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Otter Creek Elem School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

2701 Hopps Rd, Elgin, IL 60124 · (847) 888-6995 · Part of School District U-46

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Directions
Students
437
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
City
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Otter Creek Elem School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Elgin Township kids: 5 middle schools

On the path

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

K–6Otter Creek Elem SchoolYou are here
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts22%
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 ↗

2701 Hopps Rd, Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K22
Kindergarten53
Grade 162
Grade 255
Grade 356
Grade 471
Grade 563
Grade 655
Enrollment over time
418’20
407’21
429’22
447’23
437’24

Up 4.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 48%White 25%Asian 12%Black 11%Two or more races 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Otter Creek Elem School 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.