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South Elgin High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

760 E Main St, South Elgin, IL 60177 · (847) 289-3760 · Part of School District U-46

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Students
2,665
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about South Elgin High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 72% of Illinois’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 6 pts above the state

On the path

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

7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12South Elgin High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency32%
State average 25.9%
Reading / language arts33%
State average 30.7%

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

Location

Directions ↗

760 E Main St, South Elgin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9639
Grade 10657
Grade 11653
Grade 12716
Enrollment over time
2,880’20
2,942’21
2,844’22
2,770’23
2,665’24

Down 7.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 39%White 38%Asian 12%Black 6%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about South Elgin High 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.