgin | 499 | 46.5% | 38.5% |
| Glenbrook Elementary School Streamwood | 480 | 52.5% | 44.9% |
| Horizon Elementary School Hanover Park | 436 | 48.4% | 41.3% |
| Willow Bend Elementary School Rolling Meadows | 519 | 49.9% | 39.4% |
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 Otter Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In Kane County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.6% | #1,037 of 1,925 | #37 of 72 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #980 of 2,077 ▼ 11 | #45 of 83 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #1,239 of 2,077 ▲ 75 | #46 of 83 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #806 of 2,419 | #49 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #237 of 2,035 | #5 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.5% | #204 of 2,042 | #2 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.5% | #1,397 of 2,132 | #44 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.3% | #77 of 1,461 | #4 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
437
+19 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 624
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 | 437 | 40.6 | 10.8:1 | 46% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 37 | 12.1:1 | 37% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 32.9 | 13.0:1 | 47% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 418 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 697 | 34.2 | 20.4:1 | 57% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | 32 | 22.7:1 | 51% (368) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 28 | 22.3:1 | 42% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Otter Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (697 to 437); teachers up 19% (34.2 to 40.6).
About Otter Creek Elementary School
Otter Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in Elgin, Illinois. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 437 students.
Otter Creek Elementary School is part of a district of 51 schools: SD U-46, with 34,036 students.
At Otter Creek Elementary School, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 48%. Enrollment also includes 25% White, 12% Asian, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Kane County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 68, compared with 70 nationally.
Otter Creek Elementary School has 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. Across elementary schools in Illinois, the average ratio is 13.9:1. The school has 46% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Kane County.
Schools in Illinois with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 44.7%. Otter Creek Elementary School scores 36.6%.
Kane County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $103,163 a year, roughly 38% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Otter Creek Elementary School shares Kane County with 166 other public schools.
Corron Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Otter Creek Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Otter Creek Elementary School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 36.6% against a local average of 51.5%.
NCES describes the area around Otter Creek Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 5%.
This page is set up for the Otter Creek Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Otter Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Otter Creek Elementary. Otter Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- OTTER CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCK, AR · 372 students
- Otter Creek ElementaryGeorgetown, CA · 15 students
Nearby schools
- Corron Elementary School0.8 mi · 487
- Fox Meadow Elementary School1.6 mi · 577
- Willard Elementary School2.4 mi · 370
- Prairie Knolls Middle School2.6 mi · 770
- Prairie View Grade School2.7 mi · 615
- Ferson Creek School2.8 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Otter Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Otter Creek Elementary School?
Otter Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Otter Creek Elementary School serve?
Otter Creek Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Otter Creek Elementary School have?
Otter Creek Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Otter Creek Elementary School?
At Otter Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 48% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Otter Creek Elementary School?
Otter Creek 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.