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Creekside Elem

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

655 N Airlite St, Elgin, IL 60123 · (847) 289-6270 · Part of School District U-46

Elgin Township’s Schools page →

Directions
Students
469
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Creekside Elem

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 23 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Elgin Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

Where Elgin Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Creekside ElemYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency8%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts8%
State average 30.7%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Illinois’s 3,406 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

655 N Airlite St, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K43
Kindergarten49
Grade 165
Grade 265
Grade 365
Grade 457
Grade 564
Grade 661
Enrollment over time
483’20
474’21
466’22
478’23
469’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%White 15%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Creekside Elem from Elgin Township families.

Other schools in School District U-46

The district →
Lords Park Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
C
655 students16:1
Coleman Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
C−
641 students17:1
Highland Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
D−
616 students16:1
Clinton Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Elgin
B−
596 students21:1
Fox Meadow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · South Elgin
C+
577 students18:1
Huff Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Elgin
D
577 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Illinois’s other public schools; Elgin Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.